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$250.000 Ferrari as Collateral

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  1. miketuason

    miketuason F1 World Champ
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    A Chinese walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan
    officer. He tells the loan officer that he is going to Taiwan on
    business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.

    The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of security for the loan, so the Chinese hands over the keys to a new Ferrari parked on the street in front of the bank.

    He produces the title and everything checks out. The loan officer agrees To accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the Chinese for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a $5,000 loan..An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.

    Two weeks later, the Chinese returns, repays the $5,000 and the
    interest, which comes to $15.41. The loan officer says, Sir, we are very
    happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out
    very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we
    checked you out and found that you are a multi-millionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?

    The Chinese replies: Where else in New York City can I park my car
    for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?"

    Ah, the mind of the Chinese...
     
  2. MarkPDX

    MarkPDX F1 World Champ
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    Well I don't think that has been posted here in at least a few weeks :D
     
  3. bannedleader

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    It was my understanding he left his wooden F-50 as collateral
     
  4. fiorano94

    fiorano94 F1 Veteran

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    Ther is a wooden F50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
     
  5. cig1

    cig1 F1 Rookie

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    This post is useless without pictures ;)

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  6. GCalo

    GCalo F1 Veteran

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    You are all wrong.

    The car was made of rice!
     
  7. QT3141

    QT3141 Formula Junior

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    That's flied lice, you Gleek plick!! :D
     
  8. Lee in Texas

    Lee in Texas Formula Junior

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    This story sounds familiar. OH! Now I remember. I heard it 20 years ago and the car was a Rolls-Royce. Come on, man. Who buys a $250,000 Ferrari or a $156,000 Rolls-Royce without a place to park it?
     
  9. miketuason

    miketuason F1 World Champ
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    There are some top dollars penthouse in NYC that doesn't have safe or good security for parking. So, yes there is place to park, just not safe.
     
  10. ErikV10

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    Haha.. that's pretty good! I have never heard of that one before! He must be a really smart person to find a place to park his Ferrari for only $15. :)
     
  11. Kds

    Kds F1 World Champ

    Last time I heard that "really old" joke it was an upper west side jewish spinster with her Rolls Royce at the bank.....
     
  12. BLK85

    BLK85 Karting

    Apr 26, 2006
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    haha that was a great one.
     

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