ReeHart – Blogging from the Heart

Posts Tagged ‘car accessories’

Thank god for GPS! After being initially sceptical, I have been completely won over by them. Many people joke that many drivers who own GPS have no clue how to actually use them! This is just one of the reasons why I was unconvinced. Now, I don’t think I’d go anywhere without one; especially after the last weekend’s events. On Saturday evening I found myself completely lost, which doesn’t usually bother me to be honest, but as time marched on I became more and more anxious. You see, I was on the verge of missing my father’s surprise birthday party.

Stupidly I wasn’t prepared. I’d never made the long drive to my parents before; I usually rely on trains; which is probably more risky knowing British Rail’s timekeeping. So I found myself in Reading, I was supposed to be in Kent! I was agitated, which is not good when you’re behind a steering wheel. The signal on my phone was nonexistent, and my AA map had been the thing that had got me into this mess in the first place! Out of the corner of my eye I saw the bright neon lights of a supermarket, satellite navigation immediately came to mind. I pulled off the motorway and nipped in to buy one. I arrived just in time to see the look on my father’s face.

This urban myth that sat navs are impossible to use, from my experience, is unfounded. I just switched the device on, typed in where I was going and it gave me clear understandable directions; it was as easy as that. Such is my fondness towards the sat nav I’ve named it Deidre. I’m not one that normally gets caught up in new technology, but I’m beginning to have a change of heart. What other car accessories have I yet to discover? Such is my poor sense of direction it could be time to invest in a vehicle tracking system!

Rancho Shock and a Half is the newest offering from Rancho suspension. Every seasoned off-roader and 4WD enthusiast is well aware of Rancho’s annual Buy 3 get 1 Free offer that takes place every spring. In fact, it just wouldn’t be spring without it!

With the release and success of their quickLIFT line of lift shocks, many customers aren’t buying their shocks in sets of four anymore because most quickLIFTS are for the front of the vehicle only. This poses a problem because if you didn’t have a reason to buy four new shocks, then the Buy 3 Get 1 Free campaign did no good for you.

Since so many customers didn’t have a reason to buy four new shocks, the Buy 3 Get 1 Free offer was really no offer at all.

The top-dogs at Rancho wanted to do something for everyone so they came up with an offer that’s fair for all and it works like this. If you buy two Rancho shocks, then you get one of them for half price. If you buy four Rancho shocks, then you get two of them for half price.

Now, if you can work a few numbers in your head you’ll see that you’re still getting one free shock and paying only for three. And the people buying only two shocks still get a rebate as well.