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Title: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: mitac on April 29, 2005, 10:25:34 am
click (http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=68191&item=4545301886&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW&tc=photo). (Ebay Germany)

:wtf: That guy's selling the car that previously belonged to Ratzinger/Benedict. Current bidding : ~41.000€, 6 days left. For an ordinary VW Golf. :wtf:
Title: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: Grug on April 29, 2005, 11:05:08 am
Is that a lot of money?
Me speak no German. :p
Title: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: karajorma on April 29, 2005, 11:40:30 am
The Euro and the Dollar had similar values at one point. Although with the dollar so low at the moment who knows what it's worth now.
Title: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: Col. Fishguts on April 29, 2005, 12:02:58 pm
41'000 € =  52'877.7 $
Title: Re: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: aldo_14 on April 29, 2005, 12:43:39 pm
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Originally posted by mitac
click (http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=68191&item=4545301886&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW&tc=photo). (Ebay Germany)

:wtf: That guy's selling the car that previously belonged to Ratzinger/Benedict. Current bidding : ~41.000€, 6 days left. For an ordinary VW Golf. :wtf:


Except that Ratzinger hasn't lived in Germany for something like 20 years, and probably hasn't driven humself for even longer.....
Title: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: mitac on April 29, 2005, 12:59:23 pm
I also read that he doesn't even have driving license. Probably had a driver for quite some time. However - the scans supplied with the auction are from official documents, and it's no fake.
Title: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: Rictor on April 29, 2005, 02:51:31 pm
Yeah, but with a car like that it would supposedly be immune from all harm. That, or I want my money back.
Title: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: Taristin on April 29, 2005, 03:36:01 pm
His middle name is Kardinal? :wtf:
Title: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: Roanoke on April 29, 2005, 03:53:27 pm
I was hopin' it might be one of those funky converted Range Rovers......
Title: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: Mongoose on April 29, 2005, 06:35:21 pm
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Originally posted by Raa
His middle name is Kardinal? :wtf:

No, that would be his title.  The word "Cardinal" is generally placed between the first and last names. :p
Title: Ebay - again. Pope's car...
Post by: Taristin on April 29, 2005, 06:36:22 pm
It just seems strange for an official document...