Obama's limo BREAKS DOWN in Israel: President's $1.5m 'Beast' is towed away as he arrives for historic first visit - after his driver puts GAS in the engine instead of diesel

President Barack Obama's historic visit to Israel this morning had an embarrassing setback when his armored limo broke down on the way to the airport.
The custom General Motors Cadillac limo was relegated to a pick up truck after the driver accidentally put gas in the engine instead of diesel.

Mr Obama arrived in Tel Aviv Wednesday afternoon local time, and earlier that morning, the limo that was designated to his hotel was unable to move after the driver made the silly mistake.
Local news reports allege that it was the President's limo that was shipped over specially from Washington that broke down so he was forced to use the second vehicle that they brought over from the U.S.

The downed 'Beast': President Obama's armored limo broke down in Tel Aviv this morning as it was headed to the airport after the driver mistakenly put gas in the engine instead of diesel

Touchdown: President Obama arrived in Israel on Wednesday morning for his first official trip to the region as President

Big mistake: The 18-foot car has an engine that holds 6.5 liters of diesel, and does not work when given gas

Can't take it: The car had to be picked up on a tow truck and it is unclear whether the problem was quickly fixed

Careful crop: From this angle, the downed Cadillac could have been a small four door, but that clearly isn't the case

Quick: Just a few hours later, President Obama got into the back up vehicle that they brought from D.C.

The car was pictured by local station 24 Hour News when it was on the back of a flatbed truck.
Since the car was not able to take him from the airport, thankfully Obama was always scheduled to leave the airport via helicopter in order to avoid passing through the Palestinian checkpoints that interrupt the route from Ben Gurion Airport to Jerusalem.
The United States Secret Service put out a statement about the incident, saying that it was a situation where it pays for them to be prepared.
'One of our protective vehicles experienced mechanical problems in Israel earlier today. This is why we bring multiple vehicles and a mechanic on all trips,' said Edwin Donovan, a spokesman for the Secret Service.
'Situations like this are planned for extensively by our advance teams so that the President's itinerary is unaffected by these types of issues.'
They did not confirm that whether or not the driver used gas or diesel, and if that was the cause of the malfunction.

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