The business owners of a luxury car rental company are searching for answers after they said a man who rented a Lamborghini over the weekend failed to return it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking with 7News on Tuesday, Nader Zahr and his father, Sam, said the incident occurred just days after opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“For it to happen your first week in business is extra demoralizing,” said Zahr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The owners said they are hurting after their crown jewel, a Lamborghini STO worth $400,000, was never returned after a man rented the car from their business, DRMLXRY, on Northwest Seventh Court in Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I built this place, basically, from my bare hands,” said Zahr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zahr and his family ran a similar business in Detroit before starting one up in South Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said a lot of work went into setting up the luxury vehicle rental company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I put a lot of effort into making this place look nice,” said Zahr. “Leaving everything behind in Michigan and pursuing my dream here.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Saturday, Zahr said, a man came to the business to rent the vehicle. He placed a $1,000 deposit and was on his way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Surveillance video from inside the shop showed Zahr asking the man for his ID shortly before taking the deposit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man was supposed to return the Lamborghini on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zahr then received a text message from the man’s phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“‘Theoc is in jail.’ That’s the customer’s name,” said Zahr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After receiving the message, Zahr replied. After getting no response, he kept sending messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Then I sent them another text, and another text after that,” said Zahr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With no responses from the man and the vehicle’s tracker shutting off, Zahr decided it was time to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Once we saw that the tracker had been disconnected and he wasn’t responding, that’s when we decided to take action,” said Zahr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A second tracker kept on the Lamborghini led Zahr to an area near Homestead. Upon arriving in the area, his Lamborghini was nowhere in sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said police told him license plate readers last spotted the stolen Lamborghini somewhere in Miami Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just days before his Lamborghini was stolen, the renter had rented and returned a Rolls-Royce from his shop, which was stolen earlier this year.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n