Off Beat News

Yes, there are way too many Mini stories this week. And no, Mini has not developed a new floating variant of their car.

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A pair of car thieves in the United States pointed a gun at the driver of a car just as he was about to leave his workplace. The car owner left the car and ran back to his workplace to call the police. He returns a few minutes later only to find that the bumbling carjackers cannot get his manual-shifter car started.

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Ferrari and the Ferrari Owners Club GB joined forces at Silverstone on Saturday 9 June, 2007, to set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest Parade of Ferrari Cars’, with a parade of 385 Ferrari cars, more than triple the previous record. With road and race cars from every decade of the Prancing Horse’s heritage, Ferrari owners from the UK and all over the world joined together to create a spectacle to celebrate Ferrari’s 60th Anniversary and the Ferrari Owners Club GB’s 40th Anniversary.

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As the world knows by now, Oman and Iran has suffered greatly from the onslaught of Cyclone Gonu. Lives were lost and homes were destroyed. It never did reach our base in Dubai, though it probably could’ve washed away the nonsense littering our beaches, also known as The Palm Islands, with a little more force. Anyway, knowing that Oman and Iran have suffered worse disasters than this before, we are sure they will get back on their feet in no time at all.

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I received the following email today from someone (whose name I shall withhold):

Dear Sir/Maam

Let me first say that I am very impressed at your site. Its accurate details have been of great benefit to me when purchasing any automobile in the U.A.E.. Unfortunately I have been offended by some of the remarks posted as they do not siute my clients or the people I work for. The cons on the Buggati Veyron 16.4 that “Priced for rich MORONS, practicality, needs oil well to run”, is a bit too hostile even unprofessional as I know two people who own the legendary vehicle.

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The latest Australian region to receive the new Holden VE Commodore police cruisers is Victoria. The Aussies call them SMART cars, which stands for Special Mobile Anti- Road Toll, and they’re meant to form a highly visible presence that promotes safe driving. Of course, the Commodore SS is sold in the Middle East as the Chevrolet Lumina SS.

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