Agent ONE
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You were generous with that B rating.
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FF7 So excited
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458 sounds CRAZY better. The McLaren is faster though.
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Link broken?
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I do love that. I drove the little Mclaren (MP4) and it felt so ridiculously similar to my Lotus, just with way more power. Lotus and McLaren really build race cars, that are street legal, whereas everyone else is building street cars, with bigger engines. Totally different design philosophy.
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Everyone is a bad driver the first time behind the wheel of a car with that kind of power. When you buy one, you are required to attend a number of track days by ferrari.
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You should get one... I drove the new Exige in London a few months ago... AWESOME. If I lived in a place where it did not snow, I would still be driving my Lotus. This, minus the spoiler would be my order.
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Schizo, lotus has managed to stay more exclusive. their buyers are limited because the car is so performance oriented, many people can't even get in and out of it well. It's a straight up race car. Definitely not the mass manufacturing going in like you see in Lamborghini.
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Thank you. I apologize for my moment of weakness.
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Terrific point, we just didn't see these in the states. Every company is trying to make money. I don't see a problem with it. After checking into the price of used Gallardos, now I want one. Schitzo... I think I am going to be one of those schmucks! What do you guys think, should I trade my 9114s in?
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Hand made = terrible. May work great for shoes and suits, not good for anything mechanical. There is very little precision in hand made products especially when the tolerances required are so small. This is part of the reasons that those icons of the 80's never ran well. Still not right about the price unless you are speaking about a high miles 10 year old Gallardo (yes its a 10 year old car) http://www.ebay.com/sch/eBay-Motors-/6000/i.html?_nkw=lamborghini+gallardo&_frs=1 Most buy it now limits are are for 150+ I do know what you mean though with exclusivity. There are more out there... Supply always meets demand. I don't see the R8 as a mini Lambo... Though the same frame, not the same car at all. I have driven both.
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I see what you are saying but some things have changed since the 1980's. 1. Rarity: Italian Exotic cars (all of em, Ferrari, Lambo, Alpha, DeTomaso... ) weren't sold in the US back then with rare exception. There was no service network. There were almost no dealers. Many of them lacked modern manufacturing quality standards, therefore were incredibly unreliable, and that hurt demand. These companies couldn't risk irritating customers with a weak dealer/service network in the US. Most of these cars were classified as grey market imports. Since then manufacturing practices have improved, and the companies have grown. Market demand has shown these companies that consumers are not going to pay huge dollars for a car that doesn't start when they turn the key. Growth of these companies means they are less rare. 2000 Contach units were made, compared to 14,000 Gallardo units over each respective model lifetime. 2. Price: You are dead wrong on the price issue. The 1985 US Countach model had a base price close to $100,000 (wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Countach). Accounting for inflation, $100,000 has a current value of $221,319.08 (Annual Inflation: 2.78%/Total Inflation since 1985: 121.32%. This price falls right in the actual price range of a Gallardo seen below from Motor Trend. (WAY off from your assertion of $100k). 2014 Lamborghini GallardoPrice Range: $191,900 - $259,100 | MPG: 13 city/20 hwy Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2014/lamborghini/gallardo/#ixzz3GsxPOIXr
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All convertibles are dumb... Loss of structural integrity. Is Ferrari any different?
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Can you elaborate on lambo being ruined?
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Awesome car review. Said everything I have ever thought about that car.
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That film stryker... Wow, looks better than the new Mad Max. I think when the new one comes out, I will just watch Stryker and drink vodka.
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I hit a deer doing 140 in my M3 just weeks after getting it (yeah I know stupid, but I was 23 so...). I was SO sad. The new camaro does look pretty darn great. Use this as an excuse to get it.
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Not really, that was on OMGmoments... But the ad made it onto business insider, which is a serious site.
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Just saw this on Business Insider: Apparently the VF1 is the image for a strong air force? haha Max vf.tiff
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I was emailing with him last week after thinking about him not being around here. He is hard at work and just had to cut off a distraction.
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Anyone keep in touch with JsARCLIGHT or BSU Legato? I liked those guys a lot. I figured they would resurface after some time, but its been 2 plus years.
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Probably, but not on this issue.
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Wow, we have been here a while... Time to come clean though. Keith is actually a girl, and she is my girlfriend. I get her all hot&fussy on the board so when I come home I can smash the V hard.
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Please don't be anything like what the trailer shows. Please don't be anything like what the trailer shows. Please don't be anything like what the trailer shows.
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It was awesome!
