Middle East spotted thread

[Gentleman Geoff]

K50 DEL said:

G55 AMG

I love these Mercs, but you'll see dozens of them each day over here.

[Gentleman Geoff]

Asterix said:

the joy of seeing something older and more quirky.

Totes!

[K50 DEL]

Gentleman Geoff said:

K50 DEL said:

G55 AMG

I love these Mercs, but you'll see dozens of them each day over here.

Yep,... went to look at our new office in Jumeirah Lake Towers today, followed by a meeting in Al Karama and I gave up counting the nice metal I saw, nicest for me was probably a blue Alpina B5 BiTurbo.

[Chilli]

Gentleman Geoff said:

K50 DEL said:

G55 AMG

I love these Mercs, but you'll see dozens of them each day over here.

Would I be right in thinking they cost around AED500k? I mean, they are nice, but I could think of plenty of other motors for that type of money.

[oilydan]

I went downtown Abu Dhabi today....

3 x G55AMG
3 x Maserati Grantourismo
1 x RR Phantom Drophead
1 x Nissan GTR
1 x Porsche GT3
1 x Ferrari 599
1 x SL55 Brabus
1 x BMW B7 Alpina Biturbo

I would say that's about average.

[Harris_I]

Come on guys. You can do better than this.

I am still winning.....

[Chilli]

Harris_I said:

Come on guys. You can do better than this.

I am still winning.....

Green X5?

[Hitch78]

Harris_I said:

Come on guys. You can do better than this.

I am still winning.....

Are you sure that vintage Ferrari you saw wasn't just one of those MX5 kits Harris?

[oilydan]

Yeah, we call BS on the 250.

Pics and provenance or it never happened

[IanUAE]

add a Viper ACR to the list. The car park at the Autodrome on October 22nd might have a few nice cars in it.

Moving to 2 wheels, a Confederate Wraith (approx. 30 in the world). Spent quite some time talking to the owner about it last Friday (Harris you know who I am talking about).

[Harris_I]

oilydan said:

Yeah, we call BS on the 250.

Pics and provenance or it never happened

But where will I find Bird's Custard in Dubai?

[Chilli]

Harris_I said:

oilydan said:

Yeah, we call BS on the 250.

Pics and provenance or it never happened

But where will I find Bird's Custard in Dubai?

Ambrosia is acceptable( but not the "light" stuff)....available from all good Spinney's.

[Hitch78]

Harris_I said:

oilydan said:

Yeah, we call BS on the 250.

Pics and provenance or it never happened

But where will I find Bird's Custard in Dubai?

I own the only tin! A friend brought it out in a bid to meet up with a girl he fancied who lives out here and once complained that she could not get hold of it...but we got bent out of shape so the rendezvous never happened.

I offer to make it available for 'Custard Test of GTFO' challenges for a small fee!

[oilydan]

The question is not whether the car exists; I have seen the automobile in question parked up at MAX....the question is whether it is a real 250 and not an MR2 with a different shell.

Custard test is not required.

[Harris_I]

It's real. Shut up.

GTR, pfff.

[oilydan]

Harris_I said:

It's real. Shut up.

GTR, pfff.

It was a real GTR. Not like that Ferrari 250 'Karama' Spyder

[Harris_I]

Arse!

It IS a replica... just dropped my 'grale off there and checked.

Damn you oilydan!

(White Testarossa, anyone? Looks real enough...)

[oilydan]

Harris_I said:

Arse!

It IS a replica... just dropped my 'grale off there and checked.

Damn you oilydan!

(White Testarossa, anyone? Looks real enough...)

Nice try though Harris.

I saw a real, genuine 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic in Satwa having its windows tinted. The driver dinged the door on a Mercedes A 320 - W 142 when he was getting out. What are the chances of that?

[Harris_I]

[Harris_I]

Another fake to report: Ferrari Dino in Max yesterday.