Spending that much on this car would be the craziest repair in the world.

A German motorist will have to pay an astronomical service bill of 103 thousand euros (39.8 million forints) after his car breaks down.

Of course, the car in question is no ordinary model, but it is the hydrogen-powered Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell, whose owner, Till Westberg, drove 84,000 km before starting one day – she says AutoBild. He bought the car for €50,400 (19.4 million forints) at the end of 2015, saying he was particularly committed to driving in an environmentally friendly manner. However, Hyundai’s most valuable unit, the fuel cell, has now failed.

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According to Westberg, upon seeing the repair bill, Hyundai should buy the car back, even though the five-year warranty expired long ago. This is the official spokesperson for the vehicle manufacturer Auto BildHe also admitted that “such a reform makes no sense from an economic point of view.” According to them, the reason for the high cost is that there were too few parts for early hydrogen cars. They said Hyundai is now trying to offer some “mutually reasonable alternatives” to its customers.

The ix35 fuel cell was produced between 2013 and 2018, totaling about 1,000 copies, and its successor is the Nexo, which we also tested that year:

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