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Golden Oldie: 18-karat Vee-Dub in Bucharest
by Noah Joseph on Dec 10th 2007 at 7:26PM 
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]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nico 7:31PM (12/10/2007)
I'll put $88k down if the model comes with the car!
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Nico 7:32PM (12/10/2007)
OK, I kid, I kid. But she is a looker... the model, not the car.
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SPF 7:32PM (12/10/2007)
Does the blonde come as an accessory?
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SPF 7:33PM (12/10/2007)
God damn it, someone beat me to it. Not kooool...
porschedevotee 7:48PM (12/10/2007)
"Screw you guys, I'm going home"
WillDaThrill 7:53PM (12/10/2007)
"I LOVE GOOOOOLLLLLLLDDDDD!"
*Gold Member*
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mk 10:44AM (12/11/2007)
I was wondering if I would find any goldmember references...
"Would you like a schmoke and a pancake?"
WillDaThrill 8:45PM (12/11/2007)
LOL
2004m3driver 8:06PM (12/10/2007)
Romanian chicks are hot, reminds me of my high school crush sigh........
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florin 10:22PM (12/10/2007)
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.
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Nightwing 12:53AM (12/11/2007)
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)
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Jon 1:11AM (12/11/2007)
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
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TBlueMax 1:13AM (12/11/2007)
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.
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tariq 6:12AM (12/11/2007)
"sheikh-tastic"
nice word lol
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tariq 6:11AM (12/11/2007)
i personally like the beetle, it has history
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eyad 1:57PM (12/11/2007)
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.
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eyad 2:36PM (12/11/2007)
find some of the girls here: http://fetesexy.blogspot.com/2007/12/luxury-show-girls-2007.html