(G) Very Exclusive 500

http://www.luxist.com/2008/02/13/a-f...vski-crystals/

A Fiat 500 Pepita Painted with 24k Gold and Swarovski Crystals

Posted Feb 13th 2008 3:03PM by Rigel Celeste
Filed under: Wheels






Luxury cars are usually about a fast engine, a smooth ride, and extra features for comfort and convenience, but this luxury vehicle is all about the bling. It's a Fiat 500 Pepita and it's all decked out with a 24k gold paint job, Swarovski crystal studded gear shift, hand brake, and foot pedals, cashmere floor mats (cashmere on the floor?!), and gold painted alloy wheels. Plus you get a choice of seats made of crocodile, snake, shark, skate or lizard leather and an assortment of precious gems to add to the interior. €60,000


(sorry if its a repost BTW)

Oh dear, now thats nasty! Loads of stuff in Europe is being loaded with Swarovski crystal, its really tacky. You can get all sorts of stuff like wheels, badges, trim etc all full of them. We went on a boat in April which had millions of them everywhere... its a really weird obsession they have. The gold colour is awful IMHO, they have ruined a nice car.

Hmmm...............

Not my Tasse Tee, that's for sure.

Interesting that the interior looks like its made from automotive modeling clay

There's bling, then there's Halfords! This is Blingfords, or should that be HalBlings?

Steve

tasteless - reminds me of the 'Egyptian' area in Harrods

money doesn't buy taste, they haven't even fitted a 'Black' Steering Wheel

that painted sidewall thing is so barry and the bling bling handbrake is beyond tacky!

I hope it doesn't turn up on this forum as one of 'members motors'.

The funny thing is Swarovski Crystals tend to fall off everything Mrs W buys from them, so shes stopped buying it! Thier quality control is much worse than Fiat's....

Quite like the Oz alloys but other than that its bloody hideous.

The wheels are gorgeous, and I actually like the whitewall tyres.... theyve been around for years and even real 500s had them

Between you & me, I rather like this - but don't tell anyone!!

Now somebody else has come out of the closet, I can admit I quite like the gold...

What makes me laugh is having spent all that money on gold paint and crystals they obviously couldn't quite stretch to the climate control option!!

pmsl.