Forget the fact that the world's elite are
skiing in Dubai this summer, there's a Sheik in Qatar with a story that blows that out of the water. At a time when activists are
protesting a 3rd runway at Heathrow, this guy packs his Lamborghini
on a jet bound for London --
for a routine oil change. In total, the oil change is going to run him about $45,000 -- about $40,000 of it was just for the shipping. In the words of a British
airport worker:
"This car doesn't have a carbon footprint – more of a crater."
I've done my share of oil changes and believe me --
it's a piece of cake. Not only that, but it was my understanding that Qatar has a pretty nice-sized oil stockpile of its own. No need to send your car to Britain to get an oil change when you live in one of the
most oil-rich nations in the world. Right?
Sheesh.
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8-03-2008 @ 7:13PM
Baron said...
I am not sure about the new supercars, but I know on some of the older ones, an oil change was a more involved process than you would think. Not the simple drain and replace filter you and I are used to doing. I really forget which Ferrari model(s) it is, but a mechanic buddy that has the only real independent high end shop here has to pull the engine to get to the oil drain, etc. Either way, this was pretty crazy of him to do.
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