Dubai, the number of Abandoned Luxury Cars lying around is kind of a Problem

[Drache]

Some cities have a litter problem, some suffer from high crime rates and others might have a lack of affordable housing. And then you have Dubai, which for the last several years has been facing the unusual problem of high end sports cars being abandoned and left to gather thick layers of dust at airport car parks and on the roadside across the city.



If you've ever been to Dubai or anywhere in the United Arab Emirates, you will have noticed they have a serious car culture out there, with a particular preference for the latest and greatest in high-end super cars. But like the rest of the world, Dubai has fallen on hard times. Once the hub of the oil economy and the centre of a booming property market, foreigners, mostly British, invested in the red hot market. Newly wealthy ex-pats bought the lastest Italian and German sports cars to compliment their millionaire lifestyles– and then the global economic crisis came along and burst everybody's bubble.



Thousands of the finest automobiles ever made are now being abandoned every year since Dubai's financial meltdown, left by expatriates and locals alike who flee in a hurry because they face crippling debts. With big loans to repay to the banks (unpaid debt or even bouncing a cheque is a criminal offence in Dubai), the panicked car owners make their way to the airport at top speeds and leave their vehicles in the car park, hopping on the next flight out of there, never to return.



Ferraris, Porsches, BMWs, Mercedes are regularly abandoned at the car park of Dubai International Airport, some with loan documents and apology notes simply left on the windscreen and in some cases with the keys still in the ignition.





Last year, a Ferrari Enzo, one of only four hundred manufactured, was seized by police having spent several months in a car park collecting dust. The million dollar motor went on sale at auction alongside other Ferraris, Porsches, Range Rovers and Mercedes plucked from the roadside.



Residents complain about the unsightly vehicles hogging parking spaces at the airport and sitting slumped outside their fancy yacht clubs– it's like, so not a good look. On the plus side, discount Ferraris for everyone!

http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/05/21/so-in-dubai-the-amount-of-abandoned-luxury-cars-lying-around-is-kind-of-a-problem/

[moparstuart]

 who the hell paints a  delorean    

   man i'm moving to Dubai and starting a salvage yard   

[Aero426]

How about a collection of 2000 exotics rotting into goo?

http://www.ferraris-online.com/pages/article.php?reqart=SCM_201103_SS

[Ghoste]

I wish someone would abandon a couple of Hemi cars in my driveway.

[69hemidaytona]

How about a collection of 2000 exotics rotting into goo?

http://www.ferraris-online.com/pages/article.php?reqart=SCM_201103_SS

That article displays the worst case of greed I have ever seen. How could you even come close to enjoying that many cars? Meanwhile people in other countries live in squaler and are starving. What must God think when he sees this?

[Ghoste]

Other countries?  There are people living squalor right in those same Mideast nations where these reports are coming from.

[chargerman69]

Thats on real,  better exotics then american muscle in that warehouse/green house, 
http://www.zeroto60times.com/blog/2012/07/largest-most-expensive-private-car-collection/  3000-6000 cars

[69hemidaytona]

Other countries?  There are people living squalor right in those same Mideast nations where these reports are coming from.

Actually I was responding to the article about the cars in Brunei which is in Southeast Asia. That country is very small and is quite wealthy. I don't think anybody is poor in that country although there are people in nearby Indonesia and Malaysia that are not so fortunate.

[Ghoste]

My bad, I was thinking about the ones in Dubai and surrounding areas

[Kern Dog]

That article displays the worst case of greed I have ever seen. How could you even come close to enjoying that many cars? Meanwhile people in other countries live in squaler and are starving. What must God think when he sees this?

Oh Christ, take your bleeding heart to a cardiologist and get it fixed. NOBODY has the right to tell anyone how to spend their own money. If a rich guy wants to burn a pile of 100 dollar bills in front of a starving bum, that is his right. There will always be poor people no matter the amount of "sharing" or taxation, but there will NOT always be rich people with attitudes like yours.
Squalor was misspelled, by the way.

[Tilar]

That article displays the worst case of greed I have ever seen. How could you even come close to enjoying that many cars? Meanwhile people in other countries live in squaler and are starving. What must God think when he sees this?

The people in other countries that "live in squaler and are starving" shouldn't be a factor in how many cars someone else has.

As far as what God thinks about it I couldn't tell you, But the way I see it is most that live like that are either doing it by choice or are too lazy to change their living situation. At least that's the way I see it here in the USA. There are always outlets to change your lifestyle if you are just willing to do it, or at least try to learn how.

[Ghoste]

Isn't part of the problem in the Mideast that its ruled by an aristocracy?  (now we're getting waaay off topic)

[Dino]

Who cares what someone else thinks?  Who's planning the rental of several shipping containers?  Dibs on the DMC.

[doctor4766]

Ive seen first hand some of the vehicles that are left in carparks in Dubai, covered in an inch of dust.
Its sad that sometimes there are heaps of abandoned cars taking up bays when the residents cant find a place to park

[hatersaurusrex]

That article displays the worst case of greed I have ever seen. How could you even come close to enjoying that many cars? Meanwhile people in other countries live in squaler and are starving. What must God think when he sees this?

Oh Christ, take your bleeding heart to a cardiologist and get it fixed. NOBODY has the right to tell anyone how to spend their own money. If a rich guy wants to burn a pile of 100 dollar bills in front of a starving bum, that is his right. There will always be poor people no matter the amount of "sharing" or taxation, but there will NOT always be rich people with attitudes like yours.
Squalor was misspelled, by the way.

Just because a person has the right to do something doesn't mean it's not reprehensible and disgusting.  Also, if someone else calls them a toolbag for it, they are enjoying their right to free speech - you seem to be big on rights so I thought I'd point that out.   You certainly used your right to free speech to jump on this guy for making a simple comment, which makes you a toolbag.   See what I did there?

There will always be rich and poor people as there always have been.   Turn off the Fox News and put down the Ayn Rand for a minute.

[Mike DC]

                      
Wealth is entirely relative.  



There are people on earth so rich that they could literally wipe their ass every day with what I earn that day.

There are other people on earth so poor that I could literally wipe my ass with what they make that day.  



IMHO there's no point getting worked up about any of it.  It is what it is.  

[Ghoste]

Good advice Mike.  Its always been like that and probably always will.

[Mike DC]

Thanks.


Yeah, I think it's just human nature.  It'll change when our DNA does. 

[Tilar]

You could take that rich guy and the poor guy. Strip them of everything other than the clothes on their back and $500, and in less than 5 years time they will be right back where they started. The rich guy will be rich again and the poor guy will still be a bum.

[69hemidaytona]

That article displays the worst case of greed I have ever seen. How could you even come close to enjoying that many cars? Meanwhile people in other countries live in squaler and are starving. What must God think when he sees this?

Oh Christ, take your bleeding heart to a cardiologist and get it fixed. NOBODY has the right to tell anyone how to spend their own money. If a rich guy wants to burn a pile of 100 dollar bills in front of a starving bum, that is his right. There will always be poor people no matter the amount of "sharing" or taxation, but there will NOT always be rich people with attitudes like yours.
Squalor was misspelled, by the way.

Did you read the article? First of all: The man whose cars are rotting was a criminal. He stole the money that was used to build that collection. So it wasn't his money to spend. Second: I am a conservative. I voted for Reagan two months after my 18th birthday, and have voted conservative in every election ever since. I am not against wealth and have done OK myself. Third: I did not address the issue of taxes and I think they are high enough already. Fourth: There is SOMEBODY that has the right to tell people how to spend "their" money. He talked about it a couple thousand years ago. In fact it all comes from Him anyway. You apparently know the name as I see you mentioned it in the second word of your post.

[69hemidaytona]

That article displays the worst case of greed I have ever seen. How could you even come close to enjoying that many cars? Meanwhile people in other countries live in squaler and are starving. What must God think when he sees this?

The people in other countries that "live in squaler and are starving" shouldn't be a factor in how many cars someone else has.

As far as what God thinks about it I couldn't tell you, But the way I see it is most that live like that are either doing it by choice or are too lazy to change their living situation. At least that's the way I see it here in the USA. There are always outlets to change your lifestyle if you are just willing to do it, or at least try to learn how.

The USA is very different than Southeast Asia. I have been there. If you are poor in those countries there is very little you can do to change it. They do not have the opportunities that we have here. They are hard working people. Their government is corrupt. The question I asked about what God thinks of this was rhetorical. We have the answer already.

[69hemidaytona]

Who cares what someone else thinks?  Who's planning the rental of several shipping containers?  Dibs on the DMC.

In regards to the 2000 cars in Dubai, hold off on ordering the shipping containers. The author tried to buy the few that are salvageable but the country won't issue titles or export documents. It appears they will all rot into oblivion.

[tan top]

who the hell paints a  delorean    

   man i'm moving to Dubai and starting a salvage yard   

   

[Mike DC]

You could take that rich guy and the poor guy. Strip them of everything other than the clothes on their back and $500, and in less than 5 years time they will be right back where they started. The rich guy will be rich again and the poor guy will still be a bum.

Do you really think someone from the heights of the Kennedy or Bush dynasties could have possibly ended up truly poor in this life, even if they were severely incompetent and lazy?  

[Tilar]

You could take that rich guy and the poor guy. Strip them of everything other than the clothes on their back and $500, and in less than 5 years time they will be right back where they started. The rich guy will be rich again and the poor guy will still be a bum.

Do you really think someone from the heights of the Kennedy or Bush dynasties could have possibly ended up truly poor in this life, even if they were severely incompetent and lazy?  

Umm, I'm guessing you missed the part that I highlighted above. I'll even change the color for ya. 

[Dino]

Who cares what someone else thinks?  Who's planning the rental of several shipping containers?  Dibs on the DMC.

In regards to the 2000 cars in Dubai, hold off on ordering the shipping containers. The author tried to buy the few that are salvageable but the country won't issue titles or export documents. It appears they will all rot into oblivion.

Well that sucks.  I wonder if locals can get them cheap to turn them into sofa's, bars and other forms of art.  Anything's better than this.

[Mike DC]

 

Umm, I'm guessing you missed the part that I highlighted above. I'll even change the color for ya

I hear you saying it, but I'm not convinced that even you really believe it. 

[Tilar]

I absolutely believe it. At least in this country, people that have nothing and are doing nothing to get ahead have no drive. People that make it do it by hard work, and those that had it handed to them learn to make it and keep it or they end up losing it all. That's why I said "Strip them of everything other than the clothes on their back and $500, and in less than 5 years time they will be right back where they started. The rich guy will be rich again because he has the drive and the poor guy will still be a bum because it's easier."

[Kern Dog]

I totally agree with Tilar on this subject. I Believe that there has been research done on this very topic.
I find it very conflicting how Republican/Conservatives can often be wealthy buinessmen but somehow embrace the bible and the tennants of poverty....Sorta odd to me.
I vote Republican nearly every time. I feel that whatever income a person earns through LEGAL means should be theirs to keep, spend or invest in any way they see fit. I also feel that they should not be hijacked of their money to benefit any other able bodied person. I am not against helping others, but I feel that it shouldn't come as the result of force or excessive taxation.
Just because someone has great wealth, it doesn't mean that it had to occur because others are poor. Money and wealth are infinite. You can have more affluent people if the poor had the determination to improve themselves. Immigrants do it every day and I respect them for it. Learning English and starting a business is something many Asian, Latino and Europeans do here every year. Meanwhile, there are millions of natural born US citizens here that do nothing productive for this country. They get a check each month and merely exist. Should we give these people MORE money? What are the chances that they would ever start a business or invest it wisely? Why should anyone with great financial means be obligated to give money to a segment of society that does nothing productive? With all of these people on Welfare, General Assistance and other programs, since they are NOT working during the day....WHY are they not required to perform some form of public service? Clean the parks. Pick up trash. Volunteer at a convalescent home or an animal shelter.

[Tilar]

I am not against helping others, but I feel that it shouldn't come as the result of force or excessive taxation.

Exactly. I'm all for SHOWING people how to make it through hard work and determination, but damn if I'll just hand them a paycheck because they're too lazy to get off their dead ass and go to work. People that have disabilities that prevent them from working are a different story, but many people even with limbs missing have the determination to go out and get a job.

When I was driving truck, I used to get people coming up to the truck when I was parked at a truck stop wanting money for food. The first time or two I gave them enough to go get a sandwich. Then I decided that instead of that, I would actually give them something to eat. I always kept canned food and things in the truck that didn't require cooking. So when someone would come up and ask for food, I'd hand them a can of food and a styrofoam bowl and plastic spoons... 99% of the people that asked for money for food, will turn down actual food. All they want is the money. I did have a man and little boy come up asking for food and when I went to hand him the cans of food and bowls he thanked me and was real appreciative, So I put the cans of food in a bag for him and then I took him and his son inside and bought them the buffet at the restaurant. This was at the TA truckstop in Albuquerque NM.

[Ghoste]

I bet if you give them free cell phones it will end social dependence.

[Mike DC]

                 
It has been said that people don't starve in the USA.  It's true in general.  And that's my entire point - people DO starve in many places all over the world.  Is that because there is nobody as lazy & worthless in the USA as there are in many other places?  The society provides more of a cushion based on the criteria that you are living in the USA.  Hell, they don't even go without cell phones here.


Did O.J. Simpson suffer for losing his money?  Even in America most people who go broke don't get to continue with the nice clothes & playing golf lifestyle.  He did.  I'm not saying O.J. never did any work in his life, I'm saying he rose high enough in our society that the normal rules about income & entitlement stopped applying to him. 


Same with somebody like a Kennedy or Bush - you could not take enough away from them to force them into a fast food job against their will.  Not in this lifetime.  If they rejected all the family money and denounced their whole family, they would still get attention & offers from other people & media in high places just from that interesting fact alone.  So they STILL would not end up at the bottom.  You literally couldn't put them at the bottom unless they wanted to go.  That is not the situation that most of us are born into.  The playing field is not level.

[Ghoste]

Yes.  Look at the Kardashians or Paris Hilton both of which are basically famous for being famous.  In an effort to go back on topic, I wonder if Paris ever abandoned one of her high priced sports cars?

[69hemidaytona]

I totally agree with Tilar on this subject. I Believe that there has been research done on this very topic.
I find it very conflicting how Republican/Conservatives can often be wealthy buinessmen but somehow embrace the bible and the tennants of poverty....Sorta odd to me.
I vote Republican nearly every time. I feel that whatever income a person earns through LEGAL means should be theirs to keep, spend or invest in any way they see fit. I also feel that they should not be hijacked of their money to benefit any other able bodied person. I am not against helping others, but I feel that it shouldn't come as the result of force or excessive taxation.
Just because someone has great wealth, it doesn't mean that it had to occur because others are poor. Money and wealth are infinite. You can have more affluent people if the poor had the determination to improve themselves. Immigrants do it every day and I respect them for it. Learning English and starting a business is something many Asian, Latino and Europeans do here every year. Meanwhile, there are millions of natural born US citizens here that do nothing productive for this country. They get a check each month and merely exist. Should we give these people MORE money? What are the chances that they would ever start a business or invest it wisely? Why should anyone with great financial means be obligated to give money to a segment of society that does nothing productive? With all of these people on Welfare, General Assistance and other programs, since they are NOT working during the day....WHY are they not required to perform some form of public service? Clean the parks. Pick up trash. Volunteer at a convalescent home or an animal shelter.

I don't know if I'm being misunderstood or I wasn't as clear as I should have been, but I agree 100% with the above post. I was referring to the poor in the nations surrounding Brunei. Most of them are not poor because they are lazy. They just don't have many options like we here in America do. Furthermore the owner of the 2000 cars abandoned in Brunei stole the money to buy them. He then lets them sit until they will be nearly worthless. If the cars aren't going to be sold to pay back the money he stole why not sell them and help feed those who are hungry? Why let them sit there and waste them? No, I don't want the government seizing money from the rich, they should be helping those who need it and can't provide for themselves of their own free will. Their refusal to do that constitutes greed.

[Mike DC]

  
I see what you're saying.  

But that Sultan's car collection is probably a just small piece of the poor-starving waste going on over there.  That sort of stuff isn't news there, it's standard procedure.    

   

[Plum Crazy 68]

I was 10 years old in 1976 and this is how I saw the muscle cars.  They were laying around in people's back yards collecting dust. 

50K could probably buy one of those sports cars, and then you could rip out the motor and put a hemi in there!

[Ghoste]

Now there's a good comparison.  I'm not sure if it's 100% apples to apples but at the very worst it has to at least be apples to pears.