Man who bought $31K scam car from China gave it first drive
- A man bought a $31,000 sportscar online
- When it arrived, it was clear he hadn’t got what he’d ordered
- He took the ‘scam’ car onto the road for the first time
Published on Oct 21, 2024 at 1:50 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Oct 22, 2024 at 11:00 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A man who spent $31,000 on a Chinese sportscar online, only to end up with something very different, took the ‘scam’ car out for its very first drive.
You may be familiar with the term ‘buyer beware’, and never has this been more true than when buying online.
Plenty of us have bought things that looked the part on the website but were left disappointed when the item actually arrived, haven’t we?
But few of us have spent as much cash as this poor bloke, who parted with $31,000 to bag himself a car that ‘looked like’ a Qiantu K50.
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The YouTuber didn’t quite get what he expected
Now, to be clear, the listing never mentioned the real car’s name, and its logos and names were edited out.
All of which should probably have served as some pretty big red flags to YouTuber The Inja.
Nonetheless, he went ahead with the purchase and it’s fair to say he was left pretty shocked by what arrived: a teeny tiny pink and white kei car.
For reference, a kei car is an ultra-tiny passenger vehicle that’s very popular in Japan and also other markets in Asia.
While the car is a rather cute little vehicle, it’s a far cry from the Qiantu K50 the buyer was hoping for.
Further inspection threw up more questions than answers, as the buyer spotted a ‘backward Lexus logo’ on the steering wheel.
He took the scam car out for its first drive
But we guess the big question is, how does it drive?
The answer is – well – pretty badly, to be honest.
The vehicle got off to an incredibly slow start so much so that one passenger questioned if it was still in park.
Even going ‘full throttle’, the car was quickly overtaken by a woman on a bicycle who flew past laughing.
Weirdly, when the car was put in reverse it went a lot faster, prompting one of the YouTuber’s pals to suggest that the car wasn’t ‘wired right’.
Interestingly, after The Inja originally shared this video, the seller did offer a partial refund – $20,000 – if he took the video down.
But it seems like he didn’t take the buyer up on that offer.
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
