§With 34 wives, even a king has to cut a few corners.
Big,fast,expensivecarshavealwaysbeenapassionwithroyalty.ButafamilymanlikeKingNjiiriofKenyaprobablydoesnthaveverymuchpassiontospare.
Orverymuchmoney.(Thingshavebeenkindofslowlatelyinthekingbusiness.)WhichmakeshimthekindofkingthataVolkswagenisreallyfitfor.
Thepriceofabrandnewone-$1639*-isntmuchhigherthanthepriceofabrandnewwife.AndaVWisalotcheapertosupport.
Itgoesabout27milesonagallonofgas.About40,000milesonasetoftires.
AVolkswagenalsocomesapartveryeasily.(Itonlytakesabouttwentyminutestotakeoffafender,or45minutestotakeoutthewholeengine.)Thatmakesrepairingiteasy.Andquiteinexpensive.
Butwhenit‘snotbeingtakenapart,aVWholdstogetherverynicely.Soeventhougholdonescostagooddeal,they’restillagooddeal.
Especiallyifyouhappentogetonethatwasownedbyanelderlykingwhoonlyusedittogotocourt.