Uruguay's Mujica turns down million-dollar offer for 1987 Volkswagen Beetle
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this May 2, 2014 file photo, Uruguay's President Jose Mujica flashes a thumbs up as he and his wife, Sen. Lucia Topolansky, ride away from their home after giving an interview, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay. Mujica says he’s turning down a $1 million offer for his famous 27-year-old Volkswagen Beetle. He told a radio program on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, that he couldn’t sell the sky-blue Volkswagen because it would offend some friends who had given it to him, and he also says he’s fond of the car. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File) (The Associated Press)
Uruguay's President Jose Mujica says he's turning down a $1 million offer for his famous 27-year-old Volkswagen Beetle.
Mujica says an Arab sheikh had offered to buy the car, which has become a symbol of Mujica's ostentatiously unpretentious style.
But he told a radio program on Friday that he couldn't sell the sky-blue Volkswagen because it would offend some friends who had given it to him, and he also says he's fond of the car.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He also has another sitting at his ramshackle flower farm, and officially declared the value of both together as $4,385.
The 79-year-old leader leaves office next year.