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Rich Kid Set Fire To His Ferrari In an Attempt To Collect The Insurance Money To Upgrade To A Newer Model

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Yahoo - In a bizarre case out of Europe, a 20-year-old Swiss man reportedly set fire to a Ferrari 458 Italia given to him by his father in a half-baked scheme to use the insurance money to upgrade to a new model. Incredibly, the spoiled brat is said to have had 14 other cars (including a Lamborghini) at his disposal in addition to a property portfolio worth close to $30 million and a monthly allowance that fluctuated between $5,000 and $10,000. As Swiss publication 20 Minutes first reported, the 20-year-old in March of 2014 visited a dealership to get his car valued so that he could trade it in for a new model, possibly the 458 Speciale which went on sale about then. The quote he received was $193,500, which wasn’t enough to cover the cost of the new model. It’s alleged the man was short of funds at the time so one of the dealers suggested he destroy his car in order to claim the insurance value, which presumably was higher than the quoted value. Three accomplices were recruited, including a person working at the dealership, and to avoid suspicion the group crossed the border into Germany to do the dirty deed.  Once they found a quiet area, the 20-year-old and one of the accomplices visited a massage parlor while the other two set fire to the car. However, security camera footage and telephone recordings led to a prompt arrest of those involved. The information surrounding the case was divulged in court proceedings that took place last week in Augsburg, Germany, close to where the car was destroyed. The 20-year-old was sentenced to 22 months of probation and was given a fine of $33,000. The accomplices received probations of between 14 and 16 months each. In court, the 20-year-old said he didn’t have the courage to tell his father that he no longer liked his gifted Ferrari.

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See, that’s the cool thing about life. No matter how rich you are, no matter where you come from, you always want more, you always want better, and you’ll always fake it til you make it. This kid has Lambos and Ferraris flying out of his asshole, a $30 million portfolio, and a 5 figure monthly allowance, and he was STILL scheming. It’s just an innate part of being a human, you always are on the prowl, always trying to scam and shyst and fraud people. For poor people like me, it’s not quite lighting cars on fire, it’s more along the lines of calling the cable company and trying to get free HBO, trying to talk a bartender into hooking up a beer, things like that. But the richer you get, the more elaborate your schemes have to be. His burning of the Ferarri is really no different than anything you or I do, it’s all relative to how much money you have. So for all the people calling this kid a spoiled brat, relax. Think about some piece of shit car you once drove and all your friends made fun of it. Well now imagine driving around an outdated Ferrari. Fucking vomit.