California man who spent $31,000 on electric sports car from China received something else entirely

After splashing $31,000 on an electric sports car from China called the Qiantu K50, this man received a ‘slapped together’ mess that he was embarrassed to have on his driveway.

Chinese EVs are gaining more and more popularity right across the globe.

From Yangwang to BYD, electric cars from China are even outselling Teslas in various markets.

Despite the good reputation a lot of these companies are creating for Chinese cars, this YouTuber discovered there was still some risk when ordering from China, especially from private sellers.

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He ordered a Qiantu K50 electric sports car from China

Nowadays, buying an electric sports car from China could see you get a Ferrari-quality vehicle for half the price of the Rosso red Italian brand.

Their quality has skyrocketed in the past few years, and the latest models are leaving drivers blown away, despite surprisingly low price tags.

YouTuber The Inja was also blown away with his new Chinese car.

Unfortunately, though, it was for all the wrong reasons.

The Inja went through a private seller to get the car he wanted, a Qiantu K50, out to the US.

Costing $31,000 for the car and an additional $9,000 in taxes, the delivery of the vehicle took eight months, with constant discussions with customs.

But as soon as he finally got his hands on the crate, it was obvious there was something amiss.

The Qiantu K50 was reported to be just under 2,000kg, but when it was loaded onto the trailer, The Inja found that the flatbed truck was charging on as if it only had a light backpack on.

And as it turns out, the weight was 400kg too light.

This is what he opened the crate to find

When he saw the crate, he knew he wasn’t getting exactly what he ordered.

But he still had no idea just how bad it would be.

When he cracked the lid open to the box, The Inja was left aghast to find a Fiat 500-esque hatchback that looked nothing like the Qiantu K50.

“I thought I was gonna see an electric supercar today… this is what we got — some pink fun-V humvee or whatever the frick this is,” he said.

“It was just an instant feeling of utter disappointment… I was just like sick to my stomach instantly.”

In follow-up videos, The Inja documented how he tried to get a refund from the private seller, but was ultimately kept at arm’s length, never being able to recover the $40,000 he put into it.

The seller even offered ‘nearly’ the full amount, only if they’d take down the videos.

But, the YouTube personality decided to ‘own it’ and keep the electric sports car from China and modify it in future content pieces.

As for the legitimate Qiantu K50, production of the car was ceased in 2020 after disappointing sales and after-release performance.

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