Checkout TWM's PLATINUM shift knob!

[Antoine]

TWM has done it again...bringing you the best in performance short shifters and shift knobs...Checkout their latest creation....FOR SALE!


The "Luxus" Pure Platinum Shift Knob by TWM

more info @
www.twmshiftknobs.com (http://www.twmshiftknobs.com)

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Antoine/luxus-p2.jpg

[505zoom]

uhm... who in their right mind is gonna pay 75 THOUSAND dollars for a shift knob??? Little late for april fools isn't it?

[505zoom]

And no, I am not kidding.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7980933456&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ALC%3AMT%3A1

[AbsoluteSwed]

thats the MOST WACK thing i have ever seen..............hmmmmmmmm should i buy a brand new audi RS4 w/ 418hp or a SHIFT KNOB, does seem real since they have on their website but im guessing their kidding around

[Wiggles422]

what are they smoking? 75k?!

[Mr. Win]

yea... but then again who buys 400k car?

[ChopstickHero]

i'll take two.

[AbsoluteSwed]

what will you improve with a 75k knob over one thats 25-50 bucks tops, that you can probably paint or what not to match the color........yes its a satus symbol but whos ganna buy a knob thats 18.75% of thir cars valus saying you have a 400K dollar car? thats like buying a $3,000 dollar knob for your protege saying you bought it new for 16k

[Matthew]

gay

[vindication]

are they actually gonna produce this? I would love to see if someone is interested in this, if they'ed be like, "well, umm this isn't really for sale"

[SNike05]

Way over priced. Price of platinum as of 13:12 EST today was $880 USD per ounce troy. 2.67 lb = 42.72 troy oz.

Platinum in knob (if pure) costs $37,693.60 USD. How much could it have cost to make it, $37,000 ?

[anarchistchiken]

HOLY SHITBALLS! Jesus, I know they have a discount code or something for mspotege people, but this is insane!

[Mr. Win]

http://www.timskelton.com/postpics/don_magic_juan.jpg

[SilverBulletES]

This thing come with locking hex bolts?

[Murray]

Heh ... well I'm sure they don't actually make the thing until someone buys it. Even if it only costs them $37k to make it, that's still a lot of money.

Anyway, looking at the auction, it looks like they ship it for free ... so that makes it a sweet deal, right? :rolleyes:

[mountjonas]

if it is real, don't count on it looking shiny and new for too long. my wedding band is platinum and it now looks like ass. i've only had it a year, and i don't go banging into things, but within a day of wearing it, i already scratched it.

[capnsavem]

if it is real, don't count on it looking shiny and new for too long. my wedding band is platinum and it now looks like ass. i've only had it a year, and i don't go banging into things, but within a day of wearing it, i already scratched it.

hehe.. i went with titanium. i dont like it blingy anyways (glare)

[mountjonas]

hehe.. i went with titanium. i dont like it blingy anyways (glare)

it ain't so blingy anymore. it's got a nice dull finish to it. i'd go for the titanium, but i like the weight of the plat. it's nice and farking heavy.

[orlandomsp]

I find it hard to take this seriously, you'd have to be insane to spend 75k on something like that.

[mountjonas]

it better come with keys to an evo and an sti.

[Gambino]

it better come with keys to an evo and an sti.

amen. i wont even buy their other knobs because I think $100 - $125 is way overpriced for something like a knob

[Velocifero]

hehe.. i went with titanium. i dont like it blingy anyways (glare)
I actually got a stainless steel band, I was kinda ify about it at first, but it's not bad and I can shine it up with little effort.

[peepsalot]

that knob is still not heavy enough, when will they release one made of depleted uranium?

Edit: Doh, looks like plainum is still more dense. Apparently Iridium would be moreso though.

[vindication]

how bout granite? or marble?

[JCell]

do they have kryptonite?

[vindication]

sorry, I cant use kryptonite. makes me weak for some reason

[anarchistchiken]

I say just make one with a pure carbon fiber shell, but with a lead core. That would be nice.

[Maxx Mazda]

If I was Bill Gates my P5 would have one of these...

[Wiggles422]

^^ now that is dedication to the mazda family... being that rich and still having an "econobox" (for the lack of a better word)

[JCell]

bill gates doesn't even know what a mazda is.... :D

[capnsavem]

yeah that knob is ri-goddamm-diculous.

knock it off, TWM.

[tekkie]

this is insanely dumb, the sad part is some millionare will buy the friggin thing just to say they have it

[pro5utah]

titanium knobs are light but come on....jsut make the bloody thing out of carbide. it never scratches, has a molecular weight close to platinum and i doubt it would run you 75 grand.....on a side note can you imagine your insurance claim when someone steals your p5 and you are listing the value of the contents? cds - $350, stereo $1,000 pure platinum shift knob $75,000.....:rolleyes:

[toucci]

this has to be a joke.

[t3ase]

maybe if we get 10 buyers, we can have a 891273127487% discount.

[Matthew]

so how much did TWM pay antoine to annouce this stupid thing?

[vindication]

this is in fact a good marketing ploy. wonder how many hits their site got from people reading about this?

[bonesmp5]

sorry -- you can only have one -- But you get a nice certificate --- hehehehe

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i'll take two.

[Antoine]

so how much did TWM pay antoine to annouce this stupid thing?

Just a platinum short shifter...:rolleyes:...get over yourself matt...

[Antoine]

this is in fact a good marketing ploy. wonder how many hits their site got from people reading about this?

I'm glad someone has the capacity to realize this...it only took several pages...;)

[mooS mooS]

compared to 75,000 ... 130 doesn't seem all that much ....damned relativity

[DeadGeneration]

Platinum is a crappy metal

[JCell]

yeah, i want titanium :D

[SilentSno]

They actually sold it.

http://www.twmshiftknobs.com/

I wonder if the bidder on ebay is genuine

[anarchistchiken]

There was no bidder on ebay... I have it watched and I saw it at the end of auction; 0 bids.

Basically they're lying to us now ot sell more stuff. That's fucked up.

[SilentSno]

1 bid.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7980933456&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ALC%3AMT%3A1

[anarchistchiken]

The bidder has been a member since 1999 but has never bought anything, or at least never recieved any type of feedback. Very sketchy to me that a 6 year member's first purchase is a $75,000 piece of shaped metal...


And two days ago when I check the auction page, that guy had not bid, and the auction was closed. So unless I'm just on crack, something not right. And I'm not on crack.

[Downtown]

Holy crap, someone actually bought this thing?!?