Indaba yePorsche 959 engekho emthethweni uBill Gates akwazile ukuyethula e-United States

I-Porsche 959 yango-1986 yaba imoto eyintandokazi kaBill Gates, kodwa ukuntula kwayo imvume engokomthetho e-United States kwamholela kobunye bobuwula obukhulu kakhulu bokuba nemoto yakhe eyigugu eduze kwakhe.

Umdondoshiya wezobuchwepheshe kanye nosozigidi uBill Gates akaziwa nje ngokuba yi-CEO ye-Microsoft, kodwa futhi ngokuba usozigidigidi othanda i-Porsche, ekubeni enenqwaba kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe. Kepha ngenkathi amanye ama-Porsche engeza aphinde ahambe, ikakhulukazi kusozigidigidi, i-mogul yayilungile ngokwanele ukuletha imodeli ye-Porsche engekho emthethweni e-United States, okwakunzima kakhulu kuye.

UGates wayezimisele ukulwa nenhlangano yase-United States Customs and Border Protection ukuze agcine imoto yakhe ayithandayo e-United States: iPorsche 959 yango-1986.

Kungani i-Porsche 959 yango-1986 yavinjelwa e-US?

Ngenkathi i-Porsche 959 iqala ngasekupheleni kwawo-80, wonke umuntu wayeyifuna, kuhlanganise noBill Gates. Nokho, lokhu bekulula ukukusho kunokukwenza njengoba iPorsche 959 ibingatholakali ngisho e-United States.

Nakuba ama-Porsches amaningi angangeniswa kalula esuka eYurophu aye e-United States, i-959 yayihlukile. Izinkinga ezimbalwa zaphakama nge-959 kanye nokungeniswa kwayo e-United States, inkinga enkulu kube ukwenqaba kwe-Porsche ukunikeza i-NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) amamodeli amane okuhlola ukuphahlazeka.

Ngokumangazayo, i-Porsche yenqabile ukulahla izimoto zayo ezine ezibiza kakhulu ezibiza kakhulu ukuze zihlolwe ukuphahlazeka, kodwa lokho kwakusho ukuthi iPorsche 959 "yayingagunyaziwe ukuthi isetshenziswe emgwaqeni womphakathi."

Yiqiniso, lokho akuzange kumvimbe uGates, owa-oda eyodwa noma kunjalo futhi wayithatha ngokushesha e-US Customs lapho efika. Futhi kwaba njalo iminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi.

IPorsche 959: i-supercar ethuthuke kakhulu ngesikhathi sayo

Ngesikhathi i-Porsche yethula i-959 ngo-1986, ngaphandle kwehaba, kwakuyimoto ethuthuke kakhulu kwezobuchwepheshe emhlabeni.

I-Porsche 959 yaqhuma endaweni yezimoto njengemoto ehamba phambili yesikhathi sayo, futhi akumangazi ukuthi usozigidigidi uGates wayefuna ukuyibeka izandla. Ifaka injini enkulu engu-6 litre twin-turbocharged, epholile emoyeni eyi-V2.8 ekhiqiza amandla angu-444 kanye ne-torque engu-369 lb-ft, idonsa ngawo womane amasondo.

Kalula nje enye yezimoto ezihamba phambili zama-'80s, i-Porsche 959 ibikwazi ukushaya amamayela angu-60 ngehora ngamasekhondi angu-3.6 futhi ishaye isivinini esingamamayela angu-196 ngehora. Akuyona nje ehamba phambili emhlabeni ngesivinini namandla, i-959 iphinde yabonakala ingumshayeli wansuku zonke.

UBill Gates waqinisekisa kanjani izikhulu zaseMelika ukuthi zigcine i-bootleg yakhe iPorsche 959?

Ngenkathi abakwaCustoms bebamba i-Porsche kaGates, ngokusobala wayengeke avume ukunqotshwa futhi wachitha iminyaka engaphezu kwe-10 elwela ukushayela imoto yakhe yamaphupho emhlabathini waseMelika. Wahlangana nozakwabo kanye nochwepheshe/nomthengisi we-Porsche uBruce Canepa ukuze bakhe icebo. Kanye nabanye ochwepheshe abaningi, uGates noCanepa basebenzisa ithimba lezomthetho ukuthola indlela yokweqa izidingo zenani lomgwaqo lePorsche.

Ngokusho kwe-Auto Week, ummeli uWarren Dean usize uGates ukuthi abhale lo mthetho ukuze athathe kabusha imoto yakhe yohlobo lwePorsche 959 wabe eseyidlulisela enkantolo. Lo mthetho wasungula ukuthi:

“Uma izimoto ezingama-500 noma ngaphansi zenziwe, uma bezingenziwa okwamanje, uma bezingakaze zibe semthethweni e-US, futhi uma bezingavamile, bezingeniswa ngaphandle kokuthi kudlule izindinganiso ze-DOT. Uma nje behlangabezana nezindinganiso ze-EPA futhi bengashayeli ngaphezu kwamamayela ayi-2,500 ngonyaka, bazoba semthethweni."

Kodwa-ke, ukuthi uGates wethule lesi sinqumo akusho ukuthi uhulumeni wase-US uzosigunyaza. Lo mthethosivivinywa, owethulwe ithimba labameli bakaGates, wenqatshwa kaningi futhi wehluleka waze wagcina ungenile “kuMthethosivivinywa Wezokuthutha weSenate” owasayinwa ngumthetho nguMongameli Clinton ngo-1998.

Kuthathe eminye iminyaka emibili ngaphambi kokuthi uhulumeni alungise amaphepha okusebenzisa umthetho wezimoto ezinkulu, kodwa kwakusasele isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuthi uGates afake iPorsche 959 yakhe emgwaqweni.

Ngemva kokuba imibhalo yenziwe yaba semthethweni, uGates noCanepa kwadingeka balungise kabusha i-959 ukuze kuhlangatshezwane namazinga athile okukhishwa kwegesi. Kodwa ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kweshumi ebanjwe e-US Customs, uGates wagcina ekwazi ukushayela iPorsche yakhe ayithandayo engekho emthethweni, ngokusemthethweni. Inqobo nje uma ungahambi ngaphezu kwamamayela angu-2,500 emigwaqweni emikhulu yase-US.

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