...That should convince you not to buy foreign oil products. We have these exclusive photos of Prince Alwaleed's (from Saudi Arabia) Diamond Covered Mercedes. The car rings in at around $4.8 million dollars, and apparently, costs you $1,ooo just to touch. Instead of "BEEP! BEEP!" The horn sends out a "BLING! BLING!" (okay I totally made that last part up but think that would be cool). More pics below...
Vassili Verrecchia Shows Off His Favorite Things In His Paris Home
While his brother, Timothee, runs the NYC office, Vassili takes on the Paris-based side of things. To gain some insight to what inspires such a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, we asked Vass to show off some of his favorite worldly and sentimental possessions in his Paris home. See where Vass's travels have taken him...









antwan
May 21, 2008
12:51pm
wtf. i <3 rich fools. 2 please!
The Sappy One
May 21, 2008
3:24pm
Just what everyone needs: a car that will literally tear up anything on the road that touches it, be it bumps on the road or dings against the door. Almost has a James Bond concept going for it. I'll pass though; rhinestone anything just scream something in me that makes me feel like someone was playing with the Barbie sparkle paint again.
Megan
May 21, 2008
3:24pm
Holy Crap!!!!!!!!!!
The Hyphenate
May 21, 2008
9:19pm
I second that holy crap!!!!!!! What could scream "I'm filthy rich from oil money" more than this? Does the car come with its own driver wearing brass knuckles?
JasonInMelbourne
May 22, 2008
6:10am
$1000 to touch it??? What about the car washers, detailers and mechanics? Do they have to pay him to work on it? An interesting conundrum?
The Sappy One
May 22, 2008
12:39pm
Hyphenate: brass knucks would suggest lesser refinement. It would not surprise me if the chauffeur dons their own pair of diamond-tipped platinum knuckles.
anarki13
June 3, 2008
12:32pm
[www.youtube.com] [www.snopes.com]
Sam
June 11, 2008
2:47am
what's funnier, is that we are still paying that S.O.B to afford this kinda stuff while people are dying of hunger world wide ! You've all paid for this car, remember this car when gas hits $10 / gallon.
June 23, 2008
6:55pm
i just want to say I'M IN LOVE! no really. how much more could oil be if the only thing left to do with the money is encrust an alreay expensive car with clear and black diamonds? just wondering... however, i won't lie or deny the fact that it is breath taking.
Tristan
July 9, 2008
7:25pm
As much fun as it is to scorn fictional Saudi princes for their filthy exuberance, as with most similar stories, this one is completely fabricated. Read the Snopes article linked by anarki13. Our energy dependence on foreign nations is pretty pathetic, but don't blame anyone but yourself as you get into your gas guzzler each day. I know it's easier to complain than to actually do something, but when does it end? Sam, ever tried doing something about hunger other than complaining about other people not doing anything about hunger?
Milan5
September 20, 2009
3:19am
its just a stupid email hoax , same like ''car made of silver '' [www.snopes.com] and no that Saudi prince is not dealing with oil , he got rich by investing mostly in US company's for last 30 years
nellie
December 4, 2009
3:42pm
Ok everyone lets go out and get an electric car with an extra long extension cord.....
Llama
December 12, 2010
6:03am
Its tacky, south asia still dosent know how to show its wealth but the will learn. Trying to be like the Americans so hard, it comes out tacky.