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BMW Owner Sells His Car for Charity after Jeremy Clarkson Retweets His Line

A presumably BMW 320i owner from Johannesburg, South Africa, has posted an announcement on his Twitter account stating he’s willing to sell his car and donate the money for charity if Jeremy Clarkson retweets or answers his call. The Top Gear star did it, so now the car is on sale on a local car listing website.
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The whole scene happened Monday, December 1st, which was designated the World AIDS Day since 1987. The day is dedicated to raising awareness of the horrible pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and to mourning those who have passed away because of the disease.

As of last year, 36 million people died worldwide and an estimated 35,3 million people are living with HIV, numbers that make this one of the most important global public health issues in recorded history. Even though public awareness has grown over the years and donations have been made for research and the development of better medication, in many regions of the world the AIDS epidemic still claims an estimated 2 million lives each year. 270,000 of these people are children.

This is why famous people play quite a key role in helping scientists worldwide to find a cure and to help to improve the access to antiretroviral treatment. Jeremy Clarkson has recently joined the long list of celebrities that help the cause. Even though we’re not sure if the owner of the car is serious about it or not, the ad he put on South Africa-based Gumtree seems quite authentic.

With a 137,000 km mileage and automatic transmission, the 2006 BMW 320i model comes with quite a good price, 88,500 Rand ($7,920). “The car is immaculate and not a cent to be spent on it. MP3 cd, electric windows, cruise control, full house”, its owner wrote on the announcement.

As to Clarkson, it’s not the first time he gets involved in some charity work. At the end of 2007, Top Gear’s lead singer became a patron of Help for Heroes, a charity that is trying to provide better facilities to wounded British serviceman. He also was part of the Ice Bucket Challenge, this summer, only that part seemed rather induced by his children than actually the star’s own wish.
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