Post by: wmenorr67 on July 31, 2008, 04:22:14 AM
A bunch of greenines just had heart attacks.
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A rich Arab has caused uproar after reportedly putting his Lamborghini on a 6,500-mile round trip to Britain for an oil change.
The $376,000 supercar was put on a flight from Qatar to Heathrow Friday before being flown back after the service, the U.K.'s Sun newspaper reported Thursday.
The transport of the Murciélago LP640 driven by Batman in "The Dark Knight" would have cost the owner believed to be a Sheikh about $40,000, the paper reported.
The move sparked fury from employees at Heathrow.
This car doesnt have a carbon footprint more of a crater, one airport worker told the paper.
The overall cost of sending the black-and-gold supercar to London for the oil change would have cost more than $45,000, The Sun reported.
On Monday, the vehicle was flown back to Qatar.
The $376,000 supercar was put on a flight from Qatar to Heathrow Friday before being flown back after the service, the U.K.'s Sun newspaper reported Thursday.
The transport of the Murciélago LP640 driven by Batman in "The Dark Knight" would have cost the owner believed to be a Sheikh about $40,000, the paper reported.
The move sparked fury from employees at Heathrow.
This car doesnt have a carbon footprint more of a crater, one airport worker told the paper.
The overall cost of sending the black-and-gold supercar to London for the oil change would have cost more than $45,000, The Sun reported.
On Monday, the vehicle was flown back to Qatar.
Post by: Manedwolf on July 31, 2008, 04:33:11 AM
Post by: mtnbkr on July 31, 2008, 04:35:29 AM
Chris
Post by: Fly320s on July 31, 2008, 04:38:26 AM
Maybe his warranty would be void if the car was serviced outside the factory/dealer network.
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 31, 2008, 04:40:21 AM
Post by: mtnbkr on July 31, 2008, 04:41:10 AM
Maybe his warranty would be void if the car was serviced outside the factory/dealer network.
Dunno what the rules are like over there, but that is against the law here. You can have your car serviced by anyone as long as you're meeting the scheduled maintenance cycle and your warranty is not voided.
But, it could be one of those things where having the right tools for the job means it isn't possible any other way. I dunno...
Chris
Post by: Manedwolf on July 31, 2008, 04:42:08 AM
What sort of oil change would a car like this require? Does it require a 14.2225mm socket that only authorized Lambo technicians can acquire?
Chris
Chris
I doubt the guy cares. The UAE has a seven-star hotel with rooms from $1000 to $28,000 a night, and some of the sheiks in Qatar and Saudi Arabia could literally use a car once and throw it away. $40K might be a typical evening of dinner for some friends. Money is an endless flow, a meaningless number.
A number of people there are VERY rich.
Post by: mtnbkr on July 31, 2008, 04:45:12 AM
What sort of oil change would a car like this require? Does it require a 14.2225mm socket that only authorized Lambo technicians can acquire?
Chris
Chris
I doubt the guy cares. The UAE has a seven-star hotel with rooms from $1000 to $28,000 a night, and some of the sheiks in Qatar and Saudi Arabia could literally use a car once and throw it away. $40K might be a typical evening of dinner for some friends. Money is an endless flow, a meaningless number.
A number of people there are VERY rich.
I'm well aware of that, but I would expect there to be Lambo mechanics nearby considering the money that the region has. Regardless of the wealth, it makes no sense to ship a car to another country for an oil change.
Chris
Post by: El Tejon on July 31, 2008, 05:04:43 AM
From my dealings with Purdue students from UAE, Mane is spot on. Money for some there has no meaning. Imagine living as though your thoughts become reality.
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 31, 2008, 05:07:34 AM
Maybe he was going to the UK on holiday and wanted to drive his own car?
From my dealings with Purdue students from UAE, Mane is spot on. Money for some there has no meaning. Imagine living as though your thoughts become reality.
From my dealings with Purdue students from UAE, Mane is spot on. Money for some there has no meaning. Imagine living as though your thoughts become reality.
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The $376,000 supercar was put on a flight from Qatar to Heathrow Friday before being flown back after the service, the U.K.'s Sun newspaper reported Thursday.
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On Monday, the vehicle was flown back to Qatar.
Nope, just sent it for the oil change.
Post by: vaskidmark on July 31, 2008, 05:13:12 AM
Imagine living as though your thoughts become reality.
I'm willing to be the official APS guinea pig, even though I understand that I might suffer psychological, emotional and/or physical harm of an undetermined nature during or following participation in said study.
And the rst of you bozos who did not think about volunteering - back off! This is my gig.
stay safe.
skidmark
Post by: HankB on July 31, 2008, 05:44:13 AM
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. . . The move sparked fury from employees at Heathrow.
This car doesnt have a carbon footprint more of a crater, one airport worker told the paper.
Well, they found one airport worker to quote, so perhaps it " . . . sparked fury from an employee at Heathrow."This car doesnt have a carbon footprint more of a crater, one airport worker told the paper.
Aren't Lamborghinis made in Italy?
Wouldn't it have made more sense (if that's the word) to send it back to the factory if you were flying it out for an oil change?
Or have the factory send out a tech to do the oil change on-site?
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. . . $40K might be a typical evening of dinner for some friends. Money is an endless flow, a meaningless number.
A number of people there are VERY rich.
And they have been for a long time.A number of people there are VERY rich.
My Dad worked for an engineering consulting firm back in the late '50s and early '60s, and had a colleague who spent a couple of months working in the Middle East for Aramco or something. When he left, one of the sheikhs he worked for gave him a parting gift as he was getting on the airplane - he thanked him, and didn't think anything of it. When he got home, he found it was a fancy pocket watch.
Just for the heck of it, he took it to a jeweler to have it appraised.
It WAS gold, and the gems it was decorated with were REAL . . . appraised price was $17,000, which was enough to buy a house back then.
Dad observed that if he told anyone else and the word got out, he'd be dinged for taxes and import duties, and maybe a penalty for failing to declare it.
Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on July 31, 2008, 06:13:22 AM
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Post by: Scout26 on July 31, 2008, 05:46:09 PM
Why fly it to the UK? Why not Italy?
Because the line at the London Jiffy-Lube was shorter ??
Post by: Sindawe on July 31, 2008, 07:19:49 PM
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Imagine living as though your thoughts become reality.
Whoa unto the galaxy should such come to pass...
It IS rather amusing listening to the local granola eco-freaks around Boulder get their undies in knot about this.
Post by: Antibubba on July 31, 2008, 10:27:27 PM
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Maybe his warranty would be void if the car was serviced outside the factory/dealer network.
No, he's rightly afraid of what would happen if he took it to the knuckleheads at the local Jihadi Lube. A stripped oil pan would be a $20,000 repair right there. Trust me, Arabs under the hood=bad idea.
Post by: MrRezister on August 01, 2008, 11:13:38 PM
Maybe he has a favorite shop. We have average people drive 50 miles to go to the shop where I work, so if you have that much money, why not?
This.
A lot of people asking "why" as though it matters. The man owns the car. The man can afford to send that car on a short vacation to another country. This does not affect me in any way aside from making me jealous.
Post by: mtnbkr on August 02, 2008, 03:09:49 AM
Maybe he has a favorite shop. We have average people drive 50 miles to go to the shop where I work, so if you have that much money, why not?
This.
A lot of people asking "why" as though it matters. The man owns the car. The man can afford to send that car on a short vacation to another country. This does not affect me in any way aside from making me jealous.
So? It's interesting. We're discussing it. It's no different than discussing the weather. If you' don't care, why did you bother to post at all?
Chris
Post by: never_retreat on August 02, 2008, 01:29:48 PM
What would it have cost him to fly a tech to Qatar?
Do you think you could find a lamborghini tech that would want to go to qatar?Post by: Rovi on August 02, 2008, 02:58:41 PM
Qatar
Lamborghini Doha
Suhaim bin Harnad Street
Phone : +974 444 5112/3 / Fax : +974 74 437 2135
Given the mention in most of the articles on this of the new Batman movie, and the worldwide promotional campaign currently in full swing for said movie, I'm wondering if this is all some sort of marketing gimmick to raise the media profile of both the movie and the car.