Viktor Yushchenko's S-Class For Sale On Ebay

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on November 17, 2005 at 2:55 PM CST

Do you have a million dollars burning a hole in your pocket?  I know  
I sure do.  Every morning I wake up, have a cup of coffee, and  
deliberate the perfect way to spend all those zeros.

Finally, after much deliberation, I think I've found the answer. So  
what could it be? A new house? Nope. Maybe a mint condition all- 
original 300SL Gullwing, to match my shiny new Mercedes SLR McLaren?  
Wrong again.

The real gem I've discovered is a 1994 Mercedes S350 TD, owned by  
none other than Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.

That's right ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to own Viktor's S-Class,  
but don't get any ideas - I don't want any last minute bidding.  If  
you do, there will be be hell to pay, courtesy of me.

According to the auction listing, the car was formerly owned by the  
National Bank of Ukraine, of which Viktor Yushchenko was the head  
until 1999. This car was reportedly his personal business automobile.

In all sincerity, is this even for real? $1 million has to be a  
typo.  I think the only way anyone could ever pull off $1 million for  
a 1994 S350 is if it was owned by Jesus Himself.  Wait a minute,  
that's not a bad idea...

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