Florida man claims Bugatti CEO responded after he issued a 24-hour ultimatum to un-blacklist his car or he’d 3D-print it

A Florida man who issued Bugatti a 24-hour ultimatum to un-blacklist his car, threatening to 3D-print it instead, has claimed that the company’s CEO contacted him.

Alex Gonzalez wanted to buy a crashed Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport to fix it up, but the manufacturer wasn’t too happy about it at first.

After declaring he would 3D print the parts needed to fix it, Gonzalez said Mate Rimac reached out.

Could a compromise be reached or would this escalate things even further?

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What the Bugatti CEO allegedly said to this Florida man after he said he’d 3D print parts for a Bugatti

It probably came as quite a shock for Gonzalez to seemingly receive a DM from the Bugatti CEO himself, Mate Rimac.

Then again, Rimac has always been surprisingly accessible for a billionaire.

Remember the time people called him the coolest CEO ever for giving a fan a ride in his car?

Or how about the time he gave fans a tour of his personal garage and took everyone by surprise with his daily driver?

At any rate, Gonzalez said he reached out after the trader declared he would 3D print a car that had been blacklisted.

Why had it been blacklisted? Well, the fact that Gonzalez had previously crashed it might have something to do with that.

A portion of the message he allegedly sent to Gonzalez was shown on-screen.

“Hey man. Bugatti CEO here,” it began.

“You can’t 3D print parts for a Bugatti. Your gearbox and carbon fibre monocoque are probably damaged – those can’t be 3D printed. Just like lights and body panels.

“We want to help you to do this in the most cost-efficient way.

“If the monocoque and gearbox don’t need replacing, this will cost a lot less than everyone talks about.”

It’s not clear what else Rimac apparently wrote in the message, or how Gonzalez responded in the conversation.

But one thing seems to be clear – this was considered a step in the right direction by Gonzalez.

What happens now?

“He told me not to 3D print the parts and that the car is no longer blacklisted,” Gonzalez said.

“He just wants to be able to come to an agreement on how we can actually fix the car properly, so that it’s safe to get back on the road.

“So I’m going to get on a call with the CEO of Bugatti either later today or tomorrow.

“It’s showing that Bugatti is looking to be cooperative.

“If they quote us too high on some parts, we might have to [3D print].”

Watch this space.

This isn’t the first time a creator has found themselves on the receiving end of a ban from the manufacturer, as Mat Armstrong had similar issues with his Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport.

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