Probably has heavy duty suspension for all those Saudi sand dunes............
Posted on 07/31/2008 4:16:32 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes
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 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.”
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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.
I envy this guy! I mean IMAGINE the size of his “carbon footprint.” The thought alone is making me drool.
If I had the money I’d do the same AND pay for a greenie reporter to go with the car so they can document it!
I wonder if he got a coupon for a free car wash?
People are free to do what they will with their money.
Other than the weight of the vehicle compared to the weight of the mechanics, how would flying out mechanics be that much more less of an impact on the environment? Such idots!
Wonder if they tried to sell him fuel injector cleaner, new belts and hoses, air filter, etc.?
They need a Jiffy Lube.
I also wonder if he got the free little garbage bag and cardboard air freshener?
heck, he can fly that over to me and I’ll change the oil for free. Of course the turn around time might be longer and no guarantee on the mileage.
Sheikh sent his 190,000-pound car on a 6,500-mile round trip to Britain
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/9243
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I was in DC yesterday and saw airplanes from Saudia Arabia and Qutar there. Made me wonder how much they are paying the dems to keep us from drilling here.
For a lousy 3,000 pounds, you expect a free air filter? Remember, this was the dealership, not Jiffy Lube.
So, how much extra fuel was expended since this was a scheduled flight? I am betting not as much as the author, and those he spoke to, would like us to think.
Let’s see.........he spent HIS OWN money for something extravagant for himself..........THAT’S what horrifies her..........
190k lbs?..............that’s pretty heavy for a sports car...................
Maybe its made from gold?
;-)
Yeah, but being a high performance sportscar, it probably uses that expensive oil, like Castrol GTX 20W50.......
I was about to observe that this thread is worthless without pictures. Hoo-ah!
Probably has heavy duty suspension for all those Saudi sand dunes............
Hey, I think I recognize those tires?
From the Alaskan “snow train” weren’t they?
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