Aston Martin Db9

[Elvis_Pil]

talk according to the papers in that the original db9 brought down my the garments company owner was undervalued.. any confrimation on this?

[GearHead]

hahaha! exactly what a freind of mine and i were talking about... besides, if such a car WAS brought down to SL, obviously the port and customs will have records of it.. why cant the Gvmnt just look for those instead of a single car (among posibly millions) on the roads of SL... talk about inefficiancy and lack of common sense..

guys with rare sports car pls be aware of this matter.keep all the documents with you in the car to prove that its not an Aston Martin..otherwise our cops will piont at a nissan 300ZX and say its an AM....

[nira74]

besides, if such a car WAS brought down to SL, obviously the port and customs will have records of it..

Not necessarily,.... from what I've heard if you've got the right connections, you could get a container through without inspection..... if a vehicle came in that way and is not registered or insured, no one would have a clue about it.

[weed]

Mahinda will never let Namal buy a car like this due to public image issue

[SeanD]

Mahinda will never let Namal buy a car like this due to public image issue

Yes that is why he's taking a delegation of over 80 to New York UN sessions next week, at a cost of Rupees 8 million a NIGHT!! This includes his own team of "security" and other gophers, plus a "team" for his wife (probably hair dressers and beauticeans etc). In a country where many people cannot afford 3 meals a day, this is how its president is worried about "public image" by busting 8 million a night on the biggest team to attend this conference.

[milinda]

Yes that is why he's taking a delegation of over 80 to New York UN sessions next week, at a cost of Rupees 8 million a NIGHT!! This includes his own team of "security" and other gophers, plus a "team" for his wife (probably hair dressers and beauticeans etc). In a country where many people cannot afford 3 meals a day, this is how its president is worried about "public image" by busting 8 million a night on the biggest team to attend this conference.

Security of the president is top priorty and I never question it. It doesnt matter who the president is. Let it be Ranil or Mahinda but security of the head of state should never be compromised.

[thushara_g]

[SeanD]

Lol who wrote that? Mervyn Silva? Highly doubt a doctor would sound so illiterate

Milinda I agree that presidential security is of course important, but note that all the members of that delegation are not security, probably 4 or 5 people are at max. The rest of them are just people looking for a joyride.

Last year, less than half of the more than 50 Sri Lankan delegates ever set foot on ‘UN soil’. Some of the delegates who are going from Colombo have already contacted their friends and relatives living in the US about their impending junket. One of them has asked for an appointment with a cardiologist, another has arranged for a visit to a casino in Atlantic City and a third wants advanced tickets to a Broadway show -- all at taxpayer's expense.

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070916/News/news0002.html

Security is one thing. Booking an absurd number of people into the Ritz Carlton for 8 million bucks a night has absolutely no justification. One might say, if you are a firm believer in something, then you should be prepared to die for it.

Edited September 17, 2007 by SeanD

[Supra_Natural]

any guesses which paper ran this? yep the Sunday Observer.......

this senasinhe chap Does own an Aston... but its in the UK.... and apparently, the prez had asked him to state that the car was here.... he angrily refused obviously..... as reported in every OTHER news paper... but obviously good 'ol lake house has a different take on the matter...

Did i hear someone say "Banana Republic"?

[Watchman]

hahahahahaa! i didnt know our excelency the president uses Gmail.. wonder if we can contact him on Gtalk as well...

and the writing style sooo does not soud like a doctor who is a also british citizen... jeez... if they are so dam keen on this hoax, get someone who knows proper english to write the letter!!!! it honestly does look like the kind of letter mervin silva would write... (saying exactly what the president wants people to think)

there are sooo many things that are just not right, but i dont think i have time to go inot everything.... If i was the producer of some news show i'd send a reporter to England to interview the real Doctor Namal on video.. now thats a ground breaking story!!!!

must try to find some articles online on this ....

[Watchman]

Not necessarily,.... from what I've heard if you've got the right connections, you could get a container through without inspection..... if a vehicle came in that way and is not registered or insured, no one would have a clue about it.

you maybe right.. cos even in the case of the 1st aston that came in, the pics are from a container yard (and not a car holding area).....

The Dilshan guy must be cursing now thinking "because of this dam flowery boy even i cant take my aston out in peace@#%%^!@$%"

[Pericles]

you maybe right.. cos even in the case of the 1st aston that came in, the pics are from a container yard (and not a car holding area).....

The Dilshan guy must be cursing now thinking "because of this dam flowery boy even i cant take my aston out in peace@#%%^!@$%"

Might work with an ordinary car, but an Aston would attract attention, and if someone was looking, I assume they would be able to track down the paperwork to prove that it was bought in legally.

Or maybe not, depending on how efficient the filing system is at customs. Never experienced it.

[The Don]

Security of the president is top priorty and I never question it. It doesnt matter who the president is. Let it be Ranil or Mahinda but security of the head of state should never be compromised.

True Milinda, but isn't it always a fact while our president is in the US and in the UN, he would be assigned a security detail by the UN and the US as well, especially considering he is under threat so I guess its an issue of finding a balance. And assessing the threat and acting accordingly. There is a fine line between compromise, and realistic assessment.

[weed]

there is also no evidence to say there are 2 astons.

[Radhika]

any guesses which paper ran this? yep the Sunday Observer.......

this senasinhe chap Does own an Aston... but its in the UK.... and apparently, the prez had asked him to state that the car was here.... he angrily refused obviously..... as reported in every OTHER news paper... but obviously good 'ol lake house has a different take on the matter...

Did i hear someone say "Banana Republic"?

Is it true that this doctor who owned this car in UK has a relationship with the guy who was hammered by Mervyn Silva's son...

[Supra_Natural]

Is it true that this doctor who owned this car in UK has a relationship with the guy who was hammered by Mervyn Silva's son...

yep, the doc is his brother.....

[Radhika]

So thats y mst pple say that this problem has cropped up because Dr Senasinghe's brothers case