Ferrari 360 Experience Day - Elvington, York

Why wouldn't he be an arse? He's had good money spent on that day only for it to be ruined.

I don't see how being mega polite is going to coax them into giving him a refund.
 
Joshy said:
Why wouldn't he be an arse? He's had good money spent on that day only for it to be ruined.

I don't see how being mega polite is going to coax them into giving him a refund.
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Because being a knob when you're trying to get someone to help you out, pretty much universally achieves nothing more than the opposite.
 
having worked in customer service for a few years, being an arse gets you things.

The ones that ask politely and don't get at the first hurdle, won't get anything. Your one chance for the "i'm being nice" approach to work is at the first hurdle. If the person dealing with you isn't bothered by this, its time to dig in and make yourself a massive pain, such that the best way to stop them pestering you, is to give them something.

Saw it all the time.
 
Westyfield2 said:
Reply to it, but without being an arse. Something like:

Dear Dominic,

Thankyou for taking the time to reply.

I perfectly understand that it is common track etiquette to signal to the car behind that it is okay for them to pass. I’m not disputing that it’s a good idea to signal to them... it's just that the instructor could simply have asked me to do so and I would have obliged - I’m perfectly capable of using the mirrors and indicators. As a driver I find it a bit distracting when the front seat passenger reaches over to fiddle with stuff and a bit of an invasion of my personal space while trying to enjoy driving.

With regards to the day being an experience rather than a race, I entirely agree. I was not expecting to drive 100% flat out for every lap! However what I was expecting was to drive a few laps, starting off gently and slowly building up confidence to do a ‘hot’ lap. In reality I never was allowed to do more than 4,000RPM and 70MPH. That’s more like a Mondeo on the M4.
Clarkson said that the Ferrari 360 “makes a blood-curdling noise as the revs climb round toward the stratospheric red zone.”... however I only got to experience the first half of the 360's 8,500RPM limit and even that was done under duress and without any form of event or enjoyment.​
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I would emphasise my displeasure a bit more, see my edits.
 
MrLOL said:
having worked in customer service for a few years, being an arse gets you things.

The ones that ask politely and don't get at the first hurdle, won't get anything. Your one chance for the "i'm being nice" approach to work is at the first hurdle. If the person dealing with you isn't bothered by this, its time to dig in and make yourself a massive pain, such that the best way to stop them pestering you, is to give them something.

Saw it all the time.
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That's more just making a nuisance of yourself and pursuing things though surely? As opposed to being an arse (ie. rude, sarcastic) which I can't imagine ever helps matters.

You can be firm and pushy without resorting to being a knob.
 
Perhaps I just have a different view on what constitutes being an arse, all i've ever seen it result in is getting the phone put down :p
 
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