No one mentioned to him the golden oldie sentence that always always works:
"Europcar, Hertz and Sixt get their cars for half of the manufacturer's list price. Can you match me that deal please and I'll pay today."
I saw Star Wars in 1977, I was 10 and a well into skateboarding. Close Encounters or the 3rd kind and then ET with with BMX's.... It was wondrous... my formative years... I'm still skating and BMX'ing at 51.........just..