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Old 09-26-2005, 06:52 AM
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Hi All-

Thought you might get a kick outta this picture. I am currently in Zhong Shan, China for work. I did not think I would be seeing any interesting cars in mainland China. ZS is not Hong Kong where all sorts of nice machinery can be seen rolling around. Anyway I am getting a lift back to my hotel when low and behold I see this.



Made the rest of my day. Now if I could only see one on the streets, though I can't believe anyone would want to drive around here. The drivers are crazy! And I thought Providence was bad.......

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Old 09-26-2005, 10:54 AM
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driver's are crazy?
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hey were do you think asian women get their reputation for driving ;-)
if you can drive in asia, you could drive anywhere.
all traffic signs are laws are "advisory" LOL. follow it or not is up to you!
Old 09-26-2005, 11:08 AM
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There is a Porsche Dealership in Beijing but when I was there they only had one car on the floor!
Old 09-26-2005, 12:33 PM
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I was in Shanghai and Suzhou - within 500 yards of my hotel I saw a black Cayenne Turbo! I saw a 996 C4S, a Turbo and a couple of Boxsters! Lots of BMW 7 series and Audi A8's.
The roads between Shanghai and Suzhou were awesome! The drivers were pretty bad but Tokyo ain't much better!
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The drivers were pretty bad but Tokyo ain't much better!

japan is far safer.

the mortality rate in china from traffic accidents is atrocious - i've read it's now the worst in the world.
Old 09-26-2005, 07:12 PM
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Seems kind of strange. The show room is blocked with weeds and trees?? I'm curious what a 997 sells for over there in USD?
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I doubt its an authorized dealership. Looks more like a used car dealership
Old 09-27-2005, 10:17 AM
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Do you travel to HK? I live in HK.
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Don't know about China or Tokyo, but I've always been impressed with HongKong drivers over there (different story when they're driving over here, guess its different with wide open roads).



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