Category: Automotive

Pictures of the 2010 Mercedes E-Class have leaked online. Can Mercedes seriously get any duller with their designs? [Link]

Took the Frog out for some bashing in the sun. It was a lot of fun, check out some more pictures below.

I missed out on GulfRun this year but from what I’ve heard it was even more fun than last years. Lots of action and I am just waiting for everyone to start posting their pictures. Tonight at 11PM Watan TV is actually going to broadcast GulfRun 4 so if you want to check it out just tune in.

Update: Pictures are [Here]!

Update2: Its 11:12PM and it still hasn’t started, there is another show on so I guess the timing I got was wrong.

They’re going to need something a lot faster than a Mustang if they expect to catch up with some of the cars in Kuwait.

Thanks Ali

Official pictures of the new 4-door Porsche Panamera are out and the car still looks as ugly as the original spy shots. [Link]

I’ve always liked the look of the 350z and the new 370z slightly improves on it except for the rear which reminds me of the Maxima for some reason. [Pictures]

A reader called Camil sent me the pictures below of the new Mercedes F700 in Dubai. The car looks extremely ugly but I have yet to see an environmentally friendly car that didn’t, actually the Tesla is pretty cool but thats like the only one that is. Click continue to check out more pictures or download the hires shots compressed into one zip file from [Here]

I heard about this earlier in the week and a reader called Aadel just sent me pictures of it. Early Friday morning a Ferrari was involved in a high speed crash on the Gulf Road, I don’t know what caused the crash but judging by the pictures the car got thorn torn up into pieces and then caught fire. You can check out more pictures by clicking on continue below.

Will someone in Kuwait please buy this car? Someone is selling a 1979 BMW M1 on eBay for KD50,000 which is a steal when you consider the fact that soulless Gallardos go for more. This is one really incredible car. [eBay]

I took my car yesterday to the Al Falah car wash to get it detailed by their Showhine service since everyone I know takes their car there. Marzouq posted about them before and last year it was the official Gulf Run car wash so it was a no-brainer choosing them to do the detailing.

I took an appointment on Saturday to drop off the car on Monday but I got lucky since someone canceled their appointment and I ended up dropping my car off on Sunday instead. The whole detailing process took 24 hours and when I went to pick up the car they told me to take all the time I wanted and to go over every inch of the car to try and find a spec of dust which as expected I didn’t find. They then told me to remove this small tape from the seats which revealed a dark red spot. Turns out that was the color of the seats when I brought it in and they were able to return it to the original red color. The exterior of the car got polished, the rims got polished, the seats got conditioned and the whole car was just sparkling.

They were really great and very professional but the best part is they aren’t an international franchise but a local business. The detailing cost me KD40, originally they quoted me KD50 but since the Z4 is like half a car I was able to negotiate the price down a bit. I would definitely recommend them so try them out if you need detailing done.. They’re located in Kuwait City (if Tri-Star is on your right, keep going straight past where Al-Mulla used to be, past the first traffic light and then take a right on the second traffic light where you will find them on the right corner). You can call them on 22452432 for an appointment.

Dear All,
The fire caused a partial damage to the exterior structure of the building. thanks god that the interior of both Burj Al Hamam and Seven Seas was not damaged by the fire. Therefore, for safety purposes, the restaurant will be closed today ONLY and will be back in business by TOMORROW morning.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused… and the necessary actions will be taken to solve the Issue ASAP. For more info, don’t hesitate to contact KOUT FOOD GROUP.

Regards,
Kout Food Group

When this goes into production it should end up being the best looking four-door ever. [Link]

So let me get this straight. Parking your car for five days at the airports long term parking costs KD10 (KD2 a day). Now if I park my car there for twenty days and then lose my card do I also end up paying only KD10? Is that why the parking is always full and there are a ton of cars that look like they’ve been parked there for months?

Just an update to my problem with Pirelli. I passed by the main Pirelli branch in Al-Rai today near Ace Hardware. It was my first time there and the main branch is wayyyy nicer than the Canada Dry street one. I chatted with the manager for a bit and he explained to me how they train their employees really well and how customer satisfaction is very important to them. He apologized for the mess up and told me they would replace all four tires with P Zero Run-Flats which are the original tires I had asked for. He was a really friendly guy and the next time I need anything from Pirelli I would definitely go back to this branch and not the Canada Dry one. Glad this got solved quickly.

I finally got my Wrangler aligned today. I was having trouble finding a place that would actually do it since every place I went to forwarded me to another place because of my mud type tires. Today I finally found a place that was willing to do the aligning for me, they were located right at the beginning of Canada Dry street and are called Auto1. They had the Hunter alignment machine which I heard was the best brand and the guy there didn’t have a problem with my tires neither did he bring it up as a problem. The whole process took around 2 hours because they were having problems getting the rear aligned and at one point there were actually 4 guys working on the Jeep. Really great service and the whole thing, front and rear alignment plus steering wheel adjustment cost me only KD25. For regular cars they charge KD15. If you have a lift kit and large tires this is the place to go.