MOTORING NEWS - A Chinese woman recently took to social media to complain about her deceitful boyfriend. It turns out he didn't own an expensive Porsche Cayenne, but a cheap Chinese knockoff worth ten times less. This was apparently a deal-breaker for her - she showed him in the direction of the door and decided to expose him as a fraud.
In a series of posts on Chinese social network Weibo, the young woman recounted the events that led to her breaking up with her seemingly rich boyfriend.
The pair recently met at a party. He kept a low profile during the party and didn't talk to many people. However, when she was about to leave, he offered her a lift home.
She recounts feeling shocked that his car was an ultra-expensive Porsche Cayenne and wondered why such a rich guy behaved so humbly.
In her post, the woman admits to have become interested in him after seeing his car.
The two went on a few dates after that, going to the movies and out to dinner. He was a complete gentleman every time.
"At the time, I thought to myself that rich people are rarely humble. Because of this unique quality, I started to develop feelings for him." There was something strange about this rich boyfriend, though. Despite driving a luxurious Porsche Cayenne, he only took her out to budget restaurants and always wore cheap clothes that he admitted to buying online.
The young woman claims that instead of being put off by this, his apparent humility only made her like him even more.
She liked posting photos and videos of herself with her rich but humble boyfriend on her social account. When she decided to flaunt his impressive car by uploading a video of it, one friend wrote,"That car is not a Porsche Cayenne!"
The woman was shocked at her friend's audacity, and told her that it was, as it had Porsche logos on both the hood and the rims. That's when she heard the car was actually a domestic Zotye, a notorious knock-off of the Porsche Cayenne. It was suggested that her boyfriend had probably bought fake logos online. A brand-new Zotye SR9 sells for around one-tenth the price of a Cayenne and doesn't qualify as a luxury car.
Furious about her friend's revelation, the woman decided to confront the boyfriend about it. She texted him, asking how much he had paid for his car. The hapless boyfriend replied that he had paid the full price of a Porsche (about $180,000) for it and that it was top of the line.
She then interrogated him about the subtle differences between his car and other Cayennes she had seen. He said his car was a newer model with normal differences.
"Why are you troubled by this?" the man asked, to which she replied, "Did you mean the new model of Zotye instead? Stop pretending. My friend had already told me the truth. Let's just break up."
The boyfriend asked her why she was so vain and accused her of wanting to show off to others. That was the last straw for the woman.
The woman posted the entire conversation and photos of his car online. She claimed she wanted to warn others about this "fake Porsche dude". Source: ET Today, www.oddities.com.
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