[achiam]

This Gallardo fell to men with hammers in Qingdao, a city located in China's eastern Shandong province, as a protest by its owner against poor service from Lamborghini, in honor of World Consumer Rights Day.
Apparently, the car's owner hired people to publicly destroy the vehicle when it failed to function after a service by an official Lamborghini service center.
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[411ken]

DAMN

[sonick]

Bawse.

[TRDood]

Interior still good? :(
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[dachinesedude]

dunno bout you guys but i'd pay to smash up a lamborghini with a sledge hammer :fullofwin:

[shenmecar]

Can i have the brakes?

[Birchum]

Are they that stupid there to not use eye protection when smashing glass/plastic/metal? These guys don't care about there vision i guess.

[donjalapeno]

Are they that stupid in China to not use eye protection when smashing glass/plastic/metal? These guys don't care about there vision i guess.

dunno if ALL chinese people are stupid but this guy is pretty smart.

[PJ]

WOW. </3

[AutozamAZ-3]

someones got a lot of money

[cococly]

According to reports, the happless Gallardo was purchased about six months ago by a resident of Qingdao, China. In his short period of ownership, the man has apparently had a few issues with the car.

In one instance, the Lamborghini wouldn't start, so the owner had it towed to the local dealer. Upon arrival at the service bay, the owner found that the car had been damaged in transit. No one would claim responsibility and the original non-starting issue still wasn't fixed.

The Gallardo owner attempted to escalate the issue within the Lamborghini family, ultimately trying to reach out to Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann. No response or solution has been offered so the owner has become decidedly frustrated. So frustrated, in fact, that he decided destroying his Lamborghini in public would be the best way to garner attention.

According to the report, the owner is trying to make a point that China is home to a growing number of individuals capable of purchasing luxury items. Companies realizes this and are making increased efforts to offer their products to the Chinese people. However, the Lamborghini owner believes that the Chinese people do not get the same level of service found in other markets. By smashing his Gallardo, he's certainly captured our attention.

By the way, a new Lamborghini Gallardo, which typically sells for $230,000 on up, retails for between $529,000 and $757,000 USD in China. Ouch. Thanks to everyone for the tips!



Source: autoblog.com

[Birchum]

"By the way, a new Lamborghini Gallardo, which typically sells for $230,000 on up, retails for between $529,000 and $757,000 USD in China. Ouch. Thanks to everyone for the tips!"

So i guess that kinda means for example a used clean title Integra Type R in China goes for about 30K USD.

[mmmk]

^
luxury vehicles in china cost an arm and a leg. dunno if itr's have markups at all...

[Nlkko]

Bawse!

All cars in Asia, especially new ones, have high mark-up because they're considered luxury products (100% luxury tax or more at some areas) . Exotics are probably marked-up higher. The most expensive place to own a car is probably Singapore, not China.

[ImpactZ]

this is how powerful china is (economy wise)

[Meowjin]

if i remember communist economics correctly any car not made in china is 100% import tax.

[2 n r]

In Vietnam it's 200%
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[BMW135i]

Ballin out of control.

[BNR32_Coupe]

HA HA HA!!!! NOW LAMBOGHINI LOSE FACE! :lol:lol:neckbeard::neckbeard::neckbeard:

[Vansterdam]

In Vietnam it's 200%
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yea its ridiculous i only saw tons of benzs and bmws in south vietnam harsh baller status over there, especially when you see lambos

[JesseBlue]

and he hired people?

[epicbeardman]

and he hired people?

dude, have you been to China? Due to the over population they have jobs for literally everyone. even the most trivial/mundane jobs have like 2 people hired to work them. I once saw 11 people crammed into a Yogurt stand- one for the blender operation, one for the fruit scooping, one to take the cash , and one to put it in the register, etc. These car smashers are probably a company set up specifically to smash over-priced exotic cars of Italian origin.

[achiam]

Singapore is definitely up there.
Had 2 friends there with the following cars, and prices:

Volvo XC70, $130,000 CAD
Lexus GS300, $220,000 CAD

[shenmecar]

GS300 for $220,000 CAD?!?!?!?!?!?!

[jigga250]

LOL @ what minimal damage those guys managed to do to it in 3 minutes....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytDotYaDYN0&feature=player_embedded

"wrecking crew" of 100lb weaklings = fail....looks like they can barely lift the hammers

[vafanculo]

Damn, I was expecting an execution for too many speeding tickets and infractions.
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[dogeatcookie]

This is just some stupid marketing scheme. The "owner" stuck a banner on the side of the car, advertising for some company that sells lighting. He claimed he spent 4million RMB (around $600,000) on this car around half a year ago, which does not make any sense at all, since this is an old Gallardo which Lambo stopped producing in 2007. Also, the stereo and some interior pieces were ripped out, if he could afford to smash up a 6 months old Lambo just to prove a point, why bother taking out anything?

[drunkrussian]

the broken windshield wipers from that are still worth more than my integra
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[t.robins]

ouch!

[Culverin]

"By the way, a new Lamborghini Gallardo, which typically sells for $230,000 on up, retails for between $529,000 and $757,000 USD in China. Ouch. Thanks to everyone for the tips!"

So i guess that kinda means for example a used clean title Integra Type R in China goes for about 30K USD.

In china, the government won't care if the title is clear.

[dark0821]

lol i wonder what would happen....

maybe the owner will go for a F430 now?

[.Renn.Sport]

Bawse!

All cars in Asia, especially new ones, have high mark-up because they're considered luxury products (100% luxury tax or more at some areas) . Exotics are probably marked-up higher. The most expensive place to own a car is probably Singapore, not China.

hey dumb fuck, TAX doesn't equal mark up!

last time I check the price of the LP670 before tax in HK is actually cheaper than Canada's MSRP

[124Y]

Damn... I'll bet the owner will buy a Ferrari afterwards to top that off.

[donjalapeno]

hey dumb fuck, TAX doesn't equal mark up!

last time I check the price of the LP670 before tax in HK is actually cheaper than Canada's MSRP




you bought a LP670 IN china just for shits and giggles didnt you :troll:

[baggdis300]

lol, those sleage hammers are kids toy...

weight probably like 5 lbs? add that 2-3 ft handle and LULZ those people are hella weak

[rawr]

The only thing that should be executed is the owner.

[CanadaGoose]

hey dumb fuck, TAX doesn't equal mark up!



Keep this thread clean.

[v.Rossi]

After a diagnostic, we have come to the conclusion that you simply forgot to step on the clutch while turning it on.

Thank you for your cooperation.

[wouwou]

Keep this thread clean.

yeah! just like the lobster hotpot thread!

or make an other lobster hotpot thread hyde!

[The_AK]

wow those guys do NOT know how to lift a sledge hammer...

[AB_Zero]

I guess that happens when people get too bored in their lives.

[mickz]

should've hired a professional

http://www.angryzenmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/hhh.jpg

[originalhypa]

this is how powerful china is (economy wise)


Pffft.
Bam and Billy Idol been there, done that. That shows how powerful booze can be (drunk wise).

http://img70.echo.cx/img70/8492/l05hi.jpg


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:whistle:

[Benz_05TSX]

^ WHAT?? I can't fail this??

Man, i will gladly take that damaged Lambo still

[AzNightmare]

lol i wonder what would happen....

maybe the owner will go for a F430 now?

lol, he'll buy a Murcielago, and hire the gang to smash away that too.
Second time means real business!

[dangonay]

All this guy did is save Lamborghini some money (besides making himself look stupid).

With any new car, a portion of the profit of the vehicle is paid back out to the customer through warranty costs. With everyday consumer cars, this "per vehicle" cost is quite low - usually under $1,000. But with high-end and exotic cars, the manufacturer can be expected to pay out significant $$$ to repair items under warranty.

By destroying this car, he just saved Lamborghini thousands of dollars.

[Boostaholic]

All this guy did is save Lamborghini some money (besides making himself look stupid).

With any new car, a portion of the profit of the vehicle is paid back out to the customer through warranty costs. With everyday consumer cars, this "per vehicle" cost is quite low - usually under $1,000. But with high-end and exotic cars, the manufacturer can be expected to pay out significant $$$ to repair items under warranty.

By destroying this car, he just saved Lamborghini thousands of dollars.

he probably cause lambo a few potential sales in China as few more chinese ballers will probably think "oh i heard lambos are bad quality, maybe I should go for a ferrari"

[dark0821]

^ + 1

at least his circle of friends who were in market for exotics are gonna stay hella away from lambo now...

[dangonay]

^ I doubt it. More like they think the guys an idiot for wasting so much money. If he's so ballin and powerful he could gave had something done about it (like get a refund or buyback from Lamborghini). The fact he couldn't shows he's some lightweight with no influence or power, despite his money.

This won't affect Lamborghini at all. Do you see Lamborghini offering 0.9% financing at year end to move old inventory they couldn't sell? They sell every car they can make. If someone in China doesn't buy them, somebody else will.
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[Ronin]

In other news, Lamborghini continues to make buckets of money and doesn't give a shit what some guy in China does.

[AzNightmare]

In other news, Lamborghini continues to make buckets of money and doesn't give a shit what some guy in China does.

And this is exactly how the whole problem started... bad customer service from Lamborghini.

[dangonay]

^ No, he got bad customer service from a Lamborghini dealer. And he tried to get in contact with the CEO of Lamborghini? Who the fuck does he think he is that he would get access to the CEO because he bought a car (even though it's an exotic)?

I doubt he did everything he could to resolve the issue. More like Lamborghini didn't bend over backwards to serve his royal highness like he expected.

I'd love to hear what the dealers position on this matter is.

[baggdis300]

wouldn't be surprised if they decide to raise the price lol...

[Gesus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Qb5PujtlE

they need ken

[6o4z]

^ LMFAO