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A Chinese driver became so angry with the faults in his newly acquired VW that he drove back to the dealership where he had bought the car and crashed it through the front window. The man had returned to the dealership on a number of occasions to have faults repaired under warranty. He was offered a number of upgrades but remained dissatisfied and at first, took the dealership to court, with the firm then responding with a counter suit of its own. Becoming enraged with this process, the car owner then opted
June 27, 2016 Read time: 1 min
A Chinese driver became so angry with the faults in his newly acquired VW that he drove back to the dealership where he had bought the car and crashed it through the front window. The man had returned to the dealership on a number of occasions to have faults repaired under warranty. He was offered a number of upgrades but remained dissatisfied and at first, took the dealership to court, with the firm then responding with a counter suit of its own. Becoming enraged with this process, the car owner then opted for this radical option instead. He was arrested for causing the damage to the dealership, which had to cease trading until repairs could be made to the front of the building.

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