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What body part would you sell? One man is selling his testicle to buy a Nissan 370Z

Here at Digital Trends, we approve of deep and sincere commitment to motoring. We believe a man’s (or woman’s) love of cars should be more than just a hobby. We feel it should be a lifestyle – one that requires sacrifice. This is why car lovers buy Italian and British cars that very rarely ‘work’. 

But one man has taken sacrifice for motoring to a new, dark place. Mark Parisi is – drumroll please – selling one of his testicles, so that he can buy a new Nissan 370Z.

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So obviously our first question was, “This is November right? Not April Fools?” But apparently Mr. Parisi is serious about this. He appeared on CBS show The Doctors –apparently a show that exists – and told the hosts that he is ‘donating’ one of his testicles for medical research for the sale price of $35,000.

This not only brings up questions about the meaning of ‘donate’, but also Mr. Parisi’s sanity. First the points in his favor: $35,000 is not an insignificant amount of money, and, from the looks of him, Parisi may not be using that testicle all that much. In that sense, the transaction is a smart one.

Where things fall apart a little is that, well, it’s one of his testicles. I don’t know about you folks, but my ‘wedding tackle’ is pretty important to me and it’s kind of nice having a backup. The other big issue is that he wants a Nissan 370Z, which means he is clearly a lunatic.

The 370Z is a perfectly good sports car; it’s fun to drive, makes a pretty good noise, and looks the part. But it is not worth a testicle, especially for a slightly doughy man in the midst of a midlife crisis.

We have all heard of men overcompensating with cars, but this may be a case where the car is literally compensation for diminished shall we say “genital capacity.”

If it were me, I would be selling my gallbladder for a 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado.

What body parts would you sell and for what car? Tell us in the comments. 

Peter Braun
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Peter is a freelance contributor to Digital Trends and almost a lawyer. He has loved thinking, writing and talking about cars…
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