This isn't exactly what the recording industry had in mind when The Beatles went gold for the first time. But then, who would have predicted back then that the Iron Curtain would fall and that Eastern Europe would grow into one of the world's largest markets for tasteless luxury items.
This 1968 Volkswagen Beetle, unveiled at this year's Luxury Show in Bucharest, Romania, is covered in tiles made of glass and 18-karat gold. We'd say if you have to ask, you can't afford it, but it strikes us that the whole point of building or buying something this perversely ostentatious is to flaunt to the world just how much it's worth. In this case, the figure is actually just $88,000.
If you're thinking that eighty-eight grand will buy you a well-equipped Porsche 911, we're not far behind you. But then, whoever would even consider buying something this ridiculous probably has a couple of "ordinary" Porsches lying around the grounds already.
[Source: Luxurylaunches.com]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nico @ Dec 10th 2007 7:31PM
I'll put $88k down if the model comes with the car!
Nico @ Dec 10th 2007 7:32PM
OK, I kid, I kid. But she is a looker... the model, not the car.
SPF @ Dec 10th 2007 7:32PM
Does the blonde come as an accessory?
SPF @ Dec 10th 2007 7:33PM
God damn it, someone beat me to it. Not kooool...
porschedevotee @ Dec 10th 2007 7:48PM
"Screw you guys, I'm going home"
WillDaThrill @ Dec 10th 2007 7:53PM
"I LOVE GOOOOOLLLLLLLDDDDD!"
*Gold Member*
mk @ Dec 11th 2007 10:44AM
I was wondering if I would find any goldmember references...
"Would you like a schmoke and a pancake?"
WillDaThrill @ Dec 11th 2007 8:45PM
LOL
2004m3driver @ Dec 10th 2007 8:06PM
Romanian chicks are hot, reminds me of my high school crush sigh........
florin @ Dec 10th 2007 10:22PM
if you call this tasteless you lack the sense of humor of europeans. we find that in itself tasteless because we know what kind of culture leads to it.
Nightwing @ Dec 11th 2007 12:53AM
The car looks like it is just another Beetle that has rusted over, but then painted over to cover the rust.
(To me the model in this photo looks a little like Paris Hilton)
Jon @ Dec 11th 2007 1:11AM
I've had turds that looked better than this.
Not the model. The car.
Dude. $88k! Are you kidding me?
The model is B-U-Tiful!!!!! Wow she's hot.
Jon
http://www.sportscardriven.com
TBlueMax @ Dec 11th 2007 1:13AM
In the realm of overt automotive bling, I would lean toward the super-shiny, sheikh-tastic MTM modified Audi A8
http://www.autoblog.com/2005/11/18/worlds-brightest-audi/
Sure $88K would only buy you a portion of the modified Audi but some of the A8 is better than all of the Beetle.
tariq @ Dec 11th 2007 6:11AM
i personally like the beetle, it has history
tariq @ Dec 11th 2007 6:12AM
"sheikh-tastic"
nice word lol
eyad @ Dec 11th 2007 1:57PM
I participated at that exhibition. The girls was absolutely GORGEOUS. There were also Maybachs, yachts, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Aston Martin, Range Rover, etc... jewels galore, stretch HUMMERs to rent, modified CL600, time-share private jets, very expensive furniture, rare hardwood floors... you name it. Like the Russians, Romanians are into conspicuous consumption.
And the Beetle was just a piece by an art company to flaunt their stuff.
eyad @ Dec 11th 2007 2:36PM
find some of the girls here: http://fetesexy.blogspot.com/2007/12/luxury-show-girls-2007.html