COLONIE — Michael Abatecola is a truck driver from Amsterdam. He and his wife share an interest in exotic cars and proudly showed off their new orange Lamborghini to their friends.
Like many others in the Capital Region who have a love of these rare and pricey luxury vehicles, Abatecola purchased his vehicles from Vladimir Ranguelov, the local high-end car salesman who operated Bul Auto Sales & Service on Central Avenue in Colonie. He also bought a Rolls-Royce from Ranguelov.
Abatecola has known Ranguelov, who went by “Val,” for at least a decade. In addition to buying cars from Ranguelov, he said he also did work for him, helping him with his move down to Florida to set up a second Bul Auto location in Jacksonville in 2022…