Becks turns down a free Ferrari

[richardthestag]

www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005031020,00.html

Current Bun said:

DAVID Beckham has turned down the chance of a free Ferrari to add to his multi-million pound car collection. The England skipper was offered the pick of any Ferrari worth up to £250,000 by the firm’s chairman Luca di Montezemolo during a reception at the Italian embassy in Madrid. Real Madrid star Beckham, 29, told him: “I already have one back in England and haven’t thought of changing it.” Becks has a fleet of 15 cars including two Ferraris, a Hummer 4x4 and two Bentleys. Fellow Mardid star Raul also turned down one of the Italian supercars — saying he was happy with his Audi. The German motor giants sponsor Real.

Has he gone nuts or is there more to this story?

[Racylady]

Idiot! He could always give it to me (the Ferrari that is!)

[pdV6]

richardthestag said:

Has he gone nuts or is there more to this story?

I suspect there's more to it (advertising/sponsorship?)

Also shows up DB's mathematical prowess...

The Sun said:

Real Madrid star Beckham, 29, told him: “I already have one back in England and haven’t thought of changing it.” Becks has a fleet of 15 cars including two Ferraris, a Hummer 4x4 and two Bentleys.

[cosmoschick]

The Sun said:

Fellow Madrid Star Raul also turned down one of the Italian supercars - saying he was happy with his Audi...

Er, right!



Not that I'm knocking Audi.

[CraigAlsop]

pdV6 said:

Also shows up DB's mathematical prowess... The Sun said: Real Madrid star Beckham, 29, told him: “I already have one back in England and haven’t thought of changing it.” Becks has a fleet of 15 cars including two Ferraris

I just took this to mean he has one in England & 1 in Spain

[zetec]

richardthestag said:

Has he gone nuts or is there more to this story?

Perhaps, would he be contracted into advertising or sponsorship? Does he have a deal with another car firm?

[LongQ]

richardthestag said:

Current Bun said: The England skipper was offered the pick of any Ferrari worth up to £250,000 by the firm’s chairman Luca di Montezemolo during a reception at the Italian embassy in Madrid.

Why would Ferrari want to give away so much kit? Just for the free publicity by very occasional association?

Odd how money always goes to money.

Perhaps Beckham hopes for an Enzo rather than being stuck at 250k max value?

>> Edited by LongQ on Thursday 20th January 09:34

[alexkp]

cosmoschick said:

The Sun said: Fellow Madrid Star Raul also turned down one of the Italian supercars - saying he was happy with his Audi... Er, right! Not that I'm knocking Audi.

He's probably holding out for a Lambo instead.

>> Edited by alexkp on Thursday 20th January 09:28

[Ribol]

Sounds like boll ox to me. Wasn't it the same Beckham that put his 911 through an auction to try and sell it over book money because his name was on the V5?

Shame it failed to meet the reserve

[obiwonkeyblokey]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Im pretty sure he already has a Gallardo with "23" on the wheel inserts, saw some pics somewhere. Its very bling.

[Corin Denton]

They offered me one as well, had to refuse, couldn't get it over the cattle grid at the golf club old bean!

[DanH]

I doubt they'd have given him the car. Normally car companys loan them to people who they'd like the media to see getting in and out of their wheels.

[Ahonen]

cosmoschick said:

The Sun said: Fellow Madrid Star Raul also turned down one of the Italian supercars - saying he was happy with his Audi... Er, right! Not that I'm knocking Audi.

Hmm, I wouldn't swap my Quattro for a Ferrari - unless I could sell it straight away, buy the Quattro back and pocket the change...

[alexkp]

You know, I'm not the jealous type - far from it.

But just occasionally doesn't it make you sick that a bunch of guys who can do nothing in life except kick a ball around a field, get given so much for doing it?

I mean fleets of the most desirable cars on earth, and very few of them are real enthusiasts - they just want yet another badge to add to their designer lifestyles.

Bitter? Moi? Well maybe just a bit...lol.

[pdV6]

Does Becks need somebody to wash the cars and ensure their engines are regularly exercised whilst he's busy "working"?

[sj78]

cosmoschick said:

The Sun said: Fellow Madrid Star Raul also turned down one of the Italian supercars - saying he was happy with his Audi... Er, right! Not that I'm knocking Audi.

Maybe he's happy with his commodious Audi 80 and couldn't live with the impractical nature of the Fezza

[RobDickinson]

If Audi are paying Real Madrid Zillions to sponsor them then I doubt the managment are going to be happy with their stars driving round in rezzers eh? There quite strict on that and have control of a lot of the players personal deals to.

[lotuslad]

Remember there's no such thing as a free lunch. Perhaps the players would have to forsake other car endorsements or ownership of rival sports cars in order to receive the Ferrari, which would almost certainly be a loan rather than a gift.

It's all very well getting a Ferrari to drive around in, but if I had to turn down a £5m deal to drive, say, an Audi in order to drive said car, I would stick with my Vorsprung Durch Tecnik.

It makes a far better newspaper story to say that players were turning down free Ferraris, suggesting that a £250k asset is of little consequence to them.

>> Edited by lotuslad on Thursday 20th January 10:58

[anniesdad]

He's a prat if you ask me...he'll be on his bike at the end of the season anyway. He should have accepted the Fezza, with open arms.

Somebody mentioned his auctioned 911 but didn't his old M3 Evo convertible sell for £50K+ or so on ebay recently?

[lotuslad]

los angeles said:

Could he not have accepted it and raffled it off for a tsunami fund? Jerk.

Only if they gave him ownership of the car...