A Ferrari owner in Kunming, China, is demanding full compensation after four young boys allegedly used his luxury sports car as a playground, leaving it covered in scratches and damaged while their parents reportedly offered only 5,000 yuan (about RM3,000) in compensation.
The owner, identified online as “Thunder”, shared CCTV footage of the incident on June 28, revealing how his red Ferrari, reportedly worth 3.6 million yuan (around RM2.3 million), was damaged while he was away on a business trip.
According to the owner, the vehicle was parked in its designated parking space when neighbours and the car’s built-in surveillance system alerted him that four boys, believed to be between six and seven years old, were climbing onto the vehicle and using it as a slide.
The CCTV footage, recorded on May 28, shows the children approaching the Ferrari while carrying long bamboo poles before taking turns climbing onto the bonnet and roof of the car. They were seen repeatedly sliding and jumping off the vehicle for several minutes.
After returning home, the owner discovered numerous scratches across the roof and bonnet, along with a cracked bumper. Photographs taken after the incident reportedly showed at least 14 visible scratch marks across the vehicle.
The owner lodged a police report, after which mediation sessions were held with the children’s parents. However, he claimed the parents initially offered only a few hundred yuan in compensation before increasing the amount to 1,000 yuan, and eventually to a maximum of 5,000 yuan.
Unhappy with what he described as the parents’ lack of responsibility, the Ferrari owner said he has decided to pursue the matter through legal channels and seek full reimbursement for all repair costs.
He revealed that repairs carried out at non-authorised workshops have already cost him nearly 30,000 yuan (about RM18,000), with additional repair expenses expected.
The case has sparked widespread debate on Chinese social media, where many users voiced support for the owner and urged him to continue pursuing legal action.
Many commenters argued that parents should be held fully responsible for damage caused by their children, with some writing, “Don’t let them get away with it,” while others called for the full repair bill to be paid, saying the incident highlighted the importance of parental responsibility.
