Below are pictures taken of the Auto Africa 2006 show, this show is held annually in Johannesburg alongside the other
international shows such as Detroit, Paris auto show etc. This show is normally held at Nasrec, normally around
the 30th October - 9th November each year. The exhibition is one of only 22 exhibitions worldwide that are on the
International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) list of accredited international motor shows and draws
over 25,000 visitors. The South African auto industry typically spends over $20 million to organize this annual trade show.

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Kulani, hot and eye-popping! Great toys!:cheers:

Some F1 cars

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Outside the 20 odd exhibition halls, guys showcase their skills from spinning cars, to simulating SUV's in a Dakar type race, to racing on dusty roads etc.

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Kulani, hot and eye-popping! Great toys!:cheers:

Yeah, its a great show. I missed last year's one but i attended the 2003/2004/2005 ones and i have to say that it has always been a very enjoyable experience. I am hoping to catch the 2007 one and try to do a Paris or Frankfurt one as well next year.

Yeah, its a great show. I missed last year's one but i attended the 2003/2004/2005 ones and i have to say that it has always been a very enjoyable experience. I am hoping to catch the 2007 one and try to do a Paris or Frankfurt one as well next year.

Damn, you must have been the only african there!

Damn, they could have at least shown Africans in their homeland! We see snow-bunnies everywhere :bash: :)

Damn, they could have at least shown Africans in their homeland! We see snow-bunnies everywhere :bash: :)

Snow bunny? What's that?

Snow bunny? What's that?

If it is what I think it is, then you don't want to know.:)

Damn, you must have been the only african there!

Actually when i went there, there was quite a lot of my peeps. Its just that most of these pictures are taken during the course of the week. Most of my people go to this show on weekends. But yeah, SA still has a lot of work by way of racial representativity, although these pictures tend to paint a much bleaker image than the reality.

When you go to malls on the right days (mostly weekends) you will see that there are tons and tons of black people there who are now comfortably in the middle class. I guess what it shows is that the business owner class is still largely white dominated and so that class has the flexibility to go to a mall or auto show on a friday or thursday while the black people would have to be stuck at work and only attend on weekends.

I dont see how these comments are warunted, I know you guys meant no harm by them. The Auto Africa show takes place in Nasrec, which is in Joburg, the closest residential suburb/ area to Nasrec is Soweto which is 99% black populated. Now the prices for the entrance might be a bit steap for this show at R250 per person, but as Kulani can agree with me when I say that every single rand for that ticket is worth it, infact I fly up just to see the show. Its Africa's premier Auto Show, & it does get its fare share of black audience, as Kulani did say in his above post that during the week, many are at work & weekends are bumper full!

more pictures outside the exhibition halls

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Alright, i have one big black mama for all you wingeing fellas, LOL. alright guys, i am just joking, but you know what i mean.

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Some of Lolly Jackson's expensive cars (he is SA's Hugh Hughner, LOL), don't miss his strip clubs when you are in SA, they are called Teazers. Although the strippers are mostly white chics, but don't despair, i am planning to start my own.

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A look into a Dodge's V8 power plant

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One of my personal favourates, the V12 Bi-Turbo SL65 AMG

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SA is still the only country that produces spanking brand new VW Citi golfs like these, usually a car for the newly graduated folks

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hahahah! i thought that i would be the only one to question the lack of color in these pics.

Alright, i have one big black mama for all you wingeing fellas, LOL. alright guys, i am just joking, but you know what i mean.

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Hallelujah :banana: Hallelujah :banana: Hallelujah :banana:

Its intriguing to see that many if not all you are generally looking at one thing & that is the colour of the people that are in the picture, honestly being a thread about the car show, one would have thought the purpose is to look at the cars, not the people around them, I dunno, that's just me :dunno:

Kulani, you have done a great job! :applause: :applause: :applause: Some really cool cars. Just out of interest how much does a BMW (without all the tons of extras) cost in your country?

Kulani, you have done a great job! :applause: :applause: :applause: Some really cool cars. Just out of interest how much does a BMW (without all the tons of extras) cost in your country?

Now this is the part that pisses me off, LOL. They make a BMW 3 series in South Africa, export it to the US, Australia, UK and sell it there for like $28,000 and then sell it to us poor South Africans for $38,000. I can't wait for the competition commission to bust this cartel. But the funniest thing is that we are still queuing to buy these cars even at the much higher price. I recently saw the prices for the Hummer H3 now being made in SA, Port Elizabeth and it was being launched in Leeds, UK, and the price was like 30% lower than what we are paying for the same car. And you can't import it back from the UK, cause the customs are so high it makes the whole exercise futile. There are a few industries that are a complete rip-off in SA and those include Auto industry, telecommunications and banks. No wonder they have grown into such huge giants. All those industries are currently in front of the competition commission for colluding to keep prices higher and ripping consumers. I hope the commission really bust their little cartels. Can you even believe that MTN had the guts to tell the regulators that the higher prices they are charging benefits poor people. Because they are using that money to fund roll-out in rural areas that would not be profitable. And then the auto guys hide behind all kinds of bullshit to justify their prices. Matt sorry for ranting and displaying my anger. I will try get you some prices for all the different BMW models.

kulani, did u get urself one of those four wheeled babies? lol the price tag is not just in sa it is a disease all over africa. fantastic stuff bro keep em coming

Kulani, you have done a great job! :applause: :applause: :applause: Some really cool cars. Just out of interest how much does a BMW (without all the tons of extras) cost in your country?

Matthias, here's a cross section of the current prices ($1= 7 rands) on the standard models. Note that this includes a 100,000 km/5 year motor-plan that covers service maintenance and breakdowns that are not the result of an accident or negligence on the part of the driver. I left some of the models but most of them are there.

118i - $31,857
120i - $34,142
130i - $42,928

320i - $35,928
320d - $42,785
323i - $41,214
325i - $45,000
330i - $54,642
330d - $55,000

320i - $45,500 coupe
325i - $50,642 coupe
335i - $72,142 coupe

523i - $53,357
525i - $60,142
530i - $70,142
530d -$70,714
550i -$92,428

650i -$117,928 - coupe
650i -$129,857 - convertible

X3 2.0d - $55,142
X3 2.5si - $62,500
X3 3.0si - $69,142
X3 3.0d - $71,357

X5 3.0si - $78,142
X5 3.0d - $82,000
X5 4.8i - $94,571

M3 - waiting for new M3 pricing
M5 - $136,214
M6 - $165,214 - coupe
M6 - $177,357 - convertible

Z4 2.0i - $49,571
Z4 2.5si - $60,500
Z4 3.0si - $73,000
Z4 3.0si - $65,285

730d - $102,214
740i - $106,142
750i - $125,285
760i - $155,642
750Li - $140,428
760Li - $178,571

kulani, did u get urself one of those four wheeled babies? lol the price tag is not just in sa it is a disease all over africa. fantastic stuff bro keep em coming

I am trying to work hard to get myself a Range Rover Sport - super charged. One of my mates got himself one and he let me drive it, what a super car.

Car makers lead local economy

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Published:Jul 29, 2007

JOB CREATION: The motor industry is the region’s primary private employer, providing work for 13 000 people

As exports boom, region is poised to produce half the vehicles made in South Africa, writes Linda Doke

The automotive sector in Nelson Mandela Bay plays a significant role in the economic success of the region and the plan is to drive growth in this region forward to a point where output exceeds 50% of the country’s vehicle production by the end of this year.

“The provincial government funds the Automotive Industrial Development Centre [AIDC], which develops the supply chain through a variety of skills development interventions. In addition, the province has assisted the metro to fund the Auto Supply Park in Uitenhage,” said Kevin Wakeford, economic adviser to the premier of the Eastern Cape.

Home to three of the largest vehicle manufacturers and exporters in South Africa — Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford — as well as automotive parts manufacturers, the sector employs more than 13 000 people. The industry is the area’s primary private employer and accounts for about 14% of the country’s manufacturing employment.

The bay is home to the bulk of South Africa’s catalytic converter manufacturers, accounting for 8% of world production.

Automotive component producers are involved in the manufacture of engines, tyres, glass, body panels, interior fittings and plastic components.

As the largest exporter of vehicles from the African continent, Volkswagen of SA (VW of SA) is a leader in the passenger car market in South Africa, with more than 49 000 cars sold in the local market since January 2007.

With more than 6000 permanent employees at its plant in Uitenhage, the company is the largest employer in the city.

“VW of SA’s contribution to the region is significant. In salaries and wages alone we put in the area of R850-million a year into the economy of the city,” said Bill Stephens, GM of communications at Volkswagen of SA.

Between 2000 and the end of 2008, the company will have invested around R6-billion in new vehicle models, a new paint shop, and a truck and bus assembly plant. Exports play a major role in the operation. They are focused on Polos and Golfs sent to the Asia Pacific region, with Japan as the major customer.

“In 2006, we exported 35500 passenger cars, imported 24 000 vehicles, and exported about R2.2-billion worth of automotive components, altogether using about 70% of the capacity of the car terminal at PE harbour,” said Stephens.

As the only plant manufacturing the Citi Golf brand in the world, the Uitenhage operation will have built 500 000 units of the model by the end of 2007. VW of SA will have manufactured a total of 2.5million vehicles at the plant since it opened in 1951.

General Motors South Africa (GMSA) assembles, distributes, imports and exports vehicles and components from its two manufacturing plants in Port Elizabeth. Since the company’s return to South Africa in 2004, it has invested almost R2-billion in facility and equipment upgrades, new model introductions, warehousing and a manufacturing facility for the Hummer H3. The company will be investing a further R620-million in operations during this financial year.

The operation has become the headquarters for the company on the African continent. South Africa is GM’s largest market in Africa and the second-largest in the regions of Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.

Denise van Huyssteen, communications manager for GMSA, said that the company’s volumes had grown from 40000 in 2004 to 87121 in 2006.

“The Hummer H3 was launched in June and is expected to further boost growth. Our R3-billion export programme for the vehicle has created 500 new jobs at our plant and will supply markets in the Middle East, Europe, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Israel,” said Van Huyssteen.

Locally manufactured Toyota Corollas head to Europe

by Thapelo Sakoana, BuaNews

As from next year, the South African subsidiary of motor company Toyota is expected to export its locally produced Toyota Corollas from Durban to Europe - a move set to boost the economy of KwaZulu-Natal.

The decision was taken following a meeting on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan between the provincial government and Toyota representatives.

At the meeting with KwaZulu-Natal Premier S’bu Ndebele, the vice chairperson of Toyota Motor Corporation, Katsuhiro Nakagawa said Toyota South Africa would produce Corollas specifically to be exported to Europe.

Mr Nakagawa announced that about 50 engineers had already been sent to South Africa to help with the manufacturing of the vehicles.

"Toyota is determined to produce more vehicles in South Africa which can be exported to other countries.

"The exporting of vehicles from South Africa to other countries is very important for South Africa's economy. The automotive industry is also important for the development of South Africa," he said.

He said they also wanted an increased presence in Japanese automotive parts suppliers in South Africa as the country was considered to be the gateway to the rest of Africa.

"We want to make our South African plant more competitive compared to Toyota plants in other countries," he said.

In a bid to ensure the competitiveness of their South African plant, he acknowledged that the training of workers would be important to achieve this.

"If we skill more workers, more automotive parts supplier companies will come to South Africa".

He explained that they planned to establish a Toyota Training School in South Africa, which would benefit the company's employees and create a much needed skills base for growth.

"We want to listen to the voice of the workers to be able to produce more vehicles, more efficiently and effectively. Training, development and education of our workforce must be intensified," said Nakagawa.

The production of the latest model of the Toyota Corolla in South Africa is currently proceeding well and will be launched in August this year.

"However, we are trying hard to introduce new models of Toyota to be produced in South Africa as well," he said.

Premier Ndebele appreciated the confidence shown by the company to South Africa, particularly KwaZulu-Natal.

"We appreciate the new investment of more than R4 billion at the plant at Prospecton in Durban. However, we would like to see Toyota producing other automotive components in KwaZulu-Natal as well," he said.

Ndebele said they would welcome the development of an Automotive Supplier Park in the province.

He said it was important to accelerate training of the current and future workforce.

"Continuous training is very important. We have to train all the time. For the market in South Africa, the market in Africa and the market elsewhere, training is important," he said.

Its intriguing to see that many if not all you are generally looking at one thing & that is the colour of the people that are in the picture, honestly being a thread about the car show, one would have thought the purpose is to look at the cars, not the people around them, I dunno, that's just me :dunno:

...you wouldn't understand

Auto show rooms

Lamborghini JHB at the investment cars complex

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Shot outside the Michelangelo in Sandton on the 27th December 2006

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Formula 1 racing comes to Sandton, Johannesburg

Today, the ING Renault F1 Team unleashed its fourth season of city-centre motor racing demonstrations in the streets of Sandton, Johannesburg on 29 July 2007. Here are some pictures from this event.

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The Renault F1 Roadshow came to Sandton this weekend with Nelson Piquet and Giancarlo Fisichella driving up and down West street with the F1 Renault!

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i wish some of you guys could do something like this to get pictures for our forum, LOL

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Expect the roar of F1 in Sandton

July 25, 2007
By JoNews Reporter

THE ING Renault F1 Roadshow – which will turn the streets of Sandton into a local Monaco – could be the start of bigger things. "IT has long been the dream of the City council and big business in Johannesburg to stage another Formula 1 Grand Prix, and to become a permanent venue on the Formula 1 calendar," says Spencer Pillai, the general manager of the Johannesburg Tourism Company's convention bureau.

"We now have a good leverage mechanism to open the doors to the top echelons of motor racing, place Johannesburg on the Formula 1 map, and make the dream of a Johannesburg Grand Prix come true."

The ING Renault Fl team will hold spectacular motor racing demonstrations in the streets of Sandton this weekend, with the main event, the ING Formula 1 race on Sunday, 29 July at 4pm. The action starts on Fredman Drive at 10am. Several roads will be closed, including sections of West Street between Rivonia Road and Fredman Drive, Fredman Drive between West Street and Rivonia Road, and two lanes of Rivonia Road.

Pillai believes that the roadshow will enhance Johannesburg's status as a prime business and leisure tourism destination in South Africa.

"It is significant that Johannesburg has been chosen not only to be the first city in Africa to stage the roadshow, but also the first outside Eurasia."


The ING Renault F1 Roadshow, launched in 2003, has been seen by 1,5 million people in major cities in Europe, Russia, Japan and now South Africa.
Acting on behalf of the City council, the Johannesburg Tourism Company will facilitate the infrastructure Renault needs for its weekend showcase, including location and layout of the circuit, street closures, the position of spectators and the availability of emergency services.

Pillai says a special event such as the ING Renault F1 Roadshow underlines Jozi's status as the business capital of South Africa and as a prime destination for international business tourism.

Now in its fourth year, there will be a street parade, a 20-lap Cycle Lab Sprint Challenge, motor-racing demonstrations and entertainment - including drummers, a variety of dancers, rickshaws and acrobatics.

Over at Nelson Mandela Square, a Formula One paddock will contain Renault racing cars and other – tamer - Renault vehicles and Formula One memorabilia. Visitors will also be able to chat to Formula One racing driver Giancarlo Fisichella and test driver Nelson Piquet Junior, son of the legendary racer Nelson Piquet.


"Johannesburgers will have the opportunity to witness at close range the thrills and excitement of Formula One as Fisichella pilots Renault's F1 [car] through the streets of their home city," Pillai says.

BMW product launch at the craddle of mankind 25 June 2006

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Just liked this scene at a toll gate in Cape Town

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finally done with the toll gate

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Wot's that number plate??

Wot's that number plate??

ELU is a personalized number plate sequence from the UK, so she must have shipped this beast from there. Its also Right Hand Drive just like SA and UK. Poor guy at the till, if i was him, i would have just stepped out of the box and went closer to see the car and this lovely lady who is driving it. Then try my luck at a mobile number or an e-mail address. LOL

SA is 90% white like the northern part of Africa.Now I can see why aparthied took scores of decade.Why are the black people not involved?

SA is 90% white like the northern part of Africa.Now I can see why aparthied took scores of decade.Why are the black people not involved?

if you are talking about population, its 80% black and 10% white with indians,coloureds, chinese etc makes up the balance. However if you are talking about these pictures, I will summarize it by saying this. The best way to make sense of it is to understand the impact that apartheid had on income inequality between blacks and whites and also the fact that Sandton (where these pictures were taken) is the richest square mile in South Africa.

in nairobi(youcan tell coz the majority of the pple are black kenyans LOL!!!) we dont have the Lamborghinis but we know how to pimp'em maybe not the best but we try. this motor show is called IGNITION KENYA. I'll post some as they bcome available
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the classic cars too
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sa africa is just pure class but it kills me bcoz it is africas economic big brother but yet it lacs the african authenticity i know it is a work in progress but its gonna take sometime to fix it. the black population which is the majority should work hard to establish economic presence.

Impressive pics so far! SA is truly world class, I have to confess it! :)

But as far as Motorrace culture in Africa is concerned: certainly it is in Angola

But when it comes to motorracing lets NOT forget that there are two international autodromes in Angola in Luanda and Benguela , the one in Luanda was built by a stararchitect and inaugurated in 1972.

You easily find hundreds of photos on the web that show that Angola had and has a very strong motorace presence.

the Grand Huila Motorace has been brought back to life last year.

So guys, expect this country to come up with new motorace chmampions....and it is certainly in the interest of Sonangol, too to sponsor them.

I read in a personal blog that there are many more Ricardo Teixeira´s that could come out in Angola once the autodromes gets fully rehabilitated.:cheers:

South Africa is unique in the fact that we can have white people and black people and any other people at our shows and expos without many people caring. I think it's amazing that every race is showcased.

Its intriguing to see that many if not all you are generally looking at one thing & that is the colour of the people that are in the picture, honestly being a thread about the car show, one would have thought the purpose is to look at the cars, not the people around them, I dunno, that's just me :dunno:


You might not notice it if you look like the people in the pictures. Many Africans will tend to notice the lack of certain people even as models. If you go to the New York auto show, you will see more African models fronting the cars than you would in Jo'burg, very strange indeed.

South Africa is unique in the fact that we can have white people and black people and any other people at our shows and expos without many people caring. I think it's amazing that every race is showcased.


If you believe that....ok

You might not notice it if you look like the people in the pictures. Many Africans will tend to notice the lack of certain people even as models. If you go to the New York auto show, you will see more African models fronting the cars than you would in Jo'burg, very strange indeed.

I'm looking at pictures of the Kenyan show and certainly not giving a flying duck as to the colour of the people who are in the picture. Considering the fact that almost every thread has some mention of race on this forum should be a serious worry. I know it is for me.

If you believe that....ok

Yes, I do think that. By the sounds of your post it seems like you think that that is weird. Now please tell me...why does it matter what the models' skin colours are?

listen although these picturesdont represent everyone it is always good to give credit where it is due. sa has lots different races cultures but although marred by violence the SAfricans work every day to keep S.A the rainbow nation and and so far they have done a great job and not many countries can brag of that. yeah there is social inequallity but it is a work in progress and it is gonna take some time, keep in mind that South Africa is only 14 years old.

Can't we all get along? Color is so 1900's get on with the program folks. What I saw in those SA pics are people of all races having a good time: watching exotic cars. Sometimes the person bringing up race is often the racist and a racist comes in any color.

People have posted different cool rides here but I haven't seen any the way this Nigerian ride is pimped. Interesting.


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listen although these picturesdont represent everyone it is always good to give credit where it is due. sa has lots different races cultures but although marred by violence the SAfricans work every day to keep S.A the rainbow nation and and so far they have done a great job and not many countries can brag of that. yeah there is social inequallity but it is a work in progress and it is gonna take some time, keep in mind that South Africa is only 14 years old.

Nairoberry, to round it off now. SA is certainly not unique in this aspect. The most mixed and multi-racial nation in the entire world is beyond any doubt Brazil. :cheers: No nation on this planet matches and eventually will ever match Brazil in the next 100 years to come. In Brazil you see people having black, white and indio blood beautifully mixed. Into the bargain, Brazil has the strongest black community outside of Nigeria.

The UK, France, Canada, the US just to name a few more are all multi-racial countries, too!

Can't we all get along? Color is so 1900's get on with the program folks. What I saw in those SA pics are people of all races having a good time: watching exotic cars. Sometimes the person bringing up race is often the racist and a racist comes in any color.

Thank you! That is exactly what I am getting at :cheers:

Nairoberry, to round it off now. SA is certainly not unique in this aspect. The most mixed and multi-racial nation in the entire world is beyond any doubt Brazil. :cheers: No nation on this planet matches and eventually will ever match Brazil in the next 100 years to come. In Brazil you see people having black, white and indio blood beautifully mixed. Into the bargain, Brazil has the strongest black community outside of Nigeria.

The UK, France, Canada, the US just to name a few more are all multi-racial countries, too!

yea true about brazil....i mean 40% of brazil is black and white mix....or with indian mix.

if you are talking about population, its 80% black and 10% white with indians,coloureds, chinese etc makes up the balance. However if you are talking about these pictures, I will summarize it by saying this. The best way to make sense of it is to understand the impact that apartheid had on income inequality between blacks and whites and also the fact that Sandton (where these pictures were taken) is the richest square mile in South Africa.
i believe friends of the city was being sarcastic.

Yes, I do think that. By the sounds of your post it seems like you think that that is weird. Now please tell me...why does it matter what the models' skin colours are?
it's a black thing. and it would take too long for me to explain so you'd understand.

Can't we all get along? Color is so 1900's get on with the program folks. What I saw in those SA pics are people of all races having a good time: watching exotic cars. Sometimes the person bringing up race is often the racist and a racist comes in any color.
...uhhh, i don't think there has been any racial fighting/animosity going on in this thread. the black forumers were just noticing how in a country that is predominantly black most of the people seen in the pictures were white.

it's a black thing. and it would take too long for me to explain so you'd understand.

I thought we are talking about auto shows!

I don't know what you are talking about. I posted that to show how liberal the Nigeria society is and, things like this happen in the USA too. So, what is sarcastic in the post?

I thought we are talking about auto shows!

I don't know what you are talking about. I posted that to show how liberal the Nigeria society is and, things like this happen in the USA too. So, what is sarcastic in the post?

you said:SA is 90% white like the northern part of Africa.Now I can see why aparthied took scores of decade.Why are the black people not involved?
to which kulani replied:if you are talking about population, its 80% black and 10% white with indians,coloureds, chinese etc makes up the balance. However if you are talking about these pictures, I will summarize it by saying this. The best way to make sense of it is to understand the impact that apartheid had on income inequality between blacks and whites and also the fact that Sandton (where these pictures were taken) is the richest square mile in South Africa.
i thought you were being sarcastic/funny/cynical. if you weren't then see kulani's response.

That was supposed to be rhetorical. What I meant was different from what you and Kulani took it to be. SA cannot be 80% white then, I responded to those who turned the thread to white and black race thing.

Besides, take a great look at the picture over my earlier comment.

it's a black thing. and it would take too long for me to explain so you'd understand.

Please explain...we've got the rest of our lives to wait. I would like to know why it is a "black thing" (which my black friends gave me a puzzled look to when I asked them about it).

Why is were talking about race when we have an absolute pimpin Auto show being laid before our eyes? Enough with this obsession!!

SA is becoming more of a class based society than racial, the division is becoming between the have's and the have nots, regardless of race. White poverty is increasing and black poverty is decreasing.

You guys really know what BEE stands for? Black Elite Empowerment, unfortunately our society seems to be more critical when the division is racially based than class. Both are wrong and should vehemently be opposed.

Alright, i have one big black mama for all you wingeing fellas, LOL. alright guys, i am just joking, but you know what i mean.

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Wait I'm confused are we talking about the car or the actual mama behind it? Both are sexy...:banana:

Why is were talking about race when we have an absolute pimpin Auto show being laid before our eyes? Enough with this obsession!!

SA is becoming more of a class based society than racial, the division is becoming between the have's and the have nots, regardless of race. White poverty is increasing and black poverty is decreasing.

You guys really know what BEE stands for? Black Elite Empowerment, unfortunately our society seems to be more critical when the division is racially based than class. Both are wrong and should vehemently be opposed.

Alex Roney, while talking about SA, you have betrayed yourself! Now, I have got you you are definitely not Brazilian but South African! Comments like these would have suprised me from a Brazilian guy, the Brazilians that I have talked to were a lot different than you but never mind....

jeez! okay heres a "african" driving a hot car in joburg saw this baby on the weekend
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Alex Roney, while talking about SA, you have betrayed yourself! Now, I have got you you are definitely not Brazilian but South African! Comments like these would have suprised me from a Brazilian guy, the Brazilians that I have talked to were a lot different than you but never mind....

Really? Actually when referring to "our" I was actually talking about the western mindset. A racially divided society, where one's opportunities are dictated by the color of your skin is not tolerated and rightfully so. However when its based on class theirs little condemnation.

Just for your information Brazil is one of the best examples of a socially divided society, so the fact that I'm talking about it shouldn't come as a surprise. "Educated" Brazilians like to talk about how bad inequality is, yet their own perspective on poor people is one of arrogance and general dislike.

Really? Actually when referring to "our" I was actually talking about the western mindset. A racially divided society, where one's opportunities are dictated by the color of your skin is not tolerated and rightfully so. However when its based on class theirs little condemnation.

Just for your information Brazil is one of the best examples of a socially divided society, so the fact that I'm talking about it shouldn't come as a surprise. "Educated" Brazilians like to talk about how bad inequality is, yet their own perspective on poor people is one of arrogance and general dislike.

Komm lass es gut sein, Pinocchio!:lol:

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Hsark, very nice pics!:cheers: They were taken in and around Sandton? Got more of those cars?:)

cheers ,the first 1 was taken in rosebank which is quite far away from and the 2nd was on a highway none of them were taken in sandton bleh!