Sheikh flies Lamborghini 6,500

[7amad 26688]

A RICH Arab sent his Lamborghini on a 6,500-mile round trip to Britain for a service.

The £190,000 supercar was put on a scheduled flight from Qatar to Heathrow – then flown BACK after the oil check.

Money was no object as the flight would have cost the owner – thought to be a Sheikh – around £20,000.

The move sparked fury from green campaigners.

An airport worker said: “This car doesn’t have a carbon footprint – more of a crater.”

The overall cost of sending the Lamborghini to London for the oil change would have cost more than £23,000.

His black-and-gold supercar costs £3,552 to service at an approved dealer – on top of the £20,000 to freight from Qatar to Britain.

The Murciélago LP640 – driven by Batman in movie The Dark Knight – arrived from the Middle Eastern country on Friday.

It cleared customs and was trucked to specialist mechanics in London for the service.

On Monday it was flown back 3,250 miles to the oil-rich state where it was collected by the owner.

A cargo handler at Heathrow blasted the car’s environmental damage.

He said: “It would have been far more efficient to fly mechanics out there.”
Horrifies

And Jenny Evans, of pressure group Plane Stupid, said: “This horrifies me. It is another example of how rich people exploit and pollute the planet because of their money.”

She said the role of the super-wealthy in climate change was not properly recognised – while poor people were rapped for going on holiday.

Friends of the Earth’s transport campaigner Richard Dyer said: “Flying a car thousands of miles for a service is ludicrous when planes are one of the most polluting ways to transport goods. We urge the individual to get their car serviced closer to home.”



But David Price, of Lamborghini Club UK, said: “If an owner wants to service his car in that way, it is his choice.

“I’m not surprised. Thankfully the age of excess in some areas continues.”

Lamborghini UK spokeswoman Juliet Jarvis said there could be “kudos” for a Middle Eastern owner in servicing a car in London.

She said the exclusive Italian brand had a network of authorised dealers around the world – and most cars were looked after in the country where they were bought.

But she added: “This sort of thing is not unheard of.”

Qatar Airways confirmed it carried the Lamborghini.

The cars are popular with celebs including Rod Stewart and David Beckham.

Source : http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1493291.ece

This was on the front page. what do u think ? :screwy:
P.S. they have a lambo. dealer in Qatar

[NOS4EVER]

That is pathetic walah
la ba3ad el 7omar did not send it to Italy for their Factory

[Rashdi]

more money than brains

[f won]

That is so stupid, i mean there is being eccentric, which people like and just being stupid and wasteful, which is what he's doing. Would be cheaper to fly the people here for the service.

[7amad 26688]

Note that they have a dealer with a service center at Doha ..

[Unbreakable]

this is to prove that we are being leaded by a bunch of '3anam

[designo]

If these idiots were not muslim, God would not have given then the black gold they are abusing!

We would have all been starving in the deserts like ethiopia!

[BLOODLINE]

floos zaida :)

[KLEEMANN]

bas laish, as 7amad said there is a lamborghini dealer in doha!

[Unbreakable]

^ we suggest a NASA conference to answer you question

[ZOSicK]

If these idiots were not muslim, God would not have given then the black gold they are abusing!

We would have all been starving in the deserts like ethiopia!
wahaahahahahahaha i love this guy

[Unbreakable]

^and this is what we call e-ghay

[Interceptor]

It doesn't even look good! :grin:

[VQ35HR]

brainless people

[Splash]

It's not like that guys. The guy shipped his car so he can use during his vacation in the UK. And while he was there, he serviced it :)

[7amad 26688]

It's not like that guys. The guy shipped his car so he can use during his vacation in the UK. And while he was there, he serviced it :)


The £190,000 supercar was put on a scheduled flight from Qatar to Heathrow – then flown BACK after the oil check.

[ADM]

It's not like that guys. The guy shipped his car so he can use during his vacation in the UK. And while he was there, he serviced it :)
He could have just rented one there. Renting an exotic is not expensive in the UK. But the deposit is!

[Unbreakable]

It's not like that guys. The guy shipped his car so he can use during his vacation in the UK. And while he was there, he serviced it :)

the dude could have rented a vanquish instead of paying that much for the shipment! :s

all i can say for that shaikh is "go to the Everest and shove a dildo in your @ss, this gotta add some action in your boring life!"

[Splash]

why making a big deal out of it? hundreds of Khalejees ship their cars to europe every summer. And if you feel offended, dont click on the link bellow :D

http://www.luxcars.ch/

[ADM]

why making a big deal out of it? hundreds of Khalejees ship their cars to europe every summer. And if you feel offended, dont click on the link bellow :D

http://www.luxcars.ch/
You should drop by Montruex during the Jazz Festival. It turns into Monte Carlo, except only Arabs.

[Splash]

if u think of it, where better would u enjoy ur LP640 roadster better than the English country side :D

p.s. was not reffering to the Lambo been shipped on post one, that's not a roadster!

[Night Crawler]

maybe the guy is gay

[7amad 26688]

guyz guyz .. nothing is wrong with shipping ur car to europe or us or whereever lots of people do it ..

the stupid this is the article .. he shiped his car for an OIL change and then shipped it back .. and im guessing he wasnt even there

the trip was inteded for an OIL OIL change only

thats y it was on the front page of the SUN ... every year people ship thier cars to enjoy them there 3adi they dont put that in the news

but they were shocked that this dude shiped his car just for and oil change then back home...

[Death666wish_]

what an idiot, what a moron, sh-hal 3'aba2?? shino send the car to the uk?? sh5anat Italy? 9amandega? walla 7ala.

fe dealer fe qatar, to show u as usual we don't have sh*t here.

[ADM]

How hard is it to change the oil of a car? I mean seriously, just how hard is it? A #13 spanner, an oil filter belt wrench, a jack, a funnel, something to collect the old oil as it drains out, maybe a few rags to clean up any spills, and of course the new oil and new oil filter.

People just make it seem like its such an impossible job that needs an expert to do it. What is it? The drain plug is locked with a secret code and will only open special cams built within the plug to avoid it opening if not done at an approved dealer?

Some people are just too full of ****.

[f won]

You should drop by Montruex during the Jazz Festival. It turns into Monte Carlo, except only Arabs.

I was there during the festival in 2001, MAN Ferraris lining the streets :bigok:

[Shihaby]

so what? i sent my Altima to Japan to get it polished and shipped it back the next day before the dust settled in...

[A.Z]

no comment il 9ara7a!!!

[designo]

why making a big deal out of it? hundreds of Khalejees ship their cars to europe every summer. And if you feel offended, dont click on the link bellow :D

http://www.luxcars.ch/
Roo7 fitch int ba3ad! I dont wanna hear another kiss $$ comment coming out of you inzain! Yalla chalow baya!!!

[designo]

How hard is it to change the oil of a car? I mean seriously, just how hard is it? A #13 spanner, an oil filter belt wrench, a jack, a funnel, something to collect the old oil as it drains out, maybe a few rags to clean up any spills, and of course the new oil and new oil filter.

People just make it seem like its such an impossible job that needs an expert to do it. What is it? The drain plug is locked with a secret code and will only open special cams built within the plug to avoid it opening if not done at an approved dealer?

Some people are just too full of ****.

:blink:

[NOS4EVER]

If he shipped it for tuning with a twin turbo or so no 1 will complain
but for an oil change that’s so stupid.

[Unbreakable]

^ thats not so stupid, thats soo arab!

[4ced]

i swear to god the day i get a frickin lambo, oil changes are happening strictly in salmabad.. La, and im gonna drive around to see who gives me the lowest price ba3ad

[designo]

i swear to god the day i get a frickin lambo, oil changes are happening strictly in salmabad.. La, and im gonna drive around to see who gives me the lowest price ba3ad
9ij ba7raaaani

[4ced]

your face needs servicing, maybe your pink butt down to salmabad too!

[designo]

your face needs servicing, maybe your pink butt down to salmabad too!
My face doesn't need servicing! It's just cause you would never understand my face. I get it serviced at the Ritz every week! Something you will never get to do in your whole life cause you're simply just "cheap" and "lower class" citizen!

I know, it's tough to be poor, but it's OK.. you must live with it!

bye

[4ced]

Hokay. whatever you say,

http://www.gulfgt.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10563&stc=1&d=1217699683

[ADM]

My face doesn't need servicing! It's just cause you would never understand my face. I get it serviced at the Ritz every week! Something you will never get to do in your whole life cause you're simply just "cheap" and "lower class" citizen!

I know, it's tough to be poor, but it's OK.. you must live with it!

bye
You harsh bastard :smilelol:

[Splash]

Here are pix of the car cruising in London, as I said, the guy shipped the car to enjoy it in Europe.

This shows how jealousy can effect a journalist writing!!!

http://photos.l3.facebook.com/photos-l3-snc1/v271/219/102/505223706/n505223706_639911_5904.jpg
http://photos.l3.facebook.com/photos-l3-snc1/v271/219/102/505223706/n505223706_639910_5219.jpg
http://photos.l3.facebook.com/photos-l3-snc1/v271/219/102/505223706/n505223706_639909_4534.jpg

[t88_power]

It could be the mechanic driving ^^ or the qatari's friend

We can't tell for sure

[Bahraini_Zupra]

Hokay. whatever you say,

http://www.gulfgt.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10563&stc=1&d=1217699683

looooooooooooooooooooool :nutkick:

[- Big&Blue -]

thats why i never believe written or oral media 99% of the time

[vette4ever]

I think he is a D!CK head................ and no other comments