Gilded Shame: gold-trimmed Camry spotted in Dubai
Click above for gallery of the gold-trimmed Camry
Taste: some have it, some don't. Case in point this Toyota Camry spotted in Dubai where the burgeoning middle class apparently wants to roll just like their oil-funded upper class but lack the money to secure a Rolls-Royce or Bentley. While we've reluctantly grown accustomed to customers opting for the gold-tone bright-wear instead of the standard chrome detailing – especially on cars like the Camry – this owner actually had the badges, grilles, side mirrors and wheels plated in 24k gold. Seriously.
If this somehow strikes you as a good idea, it can be yours for only 135,000 Dollars. Thankfully those are Arab Emirate Dollars, worth about $37 grand in American greenbacks. But please, if you're even thinking about it, contact us first and let us convince you of all the better ways you could spend $37k on a new car that won't instantly lose half its value the minute you take a wrong turn into a bad neighborhood.
Gallery: Gold-trimmed Toyota Camry
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Michael 12:04PM (8/05/2008)
Here come the blatant racist comments...
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notYou 12:58PM (8/05/2008)
Here come the race baiters...oh, you're already here.
Torrent 1:12PM (8/05/2008)
It's sad that you are the first one to bring something like that up.
Vintage 1:20PM (8/05/2008)
McAwful
Michael 1:42PM (8/05/2008)
race baiter? I have seen unacceptable racist comments on this site and they don't get deleted, excuse me for noticing it.
look here for racist comments autoblog posters have left:
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/31/on-the-block-saddams-rollers-up-for-sale/
And I have a feeling my first comment has prevented people from leaving racist comments, but rather to low rank me, and that's fine with me.
There have been other news stories where people have left racist comments especially stories related to oil prices. I anticipated racist comments for this story because of what I have seen in the past. Maybe I jumped the gun, but I don't think it is "sad".
Corey W. 2:04PM (8/05/2008)
Taking a drive through most white suburban neighborhoods, it's obvious that the love of huge rims and SUV's is not only shared with the HipHop culture. Why is there ALWAYS one post about RAP, baby mommas, urban...etc. whenever someone customizes their vehicle like this. I understand why he posted that comment first, the level of ignorance is like clockwork on this site.
axiom 2:30PM (8/05/2008)
No you didn't jump the gun. Look at this racist comment posted by Zane, which instead of being removed by moderators, is voted "Highly Ranked".
Zane @ Aug 5th 2008 12:22PM
"Actually, this car would be right at home with the wannabe gangsta rappers and mafiosos of LA, the ones who still live with their "mama" and don't have enough dough to buy a blinged-up Escalade or Merc."
Perhaps we should start putting some pressure on this site to stop this kind of stuff. It is highly offensive and one would think they don't want this site to be associated with these kind of views, I know their advertisers wouldn't.....
Vintage 2:46PM (8/05/2008)
Axiom, I read your quote like 5 times, and I'm still not seeing any reference to anybody's race, nor anything about a certain race being inferior.
Cary 4:41AM (8/06/2008)
I f I say "Tacky f-king Arabs", is that racist? Not to generalize, some Arabic people have taste. But, it's something that a logical person could deduce on his or her own what is meant and being inferred.
Rocketboy 9:25AM (8/06/2008)
A racial stereotype is not a racist stereotype.
If you really have a problem with it, then you need to start complaining to the people that keep the stereotypes alive, not the ones who are just pointing it out.
You might want to start with BET, and any other black themed entertainment.
Zane 12:06PM (8/05/2008)
"Arab Emirate Dollars"? Seriously?
I thought the #1 car blog on the web would have the courtesy to look up the national currency of the UAE.
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CalGuy 12:08PM (8/05/2008)
I always figured the Camry was an American-market-only indulgence. Nice to know someone else gets to enjoy the in the fun.
PS. The little gold fake-eyelashes over the head lights really butch things up.
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Mike 12:50PM (8/05/2008)
Today will go down in history.
That is the first time that the words fun and Camry have ever been used in the same reference.
amnigo 2:38PM (8/05/2008)
Nope, maybe another day.
amnigo 2:44PM (8/05/2008)
Doi, maybe I should pay more attention next time. Thought you said same sentence.
Sean Flanagan 12:10PM (8/05/2008)
If it didn't have a Dubai license plate, I would have guessed this was form a retirement village in Florida. All it's missing is the upholstered roof.
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freckles 12:25PM (8/05/2008)
"All it's missing is the upholstered roof." man here in tampa there's even Accords & Corollas with upholstered roofs
John P. 12:36PM (8/05/2008)
Yeah, old ladies really love gold trim on their cars. What's up with that? The faux roof thing would really finish this car off nicely.
BlackCanary 12:18PM (8/05/2008)
The limited "Ike Turner" edition.
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Zane 12:22PM (8/05/2008)
Actually, this car would be right at home with the wannabe gangsta rappers and mafiosos of LA, the ones who still live with their "mama" and don't have enough dough to buy a blinged-up Escalade or Merc.
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