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24th May 2013, 01:17 PM
Furious car owner pitches his tent in Mercedes showroom and refuses to budge until his car is fixed after they sent him away 20 times, telling him 'come back tomorrow' By Sara Malm (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Sara+Malm)
PUBLISHED: 16:15 GMT, 24 May 2013 | UPDATED: 16:15 GMT, 24 May 2013
A Chinese man grew tired of being told to ‘come back the next day’ by staff at a Mercedes showroom so has set up a tent in the middle of the store, refusing to budge.
Yao Feng, 48, is seeking compensation over a faulty B200 Mercedes-Benz that he purchased from the showroom in Beijing.
Mr Yao, paid £31,000 for the exclusive European import of the B200, regarded as luxury car in his home town of Chifeng, north-east China.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/24/article-2330427-19F9281D000005DC-157_634x451.jpg Compensation camping: Irate customer Mr Yao has set up a tent at the Mercedes showroom in Beijing and refuses to move
After everything from the thermostat to the gauge and the engine broke, Mr Yao drove the 800miles from his home back to the showroom in Beijing.
He demanded they fix the car – but after being told to ‘come back tomorrow’ for 20 days straight he had enough and pitched a tent in the store hall.
‘I was very proud to be the only person in my village to own a Mercedes-Benz.
'I had all of the extras installed on my B200. But shortly after getting home things started to go wrong,’ Mr Yao told local media.
‘The key ignition system packed up, then the thermostat, then the petrol gauge broke and the engine used to make a grinding noise. It didn't seem to have any power.’
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/24/article-2330427-19F9280D000005DC-469_634x419.jpg Not budging: After driving 800miles from his home in north China to get his Mercedes-Benz fixed, Mr Yao grew tired of being told to 'come back tomorrow' and resolutely moved in
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/24/article-2330427-19F92823000005DC-438_634x458.jpg Dispute: Police refuse to move Mr Yao, saying it is a matter between him and Mercedes, and as the showroom has yet to offer him help, Mr Yao and his tent remain put
Despite the fact that the mechanics had completely dismantled the vehicle before putting it back together it still didn't work properly.
He said: ‘I went there every day for 20 days demanding a replacement and every day they were telling me to come back.
'I think they were waiting for my money to run out as it's very expensive for me to stay at a hotel in Beijing.’
Mr Yao is refusing to budge until he is given compensation and local police have refused to move him on saying that it is a civil matter between the showroom and Mr Yao.
He said: ‘Now that it's only costing me my food to stay here I intend to remain as long as it takes to get satisfaction.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2330427/Furious-car-owner-pitches-tent-Mercedes-showroom-refuses-budge-car-fixed-sent-away-20-times-telling-come-tomorrow.html#ixzz2UF8p9in5
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PUBLISHED: 16:15 GMT, 24 May 2013 | UPDATED: 16:15 GMT, 24 May 2013
A Chinese man grew tired of being told to ‘come back the next day’ by staff at a Mercedes showroom so has set up a tent in the middle of the store, refusing to budge.
Yao Feng, 48, is seeking compensation over a faulty B200 Mercedes-Benz that he purchased from the showroom in Beijing.
Mr Yao, paid £31,000 for the exclusive European import of the B200, regarded as luxury car in his home town of Chifeng, north-east China.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/24/article-2330427-19F9281D000005DC-157_634x451.jpg Compensation camping: Irate customer Mr Yao has set up a tent at the Mercedes showroom in Beijing and refuses to move
After everything from the thermostat to the gauge and the engine broke, Mr Yao drove the 800miles from his home back to the showroom in Beijing.
He demanded they fix the car – but after being told to ‘come back tomorrow’ for 20 days straight he had enough and pitched a tent in the store hall.
‘I was very proud to be the only person in my village to own a Mercedes-Benz.
'I had all of the extras installed on my B200. But shortly after getting home things started to go wrong,’ Mr Yao told local media.
‘The key ignition system packed up, then the thermostat, then the petrol gauge broke and the engine used to make a grinding noise. It didn't seem to have any power.’
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/24/article-2330427-19F9280D000005DC-469_634x419.jpg Not budging: After driving 800miles from his home in north China to get his Mercedes-Benz fixed, Mr Yao grew tired of being told to 'come back tomorrow' and resolutely moved in
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/24/article-2330427-19F92823000005DC-438_634x458.jpg Dispute: Police refuse to move Mr Yao, saying it is a matter between him and Mercedes, and as the showroom has yet to offer him help, Mr Yao and his tent remain put
Despite the fact that the mechanics had completely dismantled the vehicle before putting it back together it still didn't work properly.
He said: ‘I went there every day for 20 days demanding a replacement and every day they were telling me to come back.
'I think they were waiting for my money to run out as it's very expensive for me to stay at a hotel in Beijing.’
Mr Yao is refusing to budge until he is given compensation and local police have refused to move him on saying that it is a civil matter between the showroom and Mr Yao.
He said: ‘Now that it's only costing me my food to stay here I intend to remain as long as it takes to get satisfaction.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2330427/Furious-car-owner-pitches-tent-Mercedes-showroom-refuses-budge-car-fixed-sent-away-20-times-telling-come-tomorrow.html#ixzz2UF8p9in5
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