2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003
Jeremy Clarkson is the coolest, this week he put the Maybach head to head with the Rolls Royce Phantom. [Link]
Note: He also mentions Kuwait 🙂
The sheer volume of gadgetry in its rear quarters means you quickly forget you’re on Mercedes suspension, behind a Mercedes engine. It is a wonderful way to travel if you are a northern businessman or a Kuwaiti or you have the mental age of a six-year-old. Which is not a criticism, by the way.
The front looks kind of crap, but the rear makes up for it. [Link]
1 – Bullitt
2 – Gone in 60 Seconds
3 – Smokey and the Bandit
4 – The Blues Brothers
5 – Gone in 60 Seconds (original 1974)
6 – The French Connection
7 – Ronin
8 – Vanishing Point
9 – The Italian Job
10 – The Fast and Furious
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Waiting for a phone call now from the mechanic, supposingly 3 of my 4 “bakarat” need changing. I have no clue what bakarat are our what language this word is from or what the hell these bakarat do. Now I am waiting for him to call me and tell me how much it will cost to fix it.
Just took my car to the mechanique because it was making some sounds and vibrations. I don’t like mechanics, they are like doctors. You go to a doctor for a checkup, he tells you that X and Y are wrong with you and that you need to take this and that medicine. You say ok and you leave the office and go get the medicine. You have no clue if the doctor is right or what the hell he was talking about. Same with mechanics. You go there, he tells you that X and Y are fucked up and it will cost you need this and that to fix it. You nod your head pretending you understood what the hell he just spoke about and you agree he fixes them for you.
www.z.com… Nissan 350z
Just finished reading Jeremy Clarkson’s (TopGear guy) review of the new Lexus GS430. I think its one of the most enjoyable and entertaining reviews I have ever read. He is such a cool guy, I love his style of writing, you need to read this review, here is the link. [Link]
Just yesterday I was watching the Rides episode where they built a car for drifting and I was telling Nat how cool drifting is when today I read that the new Fast and the Furious will be based on drifting. Neither Vin Diesel (who co-starred in the first film, but not the second) nor Paul Walker (who co-starred in both) will appear in the new movie which is scheduled to begin filming this fall. [Link]
On a side note, the show Top Gear is currently showing on the Discovery Channel in the States. Hope they come to Showtime also. At the moment you can watch Top Gear every Sunday at 1PM on BBC.
Saw this green H2 today while coming back from lunch. Surprisingly, it didn’t look that bad…
Interesting F1 race today in the States, only 6 cars competed because the other 14 cars boycotted the race. CNN has the full details. [Link]
Saw this Escalade parked outside Marina Mall tonight.
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Gaywheels.com will launch as the first automotive website targeted at gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) buyers. The site is said to provide a “gay-friendly” way to shop for cars. Anyone else think this is stupid? [Via]
Just read this article in Arab Times where they are talking about building a rail system in Kuwait in preparation for the major traffic congestion we will be facing in the upcoming future. Now the cool thing in the article is they are proposing the futuristic Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) to connect major buildings. It was the first time I had heard about it so I did a bit of research and this thing is like super cool. Its like mini trains that hold around 4 people for example, and if you are say at the main NBK branch in Kuwait City and you want to go to Souk Sharq for lunch, instead of taking the car you just hop into one of these tiny air conditioned capsules and tell it to go to Souk Sharq and it will take you. This system just requires major buildings to be connected via tracks and you no longer need to your car to travel from your building to another down the street. Here is a link with more information on PRT. [Link]
A 1001hp Bugatti Veyron has popped up on eBay with a starting bid of only $1.7 million. The vehicle description claims the Veyron being auctioned will be one of the first 50 made and includes the VIP package, which is an invitation to visit Bugatti’s HQ in Alsace, France, test drive a Veyron and choose the color for your own. Measurements of the customer will also be transmitted to Bugatti to manufacture the custom driver seat. If you are interested in the car, then go ahead and bid on it. [Link]
