Anyway, my wife’s friend, Natashka, after she was able to save up some money and take a driving school course, decided, without delay, to buy a car. A new Fiat Punto. Well, we “washed” the car as it should be, all is well.
But a week later disaster happened to Fiat. Natasha called me and said that she had crashed the car. And, in her words, completely shattered. When I asked how it happened, Natashka just killed me with the answer: “Ripped off even the underbody protection! Of course, I’m no expert in auto repair, but I understand something. Never in my life I have not heard about this “underbody protection”.
Well, I did not fall in the mud and assert, that such detail does not exist, in principle. But I became curious. I think, I need to go and look at my friend’s car to assess the damage. So, as I drove up to Natashka’s house I saw “Pugovka” (the name Natashka gave to her “cart”) – it looked even newer than the day of purchase. And that wasn’t the end of the surprises.
When Natashka told me that it was the “underbody protection” that had come off, the weeping blonde opened the trunk and showed me its contents … There was a sewer manhole … When I asked to describe the details of what happened, my wife’s friend started to tell me: “Anyway, I was driving along, when “Bam”. I think, I must have hit a bump. I slowed down. I got out of the car, I see this “spare part” lying next to the “Pugovka”.
Men stopped, looked at it and told me that it was “underbody protection”. They said it was one of the most important parts in the car and it was very dangerous to drive without it. They advised me to drive at 40 kilometers per hour, in the right lane with hazard lights.
During the whole story Natasha was sobbing, and I could barely contain my laughter. But it didn’t end there, either.
When she came to a car service and told the worker her story, he confirmed that without “underbody protection” there was nowhere. But in repair “button” didn’t accept, having explained that temporarily they don’t bring … NOTE: “left self-tapping screws AA245/13″155674/546388/Ais” (the auto mechanic even wrote their name on the paper, so Natashka didn’t forget what exactly should be bought). In the auto parts store, the salesman seemed to have a good sense of humor, just like the previous guys.
When Natashka showed him a piece of paper with the name of screws, he, after some thought, said that these are not in stock, they need to order and they will come only a month. And then, not the fact that they will deliver. So I cannot drive the car.
That’s it, curtain! I couldn’t help it, I laughed so hard, I thought I’d get a gut wrench! I couldn’t stop! For what I was called by his wife “fool”! Apparently, women’s solidarity made me call her that.
