Sheikh flies Lamborghini 6,500 miles to Britain for oil change

[RamboLiberal]

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.”

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

I'd say he's too f*cking rich!

[LiberalEsto]

1. Is there no oil in his country?

It makes me wonder.

[valerief]

2. Probably no auto mechanics. nt

[TahitiNut]

7. It's strange he couldn't find a mechanic in Italy for a Lamborghini ... the flight would be shorter.

Obviously, his wealth is attributable to his intellectual merit ... in a global meritocracy. Far be it from us ignorant hoi polloi to divine the brilliance of such a choice.

[valerief]

8. I imagine he wants a mechanic he can trust. It's pretty easy to want to

do harm to a sheik, I'd guess.

[cliffordu]

3. I just LOOOOVES me some excess. I hope we burn up ALL the oil real soon.

[Blue_Tires]

4. wow...that sounds like something the sultan of brunei would have done

actually, even the sultan is smart enough to just find a mechanic that will do housecalls

[TahitiNut]

5. That's "trickle down" economics in action.

:puke:

[burythehatchet]

6. These guys use their country's natural resources as their own piggy bank

[ET Awful]

9. Hell, if he'd planned it right, he could have gotten a $10,000 detailing job done at the same time

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/08/video-the-10-000-car-wash/

[ChazII]

10. Carbon Crater is an accurate

description.