The Top Ten Cars To Burn In Paris
ISRAEL and the Palestinians are giving hacks a break from the credit crunch, waiting for Obama, ignoring the rest of the world (does South America exist?) and writing lists of what to do in 2009.
In France the situation is a trigger for a bout of voiture flambee, the country’s signature dish. Later we’ll bring you the Top Ten Cars To Burn In Paris. But for now:
Protesters set cars on fire and several luxury store windows, such as the Louis Pion watch store, were smashed and looted by protesters by evening.
How many cars, we don’t yet know – Hamas says the figure is about six million and Israel claims all burnt cars had been warned with a leaflet placed under the windscreen – but car burning is a growing sport in France:
At least 445 cars were torched over the night of New Year’s Eve in France, a 20-per-cent rise on last year.
Statistics can lie:
The French Interior Ministry has increased its provisional count of the number of cars torched over New Year’s Eve from 445 to 1,147.
Anorak’s man in Paris says that Peugeot 205s are now being overlooked by the car-b-cuers in favour of, in order:
1. VW Polo (Dune)
2. Vauxhall Corsa (Hatchback 1.0i 12v Active (AC) 3dr)
3. Citroen C5 (Tourer 2.0 HDI)
4. Vauxhall Astra (2.2i 16v)
5. Toyota Rav4 (Diesel estate)
6. Honda Civic (Aerodeck)
7. Fiat Grand Punto (1.2)
8. AUDI A4 (1.8 SE)
9. MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS (C200 Classic 4dr Saloon)
10. Rover
Says one protestor:
“My dream is to torch a Zionist Toyota Deliboy, and then meet a Volugrafo Bimbo in Heaven.”
Drivers of the Daihatsu Naked are advised to drive with care…
Posted: 4th, January 2009 | In: Key Posts, Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
