Bumblebee auctioned off

Just got to know about this interesting piece of information. The real 1977 Yellow Chevy Camaro that stars as "Bumblebee" in the Transformers movie has been auctioned off on Ebay .

The winning bidder was someone with the nick, carshowjr who paid US $40,100.01 for the car.

The proceeds of the auction went to the Fisher House Foundation, which takes care of the families of the US military personnel and veterans.




Got the news from Leo Chiang's blog.

Radar gun site

The speed limit inside the University of Warwick campus is 20 mph and they have a traffic speed board to inform the drivers of their speeds. I was thinking to myself that I was a great idea to get drivers to reduce their speed if they were traveling fast. Would be much more effective than the normal speed limit signs. I assume that they were using a radar gun to find out the speed.

If you were interested in getting one, go over to Radargunsales.com, a sports and traffic radar gun site.


The 'Traffic Radar Speed Board' is a 10.5" dual color high intensity LED display. It flashes the speed in red to warn speeders while it is green for legal speeds. The different models all come with a 12 month limited warranty (6 month battery warranty) parts and labor covered.

They have so many different varieties of top quality Traffic and Police Radar Guns that should fit every budget. All of the products are made in the United States. Shipping is through standard UPS ground shipping and is free on all radar guns for delivery within the continental USA.

Don with the Nitro T-Shirt

Don from Canada, was one of the winners of the Dodge Nitro T-shirt contest that I ran on my blog sometime back.

He finally sent me a picture of him wearing the t-shirt. He also informed me that he's buying a Nitro next year.

Go on over to his blog 'Binary-01' and say Hi!

BP factory in Whiting controversy

During my idealistic college days I was actively involved with a few environmental groups and during those times, I always viewed the oil companies as the villains - the worst environmental polluters. As I got older and wiser, I slowly realised that my extreme views might not necessarily be true. This may be partly due to the fact that I am surrounded by a lot of people in the oil industry, including my own family.

I realise that the oil industry players are aware of their social responsibilities and do contribute to minimise the environmental impact of their industrial activities. Now, whenever there is a controversy relating to a petroleum company, I do try to give them a chance to give their side of the story instead of rushing off to their gates with playcards to stage a protest as I might have done earlier.

One of the more recent controversies involve BP and their Factory in Whiting, Indiana. An article in the Chicago Tribune came heavily down on them, saying that

the massive BP oil refinery in Whiting, Ind., is planning to dump significantly more ammonia and industrial sludge into Lake Michigan, running counter to years of efforts to clean up the Great Lakes.

I am sure that any environmentally aware person would have a negative perception about the plant after reading the article. However, I only learnt later that this article does miss out on some facts.

Only treated water is released into Lake Michigan (more than 99.9% water) from the factory and not sludge. The sludge is treated seperately and not released into the lake. The discharge from the factory is also well within legal limits and even then. it will still be less than half of that allowed by federal environmental guidelines.

I was quite pleased to learn that the refinery voluntarily reduced total suspended solids in its water discharge by 40% in just the past four years. BP has also announced plans to invest about $150 million to enhance the refinery’s wastewater treatment capability. I am sure BP plans to work closely and in a transparent manner with the authorities, the environmental groups and most importantly, the local communities that live near the lake.

Check out the BP Whiting Refinery Fact Sheet for yourself.

Pink Limo

We were out for a walk when I noticed this Pink Limousine.





A limo that Barbie would love.

Hey someone is wearing my t-shirt

Check out the link here.

If you are an auto enthusiast, you might want to check out my online store.

Fraud mail

See what I received in my e-mail yesterday:

The Bonanza Department
Toyota Car Promotions
55 Mark Lane
London England

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a jackpot Cash prize of £1,000,000.00. (One million Great British Pounds)and a brand new toyota car (Toyota Prius) This International March programs promotion is been released today in the London Uk.You can view our website to view your car (http://www.toyota.com/prius).

Description Of New Toyota Car to be Shipped to you.

New Toyota Car :......................Year 2007 Model
COLOUR OF CAR:.......................Metalic Colour
MODEL:...............................Toyota Prius 2.0i ES Manual
ENGINE TYPE:.........................1973cc 4-cylinder
POWER:...............................145bhp
TRANSMISSIONS:.....................Five-speed manual
FUEL:................................29.1mpg (combined)

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over 250,000email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. This Toyota car Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This promotional car lottery is the tenth of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:

Engr James Owen.
Email: jamesowens_toyota@yahoo.com
Phone Number: +447031904774,

When contacting him, please provide him with your secret pin code TY7448500 and your reference number 799BV90.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

CLAIMS REQURIEMENTS:
1.Full name....................................................
2.Address.........................................................
3.Nationality.....................................................
4.Age..............................................................
5.Sex..............................................................
6.Occupation........................................................
7Phone/Fax...........................................................
8.Present Country......................................................

If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the claim by Winner.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Regards,
Mrs Doris Cole
Lottery Manager.

Malaysian drivers

Another forwarded mail. Really funny.

Malaysian Drivers based on location.

1. One hand on wheel, one hand on horn: IPOH driver

2. One hand on wheel, one hand out the window with cigarette: KEPONG driver.

3. One hand on wheel, one finger out window, cutting across all lanes of traffic: DOWNTOWN KUALA LUMPUR driver.

4. One hand on wheel, one hand on parang (a type of knife), foot solidly on accelerator: JOHOR driver.

5. One hand on wheel, one hand on non-fat double decaf cappuccino, cradling cell phone, brick on accelerator, hands-free on the lap: BANGSAR driver.

6. Both hands on wheel, eyes shut, both feet on brake, quivering in terror: FOREIGNER, driving in MALAYSIA.

7. One hand on 12 oz. double shot latte, one knee on wheel, talking on cell phone, foot on brake, mind on radio game, banging head on steering wheel while stuck in traffic: SUBANG JAYA DRIVER.....on the Federal Highway!!!

8. One hand on wheel, one hand on passengers head rest, alternating between both feet being on the accelerator and both feet on brake, throwing rambutans or durian shells out the window: KARAK HIGHWAY ; KUANTAN driver.

9. Four-wheel drive pick-up truck, READY-TO-KILL attitude, rear window stickers read "Make my day", beer cans on floor, wedding ribbon still attached to antenna: CONSTRUCTION SITE....PUCHONG driver!

10.One hand on the handphone, another hand picking nose, One leg on the dash board, another leg crossed on the seat with a beer can in the middle ~ turning anywhere he likes, parking anywhere he likes, in fact, driving anywhere he likes. aaahhh..... this is a heaven for drivers......welcome to PENANG!

11. Two hands gripping tightly to the wheel, eyes glued to the windscreen, alternately stepping on the accelerator and brakes every 5 seconds. WOMAN DRIVERS ANYWHERE!

New Toyota model

A new Toyota model was seen on Indian roads. Take a look at the spy shot of the Toyota model codenamed Toyota Cowrolla.

Got this from Arunima's blog.

Tags: Toyota Humour

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Loads of funny videos

There are a lot of jokes about women and cars.

Came across this video of a lady Pumping Gas. Looks innocent enough but it gets really funny in the end. I have done that a couple of times, that is, stretching the hose across the car but this short of thing never happened to me.

Found this video at Jokeroo.com where there are loads of funny videos.

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The forgotten car collection

It sounds too amazing to be true. Around 180 cars of various makes including some luxury brands lay forgotten and covered in dust, in a warehouse for over 15 years.

The warehouse in Portugal was welded shut and only revealed their contents last year. I got this info from the Jalopnik

Some of those cars would be worth a fortune now (after a bit of restoration).

The original post was on a forum where there are loads of pics. However couldn't understand a word until I used Google translate to get a rough idea of what they were talking about in Spanish.