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Anthony Kiedis’ Custom Electric Car

Posted on April 27, 2012 by The Mechanic

So when normal people break their foot, they use crutches, or limp on a cane, or get one of those stupid razor scooter looking things and then zip around annoying the rest of us. When famous people break their foot, they have custom electric cars made with no doors so that they can get around easier. Red Hot Chili Peppers front-man Anthony Kiedis had to cancel his band’s tour because he banged up his right paw, but had that golf cart-looking thing made so he wouldn’t have to sit us his butt while he healed. We don’t know much about the vehicle, but we know that it’s better for the environment than a normal car, more expensive, and way more nerdy. We also know that no matter how famous his band is, no matter how many hits he makes, and no matter how many cars he has made; he will always be the guy who got his foot shot off in Point Break.

 

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Kim Kardashian’s Ferrari

Posted on March 28, 2012 by The Mechanic

Kim Kardashian, everyone’s favorite model/fashion designer/star of Keeping up with the Kardashians and Kourtney and Kim Take New York has always had a flair for nice cars, and her new white Ferrari 458 is no exception. Kim took her new ride to Platinum Motorsports in Los Angeles and got 21″ and 22” monoblock Agetro M140 wheels. Depending on what she’s got inside, the car cost her between $250 and $300 thousand, but with the money she basically printing (she gets paid more to tweet than most people get to run business), she had no trouble affording it. Our one question is this: how often does she even have to drive herself around? She for sure has multiple bodyguards, so you know they’re not fitting in that car with her, and she’s on camera more often than not, so she needs to be in a bigger ride to fit the crew. We’re just wondering if the car was worth it…who are we kidding, she doesn’t care…stupid poor people.

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Awesome Car Buys: Stephen King’s Van

Posted on January 30, 2012 by The Mechanic

Say what you will about Stephen King, but the man takes things in proper stride and with a good sense of humor; even near fatal car accidents. Back in the long long ago, before we were even a twinkle in the internet’s eye, the famed writer of The Shinning, The Stand, The Dark Tower, and It was taking a leisurely stroll in Lovell, Maine when a distracted driver hit him from behind with his Dodge Caravan. The driver was apparently distracted by his dog, and the impact sent King flying through the air; leaving him with a collapsed lung and multiple fracture in his leg and hip. Months later, under the guise of “not wanting it to end up on eBay”, King had his lawyer purchase the 1985 Dodge Caravan for $1500. The real reason we’ve heard King wanted the van? In order to smash it to pieces with a baseball bat and sledgehammer of course. However, his lawyers had the van destroyed before King could get his hands on it.

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Asthon Kutcher’s New Hybrid

Posted on January 20, 2012 by The Mechanic

Picture this on your television: Ashton Kutcher stands at the alter saying his vows to a mysterious older woman. As soon as he slips the ring on her finger, he walks away, does a basketball warm-up gear style tear away of his tuxedo to reveal party clothes, and walks into a club where he grabs a random girl and makes out with her. Then, he keeps walking, tears off his club clothes to reveal hippie gear; suddenly he’s outside, where he kneels down and plants a tree. After planting the tree, he looks up at the camera and says “Adultery is cool, but the environment is way cooler; that’s why I drive the all-new Fisker Karma; the Hybrid that’s made in California!”. Then he jumps in his silver Karma and drives away. You’d buy one wouldn’t you? Well you should, because the Two And A Half Men star seems to love his new ride, which can switch between and all-electric Stealth Mode, and a fuel-assisted Sport Mode; it tops out at 125mph, and can go 0-60 in just over 6 seconds. It’s a great car for a crappy person.

 

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Kat Von D’s Classic Chevy

Posted on November 21, 2011 by The Mechanic

Here’s something that should come as a surprise to no one; Kat Von D, star of LA Ink and Miami Ink (you could also play as her in the popular video game “Tony Hawk: Ride”…because who doesn’t want to pretend to skateboard as a tattoo artist who doesn’t skate that well), drives a 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe. A girl known for being different has picked a very different car to drive around in, and it looks great. We’re not sure what it looked like before she had it customized, but it looks awesome now. The metallic gold custom paint gives the car a real flair, and the white-tires really add to the ride’s cool factor. It really is the kind of car that you’d expect a real life pin-up girllike Kat to drive around in, so we think it was a solid choice…dating Jesse James after he went all “polygamist Hitler” on the world…ehhhh…not so much.

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Tommy Kelly The Raider Drives a Charger but Responsibly?

Posted on July 25, 2011 by The Mechanic

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Oakland Raider’s Pro Bowl Defensive Tackle Tommy Kelly (that’s a lot of capitals) makes his living wearing black and smashing up the middle, his car looks like it’d do the same. The tackle, who was once arrested for DUI (head shake, disgusted look), drives around in a Black Dodge Charger SRT8. It rests on 24 inch Sporza Estrada wheels, with gloss black centers and chrome lips (that sounded dirty).

It can’t be said enough that this thing looks like something a defensive player with a criminal record from the Oakland Raiders would drive. If you put this car in a police line-up, someone would probably finger it for robbing a gas station, then it would go to federal car-prison, lift a lot of weights, convert to Islam, get out early on good behavior, and then start a community outreach program for at risk teens. Man, Tommy Kelly’s Charger sure is a nice guy…wait, what do you mean, “Am I on drugs?”?

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