Neil Smalley

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Warren Pierson whizzed over to the NEC today to collect a new Lexus LS430 after winning the £50,000 car in the Top Trumps promotion that ran at Shell Service Stations.

Running between July 4 and September 4, the promotion gave customers of Shell's Optimax fuel the opportunity to collect Top Trumps cards and win the prize of a £50,000 car of their choice.

After receiving the keys on the Lexus stand from David Moss, Shell Retail Operations manager, Pierson joked: “Winning the car hasn't sunk in yet. If you give me the keys I think I'll just roll it right off the stand. I'll now have to look at some of the stands at the show for motor insurance.”

It had been a difficult decision for Pierson and his wife Alison, from Purley in Surrey, picking the car. “It was a challenge so I bought What Car? magazine and then test drove the Jaguar XK8, but after having the Lexus for a weekend, it won on luxury and gadgets - it was very impressive,” he said.
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Hmmm

ChrisB

Lexus???????

Krade

I had gone for a Trevor

Wurzel

iTrader: (1)

I didn't think employees were allowed to participate in company competitions.

Seems abit unfair that the retail operations manager of shell won.

My mistake I just re reread the message. What a muppet.

[Edited by Wurzel - 10/25/2002 11:13:18 AM]

ChrisB

That's who he received the keys from.

Tiggs

get whatever you can sell on easy!

unless he's loaded what on earth will he do with a £50k car?

T

carl

Exactly. I'd get something as close to 50k as possible and preferably with a huge waiting list.

CraigH

If it's got a huge waiting list you wouldn't jump to the front of the queue to get it would ya?

So only 1 person won? Does this mean the Shell fleet now contains 4 nice new cars )

50k and he buys a lemon like that Bet he looks like Don Johnson or Burt Reynolds lol

merkin

LEXUS LS430?!

what a waste, lexus cant gve those things away second hand.

Would have gone for a Noble personally

[Edited by merkin - 10/25/2002 11:47:12 AM]

DaveR

Me too, Noble all the way - how could anyone pass up a chance like that, whatever the insurance????

Dream Weaver

Typical - just like those folk that win the lottery then either:

1. Dont change their life and keep the money in the bank, buying just a new semi and a Mondeo.

2. Blow it all within a year and are then homeless

DW

ProperCharlie

Just goes to show what can happen to you if you read 'what car'

T5NYW

iTrader: (4)

There was some nice Noble's @ £48-52K I'd gone for one of them

Tony