Comments on: Sheikh sends car to London and back for oil change

By: Alawi

Alawi — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:05:22 +0000

if you have 4 seats in First class, not one

By: morningstar

morningstar — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:16:26 +0000

I’m in the UK right now and the TV covered the oil change story the end of last week. The news readers were laughing incredulously at the whole situation. It made me feel really embarrassed to think the way that Gulf nationals were portrayed because of this reported act of greed and selfishness….. Hey, there is no smoke without fire right? Why doesn’t the Qatar sheikh employ his own mechanic if his car is that important to him? At least it would reduce his carbon footprint a fraction (as if he cares anyway…)

By: FoRZa_iTaLia

FoRZa_iTaLia — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:20:55 +0000

I’m skeptical when i read stuff in tabloids, & the Telegraph is not far from one, but even if he did – it’s his money; he’s free to do what he pleases with it.
The term “wasting money” is relative. some people might think that what this sheikh has done is “wasting money”. extremely poor people could look at us and think that, for example, owning more than 1 t-shirt is “wasting money”, or driving to the co-op instead of walking to it in 10 minutes is wasting petrol money. it’s all relative to what we’re used to.
all i can say is il7amdilla 3ala il ni3ma & allah yhanneeh (thank god for what he’s given us & may that sheikh enjoy his wealth)

By: Cymraeg

Cymraeg — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:08:07 +0000

Yes DG. God’s watching. Maybe he’ll have a little more trouble getting the Lambo into hell.

By: Desert Girl

Desert Girl — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:14:12 +0000

Meanwhile, people in GCC countries (and I’m not saying just Qatar, Kuwait or any one in particular) are dumpster diving for food and items they can sell – just to live. Others are working (and not being paid) 20 kd per month.

God hits with an invisible stick.

By: Maya

Maya — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:26:11 +0000

This is just happened to get media attention, thats all. Loads of other people all over the gulf (and a few from around the world) do stuff with their money. Lavish indeed but hey- who are we to comment? Its not our money.. We go on holidays, waste food, splurge while some child dies of starvation every minute.. Its all the same in essence.

Dana- as a Qatari, I do take somewhat of an offense at your comment. Not all Qataris are like that and you can in no way compare us to Kuwaitis. Who cares about whether is Cannes or Monte Carlo?! I’ve personally been there and can vouch for the fact that there are more arabs than anyone else! You’ll spot LOADS of Saudi Royals, actually.

By: Ja

Ja — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:58:51 +0000

“It sounds fishy because if there isn�t a Lambo dealer in Qatar why didn�t he just send the car to Dubai or Kuwait?”

Bragging rights..

By: lensman

lensman — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:29:08 +0000

I think the marketing guys at Qatar Airways are really creative. Buy 1st class tickets and take your car with you. Thats a great offer.

By: Adrenaline

Adrenaline — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:09:52 +0000

I agree with K its another English tabloide story about the rich Arab Sheiks, oh and:
Brits yes we have a lot of money to spend on our pleasures and we are not going to give u any :-p

By: K.theKuwaiti

K.theKuwaiti — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:42:39 +0000

The article reads like product placement for Qatar Airways, Lamborghini and Batman.

By: K.theKuwaiti

K.theKuwaiti — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:39:34 +0000

Qatar airways is running a summer offer where they transport your car to UK with first class tickets. The amount spent on transportation (and the idea of taking it to UK to get an oil change) was imagined by the ‘journalists’ at the telegraph to have a decent story.

By: DIMS

DIMS — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:25:43 +0000

mark i meant the shipment of the car..its free since he flew 1st class on qatar airways…

By: Musaed

Musaed — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:08:23 +0000

In the same time we were talking about how expensive you burger in Thailand that guy spent $47,000 for simply oil change :-D

By: BitterSweet

BitterSweet — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:07:40 +0000

Isn�t it way cheaper to rent whatever car you want in London? I mean consider the transportation costs, import taxes, insurances and so on� 10 years ago, no way you would see cars with plates from Qatar. it’s only from the last couple of years after Qatar’s “gas boom”. So, I think they mght still haven’t got accustomed to the sudden massive wealth yet. But back in the 80�s some some rich Kuwaiti’s were no different. I remember some rich families importing a whole fleet of cars with drivers and all. Some of them imported (and I�m not kidding..) their own furniture in order to spend a three month london holiday. And I don�t mean government-representation families, I mean wealthy a-political families. So, I guess it�s a matter of perspective.
But at the end, everyone is free to do with his money whatever he or she would like ?

By: CTS

CTS — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:34:09 +0000

Dana… tarra il floos moo mosaba8a willa li3ba… walla law feehum 5air chan yaw monte carlo.. wain ga3deen?!! thany shay itgoleen well see how they compete??? game koora ohwa!! allah yhaddach bss… il salfa kilha inna qatar airways y5aloon illi yishtiry tathkara 1st class idiz sayarta lai london ib balash… bss… fa laish ma yisti’3iloon hal fur9a oo y6arshoon sayaaaraathum?! ya3ny ga3ed itgoleenly law il kwaitiya kannaw msaween 3ar’6 chithy chan moo kilman illy rakib 1st class daaz sayarta london??!!!