A self-made crypto-millionaire revealed his horror after his yellow £100,000 Audio R8 supercar was crudely vandalised with expletives after it was left in an open car park. Waseem Khan, 20, was branded a 'c**t' and a 'show off' by vandals who daubed his flash motor with words like 'virgin' and 'die' across its bonnet, sides and boot.
The car has featured in a Tiktok video posted by Wakey Wines, an off-licence which has become a social media sensation in recent months. The shop's owner uploaded videos of customers who'd travelled hundreds of miles to get their hands on bottles of Prime at up to £25 a pop.
Waseem says he left the motor in an open car park in the centre of Leeds on Sunday (January 22). But when he returned the next morning, he realised to his “shock” that vandals had used thick black paint to write rude slogans.
The young entrepreneur, who says he earned his money trading foreign currency and in crypto markets, said it might cost “thousands” to repair his “dream car”. And he said he was still trying to find a way to remove the words, adding he didn’t know why his car had been targeted.
Waseem said: “It could be anyone. I don’t want to point fingers. They are innocent until proven guilty.
“A few people are saying I could use a chemical to get it off. If that works, it’s a few hundred pounds. If not, it could be thousands to get the wrap changed.
“I drive the R8 all the time. It’s probably my dream car.”
Waseem, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, said he had made a trip over to Manchester late on Sunday to attend a business meeting during the evening. But when he went to pick up his motor from a car park in Leeds city centre, he found his prized vehicle had been covered in paint.
He said: “It was on Sunday night. I had to go out of town to Manchester on a business trip. I was in a rush and parked my car in the city centre. It was just in an open car park. It wasn’t the safest, but I didn’t think someone would do anything to the car.
“I left it and came back in the morning. I went to go get my car. It just had all this writing in the paint all over it. It was a bit of a shock. I looked to see if the car was damaged, and luckily it wasn’t. So I thought probably it will just wash off.
“They have been scrubbing for ages, and it’s not coming off. That’s when I started panicking. I thought: 'This won’t come off!' I’m still trying to find a solution for that.”
Waseem, who also owns several businesses, said the Audi was one of three exclusive vehicles he has, including a Mercedes G-wagon and E63 AMG Mercedes. He said the car had been bought with his hard-earned money following his work in the financial markets.
He said: “I do international trading, trading on the foreign exchange, which is known as the Forex exchange. I also do crypto and also have other businesses. It’s hard work. Hard work pays off.”
