# $46,644... for an oil change

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 1, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522 "2008-08-01T13:46:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/1 "2008-08-01T13:46:05Z")

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> **[Owner ships Lambo from Qatar to London (and back) for oil change](https://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/31/owner-ships-lambo-from-qatar-to-london-and-back-for-oil-change/)**
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> A wealthy Arab man, thought to be a Sheikh, recently had his black and gold Lamborghini LP640 flown 3,250 miles to London via Qatar Airways and trucked to a certified UK Lamborghini dealership last Friday for a fluid change, which cost him a paltry...

kinda ridiculous huh?

![http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/qatarlambo_opt.jpg](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/qatarlambo_opt.jpg)

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/2 "2008-08-01T13:49:05Z")

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bawlin

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**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/3 "2008-08-01T13:49:56Z")

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haha people with a lot of money are fun.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/4 "2008-08-01T13:55:35Z")

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hey, if he’s got the $$$ :tup: more power to him.

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**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/5 "2008-08-01T13:56:45Z")

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> [@Boomin99GT](#):
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> haha people with a lot of money are fun.

one to talk 😛

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/6 "2008-08-01T13:57:21Z")

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fuck that

I would take my exotic to delta sonic

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**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/7 "2008-08-01T13:58:33Z")

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who cares

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**Author:** ![JCuz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcuz/32/7338_2.png) [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/8 "2008-08-01T14:03:17Z")

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lol

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**Author:** ![Imperial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f6c823/32.png) [@Imperial](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Imperial)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/9 "2008-08-01T14:03:56Z")

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Why wouldnt you just fly someone out to do it? Better yet if you have that kind of cash, have a live-in personal mechanic for all your cars.

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**Author:** ![someguytony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@someguytony](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/someguytony)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/10 "2008-08-01T14:06:19Z")

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i would have done that shit for 10 bucks with cheap pepboys oil. lol

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**Author:** ![BlkKnight099](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkknight099/32/5276_2.png) [@BlkKnight099](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkKnight099)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/11 "2008-08-01T15:25:05Z")

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really…why would you fly it that far away when you could have them come to you and not waste all that time. Maybe he wanted to go on a little trip. Who knows. Kinda retarded to go through all that just to change the fluids.

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**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/12 "2008-08-01T15:51:56Z")

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That was after the dealer convinced him to replace the johnson rod in the car. Those always go bad.

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**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/13 "2008-08-01T16:49:01Z")

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because when you have money who gives a fuck what you do

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**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/14 "2008-08-01T16:56:57Z")

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is that thing seriously black with yellow panels?

ugh…there’s nothing worse than a rich person with horrible taste…

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**Author:** ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/15 "2008-08-01T17:01:16Z")

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> [@90NA300ZX](#):
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> is that thing seriously black with yellow panels?
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> ugh…there’s nothing worse than a rich person with horrible taste…

A wealthy Arab man, thought to be a Sheikh, recently had his black and gold Lamborghini LP640

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/16 "2008-08-01T17:31:27Z")

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If its cheaper, the sheikh dumps less of his cash into the world economy. If he wants to flaunt it, let him!

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**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/17 "2008-08-01T17:51:18Z")

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I could care less. I dont even see the big deal. To him, thats like you or me paying $25 to get it changed.

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**Author:** ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/18 "2008-08-01T18:09:07Z")

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> [@JEG](#):
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> I could care less. I dont even see the big deal. To him, thats like you or me paying $25 to get it changed.

i dont want to see a thread with you complaining about gas prices then.

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**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/19 "2008-08-01T21:52:50Z")

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Dam. Some of those people have more money than most of us can comprehend.

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46-644-for-an-oil-change/52522/20 "2008-08-02T08:17:26Z")

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That’s awesome, good for him. :tup:

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