| After winning a cheque for £28,000 in a special Greenoaks promotion, John Gatward’s first port-of-call wasn’t the bank but the dealership.
Mr Gatward promised his wife, Barbara, that if we won the competition he would buy her a new car and it looks like he will be true to his word after he returned to our Reading retailer the morning after his success.
“I mistakenly said that if I won I would replace Barbara’s existing Mercedes-Benz A-Class which is four-years-old,” explained Mr Gatward, who runs his own packaging equipment business. “I never thought I would win but now I’ve got to keep my promise so I’ve already enquired about a new model.” |
Mr Gatward joined other customers from Mercedes-Benz of Slough and its sister sites in Ascot, Maidenhead and Reading, where the tense promotion finale was held. All had purchased C-Class vehicles from the retailers between July and September and were given the chance to win back the invoice value of their car.
Participants had to pinpoint the position of a tyre in a photo of a Formula One crash. As Mr Gatward’s guess was the closest, he was refunded the £28,000 he paid for his C 220 CDI Saloon in September.
“We’re absolutely over the moon as it’s not every day that you get a Mercedes-Benz for free,” he added.
“There was also a touch of irony about the win as after owning Mercedes-Benz for the past 12 years, I fancied a change and had ordered a car with another prestige dealership locally. However when they messed me about, I cancelled the order and returned to Mercedes-Benz of Reading, where I ended up getting a fantastic car for nothing.” |
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