was on vacation, just a few pics.

Gemballa GT700



Special Order Speed Yellow CT



Bone stock CT with 2-digit plate (plate EASILY costs more than the car)

 

Yellow paint looks amazing!

 

Cool pics man, post more!

 

cool finds...mind sharing some of the things you did there on vacation...taking a trip out there is definitely intriguing

 

Felix, will do. I'm at my parent's place in L.A. Once I get back down to La Jolla I'll make a larger thread in OT with more of the automotive "jewelery" I encountered

eshaun, I wrote a very long write-up on my trip.....basically went for vacation and happened to explore some business prospects at the same time. Once I throw my writeup online, I'll send you the link. It's mostly pics of clubs and cars

 

Sweet, can't wait! My buddy is in Dubai as we speak, he's supposedely getting a job at the Gucci store there around summer and his bro is talking about opening up a Koenigsiegg Dealership, been wanting to visit him forever now.

 

There was a Koenigsiegg Dealer over there Called Quarter mile they are also Distibutors for Hamman,Opera design, Kahn Design, AC Shnitzer

 

Yeah, but I heard he spoke about opening a showroom just for Koenigsiegg, don't know if anything's set yet though.

 

Well, I dont know about it, Might be in Dubai or Bahrain, Id like to Modify my SLK55 by Kleemann

 

Hell yeah! I read in Sports car international about it, what a sick car.



Sorry for hijack, I just had to.

 

I was thinking Ecu upgrade first since my cousin is in Dubai he could just Give Kleemann Dubai my Ecu and then after a week its programmed, and then when I save some $ Ill get my self the Kleemann Headers.

 

I don't know too much about Dubai but it seems like a nation on the move. Good for them.

 

Just out of curiosity, why is that two-digit plate so expensive?

-Stephen

 

There is what's known as a license plate hierarchy in the Emirates and middle east in general. The lower the plate number, the more money it costs. Sheikh Mohammed himself has Dubai #1 with the #1 in red on his personal Mercedes Benz G500. Two-digit plates run anywhere from about 300,000Dhs. (approximately USD $90,000) on up, 3-digit anywhere from around 70,000Dhs. (approximately USD $25,000) on up, and so forth. Single-digit plates are almost exclusively reserved for the Sheikh's family/cars, but if you want to purchase it, it's available for sale. I believe the highest single-digit, 9, recently sold for the equivalent to USD $1.5 million. What does all this mean? Well, nothing, it's hard for us here in the U.S. to fathom such a thing existing, but there are "perks" to having a low-digit plate. You can normally get into hard-to-access places without having to say a word, you never have to valet, simply park up front and take the keys with you....and finally, nobody f*cks with you, because they know you have enough money to own them. There are plenty other small perks, if you really feel like discussing it, you can message me.

 

i can understand the logic but its still a waste of money