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10/3/2013

 
PictureCCXR - www.koenigsegg.com
On the afternoon of 22 July, two very rare luxury cars were clamped outside Harrods in central London after being illegally parked.

The Swedish-made Koenigsegg CCXR, valued at £1.2m, (that's US $1,944,23530) [one of only six ever made]
Conversion worked out on CoinMill.com.


PictureLamborghini - www.topgear.com
. . . and a £350,000 Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce (that's US $567,068,63)

The top-end Knightsbridge store Harrods was bought from the former owner, Mohammed Al Fayed by investors in April for £1.5bn by the Qatar Holding group, led by the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani.

The whole Harrods store cost slightly more, by comparison, than the Koenigsegg CCXR car! Once again, this clamping incident shows that something is very wrong with the balance in the world. Some people own cars worth a fortune, while others cut down on food to save money. Still more flee from their homes with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Mother Earth contains enough resources to share with us all. Why isn't it equally distributed?

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council said the vehicles, both painted the same shade of light-blue, were in serious contravention of parking rules. £120 penalty charge notices were issued, but the cars were released for £70 each as the fines were paid within 14 days.

A Council spokesman said: "There is a greater shortage of parking space for residents in Kensington and Chelsea than practically anywhere else in the country. At the same time we have a huge number of visiting motorists attracted here by our fine shops, restaurants and other attractions."

I've shopped in Harrods several times. Once, looking for a teddy bear for my grandson, and another time with my daughter Amanda. This incident still brings a giggle. The door guards stopped Amanda for showing her midriff, whereupon she untied her shirt and let it hang free, all crumpled and ugly. She was a top model working from Paris at the time.

In our country, anyone can look at other people's property as long as they obey the rules. We can look, but not take. This brings up the whole question of ownership and the right to hoard possessions gained by the circumstances of birth or by working to amass wealth. Somewhere, we need to find balance.


suzanna link
10/2/2013 07:34:22 pm

Ooh, you got my attention with those super cool cars :-)
But you're right, it's a strange old world we live in.
You have some good book covers btw :-)

Francene Stanley link
10/3/2013 03:10:03 am

Cool cars all right. But if everyone had one, they'd lose their appeal. Glad you like the book covers. The content is even better.

DinoMama link
10/2/2013 07:35:03 pm

No matter how good a welfare is or how prosperous a country is, there are bound to have people who falls through the crack and struggle to live the day. Nothing is equal and fair because greed and envy is around.

Francene Stanley link
10/3/2013 03:10:59 am

You're right. Every day, I pray for ballance in the world.

brook link
10/2/2013 08:27:44 pm

I totally agree. If we don't find balance, we are all doomed. Thanks for the reminder.

Francene Stanley link
10/3/2013 03:12:03 am

I agree, Brook. Glad you are willing to think about the subject.

Cher link
10/2/2013 09:00:04 pm

Great post Francene, we live in such an unbalanced world, arrogance, ignorance and selfishness spoils it for others, but at least many of us are living a conscientious life and leading by example, may be one day the balance will come and all will be equal - wouldn't that be nice?

Sowing her midriff? For goodness sake!

Francene Stanley link
10/3/2013 03:13:09 am

The more people try to tilt the ballance, the faster the world will change.

Amy link
10/2/2013 10:38:46 pm

Francene: shows you how little I know. I had no idea that such cars (of such value!) even existed!

Francene Stanley link
10/3/2013 03:14:05 am

I've never thought about the value of some cars before I saw the news report.

Nate link
10/3/2013 07:11:15 pm

Those are awesome cars! Would love to drive one of those. On a serious note, balance in life is everything. Thank you for the tips!


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