Company driver: my other car is a Lamborghini

[awing]

Al Ain driver rides a scooter, but his first car’s a Lamborghini

Soupi Abdulla had never owned a car before he was flipped the keys to a spanking new Lambhorgini today.
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The company driver, 44, who rides around on a motor scooter in his “very poor region” of Kerala, was today announced the winner of the 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP550, valued at Dh750,000, in a raffle at Al Jimi Mall.

Men of all ages surrounded him after the ceremony, yelling out offers of cash, phone numbers and advice.

“How much? Six and a half? It’s worth more than six and a half. Don’t sell it for less than seven,” said Saeed Mohammed, of Al Ain.

“Four hundred thousand,” said another Emirati man. “Now. Cash. Take it. You will not ever get Dh600,000. Nobody will give you. You know my contact number. Take my number.”

Mr Abdulla will probably never drive the fancy, 550-horsepower sportscar. He plans to keep it at the mall until he can sell it.

And while the cash offers are coming in fast, he has no plans to leave the one-bedroom flat he shares with his two brothers in Al Ain or his job at a food company.

So what does his future hold? “Loan settlement,” he said.

He wants to sell the Lamborghini to repay a loan he took out to build his family home in Kerala. He will save the rest, and build houses for the needy in his village and donate to his local mosque.

“My region is very poor,” Mr Abdulla said. “I will help these people from my village. Also my mother. My mother is very happy.”

He does not look like a racing car driver. His hair is neatly gelled, his moustache always trimmed and he wears a purple plaid shirt tidily tucked into his jeans, with a pen secured to his breast pocket.

When asked what his dream car would be if he were rich, Mr Abdulla said, “A low-price car. Something that would be Dh40,000 or maybe Dh50,000.”

He has worked in the UAE and Oman since 1992. When he is working, he drives a Toyota delivery van with an average speed of 80kph. The Lamborghini can hit speeds of up to 323kph with its V-10 engine

“I always follow UAE laws and regulations,” Mr Abdulla said.

He entered the raffle after buying food and new clothes before Ramadan.

The competition attracted nearly a quarter of a million entries. To be eligible for the draw, shoppers had to spend more than Dh250 at any of Al Jimi Mall’s shops.

The supervisor who notified Mr Abdulla said the driver could not believe the news.

“He’s not believing. It’s like heart paining. It’s so, so much the heart was beating, the high pressure coming,” said Jerald Fernandez.

“We were doubting,” said Mr Abdulla’s brother Ahmed, 52. “Maybe it was somebody joking.”

Lamborghini sales representatives estimate annual insurance rates would be at least Dh21,000 – even for someone with Mr Abdulla’s good sense and excellent driving record.

He earns Dh1,000 a month as a driver for a food company. He budgets Dh300 for himself and sends the rest to his wife, two children, disabled brother and widowed mother.

His father died more than 10 years ago after working as a family cook for 20 years in Ras Al Khaimah.

His brothers Ahmed and Assainar have lived in the UAE for 30 and 22 years. Assainar, 46, received his driving licence an hour before Mr Abdulla got the keys to the Lamborghini.

“The first thought was thank God, it’s a gift from God for Eid,” said Assainar.

http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-n...-a-lamborghini
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So Luck guy!

[ZENMasterTYL]

this is interesting, ibig sabihin yung rate ng insurance is based on individual's driving record?

parang parusa na din yan kung barumbado ka mag drive

Lamborghini sales representatives estimate annual insurance rates would be at least Dh21,000 – even for someone with Mr Abdulla’s good sense and excellent driving record.

[yebo]

this is interesting, ibig sabihin yung rate ng insurance is based on individual's driving record?

parang parusa na din yan kung barumbado ka mag drive

sa US ganyan, based on how many years driving and if one has had an accident or not. pag new driver ka taas ng premium. way back in 1995 first time ko kumuha ng DL sa cali $750/year ang insurance ko. nung year na umuwi na ako nung 1998 $525/year na lang. pag naka-accidente ka (your fault) tataas din ang premium mo. pag na d.u.i. ka pahirapan humanap ng insurance company na magi-insure sa iyo kasi considered high risk ka na. alam din nila kung natitiketan ang driver na insured nila kasi pag nagre-renew ako ng insurance sinasabi sa akin ng insurance agent na sa records nila wala pa daw akong traffic ticket kahit isa.

[CVT]

sa US ganyan, based on how many years driving and if one has had an accident or not. pag new driver ka taas ng premium. way back in 1995 first time ko kumuha ng DL sa cali $750/year ang insurance ko. nung year na umuwi na ako nung 1998 $525/year na lang. pag naka-accidente ka (your fault) tataas din ang premium mo. pag na d.u.i. ka pahirapan humanap ng insurance company na magi-insure sa iyo kasi considered high risk ka na. alam din nila kung natitiketan ang driver na insured nila kasi pag nagre-renew ako ng insurance sinasabi sa akin ng insurance agent na sa records nila wala pa daw akong traffic ticket kahit isa.

Yup,- ganyan ang dapat dito, to complement the strict implementation of traffic rules and regulations + stiffer fines...

Tignan ko lang kung malakas pa ang loob ng karamihan dito na magbarumbado sa pagmamaneho....

16.8K:laundry:

[Monseratto]

So what does his future hold? “Loan settlement,” he said.

He wants to sell the Lamborghini to repay a loan he took out to build his family home in Kerala. He will save the rest, and build houses for the needy in his village and donate to his local mosque.

He earns Dh1,000 a month as a driver for a food company. He budgets Dh300 for himself and sends the rest to his wife, two children, disabled brother and widowed mother.

He can't afford the gas alone to run this monster...

[lowslowbenz]

Malaking tulong din yan para sa ika-bubuti ng buhay nya. Marami din mahirap at naghihirap sa India, yung iba nandito na!

[awing]

Yes sir, afaik mas mahal ang insurance na babayaran mo kapag new driver ka. Tinitingnan din yung record mo kung may mga claims ka at bad record sa lispu, like: violations, number of black points, etc...

this is interesting, ibig sabihin yung rate ng insurance is based on individual's driving record?

parang parusa na din yan kung barumbado ka mag drive

[stavros]

this is interesting, ibig sabihin yung rate ng insurance is based on individual's driving record?

parang parusa na din yan kung barumbado ka mag drive

Hindi ba pag lagi ka claim sa insurance mo and if you decided to renew with them,mas mataas premium mo? Ganun ba yun?

[ZENMasterTYL]

Hindi ba pag lagi ka claim sa insurance mo and if you decided to renew with them,mas mataas premium mo? Ganun ba yun?

pag nag renew ka ng insurance sa ibang company, back to zero ulit. dapat siguro centralized yung record from lto, gaya nung example ni *yebo at *cvt

[renzo_d10]

Of course he wouldn't keep it.

Maintenance palang niyan, fuel price, insurance etcetera would cost him a fortune.

But if I were him? I'd drive it 'til it runs out of gas. And then if it does, lagyan lang ng gas enough to drive him home. Then sell it.

Meron ka na opportunity to try out a supercar... for free, tapos aayawan mo pa. Hehe.

[ecneret]

Of course he wouldn't keep it.

Maintenance palang niyan, fuel price, insurance etcetera would cost him a fortune.

But if I were him? I'd drive it 'til it runs out of gas. And then if it does, lagyan lang ng gas enough to drive him home. Then sell it.

Meron ka na opportunity to try out a supercar... for free, tapos aayawan mo pa. Hehe.

ganyan din gagawin ko siguro. ma-experience mo man lang atleast makapag-drive ng super car.

[timrev]

Of course he wouldn't keep it.
Maintenance palang niyan, fuel price, insurance etcetera would cost him a fortune.
But if I were him? I'd drive it 'til it runs out of gas. And then if it does, lagyan lang ng gas enough to drive him home. Then sell it.
Meron ka na opportunity to try out a supercar... for free, tapos aayawan mo pa. Hehe.

ganayn din siguro gagawin...pagsasawaan ko muna ng dalawang full tank sa race track...or pwede na gawin for rent supercar diba? para mabayaran lahat ng expenses nun lambo

[timrev]

ibebenta nya din yan for sure grabe sa FC yan hehehehe

[ecneret]

wala problema sa fc dahil nasa uae naman, mura lang gas. yung maintenance nyan ang matindi!

[uls]

He does not look like a racing car driver. His hair is neatly gelled, his moustache always trimmed and he wears a purple plaid shirt tidily tucked into his jeans, with a pen secured to his breast pocket.

so what's a "racing car driver" supposed to look like?

messy hair, un-maintained moustache, shirt naka-tuck out, no pen?

[awing]

Kahit na Sir, lakas lumamon ng gas yan mapamahal ka pa rin. Kung gusto niya luxury car, pwede nya naman ibenta at bumili siya ng mas mura na SUV like P. Cayenne o R. Rover pang-porma.

wala problema sa fc dahil nasa uae naman, mura lang gas. yung maintenance nyan ang matindi!

Swerte nya talaga, I even have some tickets for the draw di talaga nanalo kahit consolation prices lang....

[ecneret]

Kahit na Sir, lakas lumamon ng gas yan mapamahal ka pa rin. Kung gusto niya luxury car, pwede nya naman ibenta at bumili siya ng mas mura na SUV like P. Cayenne o R. Rover pang-porma.



Swerte nya talaga, I even have some tickets for the draw di talaga nanalo kahit consolation prices lang....

i mean mas medyo afford mo pa kung sa gas lang pero maintenance naku ewan ko na lang...

naku malas din ako sa mga ganyan, dito nga sa doha dami na ko sinalihan.. this coming nov. may raffle na naman nga ang lulu hyper, 5 bmw ang pa-premyo nila.

[gongrhey]

Napaka-swerte. Wag na nya subukan i-drive at baka maibangga pa gaya dun sa isang news na nabasa ko dati nanalo din ng sports car. Saka delivery truck lang ang kabisado nya delikado.