Always a fan of Aston Martin, and rather partial to some day owning one (ja right. Right after I buy a Gulfstream and an island), I nearly choked on my broke-ass working-class Bovril sarmie when I heard that some clown bought not one, but TEN, limited edition Aston Martin One-77 supercars.
Now we’re not just chatting about any old run of the mill Aston Martin either (is there such a thing?), as mentioned, this is the One-77 supercar – the whole “One-77″ bit means that only 77 are being made.
OK, now this is totally unfair. The Aston Martin One-77 is limited to only 77 units, but when only one customer gets 10 of them, it makes it impossible to have a chance to buy one. Not that we had that chance. Of course the buyer is from Middle East (where else!) and apparently he bought the cars for “The Family.”
When the customer made his demand (10 cars delivered by September), you can imagine that the guys from Aston Martin said this might be impossible. But a cheque of $23,000,000 made it more than possible (as a refresher an One-77 costs $1,4 million).
Oh, and apparently there’s more. There is another guy who asked for two One-77: one to drive and one to hang on the wall as a piece of art.
Firstly, he wrote a cheque for $23mil. WHO writes a cheque for $23mil? Do you? Didn’t think so. (And if you do, can I have one?)
Secondly, did you catch that bit about the other tonsil who plans to HANG THE CAR ON THE WALL AS A PIECE OF ART?
What, a van Gogh not good enough for your bog wall? FHM ran out of Jessica Biel posters? IT’S A SUPERCAR!!!! Not some piece of crap print of a frikkin iceberg or some lame-ass calendar with pictures of puppies!
You know what buddy? F@ck you AND your crappy wall. I hope it falls down and squashes your hydrangeas.
And I’m not alone in being just a teensy-weensy bit jealous – BornRich also recently had a post on the sale. Check out how he tries to be all formal and “Yes well, bravo to him. We wish him and his 10 supercars well and and and…”, but you just KNOW that deep down inside he is so green with envy that it is slowly killing him:
In the normal world of ours, we can only dream of owning “a” supercar, however, to dream of owning 10 supercars, either you’ve got to be a lazy bum with a lot of lazybones or you are someone with a lot of oil wells in the backyard. Of course, the second one sounds better and according to a report, a Middle Eastern buyer has decided to purchase 10 limited edition Aston Martin One-77 supercar for his family. At the 1.7 million price tag, One-77 supercar is limited to just 77 units of these exotic beasts, but owning 10 would mean $23 million. The One-77 is made using a carbon fiber monocoque to keep the weight at an absolute minimum – just 3,300 lbs — and the road-burning power comes from a 7.3-liter V12 making 750-hp with a top speed at 220 mph. So, if you haven’t seen money doing the talks before, I think you just did.
Now there are only 67, thanks to this guy. That’s just greedy, and generally terrible form. What will I buy now if none are available anymore?
Coz that’s what’s stopping me from owning one.
I swear.
Because Frik von F@ckknuckle decided to hang one on his goddamn wall.
Doos.
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Wanna know what all the fuss is about? Here are some pics of one kick-ass wall-hanging:
Click the first image to enlarge the photo and start the gallery
Ever wondered just how much car you can get for $8million?
You have? Well okay then. In that case, here’s one: The Maybach Exelero.
Here’s a snippet from the site where I first read about this: ($8million worth of car, and apparently we’re supposed to give a hoot about the tyres…)
The engineers at Exelero have built a truly amazing supercar. The Maybach Exelero is a one-of-a kind, hand-built, 700 horsepower monster.
The Exelero was originally commissioned by the Fulga Tire Company who wanted to build a car of vast size and capability to prove they could make extra large low profile tyres that could carry 6000 lbs and go 200 mph.
The final cost: 8 million dollars. No other sports car in the world has tyres this large.
What kind of vast size are we talking about? This car is 19 feet long, has 23 inch wheels and a gas mileage of 2.5 mpg at full throttle.
However, the worldwide reaction to the car has been so strong that Mercedes execs admitted they are considering a Maybach two-seater, although officially “there are no immediate plans”.
Yuneec International, a British company working in China, has introduced the E430, the prototype of an electric aircraft that it plans to mass-produce for the global market.
The appeal of the little two-seat airplane is not only its economy--fuel costs about $2 per hour--but its ease of use. Just plug it in to recharge.
There is never a need to deal with messy gasoline or oil, and maintenance is vastly simpler than for a piston aircraft. In flight, the Yuneec is smooth, quiet, and emissions-free. Extra-long wings provide plenty of lift for flights lasting up to two and a half hours between charges.
Deliveries are expected to start in 2011, with a price of about $89,000. www.yuneec.com.
I want one! That should just about take care of my much-complained-about traffic woes. Additionally, I’ll no longer bore you with constant updates of just how long it took me to get to the office this morning. Which I am fully aware is a vital part of your day, but trust me, you’ll be fine. No no, I swear -- it’ll take a while to get used to, but you need to be strong -- your life MUST go on.
Yuneec E430
Here’s a clip about the little plane in action:
I would pay some SERIOUS cash just to see my boss’s expression when I clunk this thing down in the office driveway.
An article published on IOL Property yesterday claims that the finest place to live in South Africa is… Cape Town – something that has been claimed for years by every one of the 3,5 million Capetonians, and balked at by all 3,25 million Joburgers.
Take a look at a snippet of the article:
If status is important to you and money is no object, then the finest possible place to live is Cape Town – Steenberg golf estate, to be precise.
Steenberg, along with beach paradise Clifton, topped the list of South Africa’s best suburbs compiled by property data services provider Lightstone, which took the average predicted value of properties per suburb and were able to provide the top suburbs in the Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal as well as a national list.
The results show that Cape Town and the Western Cape have a whopping 10 spots in the top 20 national list.
Gauteng is next with five spots, while KZN features once on the list.
In Gauteng, the best suburbs include Johannesburg’s Westcliff, Dunkeld, Inanda, Atholl and Hyde Park. In KZN it is Zimbali, Everton, Herrwood Park, Umhlanga Rocks and Simbithi.
In the Cape and the Western Cape it is Steenberg, Clifton, Pezula golf estate, Knysna, Llandudno and Bishopscourt.
Quick – Meh. Sometimes yes, sometimes not so much. Depends where you go, and when, I suppose. Ever tried buying KFC on a Friday evening? You haven’t? Okay then: how about those of you who aren’t out having a life? It’s insane – queues out the door.
Nutritious – Riiiiiiiight. If you buy that, you clearly haven’t watched Supersize Me, a doccie made a few years back about a guy, Morgan Spurlock, who ate nothing but McDonalds for an entire month. As you can imagine, the results were not pretty. Rent it – trust me on this one. You’ll be chomping a fresh salad within minutes.
Cheap – while the occasional artery-clogger probably won’t break the bank, take a look at this scan of a Wimpy menu, with prices, from 1983:
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Wimpy Menu from 1983
Yes yes, I know – inflation and economy and and and don’t care. I just wanted an opportunity to post this scanned menu, coz it’s old and cool and reminds of when I was a little ‘un and still experimenting with blue bubblegum milkshakes.
Ever thoughtful and martyr-like, the lads over at Gunaxin have gone to the trouble of listing who they feel were the top 20 consistently sexy ladies of the last decade.
A brave effort, I’m sure you’ll agree. Each entry (snigger) lists a spot of varied sexiness-poll ratings (at least pretend to care), along with a token picture, which in turn links to further galleries on said hotties over at sites such as Maxim, Askmen and even their own galleries.
To give you an idea of who made the list, here are the top 20 ladies. To see the pictures, you’ll need to head over to Gunaxin to view the original post – link at the end of this post.
20. Rebecca Romijn
19. Jennifer Love Hewitt
18. Britney Spears
17. Gisele Bundchen
16. Eva Longoria
15. Kate Beckinsale
14. Heidi Klum
13. Elisha Cuthbert
12. Eva Mendes
11. Adriana Lima
10. Jessica Simpson
9. Christina Aguilera
8. Lindsay Lohan
7. Jessica Biel
6. Charlize Theron
5. Beyonce
4. Halle Berry
3. Angelina Jolie
2. Scarlett Johansson
and… (of course)
1. Jessica Alba
Now do you see why you need to read the full article? Hmmm?
A monkey recently took offence at his trainer and showed him the lessons of kung fu.
Lo Wung’s kung fu monkeys have become a regular feature outside a shopping centre in Enshi, Hubei province, where they were trained to show off their martial arts skills on each other. But one quick-thinking monkey saw his chance when Lo slipped – and caught him with a perfect flying kung fu kick to the head. The rest then joined in the affray.
Hu Luang, 32, who caught the incident on camera, said: “I saw one punch him in the eye – he grabbed another by the ear and it responded by grabbing his nose.
“They were leaping and jumping all over the place – it was better than a Bruce Lee film.”
At one point the monkey trainer grabbed a staff to hit the monkeys, only to find himself facing a stick-brandishing monkey that cracked him over the head.
Lo only managed to get the monkeys under control by tangling them up in the rope that had been used to stop them running off.
You may have noticed that things are a bit quiet here at the moment. Well, it’s the holiday season, so I’m not really around the laptop very much at the moment.
So, to tide you over until things get back to normal, here are a few images of some of the finer things in life.
One of my dream cars:
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 KR 01
A must-have motorcycle – good old Harley Davidson:
Harley Davidson
And, of course:
Megan Fox
I’m not fussy – any of the above would work as a Christmas present.
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