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United States Army Number One spotted in BeijingPosted by Eric Mu on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 5:06 PM
During a bike ride yesterday, your correspondent spotted this extra long Lincoln limousine near the new CCTV tower. A beast of a car in itself, it was also remarkable for the sticker on its side: "Moves Castle: United States Army Number One". So is this President Obama's new toy? No: it turns out the car belongs to a local wedding company, that also has a blog on Sina. According to media reports, the car is available for rent for 6,666 yuan per day. Links and Sources
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Comments on United States Army Number One spotted in Beijing
Displaying my personal vehicle in public without prior consent is an act of privacy intrusion, a lawsuit is imminent, assemble your best lawyers!
6666 RMB? That would just about cover the fuel needed to power that beast.
Wow what a car!! I saw this picture on another blog too. I wonder how it looks like inside...But does this wedding company rent out a lot of these limousines? You must have a lot of money to rent this car and as far as I know, the people in China still don't earn that kind of money. I must say however that the Chinese give a lot about "face", so when a couple gets married, how bigger the car is, the better. Also, to other people on the street and to your own family and friends. This way they think to get more respect and feel better about themselves. Maybe it is possible that the wedding company does good business in China.
Might be more accurate if it said "People's Liberation Army #1" and had a white army plate and obnoxiously hateful police horns to accompany it...