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Cars
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BG Launches Over A Kia, Wins 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk [VIDEO]
21 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ever seen a guy launch himself over a Kia, only to catch a ball thrown out of the sun roof and slam-dunk to win the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest? No, neither had the judges and that’s why LA Clippers power forward and NBA rising star Blake Griffin won the 2011 version of the dunking contest. Impressive [a la Darth Vader].
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When Politically Incorrect Chain Email’s Go Bad
18 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
It’s one thing to be forwarding a funny email on to those that you feel might benefit from the humour you found to be present in said email. But what happens when you’re a big cheese at a major construction and infrastructure development company and the joke is politically incorrect, and you get caught?
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It’s Smarter Than The Average Bear
14 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hoo ha. I try and avoid playing the ‘hey look something funny happened on the internet’ game with you guys too often, but it’s Monday and this bear unlocked some dude’s car door and “drank 4 beers, ate a bottle of mallox, and crapped all over the place.” That’s special.
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SA Creative Director And The SuperBowl Commercial
06 Feb 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
It’s always great when your buddies are out there doing it in a big way, and I’m sure local creatives would also be interested to know that my buddy Colin Jeffery (The Advertising Guy – ex King James) is Creative Director at David&Goliath in LA, who shot the highly acclaimed “One Epic Ride” SuperBowl commercial […]
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Piers Morgan And Jeremy Clarkson Slugging It Out
28 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
The new Larry King and TV’s most famous petrol head are at it again trading blows in public. Piers cordially invited Jeremy to join him for a chat on CNN. Jeremy said no ways not even if they record the show in his back garden. Piers hit back and called Jeremy an “ageing pot-bellied Brit”. It’s a middle-aged slam down.
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GPS Technologies Are Making Us Slaves To Small People In Machines
19 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Deep inside a homing pigeon’s head is a detector cell that picks up the earth’s magnetic field and sends it straight to its destination. No hardware, no software – just a natural sense of position for thousands of kilometres. I know people who get lost in malls where they have lit up maps on eye level. Are pigeons smarter than us? I’m beginning to think so.
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John Lennon’s First Car Is For Sale
14 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Finally. Something to spend this R1.5 million I have lying around on. Lennon’s 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe (I don’t know what most of that means!) is being auctioned off in February; they expect it go for slightly more than his dark green Chrysler station wagon, which was recently auctioned off for $5,500 (ZAR 37.5k).
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Today’s Random Game: Guess The Location?
14 Jan 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 10 Comments
Today’s game involves a car that was spotted on the streets of Cape Town. This is a given, as it has a stunning WP numberplate. But the big question is, WHERE in Cape Town was it spotted? More to the point, what suburb? Follow the link to see the answer!
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Detroit Auto Show Roundup
13 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I thought it only fair to start my year off back at 2oceansvibe with a Detroit Auto Show roundup. It’s what I do best you see, sort of. After the jump you will see some of the highlights of this year’s North American Motor Show.
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Joburg Unveils Groundbreaking New Parking System – Parking On The Side Of The Road
30 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The revolutionary new system was first tested in Braamfontein and will now be rolled out to the rest of the city. The city council and metro police will promptly reconvene in the board room to brainstorm places people can walk other than sidewalks. The side of the road will not be considered as this is already reserved for parking.
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Jacques Gets His Swagger Back
21 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This is a cautionary tale. You get new hair, and your life will change. This is the news: Jacques Kallis crashed his Audi R8 (excellent taste, JK) supercar into his neighbour’s gate at 02h30 this morning. Now let it be known, hair implants will increase your self-confidence to dangerous levels.
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The Terrible, Terrible Future Is Here: Advertisements That Burn Logos Into Your Eyes
20 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I have feared this for years. What happens if one day you switch off the television, but the McDonalds logo is still burnt into the back of your corneas, and it won’t go away until you buy the Biggest Mac that there ever was? Well, that day is today friends. Sort of. Once in a theatre in Germany.
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Configurate Your Bugatti
18 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
So most of us, in fact all of us, will never ever be able to afford a Bugatti Veyron, but a man and in my case a woman, can dream. Bugatti have realised this dream and have loaded a Bugatti Veyron configurator online, just for you and me.
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Two Blondes, One Screaming, In A BMW M3 Frozen Edition [VIDEO]
09 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yes, I know that headline sounds like something you should be thinking about whilst in a dark room with a towel, but it’s actually rather funny. Sabine Schmitz takes CAR magazine’s Juliet McGuire around Zwartkops in a matte-black M3 Frozen Edition.
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There’s Nothing Funny About An Accident – Unless It’s This Accident
08 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
There’s an ancient Tibetan joke that goes something like “There’s nothing funny about a car accident unless one of the cars involved was transporting a bucket of PVC paint, which exploded on impact, for maximum comedic effect.” Sure, we’re the first to admit that some of the humour is lost in translation, but the wisdom is clear.
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A Catalogue Of Tin-Can Coffins
06 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Living in South Africa we are used to dodgy vehicles on the road. You know the kind. Hell, even our taxis are sometimes held together with ducktape, while a monkey wrench substitutes the all important function of steering wheel. But you might be safer in that than in any of these cars. Auto Shippers has listed the ten least safe cars of all time.
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Mini Grows Up
01 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Did you have a Mini? Then got married, started having kids, basically grew up and had to sell the one thing that made you smile? Well Mini has taken you into account my friend and have brought out the grown up version to suit your lifestyle. That’s right my friends, Mini have stepped up yet again!
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Guess What Arrived In Cape Town This Week
19 Nov 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Oh yes people, the McLaren MP4-12C is here. This supercar is what dreams are made of and it is definitely set to cause a stir in the performance stakes. It’s light, very light with even the engraved rather than raised lettering McLaren detail saving 2 g of weight!
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Inside The Stig Farm [VIDEO]
15 Nov 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Jeremy Clarkson and the Top Gear team give us an exclusive look into what really goes into the making of The Stig. Come and take a tour around the Stig farm and get to see what really goes on behind the scenes as they reveal The New Stig.
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New MINI Countryman Commercial Is Mental! [VIDEO]
08 Nov 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Using doubles in movies is quite clever. Using one actor to perform as twins is also pretty advanced. Then you get 3D movies like Avatar, where the whole movie is computerized and still looks real. Then you get the new MINI Countryman commercial – OMF! Video after jump.
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Spy On The Next SLK
03 Nov 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Even though it was covered in plastic camouflage, Mercedes has decided to beat the spy photographers at their own game and release some images of the 2012 SLK test prototype as well as some interesting information on one of its highlight features – that folding roof.
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Innovative Parking Solutions In The Northern Suburbs
29 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Parking is a well-known bugbear for the citizens of the greater Cape Town Metropole, some might even say the situation is reaching a critical mass. But the men and women of of the Northern Suburbs are putting on a masterclass of guile and smarts in the parking department. Thanks to Mike and Mike’s brother for sending in the evidence.
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New MINI Comes With Web Radio, Facebook, Twitter, RSS Feed & Google – All On Your Dashboard [VIDEO]
27 Oct 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
If any of you spend even a mild amount online and have a Facebook and/or Twitter account, the new MINI ‘Connected’ system which is built into the new MINI Countryman (launches late November I’m told) will blow your head off. So 2oceansvibe Radio in the car is one thing, but how can you watch news feeds whilst driving? Not to worry, the car reads it out for you! Video after the jump!
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Camaro Convertible Sold Out In 3 Minutes
21 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Neiman Marcus Christmas Book is known for things that most of us probably couldn’t afford. So it was quite a moment when 100 hot, limited edition Camaro Convertibles worth $75,000 each sold out in three minutes.
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Nothing Like An AMG
20 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mercedes-Benz have really spoilt us with the likes of the Gullwing. But now, they bring you two concept models that will leave you pretty darn wet if you ask me!
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Bugatti Is Back!
18 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bugatti is back on top! After losing its title as the world’s fastest production car to the American-built Aero SSC Ultimate, the Veyron has hit back with the Super Sport!
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James Hunt Slept With 33 British Airways Hostesses In Two Weeks
15 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While many sportsmen spend their time in the run up to a major event practicing, James Hunt spent the 2 weeks prior to his famed 1976 win in Japan on a “round-the-clock alcohol, cannabis and cocaine binge”.
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No Driver Speeding Fine
14 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The image you see here is a familiar sight, I have no doubt. You usually bow your head when the envelope arrives in the post, open it slowly and immediately your eyes dart to the value of the fine. Once that is done, there is hopefully a photograph taken at the scene of the crime, with you in the car as you drove over the speed trap. But what if it wasn’t you? What if it was no-one?
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Best VW Ad. Ever.
12 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Volkswagen just keep coming back for more! Remember the family-oriented advertisment from the good old days with David Kramer? Or the ones featuring “I remember the days of my life” by Andre de Villiers? Yeah, this advertisement is nothing like that, but damn it has its place.
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Rolls-Royce Ghost “Diva”
11 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you have gold front teeth, a gold chain, a gold ring, gold-rimmed sunglasses and a gold watch…you might want to roll around in this bad boy. Check out the new Rolls…
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