Early Gallardo, ~30K miles and a pretty, excellent, very well cared for example. Mid-engine AWD, ~490 hp V10, 6 sp manual.
I am not a Lamborghini fan, I admire and respect them, but I always thought most of their styling is somewhat grotesque and my (all second hand) experience around early models had me seeing them as rather needy and fragile. I only ever briefly drove an early Countach that was a poor, neglected example that drove like it.
Small local exotic and classic dealer has this for sale, great folks BTW. I was there for something else and we started talking, I mentioned how I admire Lamborghinis, but they are not my taste. Plus, not having an overabundance of chest hair, a raging coke habit or dated a stripper, I don't feel I've earned the right to own one.....come on, that's funny.
"Keys are in it.."
"What?"
"Take it down the street"
(sound of door slamming open and me running to the car while my inner 16y/o pumped his fist in the air...."we're professionals"
)
I was really pleasantly surprised. They are big cars, for sports cars and you sit very far forward in a perfect reclined driving position, for me who is probably close in height to the designers in St' Agata. Bolognese. "Perfect" for driving, visibility to the quarters and rear, not so much. The car felt small, which is a great compliment. Great steering feel, easy and fairly light clutch and the brakes were not too touchy, very Porsche like. Shifter had longish throws (relatively) and the gated shift wasn't a problem but I initially resorted to my valet days trick of grabbing the lever low and feeling the gate with the lower part of my hand. Worth it for the clack clack of the gate. No squeaks, rattles etc., and the interior, seats and knobs had worn very well. Quality materials.
Visibility is just not great with a high sloping waistline, high rear deck and minimal rear window. Also, this car was temporarily missing its rear-view mirror and, of course I turned into a lot where I had to back up which I did by scoping the area and S turning in reverse. All good. Got a thumbs up from a Tesla driver while I was doing this.
In the 15-20 mins I drove the car, I noticed a few folks taking pictures, and someone paced me at a merge for a bit holding their 'phone. Disconcerting in someone else's $100K car.
Not my taste, no interest in ever owning one, but I can't see myself ever turning down seat time when offered.
I am not a Lamborghini fan, I admire and respect them, but I always thought most of their styling is somewhat grotesque and my (all second hand) experience around early models had me seeing them as rather needy and fragile. I only ever briefly drove an early Countach that was a poor, neglected example that drove like it.
Small local exotic and classic dealer has this for sale, great folks BTW. I was there for something else and we started talking, I mentioned how I admire Lamborghinis, but they are not my taste. Plus, not having an overabundance of chest hair, a raging coke habit or dated a stripper, I don't feel I've earned the right to own one.....come on, that's funny.
"Keys are in it.."
"What?"
"Take it down the street"
(sound of door slamming open and me running to the car while my inner 16y/o pumped his fist in the air...."we're professionals"
)I was really pleasantly surprised. They are big cars, for sports cars and you sit very far forward in a perfect reclined driving position, for me who is probably close in height to the designers in St' Agata. Bolognese. "Perfect" for driving, visibility to the quarters and rear, not so much. The car felt small, which is a great compliment. Great steering feel, easy and fairly light clutch and the brakes were not too touchy, very Porsche like. Shifter had longish throws (relatively) and the gated shift wasn't a problem but I initially resorted to my valet days trick of grabbing the lever low and feeling the gate with the lower part of my hand. Worth it for the clack clack of the gate. No squeaks, rattles etc., and the interior, seats and knobs had worn very well. Quality materials.
Visibility is just not great with a high sloping waistline, high rear deck and minimal rear window. Also, this car was temporarily missing its rear-view mirror and, of course I turned into a lot where I had to back up which I did by scoping the area and S turning in reverse. All good. Got a thumbs up from a Tesla driver while I was doing this.
In the 15-20 mins I drove the car, I noticed a few folks taking pictures, and someone paced me at a merge for a bit holding their 'phone. Disconcerting in someone else's $100K car.
Not my taste, no interest in ever owning one, but I can't see myself ever turning down seat time when offered.
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