Brunei? NSX auction?

Timeless · 6 December 2002

To my surprise, I stumbled across this 'tidbit' of news, a few days old:

So where is Brunei, see 'background'?
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/bx/index.html

Why? read attached link:
http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Nov02/281102/nite08.htm

I could only IMAGINE what they look like! - Aloha

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nsxtasy · 6 December 2002

Originally posted by Timeless:
So where is Brunei, see 'background'?

No offense to those in Brunei, but unless you are already familiar with the northern coastline of East Malaysia on the island of Borneo, that map isn't going to tell you where Brunei is. A better map (because it shows where Brunei is in relation to the rest of Asia) appears here.

Timeless · 6 December 2002

Ken -

Thanks for helping me out with a better map. I was on the run...Jerry

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nicholas421 · 6 December 2002

where does the sultan of brunei rank these days on the richest people list?

nsxtasy · 7 December 2002

Originally posted by nicholas421:
where does the sultan of brunei rank these days on the richest people list?

He doesn't. He doesn't appear on Forbes's most recent list of the 497 billionaires in the world.

PHOEN$X · 7 December 2002

Ken, you should be a game show contestant because you're a walking encyclopedia!

nicholas421 · 7 December 2002

Originally posted by nsxtasy:
He doesn't. He doesn't appear on Forbes's most recent list of the 497 billionaires in the world.

i went to your link...
apparently they are no longer including royalty in the list because their assests are too difficult to determine. their estimate of the sultan's wealth is $10 billion, which would've tied him for the 20th richest person.
surprisingly (at least to me) queen elizabeth and castro do not make the list not because of the royalty exclusion, but because they're simply not rich enough... queen elizabeth at around $330mil and castro at $100mil

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Redeye · 7 December 2002

Im from Malaysia, so heres a little bit of background on Brunei...

Its a small little country nestled bbetween Malaysias Eastern states, Sabah and Sarawak (sarawak being the bigger of the 2). I have no idea how that country formed between the 2, but the Sultan of Brunei I would say is probably the richest person in SOutheast Asia and probably around the Australasian region. The country is pretty rich as it owns tons and tons of offshore oil rigs, in which most of the profit made from selling oil goes directly to the SUltan (at least thats what I was told). I dont know who the current Sultan of Brunei is, but when I heard about him last, he was a major car freak. He owned about 200-300 cars.

Oh and one more thing..in Malaysia, buying cars is really expensive. We typically have a 300% tax on all imported cars. So a regular Ford Mustang GT would probably cost like $100000, a Lamgorghini Diablo would cost close to about $1.5 million, and so would Ferraris (THese dollar amounts are AFTER currency conversions from ours, which is Ringgit, to US dollars)

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Timeless · 7 December 2002

"Redeye" - Photo of Sultan. Do you recognize this person? Is this a current photo?
http://www.brudirect.com/BruneiInfo/info/SULTAN.jpg

Just curious, [email protected] / Jerry

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nsxtasy · 7 December 2002

Originally posted by nicholas421:
i went to your link...
apparently they are no longer including royalty in the list because their assests are too difficult to determine. their estimate of the sultan's wealth is $10 billion, which would've tied him for the 20th richest person.

Aha! I didn't bother looking that far. Thanks, Nick!

Originally posted by Redeye:
Its a small little country nestled between Malaysias Eastern states, Sabah and Sarawak (sarawak being the bigger of the 2).

Not exactly. It is entirely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak (along with the South China Sea), and is a few miles across Sarawak from the nearest border with Sabah.

Originally posted by Redeye:
I have no idea how that country formed between the 2

From the 14th to the 16th centuries Brunei (technically it is known as Brunei Darussalam) was the seat of a powerful sultanate extending over Sabah, Sarawak and the lower Philippines. By the 19th century, the Brunei Darussalam Empire had been whittled away by wars, piracy and the colonial expansion of European powers.
Brunei entered into a series of treaties and agreements with the United Kingdom in the nineteenth century and ceded Sarawak to James Brooke of Britain in 1841. It officially became a British protectorate in 1888, and regained full independence in 1984.

There's more information on Brunei's official government website here.

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Enzo · 7 December 2002

Originally posted by Redeye:
he was a major car freak. He owned about 200-300 cars.]

More info about his cars collection here : http://autozine.kyul.net/article/brunei/sultan.htm

Timeless · 7 December 2002

David - Many thanks for the link with photos...Jerry

PS - This has gotten very interesting!

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nicholas421 · 7 December 2002

he also hires hollywood actresses and models to come "hang out" at his palace for months at a time. what it is they do while "hanging out" seems to be hush hush... but you can use your imaginations.

redfisher · 7 December 2002

Yea, I saw a feature on one of the TV news magazines a while back on the sultan, and his younger brother, Prince Jefri. It talked about how the female guests they were bringing in had to first go through a medical check including screening for all types of STDs. I guest this would be a prerequisite for travelling on Jefri's yahct, TITS, with its two dingys, Nipple1 and Nipple2.
Must be great to be born into a billionaire's lifestyle. A virtually limitless budget for exotic cars, boats, and babes shipped in like ordering from the Sears catalog.

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PHOEN$X · 7 December 2002

Sounds like a great answer to MYNSX's question "what would you do if you had unlimited funds"

nsxtasy · 7 December 2002

"It's good to be the king."

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SJJ28 · 8 December 2002

Originally posted by nsxtasy:
"It's good to be the king."

"Pissboy.. Oh Piss Boy!!"

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Jin1976 · 4 January 2003

Its true. I live there (Brunei). All were autos with 95 models having tiptronics transmission. Downsides are that not all of the NSX are really completely perfect. Climate control not working, power steering, power window, dummy high mounted rear brake lights, jittery engine sound and so on. But for the price it is quite a bargain. I think they are selling Porsche 911 next.

MYNSX · 4 January 2003

Originally posted by PHOEN$X:
Ken, you should be a game show contestant because you're a walking encyclopedia!

Dude he knows everything!! It's crazy!!
He should go on the show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" or "Win Ben Stein's Money"

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4AU4LIFE · 5 January 2003

Originally posted by MYNSX:
Dude he knows everything!! It's crazy!!
He should go on the show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" or "Win Ben Stein's Money"

He would clean house there for sure !!

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Meeyatch1 · 9 January 2003

The article says there were 15 of them, then later on it says only 5. So..how many are there?

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Biaggi · 9 January 2003

http://www.forbes.com/2002/03/04/royalsphotoshow_8.html

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NSX G-Force · 10 January 2003

Originally posted by Meeyatch1:
The article says there were 15 of them, then later on it says only 5. So..how many are there?

1st auction, there were 15 NSX, Five sportshift 95 model, Ten auto 91-92 model. 10 were sold, left 5.
2nd auction, 15 BMW 850i + 5 NSX that didn't sell on 1st auction for unknown reasosn.
All 15 NSX as new with extreme low mileage, from as low as 300+ and cannot export to other country!

Its true. I live there (Brunei). All were autos with 95 models having tiptronics transmission. Downsides are that not all of the NSX are really completely perfect. Climate control not working, power steering, power window, dummy high mounted rear brake lights, jittery engine sound and so on. But for the price it is quite a bargain. I think they are selling Porsche 911 next.
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There will be no Porsche 911... Next will be Mercedes SL, Lexus Landcruiser and may be more BMW..

Brunei? NSX auction?

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