beckams BMW X5 found - - - driven by macedonian MP!

otispunkmeyer · April 6th, 2007, 10:09 AM

lol

about a year ago beckahms £70,000 BMW X5 with bullet proof glass and armour plating was nicked from a restaurant in spain where he was having lunch

a year later and the daily star have found the car, being driven by macedonian MP's lol

apparently it was nicked, organised crime style, registration and all its vital numbers changed. it was then shipped to greece.

it was siezed by a police raid on a people smuggling gang near the albanian border and as nobody at the time came to claim the car, the macedonian government decided to employ it as an offical car, rather than auction it off. its armour plating and bullet proof glass were desirable attributes that lead to that decision.

they said if beckham wants it back, they'll be happy to hand him the keys. but really £70,000 isnt even a weeks wages for beckham. so i doubt he cares too much.

pretty funny though, macedonia are in englands group for the euro2008 qualifiers.

Viper007Bond · April 6th, 2007, 10:27 AM

pfrocker · April 6th, 2007, 11:19 AM

wow, I wonder what he will do. I say get it back, sell it, and give the money to charity.

Shawn · April 6th, 2007, 11:28 AM

That's so funny... but why Macedonia? Was it not in Greek possession when it was claimed?

otispunkmeyer · April 6th, 2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn

That's so funny... but why Macedonia? Was it not in Greek possession when it was claimed?

i have no idea, all the paper said is that it was transported to greece. they dont know what happened to it there, but all they know is macedonian police picked it up from a seige on the albanian border.

apparently it had changed hands over 20 times, so there was little chance they knew who the original owner was

BlaRo · April 6th, 2007, 9:22 PM

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Originally Posted by otispunkmeyer

apparently it had changed hands over 20 times, so there was little chance they knew who the original owner was

It's been around the block almost as much as Victoria has!
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Jacobfox · April 6th, 2007, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by otispunkmeyer

lol

about a year ago beckahms £70,000 BMW X5 with bullet proof glass and armour plating was nicked from a restaurant in spain where he was having lunch

a year later and the daily star have found the car, being driven by macedonian MP's lol

apparently it was nicked, organised crime style, registration and all its vital numbers changed. it was then shipped to greece.

it was siezed by a police raid on a people smuggling gang near the albanian border and as nobody at the time came to claim the car, the macedonian government decided to employ it as an offical car, rather than auction it off. its armour plating and bullet proof glass were desirable attributes that lead to that decision.

they said if beckham wants it back, they'll be happy to hand him the keys. but really £70,000 isnt even a weeks wages for beckham. so i doubt he cares too much.

pretty funny though, macedonia are in englands group for the euro2008 qualifiers.

"Win this match for beckham's X5!"

bone · April 7th, 2007, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BlaRo

It's been around the block almost as much as Victoria has!
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judgeing by the stories that arrive here, david has been around the block a lot more than victoria images/smilies/wink.gif

zeroSignal · April 10th, 2007, 1:33 PM

And that is why I'm proud to be Macedonian.

Because our government officials get to roll around in 2nd hand BMWs.

Also, this story has been going around for a while now - our government has had Beckham's X5 for a while now, it's been common knowledge around here for over a year. images/smilies/smile.gif

Still hilarious though.

EDIT: Whoa, bumpage!

countvlad · April 12th, 2007, 5:23 PM

Beckham has a lambourghini gallardo now so i don't think he will care much.

Shawn · April 12th, 2007, 7:30 PM

Like he'd care if he didn't have a Gallardo? He's one of the highest paid athletes in the world after all. images/smilies/smile.gif

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Originally Posted by countvlad

Beckham has a lambourghini gallardo now so i don't think he will care much.

Wooptidoop · April 14th, 2007, 1:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pfrocker

wow, I wonder what he will do. I say get it back, sell it, and give the money to charity.

Do you even know where charity goes to? Face it, charity is just a way for the very rich to gain tax reliefs and dispose of extra money. Money just laying around actually costs you quite a penny.

Cobol74 · April 14th, 2007, 8:21 PM

Right - this car will in all probability belong to Beckham's Insurance company - if he bothered to make a claim for its loss. In that case it should be repatriated to them, they will then dispose of it to defray the cost of the settlement of the claim. One thing, it does not belong to the present person in possession. That is a matter between himself and his insurance company, but I think he will be unlucky and out of pocket.

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otispunkmeyer Joined: May 15th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Loughborough UK Age: 23 Posts: 3,359 Car: '03 Skoda Superb (Comfort) 160HP Rep Power: 39	beckams BMW X5 found - - - driven by macedonian MP! lol about a year ago beckahms £70,000 BMW X5 with bullet proof glass and armour plating was nicked from a restaurant in spain where he was having lunch a year later and the daily star have found the car, being driven by macedonian MP's lol apparently it was nicked, organised crime style, registration and all its vital numbers changed. it was then shipped to greece. it was siezed by a police raid on a people smuggling gang near the albanian border and as nobody at the time came to claim the car, the macedonian government decided to employ it as an offical car, rather than auction it off. its armour plating and bullet proof glass were desirable attributes that lead to that decision. they said if beckham wants it back, they'll be happy to hand him the keys. but really £70,000 isnt even a weeks wages for beckham. so i doubt he cares too much. pretty funny though, macedonia are in englands group for the euro2008 qualifiers.

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pfrocker Joined: Jan 22nd, 2006 Last Online: 2:40 AM Location: San Francisco, California, USA Age: 21 Posts: 2,137 Rep Power: 45	wow, I wonder what he will do. I say get it back, sell it, and give the money to charity. __________________ "The following program contains British accents, if you don't understand what the bloody hell we are talking about please turn on your closed captioning." -BBC America Top Gear Introduction narrated by John Oliver

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zeroSignal Nerdcore Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Cybertron Age: 25 Posts: 509 Car: 2004 Seat Leon 1.9 TDI 110 Rep Power: 31	And that is why I'm proud to be Macedonian. Because our government officials get to roll around in 2nd hand BMWs. Also, this story has been going around for a while now - our government has had Beckham's X5 for a while now, it's been common knowledge around here for over a year. Still hilarious though. EDIT: Whoa, bumpage! __________________

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Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,026 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 134	That's so funny... but why Macedonia? Was it not in Greek possession when it was claimed?

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Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 3:20 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,597 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	Right - this car will in all probability belong to Beckham's Insurance company - if he bothered to make a claim for its loss. In that case it should be repatriated to them, they will then dispose of it to defray the cost of the settlement of the claim. One thing, it does not belong to the present person in possession. That is a matter between himself and his insurance company, but I think he will be unlucky and out of pocket. __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

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