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When the skies are painted lead grey and it’s pouring like mad outside, what can dog lovers do to keep their beloved canine partners dry? The answer is to opt for the dog umbrella offered by Skoda for the third generation of its flagship model.
When the first-generation Skoda Superb started production in 2001, car people were impressed that some trim levels came with an umbrella stowed in the rear door panel. Before the Czech manufacturer dreamed up this feature, the ultra-luxury brand Rolls-Royce pioneered it with the land yacht known as the Phantom. If you were curious, the two Teflon-coated umbrellas hidden into the rear doors of the Rolls-Royce Phantom cost a mind-boggling $700 a pop.
That’s a lot of dough for an umbrella. Skoda options, on the other hand, aren’t as high-priced as those particular to the British brand. Except for the entry-level Superb S, other trim levels of the Czech sedan and wagon come with dog umbrellas as standard.
Yes, two of them. If, however, you go for the Superb S because you’ve spent all your money on dog food and other mutts-have stuff, you’ll be glad to know that you won’t have to pay money for this option. Instead, you will have to do two embarrassing things.
For the first of the two dog umbrellas, you’ll have to sit, stay, roll over, and bark like a dog in the front of a Skoda salesman. If you have two pooches and you can’t do without two dog umbrellas, then you’ll have to allow the Skoda salesman to film you, upload the video on the Internet, then send a link of it to 10 of your coworkers, 10 family members, and 10 of your friends, preferably of the female gender.
So what will it be? Dog umbrellas in exchange for your dignity or your dogs getting pneumonia? Then again, isn't the Skoda brand a less dignified Volkswagen?
That’s a lot of dough for an umbrella. Skoda options, on the other hand, aren’t as high-priced as those particular to the British brand. Except for the entry-level Superb S, other trim levels of the Czech sedan and wagon come with dog umbrellas as standard.
Yes, two of them. If, however, you go for the Superb S because you’ve spent all your money on dog food and other mutts-have stuff, you’ll be glad to know that you won’t have to pay money for this option. Instead, you will have to do two embarrassing things.
For the first of the two dog umbrellas, you’ll have to sit, stay, roll over, and bark like a dog in the front of a Skoda salesman. If you have two pooches and you can’t do without two dog umbrellas, then you’ll have to allow the Skoda salesman to film you, upload the video on the Internet, then send a link of it to 10 of your coworkers, 10 family members, and 10 of your friends, preferably of the female gender.
So what will it be? Dog umbrellas in exchange for your dignity or your dogs getting pneumonia? Then again, isn't the Skoda brand a less dignified Volkswagen?
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