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(AFX UK Focus) 2006-06-15 10:24 GMT: DaimlerChrysler being sued by US car dealer over 1.7 mln usd junk carLOS ANGELES (AFX) - An exotic car dealer in the US yesterday said he has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against DaimlerChrysler AG and its subsidiary Mercedes-Benz for a full refund on a malfunctioning rare automobile, calling it "the world's most expensive lemon." Mark Johnston, owner of Grand Prix Motors in Los Angeles, bought a Mercedes Benz AMG CLK-GTR roadster, one of only five produced, and the only car of its kind in North America for 1.7 mln usd in 2003. The Guinness Book of World Records lists the car as the most expensive production vehicle ever. "The car turned out to be exotic in the worst possible way," said Johnston, a former Ferrari mechanic. "It just doesn't run." The limited edition roadster is made of carbon fiber with an integrated steel roll cage and energy absorbing crash box. read more. UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the NewsMONTCLAIR, Calif., June 15 (UPI) -- Local officials have ordered a stop to a Southern California man's digging for buried gold that created a 60-foot-deep crater in his front yard. Police, fire and city of Montclair building officials said they were aghast Tuesday when they responded to a call from a concerned neighbor about the massive pile of dirt on Henry Mora's front lawn. The 63-year-old semi-retired musician told the San Bernardino (Calif.) Sun because his $600 metal detector was "beeping like crazy" and he was finding gold dust, he had kept his 2-man crew of day laborers digging for two weeks. "Once we started finding gold dust, we just got carried away," Mora said. "It was getting totally out of hand. I knew that." Mora won't face any charges but has been ordered to hire an engineer to supervise the replacement of the dirt and must reimburse the city for fencing around the hole, the newspaper said. read more. CARkeys - DTM Comes To Brands HatchThe weekend of July 1-2 sees one of the world's most exciting saloon car race series come to Brands Hatch race circuit in Kent. Cars competing in the DTM (German Touring Car Championship) look vaguely like their production counterparts, but they use exceptionally advanced chassis and 500bhp V8 engines. Some very big names can be found on the entry lists. Regular competitors this year include Mika Hakkinen, Jean Alesi, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and seven-times Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen. It has even attracted former F1 World Champion Damon Hill, who will test an AMG Mercedes-Benz C-Class at Brands Hatch later this week. The two British drivers taking part in the DTM this year are Jamie Green - currently lying fourth equal in the points table alongside Hakkinen and Frentzen - and Susie Stoddart, only the second female DTM driver to take part in the series after Ellen Lohr competed with great success a few years ago. read more. |
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