A 1967 Volkswagen Beetle formally owned by Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann is being auctioned on Ebay for $383,000 or 300,000 euros from $105,000. The 12,000 euro blue book value of the car apparently makes no difference to fans of the coach who took Germany to the semi-finals. Klinsmann drove the car in 1994 and 1995.

Police in Germany say a 440-pound man was saved by his body mass after a Volkswagen Polo car drove over him, only leaving the 30-year-old with minor injuries. The incident occurred in the German town of Gifhorn. The victim suddenly stopped his bike, fell over in front of the car which drove over him at a crossroads. Sven-Marco Claus, a police spokesman says, "Someone smaller would probably not have been so lucky. "

According to religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, at the age of 73 and with prostate cancer, he was able to leg-press 2,000 pounds. Robertson said, "I did it one time, one rep, but I had built up to it for about three years. "

A gang of Robin Hood-style thieves, who dress as superheroes and steal expensive food from exclusive restaurants and delicatessens to give to the poor, are being hunted by police in the German city of Hamburg. The gang members seemingly take delight in injecting humor into their raids, which rely on sheer numbers and the confusion caused by their presence.

Some Volkswagen billboards have come down after complaints that a word used in an ad was offensive to Hispanics. The ad for the new GTI 2006 had a photo of the sports car accompanied by the words "Turbo-Cojones. "Cojones, which means testicles in Spanish, has become a casually used term for boldness or guts in English, but hasn't lost its more vulgar connotations in its native language. There were complaints about a billboard in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. There were no complaints about billboards in New York and Los Angeles, but the company says it decided to pull the ads in all three cities.