In this chapter, Matilda's father tells a story on how he deals second hand cars. He told Matilda that he uses sawdust from the sawmill, without paying anything. Then, he insulted little Matilda and told Mike instead. He told Mike that he mixes a lot of sawdust with the oil in the gear-box and it runs smoothly. He then tells Matilda there customers are there so they could be cheated with.