Peeved Lamborghini owner destroys car with sledgehammer, others help
03-16-11, 01:23 PM
#33
Great job!!!! need to let those punk axx dealer understand that there consumer are their real boss & the one who pays them. If I pay for a Lambo, I expect VIP customer service. Its not a little private repair shop.....This dealer FAIL big time!!!!
Did this do this infront of the Lambo dealer??? I would have done it & leave it there.........don't mind to pay the $1000 litering fine!!
Did this do this infront of the Lambo dealer??? I would have done it & leave it there.........don't mind to pay the $1000 litering fine!!
03-16-11, 10:15 PM
#39
Lead Lap
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: WA
Posts: 442
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
This story is a bit suspect. First, the car is an older Gallardo, definitely not a 2010. If this is in fact the actual car that was causing the owner problems, then who knows about its original history. There are lots of beat up Gallardos bought at auction (repo'd) that end up in places like China. Those cars are already beat to hell and usually have been badly neglected. Often they are cars that were once crashed, fixed, then sold to exotic rental agencies, beat to hell again, then sold at auction one more time. Without knowing the history of this particular car, who can know for sure. As for not being able to reach Winkelmann, that's nothing new.
Yes, the dealer should have gone out of their way to help the owner, because it is a new market, but nowhere do you see the dealer's side of the story and there may be one. For all anyone knows, the car may have been beat up badly and yet the buyer had unrealistic expectations about support. Then again, he could have been justified. Given that the facts are wrong about the car in the video, I'm suspecting other facts may also be wrong.
Keep in mind that China is a new market and consequently when people spend a lot of money, even on a used car, they somehow think they will get special treatment. That NEVER happens. It's just a damn car that doesn't entitle anyone to anything special just because they paid more for the car. Lamborghinis are always going to require more care and feeding than a typical daily driver and to somehow expect *** kissing is simply unrealistic and just not cool. In fact, because of the spikes in the service department due to low volumes, you may actually have to wait a while even for something as routine as an oil change. If that upsets you, pass on ever buying a rare exotic. All of my cars get the same level of service and no one car gets better treatment than the other.
Yes, the dealer should have gone out of their way to help the owner, because it is a new market, but nowhere do you see the dealer's side of the story and there may be one. For all anyone knows, the car may have been beat up badly and yet the buyer had unrealistic expectations about support. Then again, he could have been justified. Given that the facts are wrong about the car in the video, I'm suspecting other facts may also be wrong.
Keep in mind that China is a new market and consequently when people spend a lot of money, even on a used car, they somehow think they will get special treatment. That NEVER happens. It's just a damn car that doesn't entitle anyone to anything special just because they paid more for the car. Lamborghinis are always going to require more care and feeding than a typical daily driver and to somehow expect *** kissing is simply unrealistic and just not cool. In fact, because of the spikes in the service department due to low volumes, you may actually have to wait a while even for something as routine as an oil change. If that upsets you, pass on ever buying a rare exotic. All of my cars get the same level of service and no one car gets better treatment than the other.
03-17-11, 01:08 PM
#40
This story is a bit suspect. First, the car is an older Gallardo, definitely not a 2010. If this is in fact the actual car that was causing the owner problems, then who knows about its original history. There are lots of beat up Gallardos bought at auction (repo'd) that end up in places like China. Those cars are already beat to hell and usually have been badly neglected. Often they are cars that were once crashed, fixed, then sold to exotic rental agencies, beat to hell again, then sold at auction one more time. Without knowing the history of this particular car, who can know for sure. As for not being able to reach Winkelmann, that's nothing new.
Yes, the dealer should have gone out of their way to help the owner, because it is a new market, but nowhere do you see the dealer's side of the story and there may be one. For all anyone knows, the car may have been beat up badly and yet the buyer had unrealistic expectations about support. Then again, he could have been justified. Given that the facts are wrong about the car in the video, I'm suspecting other facts may also be wrong.
Keep in mind that China is a new market and consequently when people spend a lot of money, even on a used car, they somehow think they will get special treatment. That NEVER happens. It's just a damn car that doesn't entitle anyone to anything special just because they paid more for the car. Lamborghinis are always going to require more care and feeding than a typical daily driver and to somehow expect *** kissing is simply unrealistic and just not cool. In fact, because of the spikes in the service department due to low volumes, you may actually have to wait a while even for something as routine as an oil change. If that upsets you, pass on ever buying a rare exotic. All of my cars get the same level of service and no one car gets better treatment than the other.
Yes, the dealer should have gone out of their way to help the owner, because it is a new market, but nowhere do you see the dealer's side of the story and there may be one. For all anyone knows, the car may have been beat up badly and yet the buyer had unrealistic expectations about support. Then again, he could have been justified. Given that the facts are wrong about the car in the video, I'm suspecting other facts may also be wrong.
Keep in mind that China is a new market and consequently when people spend a lot of money, even on a used car, they somehow think they will get special treatment. That NEVER happens. It's just a damn car that doesn't entitle anyone to anything special just because they paid more for the car. Lamborghinis are always going to require more care and feeding than a typical daily driver and to somehow expect *** kissing is simply unrealistic and just not cool. In fact, because of the spikes in the service department due to low volumes, you may actually have to wait a while even for something as routine as an oil change. If that upsets you, pass on ever buying a rare exotic. All of my cars get the same level of service and no one car gets better treatment than the other.
I love Lambo but I do expect better service if I spend half-million on a car! Customer service is very important!! My co-worker just bought a CT200H but in a dealer B where she test drive the car in dealer A. The dealer A sale's attitude was un acceptable when my friend ask for a better price. "Some thing sound/mean like "you shouldn't buy a lexus if you can;t afford MRSP". Well, she surely can afford & was just looking for a possible discount. Don't everyone want a good deal????
Last edited by grabber2; 03-17-11 at 01:16 PM.
03-17-11, 01:15 PM
#41
its like taking your 5 year old Lexus to the dealer because the car won't start... They replace the battery the first time around, the alternator the second time around, and the computer the third time around...
Except that after the third time and many months, the car still won't start correctly...
this guy just has enough cash to junk it, and make it a publicity deal... I like him!
Except that after the third time and many months, the car still won't start correctly...
this guy just has enough cash to junk it, and make it a publicity deal... I like him!
03-17-11, 01:25 PM
#42
Lead Lap
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: WA
Posts: 442
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yea, I tend to believe the owner's frustration is real. I've had a few run-ins with the factory too and I've had to make my case when I didn't think I should have to at all. Still, there is another side and who knows what it is at this point. It was on Fox News this morning so it's now made mainstream media.
We all expect decent service, regardless of the price we pay for a car. I just don't expect something far better just because I paid more for something, I just want it to be done properly regardless of price.
We all expect decent service, regardless of the price we pay for a car. I just don't expect something far better just because I paid more for something, I just want it to be done properly regardless of price.
03-30-11, 07:39 AM
#44
Lambo and Range Rover is no buenos 
Angry Chinese driver tows Range Rover back to dealer with donkeys
A man in Shenyang, China was reportedly so frustrated with his 2010 Land Rover Range Rover breaking down that he towed it back to the dealer and asked for a full refund. To add a little insult to his heady request, the spurned owner towed the stricken SUV with a pair of donkeys.
Apparently the guy paid ¥2 million (about $304,000) for the English SUV in 2010. Since the purchase, the car reportedly broke down six times and eventually needed a new engine.
When it died a seventh time, the owner was apparently at wit's end. The stunt managed to hammer the point home in a much less destructive manner than a certain Lamborghini owner recently chose. According to Asian auto news outlet TheTycho, the doubtlessly dumbfounded dealer refused to give the customer a refund.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/29/r...to-dealer-wit/
Angry Chinese driver tows Range Rover back to dealer with donkeys
A man in Shenyang, China was reportedly so frustrated with his 2010 Land Rover Range Rover breaking down that he towed it back to the dealer and asked for a full refund. To add a little insult to his heady request, the spurned owner towed the stricken SUV with a pair of donkeys.
Apparently the guy paid ¥2 million (about $304,000) for the English SUV in 2010. Since the purchase, the car reportedly broke down six times and eventually needed a new engine.
When it died a seventh time, the owner was apparently at wit's end. The stunt managed to hammer the point home in a much less destructive manner than a certain Lamborghini owner recently chose. According to Asian auto news outlet TheTycho, the doubtlessly dumbfounded dealer refused to give the customer a refund.http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/29/r...to-dealer-wit/
03-30-11, 08:10 AM
#45
Welcome to the real world lol, now they will know that having money and buying cars like LR and Jag doesnt make you immune to the same reliability issues plaguing everyone else in the world lol
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
beats, cant, car, dealership, destroy, destroys, fix, lambo, lamborghini, lamborgini, man, owner, public, sledgehammer, sledghammer
