Guy's life falls apart, buys a Lamborghini

[Otto.]

Soon after he bought a house and a diamond ring for his fiancee using his life savings... she left him.

Her loss.

http://jalopnik.com/5559767/i-sold-ever ... he-country

I hope this guys business takes off and allows him to recoup his money. He certainly deserves it.

[numbnuts240]

tl;dr plus he looks like a tool.

[Jesda]

This is more or less what my 2006-2008 was like. Anyone with the means should do it. It gives you time to think and figure yourself out.

[Otto.]

tl;dr plus he looks like a tool.

Irony.

[MellowZ32]

meh.

[numbnuts240]

but i'm an admitted tool, so i have to look the part. he's probably a nice guy, he just gives the appearance of a douche bag. i'm an all around jerk.

[sx moneypit]

Forrest Gump in a Lambo?

[RicerX]

Dude... I'm inspired. Haha although I think I'd be perfectly content to drive around in my Altima like that. I can't imagine getting a GT-R to do something like that with. That'd be sick.

[HashiriyaS14]

"You're never going to live up to anyone's expectations, so you might as well live up to your own"


^^
I liked this quote

[skydragoness]

This is more or less what my 2006-2008 was like. Anyone with the means should do it. It gives you time to think and figure yourself out.

I really love going on solo road-trips (honestly the farthest I've driven solo was Carlisle, but I've driven with others on 6+hr trips) but I'm paranoid about bad things that could happen since I'm female. I should get a gun w. a c/w permit.

A good story though, I feel that guy's pain. That's all I felt like doing was driving, er, still feel that way.

[Dattebayo]

It's not a very original thing to do, really. I would rather buy something more reliable if I'm going to take it out cross country.

Also, the gas mileage sucks and you can't pack anything in there. It looks more and more stupid the more I think about it.

[93coupe]

Dave, all of that is nullified when you consider the random ussy you would get by being the lonely drifter in a lambo.

[skydragoness]

It's not a very original thing to do, really. I would rather buy something more reliable if I'm going to take it out cross country.

Also, the gas mileage sucks and you can't pack anything in there. It looks more and more stupid the more I think about it.

True. There's plenty of other supercars or just sports cars that are way more livable for a roadtrip and just as fun to drive.
I'm really shocked that the Lambo went 90k with no major issues. The engine is made by Audi, (well the whole drivetrain is at least) am I right?

[seang]

Now he has the option of experiencing greasemonkeydom by rebuilding the Lambo V10 himself.

[Dattebayo]

Now he has the option of experiencing greasemonkeydom by rebuilding the Lambo V10 himself.

Sure, if you don't mind voiding the warranty. Those companies are sticklers for that ish.

[HashiriyaS14]

Sure, if you don't mind voiding the warranty. Those companies are sticklers for that ish.

The car has 91,000 miles on it, warranty is LONG gone.

How can you possibly evaluate a multi-year road trip in a Gallardo on the virtues of practicality?



Given that it's the same V10 that Audi uses, it should be a cheaper rebuild/replacement than in, say, the Murci.

[hannibal]

It would have been wise to buy a car that can go 100k without killing itself...

[RCA]

And if money doesn't buy you freedom then it's useless.

Awesome...

[elwesso]

The fact that you cant go 100k HIGHWAY easy miles makes me never want to buy an italian car. I think its a load of crap in my opinion..

Either way it was a pretty cool story. Outside of being ridiculous, it was an interesting read... However, I probably would have done it in an M5 and save $100k

[Dattebayo]

I probably would have done it in an M5 and save $100k

See what I mean? I'm not dismissing anything, I just agree with this. Eff the Italian car.

[Otto.]

I don't think he bought the car expecting to drive it like this. I think that the road trip part came after.

I could be wrong though.

[TurboSauce]

hell, as long as the car has; legroom, cupholders, head room, comfy seats, working a/c, and some space for clothes in the back i'm set.

[Otto.]

hell, as long as the car has; legroom, cupholders, head room, comfy seats, working a/c, and some space for clothes in the back i'm set.

A Gallardo hardly has any of these things.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

If you're going to do that...why not go big?
The Gallardo is perfect for that.
And it's not THAT hard to live with. There is more than enough room for whatever possessions you would require.
The ONLY problem I foresee is finding a dealership if/when it has a problem. But Bam Margera drove his across the country during winter so I think people are blowing the unreliability quotient out of proportion.
Perhaps a vintage Lambo it would be an issue...but his car is rolling proof that modern Italian exotics are just as reliable as that BMW.
I think ya'll are just jealous.

[Looneybomber]

I think it's awesome. Lambo styling is iconic and the perfect choice for just dropping everything and living as a drifter...so long as you have the funds to do so, which only a handful do.

[elwesso]

If you're going to do that...why not go big?
The Gallardo is perfect for that.
And it's not THAT hard to live with. There is more than enough room for whatever possessions you would require.
The ONLY problem I foresee is finding a dealership if/when it has a problem. But Bam Margera drove his across the country during winter so I think people are blowing the unreliability quotient out of proportion.
Perhaps a vintage Lambo it would be an issue...but his car is rolling proof that modern Italian exotics are just as reliable as that BMW.
I think ya'll are just jealous.

CLEARLY this is not true if he went 91k miles and the engine sh1t-canned itself...

[Urabus GodofTraction]

Story got worse as it went on. As it progressed, it went from a Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to a self-destructive downward spiral. 53 tickets, a $25,000, not bothering with basic maintenance? And a mountain of debt as a cherry on top.

CLEARLY this is not true if he went 91k miles and the engine sh1t-canned itself...

Ehh, if he missed a scheduled maintenance interval, then it's certainly not the car's fault.

[elwesso]

Last time I checked, if "the timing chain stretched, crunching the valves", that has nothing to do with regular maintenance... I doubt in 91k miles if he did NO maintenance that the timing chain would be the first thing to go. In about any other engine, I would expect a timing chain to be one of the last things that causes an engine to fail, regardless of the level of maintenance.

[Urabus GodofTraction]

Last time I checked, if "the timing chain stretched, crunching the valves", that has nothing to do with regular maintenance... I doubt in 91k miles if he did NO maintenance that the timing chain would be the first thing to go. In about any other engine, I would expect a timing chain to be one of the last things that causes an engine to fail, regardless of the level of maintenance.

If the service interval said "replace timing chain at _____" and he didn't, then I'm not going to blame the car. My bike needs it's drive chain oiled every 500, I certainly wouldn't blame it for causing trouble at 1,000.

[Dattebayo]

Timing chain on a high-powered supercar is different than a timing chain on a sub 300hp vehicle wes.