The former figure of the yellow vests, passionate about cars and tuning, gave an interview in which he indicates that he recently bought a used Jaguar at 9,500 euros. His lawyer specifies that he bought it with “his personal money”, after the resale of his old car.
The broadcast of a video showing Eric Drouet, one of the strong figures of the yellow vests movement, being interviewed next to a Jaguar car, which he says has been the owner “for a month and a half”, provokes some reactions on the web .
These images are taken from a longer video posted on January 30 on YouTube by videographer Akram Junior Daily, which publishes daily interviews with high-end car owners.
Asked about the price of his Jaguar, Eric Drouet replied that he bought it used “less than 10,000 euros, 9,500 euros”. The former figure in the yellow vests had already posted photos of his new racing car in early December on Instagram. Later in the video, Akram Junior talks about what seems like a good deal: “I think it’s a very very good car. And it’s unfortunately overlooked, of course. People immediately see Jaguar and they say” Oh damn, it will cost 100,000 bullets ” […] In any case, what is good, as it is a brand that is unknown, what is accommodating is the discount. That is to say, these are cars, which when they came out, were extremely expensive. Today for less than 10,000 euros, you can still have fun. The price of a Clio what! “
Paypal kitty
Contacted by CheckNews, Eric Drouet responded to us through his lawyer, Mr. Khéops Lara, who recalls that it is a “used model at 9,500 euros. And obviously this vehicle was acquired on his personal money by Mr. Eric Drouet, being reminded that he was making videos on tuning (his passion) long before the movement of yellow vests “. CheckNews could not verify the nature of the transaction, but there are Jaguar S-Type models, like that of Eric Drouet, at similar prices (or even cheaper) on used car sales websites. .
Responding to accusations of using money from a kitty, started by Eric Drouet for injured yellow vests and having collected 150,405 euros, the lawyer says that “all of the sums collected are still on the Paypal account of No movement, withdrawal or any operation has been carried out on this Paypal kitty, either by Mr. Eric Drouet or anyone else “. He indicates that the money has not yet been paid for reasons of organization around the statutes of the association which is to take care of the transaction. In a video posted on January 24, Eric Drouet announced that he had permanently withdrawn from the yellow vests movement.
Friday, Eric Drouet returned to the purchase of this car and the rumors surrounding it in a live on Facebook. He insists that he bought his Jaguar with the money from the resale of his old vehicles, which he details as follows: “I did not wait for people to get cars. So at the start of the movement [des gilets jaunes] I had a Seat Leone, which I was able to sell for 14,000 euros. I bought myself a Hyundai Genesis, which cost me exactly the same price, including the gray card, with a difference of 80 euros. We’ll say everything like that at least, it’s transparent and it will silence bad languages. And at least those who have this kind of information coming to their ears will know how to respond. Then I sold my Hyundai Genesis, I know, a month and a half, two months ago, for the sum of 12,800 euros. And then I was able to buy my Jaguar which cost me 9,500 euros, so yes it’s been years that I live on the same amount of money, more or less, without adding a euro from my pocket. ”
As promised in this direct on Facebook, he has since responded to his critics (including Alexandre Benalla) by publishing the ad which clearly indicated the price of the Jaguar purchased.
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