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A 21-year-old with 30 supercars
Meet Dhiaa Al-Essa, an engineering student who has five Ferraris, five Porsches, three Lambos, two Rolls-Royces and more. -AsiaOne
Meet Dhiaa Al-Essa. He is all of 21-years-old but he already has five Ferraris, five Porsches, three Lamborghinis, two Rolls-Royces and a McLaren Mercedes in his garage.
He will have no problems finding a ride because there are 30 luxury and sportscars in his garage. The 21-year-old engineering student is currently the talk of the town. Several automotive websites have picked up on the original report which reportedly first appeared on SWNS.com. But that's not all. Next year the value of his collection of cars will double, according to SWNS. That is because he will receive, for his 22nd birthday, a Koenigsegg Agera and a Bugatti Veyron each worth £1.6 million (S$3.3 million). Without COE of course. To identify his cars, all you need to do is to look out for the numbers "070" in the licence plate. The student's cars all bear the numbers "070" on their licence plates. This "luxury" sets him back around £100,000 each time he buys a car. SWNS has identified him as the son of a Saudi businessman. His father is involved in businesses ranging from properties to stock markets. Dhiaa is not the only globetrotter who takes to Europe and the US every summer. During the summer he also flew his cars around the world to participate in driving tours with his friends. Dhiaa told SWNS: "I love speed, but the limit in Saudi Arabia is 75mph so I'm pretty limited. "When the Bugatti arrives I hope to take it to Germany where you can drive as fast as you can on parts of the autobahn." His favourite car at the moment is the Mercedes McLaren SLR. "I love the way it looks and drives and it's also been reliable for a car out at a temperate of 50 degrees," Dhiaa said.
Ferrari 458 Italia was gutted in a fire The student was in the news recently when his brand-new Ferrari 458 Italia was gutted by fire in a warehouse blaze at UK's Heathrow airport earlier this month. The car had cost him £300,000 and it was decked out with a £50,00 Dolce and Gabbana interior. "I was devastated by it," he said. "I flew back to Riyadh for a week before returning to London where I drove a Mercedes and used the underground - I actually love travelling on public transport." He has decided not to get another Ferrari 458 Italia and will be replacing it with a Ferrari 599 GTO roadster. "I won't be getting another Ferrari 458 Italia," he said. "I think it was an unlucky car as I had to take it back to the dealer because of heating problems." The model was involved in a Ferrari recall earlier this month. A car key made out of gold When he turns 22, he will take delivery of the new Koenigsegg Agera, a Swedish hypercar looking to take the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport's 267mph (430kmh) world record top speed. The hypercar will feature a diamond-laced leather interior with Dhiaa's signature stiched into the seats and a special key made out of gold. The car is both a birthday present and a graduation gift from his father. Stuart Milne, deputy editor of a motoring website, told SWNS: "Just owning one of these cars would make any car enthusiast very happy indeed, so what it must be like having 30 of them?" a1motor@sph.com.sg
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