TIC (This is China)

This series doesn't really need much explanation. But I'll set the stage. I was on my bicycle, just coming out of the Beijing Carrefour on Sunday afternoon, which of all the worst times to be in the Carrefour parking lot ranks about the top. Only a holiday Sunday it could be worse. So I'm navigating among untold numbers of newbie drivers in their newbie cars, and come upon this:

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Is this really what it looks like? Surely it's a kit car -- a converted VW bug. I swing back around for a closer look. You can't quite tell, but it's an, er, sheila, at the wheel, as I suppose might be indicated by the color scheme.

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And she's clearly a newbie. She's very unsure of her driving, and finally hops out. The young swain in the passenger seat hops in to finish the parallel parking, while she stands in the street watching.

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Here's the dude, inspecting his parking job. Note the owner's shoes, which do not appear to be stock for this model. Look, I love women, and have nothing against women drivers. I don't care if you are a dancing bear, if you have a pink lambo you really should have basic driving and parking skills.

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No plates on this lovely urban getabout, but what's this? A rhinestone badge!

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Couldn't do much about the glare, but this clearly is not a VW conversion kit car, as can be seen through the glass engine cover. That's hardly a surprise. I've only seen maybe two air-cooled veedubs in all my 20 years in China.

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Yes, it's really, truly a pink Lambo Gallardo.

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Yes, This is China.

so that's where it is, I told them to have it back by 5pm, but kids, they just don't listen!

Insanity in China has a new color: Hot Pink.

Great learner car.

That's what's really nice about this country, they always have a great sense of appropriateness. Decisions are made rationally and devoid of such factors as face and stupidity. At least we can relax in the knowledge that when they do take over the world we will be in safe hands.

Maybe it is not yet plated because it still needs a few extra "girly" touches ...

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BTW, if you're wondering about that "SCC" badging on the Lambo ... here's an interesting article about the Beijing "Super Car Club" (presumably she's a member).

http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/englis...07/554237.html

I only now realize I should have posted this in supersignet's Strange Chinese Picture Thread, but I guess I was thinking that was mainly for motorcycle pix. In any case, I like having a thread called TIC!

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Originally Posted by Lao Jia Hou

BTW, if you're wondering about that "SCC" badging on the Lambo ... here's an interesting article about the Beijing "Super Car Club" (presumably she's a member).

http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/englis...07/554237.html

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Nice sleuthing, Lao Jia Hou! Looks like Global Times didn't have the guts to show pix of the entire spread. Hardly a surprise, given that they are controlled by the folks who presumably spiked the GQ spread. Imagine what it must have cost to recall and reprint an entire run of a glossy magazine!

I may stop by a couple of newsmongers today to see if I can find a stray copy!

See you Wednesday!

I don't understand what you lot are going on about, if someone offered me a Lambo, even in hot-pink with bling, I would say 'thanks'. And if it had a chauffeuse with high heels and dyed red hair I would be even more grateful and give them half of my soul ... I already sold the first half cheap one night with a 24 yr. old lass when the viagra didn't work.

sometimes you can see some of this kids at Element Fresh or Eudora, close to Lidu Hotel

Forget the car show us some photo's of the driver.

She'd have to be hot to drive that thing?

What's a "sheila"?


This "sight" kinda sadens me, putting such a beast of a car, blinged to hell by some new-money classless idiot, in the middle of a country where I'm sure there are millions and millions of people that will never see a Lambo in their life (anf of course, can't even dream of ever owning one).
:gaah:

Here in Uruguay I never saw one of those, but when I was living in Panama they were kinda "normal" to see. Even less rare than Porsches I'd say.

"Leaner car?" ha, insure company would cry.

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Originally Posted by PandaBeat

What's a "sheila"?

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It was originally australian slang for any female ...

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Forget the car show us some photo's of the driver.

She'd have to be hot to drive that thing?

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I didn't get much of a look, but suffice it to say the car was the head-turner here.

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Originally Posted by euphonius

I didn't get much of a look, but suffice it to say the car was the head-turner here.

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I would turn my head and vomit.

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I didn't get much of a look, but suffice it to say the car was the head-turner here.

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Must of been the wife driving the car.though they normally drive a stately merc, Beemer or audi:rolleyes1:

Girlfriend took the money.Wise girl.:eek2:

Actually, no. I'm guessing the car was the girl's. I don't think the guy with the 1976 Jane Fonda hair style, effeminate as he was, would have a pink Lamborghini with a rhinestone badge and rabbit's paws hanging from the rear-view mirror. In other words, I think the gal with the long dress and Lambo high heels wears the pants in this relationship.

No way were they a married couple. Just a couple of billionaires' kids out to buy some groceries at Carrefour.

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Originally Posted by PandaBeat

This "sight" kinda sadens me, putting such a beast of a car, blinged to hell by some new-money classless idiot, in the middle of a country where I'm sure there are millions and millions of people that will never see a Lambo in their life (anf of course, can't even dream of ever owning one).
:gaah:

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My instinct told me she must be one of Red Noble. They aren't idiot, most are high IQ in high places, but selfish greedy 'noble'.

Here's a bit more coverage of the Lamborghini wedding in Beijing.

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From the Global Times story:

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This picture posted on a Chinese website shows twelve Lamborghinis taking part in a wedding motorcade on Beijing's Chang'an Avenue last Sunday, and was the focus of much online discussion.

All the drivers of the Lamborghinis heading to the wedding were fined for covering their license plates, a violation of the Chinese Road Traffic Safety Law, the local traffic police confirmed Thursday.

Chinese Internet users called the Lamborghinis "the most gorgeous wedding cars ever."

"These are the most luxurious wedding limos I've ever seen," a bystander said.

The cars belong to a car club but the owners did not wish to reveal their identity.

One Beijing car salesman said that the most expensive model pictured in the procession is the Lamborghini LP670-4SV, which is worth 7.5 million yuan ($1.1million).

A wedding planning company said it charges 12,000 yuan ($1,766) to rent a Lamborghini for 4 hours.

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I've found some more images of the great event, and that blingy pink Lambo makes an appearance. Check out THIS THREAD on pistonheads.com.

Here are a couple of images...

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I'm guessing the owner of the pink car is one of the orange-haired bazillionaires in this image, probably the one in pink...

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And this familiar suspect...

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one of couple must be employee of Lamborghini, or courtesy of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.
Now i feel what pandabeat felt, sad.

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Originally Posted by euphonius

This series doesn't really need much explanation. But I'll set the stage. I was on my bicycle, just coming out of the Beijing Carrefour on Sunday afternoon, which of all the worst times to be in the Carrefour parking lot ranks about the top. Only a holiday Sunday it could be worse. So I'm navigating among untold numbers of newbie drivers in their newbie cars, and come upon this:

http://euphonius.smugmug.com/Other/C...33_h2je3-M.jpg

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I am next to speechless. What is good in that car is that it would be great to fuck her hard.

i've seen this car on Gulou dong Da Jie. I wanted to key it. My friend literally had to hold me back and snatch the keys out of my hand.

Be careful. Her father is Li Gang.

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:yinyang:
Seriously Ekki, it is a real world and Euphonius may be jesting as that is of course the daily catchphrase since the car accident that killed a young girl, but China (and general human nature) hasn't changed that much that you can publicly insult such connected people. In China or USA or anywhere! You will just disappear and we will all be bereft!

it's unlikely that they would've found out i was the one who did it..

anyway, in keeping with the theme, i was walking around shanghai for 3 hours tonight (hence the post at 5:30am), just me and my camera, when i came across a lambo shop.
here are some lambos in shanghai:
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more expensive toys for rich idiots. my best friend in hong kong used to live next door to a single, middle-aged woman who owned 5 very expensive cars, including a black lambo which she would ALWAYS stall at the intersection of the main road down from the villa. my reactions varied from fits of laughter to sympathetic cringes whenever i saw this happen.
i also wanted to ask her if she was looking for a driver / dog walker / girlfriend. i would've offered to work out an agreement for the keys of the 5 beauties she doesn't know how to drive... (i can't drive but i'm certain i'd do a better job than her!)
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sometimes it make you wonder who is doing the marketing / research development for such a well-known luxury company..
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..when they open up shop right in the middle of a neighbourhood of hospitals.
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the only possible reasons for this that i could come up with were:

1. they must all be expensive private hospitals. instead of buying flowers, fruits, chocolate or other foodstuffs that doctors generally frown upon (a big bag of burgers / beer / chips, etc) from the hospital shop next door, they pop into the Lamborghini shop next door to buy an expensive get-well toy.

2. the majority of people who purchase these cars can't actually drive them. within minutes of brand new ownership, they smash the car into one of the supporting piers of Yan'an elevated highway.. and are promptly sent to one of the hospitals next door.

3. they send sales persons around to every private room with their catalogues (which include custom design options like the silly bling-bling signage), and perhaps some sort of discount deal that includes membership to some Super Car Club if they purchase on the spot. being a rich bored person in hospital, they're likely to buy into this to comfort themselves.

4. the marketing department personnel / R&D guys of the company are sick fucks.

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Originally Posted by Ekkicore

sometimes it make you wonder who is doing the marketing / research development for such a well-known luxury company....when they open up shop right in the middle of a neighbourhood of hospitals.

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Another possible reason:

5. The lambo shop is next to the Shanghai Acting Academy. You can often see guys driving up the the gate in the evening (usually in German sedans) to pick up their dates. Therefore the store location is positioned very strategically - why not level up your driving experience with a lambo? :mwink:

maybe the two girls outside Shelter should relocate here then.. they could sell MotoKai-bite-sized caviar or whatever to these posers! :) they'd reel in a fortune for one nights work!

I actually felt ill when I saw this. I was praying that it was a kit, but it just had to be real. In the name of all that is holy, why... why?