From the Tyrolean mountains to Lake Garda - director Hermann Weiskopf is back on the road: at the crisp age of 60, he wants to find out on a trip on his beloved Vespa whether his age is all about high blood pressure and dieting or whether there is more to it - and how others approach the subject of ageing.

Klaus and Carla, two young people whose personalities are as different as night and day, are hired for a week-long trial period as salespersons for Telematic International, a computer company. They must conclude ten contracts before the company hires them permanently. This proves to be more difficult than they assumed, partly because Klaus and Carla despise each other.