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Ferrari 458 Italia was gutted in a fire

The student was in the news recently when his brand-new Ferrari 458 Italia was gutted by fire in a warehouse blaze at UK's Heathrow airport earlier this month.

The car had cost him £300,000 and it was decked out with a £50,00 Dolce and Gabbana interior.

"I was devastated by it," he said.

"I flew back to Riyadh for a week before returning to London where I drove a Mercedes and used the underground - I actually love travelling on public transport."

He has decided not to get another Ferrari 458 Italia and will be replacing it with a Ferrari 599 GTO roadster.

"I won't be getting another Ferrari 458 Italia," he said. "I think it was an unlucky car as I had to take it back to the dealer because of heating problems."

The model was involved in a Ferrari recall earlier this month.

A car key made out of gold

When he turns 22, he will take delivery of the new Koenigsegg Agera, a Swedish hypercar looking to take the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport's 267mph (430kmh) world record top speed.

The hypercar will feature a diamond-laced leather interior with Dhiaa's signature stiched into the seats and a special key made out of gold.

The car is both a birthday present and a graduation gift from his father.

Stuart Milne, deputy editor of a motoring website, told SWNS: "Just owning one of these cars would make any car enthusiast very happy indeed, so what it must be like having 30 of them?"

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