2010 Peking to Paris Rally

Peking to Paris car rally in a Model A

Model A before and after oil change and lube at Ford dealership in Turkey.

Model A before and after oil change and lube at Ford dealership in Turkey.

We stopped at a Ford dealer today in western Turkey.  They were pretty amazed to see us drive up.  We were freezing from a long drive in rain and 38 degree temps.  We asked them if they would grease the car and change the oil.  Tea arrived immediately and the guys went to work on the car.  They did all the work and hand washed the car inside and out. We tried to pay, but no way would they accept anything.

They ended up driving the car into the show room for photos!  It was all great fun.

Lang

PS: And they gave us a box of chocolates as a gift!  Another great example of basic human generosity.  We have seen it so many times on our travels over the last 30 days.


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2 Responses to “Day 30 Saturday 9th Oct – Kozakli to Abant Lake (Turkey) 546 km”

  1. linda wightman says:

    bring those tasty chocolates home!!!!

    The car looks good.:)))))

  2. Mesut BAGCI says:

    Hello Mr. Wightman. I am Mesut BAĞCI, Service manager from Ford dealer in BOLU/TÜRKİYE. Did you arrive in health? How was your next trip after us? U gave the chocolates to Mrs. Wightman? If u ate all of them i can send again for her :) . Take care, im very happy to meet you. Greetings from TÜRKİYE. See u again i hope so.