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Topic: It's summertime ...
Posted by: Leslie Wilson
Date/Time: 05/08/14 13:49:00

... and the living is easy ... for some, at any rate.

Streets of Knightsbridge are jammed with Arab-owned supercars as wealthy Middle Eastern playboys flock to London for the summer (so what are a few parking tickets to a Veyron owner?)

    Influx of foreign-owned sports cars and 4x4s is becoming an annual event in wealthy Knightsbridge and Kensington;
    It is thought Arabs come to the capital from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE to escape the baking hot summer months;
    Cars spotted include a six-wheeled Mercedes AMG, a gold Range Rover and several brightly-coloured Rolls Royces.

High-performance supercars are pouring into west London as wealthy Arabs bring over their playthings for the 'summer season' in Britain.

The capital has seen a boom in the number of Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Bugattis on its streets as rich Qataris, Saudis, Emiratis and Kuwaitis move to London during the Middle East's baking mid-summer months.

The most outrageous car to make the trip over this time around is the six-wheeled Mercedes G63 AMG, an enormous £370,000 off-roader. A 220mph Pagani Huayra, worth more than £1 million, has also attracted attention from tourists and passersby.

There is also a gold Range Rover, various Rolls-Royces, Lamborghinis and Ferraris, numerous Bugatti Veyrons and a 1970s Datsun.

The rich Arabs stay in the best hotels and empty their wallets in London's most expensive shops, but they also cause problems with their unique supercars.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2716405/Streets-Knightsbridge-jammed-Arab-owned-supercars-wealthy-playboys-flock-London.html





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TopicDate PostedPosted By
It's summertime ...05/08/14 13:49:00 Leslie Wilson
   Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 14:31:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
      Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 14:53:00 Rebecca Singer
         Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 15:16:00 Paul Scullion
            Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 15:33:00 Carl Wynne
            Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 16:21:00 William Luckman
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 17:33:00 William Luckman
            Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...08/08/14 12:56:00 Andrew Cumming
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...08/08/14 17:55:00 Steve Taylor
   Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 14:48:00 Doreen Nicholls
      Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 15:58:00 Adrian Irving
         Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 16:09:00 Doreen Nicholls
            Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 16:23:00 Rebecca Singer
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 16:40:00 Adrian Irving
            Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 16:27:00 Adrian Irving
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 16:39:00 Chris Lucy
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 16:43:00 Doreen Nicholls
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 17:04:00 Trudie Fuller
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 17:09:00 Robert Fish
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 17:18:00 Adrian Irving
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 17:21:00 Doreen Nicholls
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 17:24:00 Pete Mayes
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 17:29:00 Pete Mayes
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 17:30:00 Doreen Nicholls
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...05/08/14 17:40:00 Adrian Irving
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...06/08/14 15:51:00 Pete Mayes
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...06/08/14 16:11:00 Trudie Fuller
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 19:31:00 Steve Taylor
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 19:34:00 Pete Mayes
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 19:53:00 Trudie Fuller
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 21:02:00 Pete Mayes
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 21:13:00 Claire Moran
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 21:17:00 Steve Taylor
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...08/08/14 12:35:00 Trudie Fuller
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...08/08/14 12:58:00 Pete Mayes
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 21:14:00 Steve Taylor
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 21:46:00 Pete Mayes
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 21:49:00 Steve Taylor
   Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 21:51:00 Pete Mayes
      Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 22:07:00 Steve Taylor
         Re:Re:Re:It's summertime ...07/08/14 22:52:00 Pete Mayes

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