Bad bad luck

[Pioneer]

This sucks, poor owner! Expected to see the usual - too much HP and not enough experience, but this is just bad luck

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/11949233/driv...

Edited by Pioneer on Thursday 25th June 11:45

[Dave.]

Already a thread running.

He (apparently) didn't crash, the car had a "mechanical issue" & was arse-ended by "an innocent party".

[Ferruccio]

As the OP noted.

[Dave.]

Did he?

I can't see anything in his post about being rear-ended.

:shrug:

[Ferruccio]

Dave. said:

Did he?

I can't see anything in his post about being rear-ended.

:shrug:

He said:

“Expected to see the usual - too much HP and not enough experience, but this is just bad luck”

It’s in the article. Not too hard to read the Sun!

[Dave.]

[70proof]

interested to know the mechanical issue, did they simply run out of fuel having fun with their new car!

being in the outside lane, surely he'd have enough momentum to come into the hard shoulder?

[Pioneer]

Dave. said:

Already a thread running.

Oops, did have a quick look but couldn't see anything.

[drcarrera]

70proof said:

interested to know the mechanical issue, did they simply run out of fuel having fun with their new car!

being in the outside lane, surely he'd have enough momentum to come into the hard shoulder?

Depends how busy the road was and I wouldn't be at all surprised if someone on the inside saw a Lambo indicating and thought "you're not getting in front of me, mate ...". Sad, but it happens.

[andrew]

70proof said:

interested to know the mechanical issue, did they simply run out of fuel having fun with their new car!

being in the outside lane, surely he'd have enough momentum to come into the hard shoulder?

what, twenty minutes into ownership and ten miles from a certain lambo dealership ???

[ghost83]

I passed this on my way home,

It’s a 4 lane carriageway, Lambo was in lane 3 about 5-10 miles from Lamborghini Leeds, broke down in the 3rd lane and a van drove into the back of it

Heard 2 suggestions either out of fuel or gearbox fault

But I don’t know which, it looked a right mess

[70proof]

It ran out of fuel.

[Ferruccio]

What kind of dealer hands over a car without a full tank of fuel!?

[Mexman]

Ferruccio said:

What kind of dealer hands over a car without a full tank of fuel!?

A profitable one
What kind of person buys a Lambo, but cant afford to put fuel in it?

[Deanh84]

I wonder if it’s another one which has suffered from Engine failure.

[Ferruccio]

Mexman said:

Ferruccio said:

What kind of dealer hands over a car without a full tank of fuel!?

A profitable one
What kind of person buys a Lambo, but cant afford to put fuel in it?

Nonsense.
You are picking up a new Lamborghini.
It should be a fantastic experience.
You shouldn’t be having to worry about fuel and going to fill up.
A dealer that penny pinches with its customers like that will lose out hundreds of times over on the cost of a tank of fuel.

[Mexman]

Ferruccio said:

Mexman said:

Ferruccio said:

What kind of dealer hands over a car without a full tank of fuel!?

A profitable one
What kind of person buys a Lambo, but cant afford to put fuel in it?

Nonsense.
You are picking up a new Lamborghini.
It should be a fantastic experience.
You shouldn’t be having to worry about fuel and going to fill up.
A dealer that penny pinches with its customers like that will lose out hundreds of times over on the cost of a tank of fuel.

It probably was a fantastic experience.
You buy a car, you put fuel in it, dealers aren't fuel stations, you have a fuel gauge for a reason, plus Covid is currently making it difficult to have multiple people jumping in and out of cars, or havnt you heard?
He managed to drive for 20 mins beforehand, I'm sure there are lots of fuel stations within 20mins of Leeds.

Edited by Mexman on Saturday 27th June 15:12

[Teddy Lop]

Ferruccio said:

Mexman said:

Ferruccio said:

What kind of dealer hands over a car without a full tank of fuel!?

A profitable one
What kind of person buys a Lambo, but cant afford to put fuel in it?

Nonsense.
You are picking up a new Lamborghini.
It should be a fantastic experience.
You shouldn’t be having to worry about fuel and going to fill up.
A dealer that penny pinches with its customers like that will lose out hundreds of times over on the cost of a tank of fuel.

its one of those things like (I'm a tradesman) sweeping up.

You don't do it so people notice you've done it, you do it so people don't think you're a lazy prick as its the first thing they see when viewing the work you've completed for them.

[Mexman]

I would imagine the dealer HAS put fuel in it, if they managed to get 20 mins down the road.
New cars arrive absolutely empty because of transportation risks, therefore the dealer has probably put in whatever fuel he had available on site, and as stated, Covid is prohibiting the amount of people who are allowed to jump in and move car.

[Ferruccio]

Mexman said:

Ferruccio said:

Mexman said:

Ferruccio said:

What kind of dealer hands over a car without a full tank of fuel!?

A profitable one
What kind of person buys a Lambo, but cant afford to put fuel in it?

Nonsense.
You are picking up a new Lamborghini.
It should be a fantastic experience.
You shouldn’t be having to worry about fuel and going to fill up.
A dealer that penny pinches with its customers like that will lose out hundreds of times over on the cost of a tank of fuel.

It probably was a fantastic experience.
You buy a car, you put fuel in it, dealers aren't fuel stations, you have a fuel gauge for a reason, plus Covid is currently making it difficult to have multiple people jumping in and out of cars, or havnt you heard?
He managed to drive for 20 mins beforehand, I'm sure there are lots of fuel stations within 20mins of Leeds.

Edited by Mexman on Saturday 27th June 15:12

It’s a dealer being lazy and cheap.

I picked up a car from a dealer three weeks ago. Full tank of fuel.

Great dealers provide a service, and last.
Many others don’t and they don’t survive.
They may talk about it, but they don’t actually deliver it.