If you want to be a baller, then be a baller

iatacs19 · 07-31-2008, 02:47 PM

That's how real ballers do it.

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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 £3,552 compared to the £20,000 round-trip flight. That's a grand total of £23,552 ($46,644 USD) for a friggin' oil change.

Environmentalists are obviously not pleased with the owner's wanton display of conspicuous consumption. Airport workers at Heathrow also blasted the owner's excess after watching the car get the royal treatment on the runway. One commented, "This car doesn't have a carbon footprint - more of a crater," and another pointed out that it would've been much cheaper to just fly certified Lamborghini technicians to Qatar to do the service.

This type of behavior begs the question of how far one's personal choice extends in the face of the greater good. We're told the Earth is dying beneath our feet and it's all our fault, so should a Sheikh be allowed to ship his car around the world for an oil change while the rest of us stick compact flourescent light bulbs in our lamps and wait in line to buy a Prius? Perhaps the only act that could be more environmentally egregious than this is if he just threw out his exotic and bought a new one every 3,000 miles.

GAM3OVR85 · 07-31-2008, 02:57 PM

ahahaha thats how we do it in the middle east

LaLakers91tc · 07-31-2008, 03:00 PM

hey if you have the money, then by all means go ahead,
the flight was going to london anyway, so its not making much of a "carbon crater"

Gearcraft · 07-31-2008, 03:02 PM

can PLAYON make a graph of this guys smartness? lol

gonzo · 07-31-2008, 03:13 PM

F87LUV · 07-31-2008, 03:13 PM

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This type of behavior begs the question of how far one's personal choice extends in the face of the greater good. We're told the Earth is dying beneath our feet and it's all our fault, so should a Sheikh be allowed to ship his car around the world for an oil change while the rest of us stick compact flourescent light bulbs in our lamps and wait in line to buy a Prius? Perhaps the only act that could be more environmentally egregious than this is if he just threw out his exotic and bought a new one every 3,000 miles.

dood, who cares what people do with their money? one person isnt going to destroy the universe by doing ^

wtf is buying a prius? is the author of the article stuck in their own miserable life that they need to even focus on this?

GAM3OVR85 · 07-31-2008, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearcraft

can PLAYON make a graph of this guys smartness? lol

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Originally Posted by ZGirl07

dood, who cares what people do with their money? one person isnt going to destroy the universe by doing ^

wtf is buying a prius? is the author of the article stuck in their own miserable life that they need to even focus on this?

Seriously eh??

F87LUV · 07-31-2008, 03:19 PM

ana bidee masariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

nusevad · 07-31-2008, 03:20 PM

What a poser baller.

A real baller would give the Lambo away and just by a new one when it came time for a oil change.

asian010 · 07-31-2008, 03:32 PM

making a prius is already bad for the enviroment.. lol

Rick · 07-31-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

What a poser baller.

A real baller would give the Lambo away and just by a new one when it came time for a oil change.

flyer333 · 07-31-2008, 06:52 PM

lol

Year's_End · 07-31-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LaLakers91tc

hey if you have the money, then by all means go ahead,
the flight was going to london anyway, so its not making much of a "carbon crater"

+1

Sara · 07-31-2008, 07:09 PM

Is he single?

F87LUV · 07-31-2008, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sara504

Is he single?

hes allowed upto 4 wives.... have fun sharing...

Sara · 07-31-2008, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ZGirl07

hes allowed upto 4 wives.... have fun sharing...

Really? Shit I want 4 hunnies then.

MTV · 07-31-2008, 07:32 PM

Let the guy fly his car to London and back... He's free to do what he wants. Don't harass the guy and preach to him about how he's endangering the environment.

My .02

F87LUV · 07-31-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sara504

Really? Shit I want 4 hunnies then.

negative... youre a female... your feelings and opinions wont matter in his country... youre not even allowed to drive

Spool · 07-31-2008, 07:33 PM

Money talk in this world...

Too many haters

gadget · 07-31-2008, 07:51 PM

I'd do the same if i had the money.

karan230 · 07-31-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ZGirl07

negative... youre a female... your feelings and opinions wont matter in his country... youre not even allowed to drive

really? i thought saudi arabia was the only country in the gulf where women aren't allowed to drive :$

K

F87LUV · 07-31-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by karan230

really? i thought saudi arabia was the only country in the gulf where women aren't allowed to drive :$

K

maybe so but the gulf region is hardcore...

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