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It takes a special kind of motivation to purchase a retired armored limousine and the latest occasion to grab such a vehicle involves one of Vladimir Putin's former cars, namely a 1994 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Pullman Guard.
Interestingly, the W140 Benz showed up for grabs on German website mobile, with the mix between the engineering assets of the car and is VIP aura leading to a whopping price of EUR1.3 million (make that $1.35 million).
The lavish machine, which is animated by a 394 PS 6.0-liter V12 (keep in mind that we're dealing with a natural aspiration era output), has 25,000 km (15,500 miles) on its odo. Given the nature of the car, this is a respectable mileage. Even so, we're talking about an odometer value that, at least in theory, should allow the Pullman to stay in good condition.
The German limousine is offered by a private seller, Sergei Urov, who is ready to show you the Mercedes-Benz, obviously over in Moscow. Meanwhile, you can zoom in on what we'll label as an uber-privacy mobile in the image gallery to your right, with the pics allowing us to see plenty of the six-seater's details, down to the VIN.
One of the thoughts that simply can't be avoided when purchasing such a contraption is the weight of the stories the vehicle has been involved in. The most recent tale of the sort took place back in September, when Vladimir Putin's favorite chauffeur reportedly lost his life in a head-on crash that took place on the road's of Russia's capital city.
It's worth noting that Russia's leader was not aboard the BMW when the crash took place, as he was attending the G20 summit in China. The accident involved the President's BMW 7 Series and those of you who missed the story can check it out here, crash footage included.
The lavish machine, which is animated by a 394 PS 6.0-liter V12 (keep in mind that we're dealing with a natural aspiration era output), has 25,000 km (15,500 miles) on its odo. Given the nature of the car, this is a respectable mileage. Even so, we're talking about an odometer value that, at least in theory, should allow the Pullman to stay in good condition.
The German limousine is offered by a private seller, Sergei Urov, who is ready to show you the Mercedes-Benz, obviously over in Moscow. Meanwhile, you can zoom in on what we'll label as an uber-privacy mobile in the image gallery to your right, with the pics allowing us to see plenty of the six-seater's details, down to the VIN.
One of the thoughts that simply can't be avoided when purchasing such a contraption is the weight of the stories the vehicle has been involved in. The most recent tale of the sort took place back in September, when Vladimir Putin's favorite chauffeur reportedly lost his life in a head-on crash that took place on the road's of Russia's capital city.
It's worth noting that Russia's leader was not aboard the BMW when the crash took place, as he was attending the G20 summit in China. The accident involved the President's BMW 7 Series and those of you who missed the story can check it out here, crash footage included.
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