deuces wild Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 ROME (Reuters) - A second hand car once said to be registered in the name of Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger -- the new Pope Benedict - is up for sale on eBay and the sky seems to be the limit when it comes to bidding.The vehicle, a metallic gray 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German site (www.ebay.de) at a minimum price of 9,900 euros ($12,790) Wednesday and, just over 24 hours and more than 300 bids later, the price had temporarily hit one million euros ($1.3 million).Ratzinger, who is from Bavaria in southern Germany, has been at the Vatican for more than two decades and is not known to drive. The Vatican was not available for comment on the auction, which closes on May 5 at 7.30 p.m. (1730 GMT).The auction site describes the vehicle as a two liter petrol-powered manual, with 75,000 km (47,000 miles) on the clock since it was first registered in March 1999.http://reuters.myway.com/article/20050429/...PE-EBAY-DC.htmlSounds like just the car for you andsome. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 I'm quite happy with my Honda Civic SE Executive thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 A pre-Popemobile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 A pre-Popemobile?He wouldn't be able to stand up in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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