Owner destroys £276,000 Maserati at car show in China just because he was angry with dealer over 'poor customer service'



Protesting outside showroom in a bid to highlight poor customer service

Owner ordered the public protest on the same day as car exhibition



An angry car owner hired three men to smash up his luxury Maserati with sledgehammers outside the company’s show room in a protest at 'poor customer service.'

The owner, identified only by his surname Wang, saw his £276,000 model turned into wreck in Qingdao, China,



According to the Xinhua news agency, the owner had been charged for a new part, even though an old one had been used during car repairs.

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Expensive protest: An angry car owner hired three men to smash up his luxury Maserati Quattroporte with sledgehammers outside the company¿s show room in a protest at poor customer service

Attention-seeking: The owner, identified only by his surname Wang, saw his £276,000 model turned into wreck

He said he had addressed the dealership over a number of quality and maintenance problems and was dissatisfied with their service.

In a bid to draw attention to his plight, Mr Wang ordered the unusual protest outside the Qingdao International Convention Centre on the same day as the start of the International Auto Show .



'I hope foreign luxury car producers acknowledge clearly that Chinese consumers are entitled to get the service that is commensurate with the brand,' Mr Wang told the Qingdao Morning Post, according to Agence France-Presse.

The supercar was draped in a banner accusing the Italian manufacturer of poor decision-making.

Publicity: In a bid to draw attention to his plight, Mr Wang ordered the unusual protest, on the same day as the start of the International Auto Show at the Qingdao International Convention Centre

Anger: The supercar was draped in a banner accusing the Italian manufacturer of poor decision-making

According to Car News China Mr Wang, had been in a longstanding feud with the dealership spanning more than two years.

In 2011, a businessman from Qingdao named Han Nan hired men to annihilate his $750,000 Lamborghini.