A rich Arab paid $47,000 to have the oil changed on his Lamborghini Murcielago LP640.
To make sure the maintenance was performed right, he had his luxury oil change done in London. He sent his Lamborghini on a 6,500-mile round trip from Qatar to Britain just for the oil change !
The supercar which is the same model as the one driven by Batman in The Dark Knight and costs about $380,000.
The Sun reported that his black-and-gold supercar costs £3,552 ($7,000) to service at an approved dealer – on top of the £20,000 ($40,000) to freight from Qatar to Britain.
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.”
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.”
Copyright : The Sun / 2008 News Group Newspapers Lt
“In other related news…the price of crude oil is up once again…now breaking the threshold of $1,000 per barrel. According to the Head of OPEC this comes as a welcome relief. ‘Thank god for this blessing. For a moment there, we were worried how we were going to sustain our lifestyle. I mean, Lamborghinis are quite expensive to maintain.’ Meanwhile, in the U.S., Americans have been caught jumping the border south into Mexico. ‘We just want a better life with a reasonable standard of living.’