Lamborghini Gallardo: Test Drive Review

[Astro]

Ha ha ha...small world. I would not be surprised. the Gaigokujin world is VERY small in Tokyo.

Originally Posted by BigFoot

He may actually be the same guy who's trying to sell it to me.

[Astro]

Hey BF...thought you were in Hokaido now

[GTACharlie]

Originally Posted by Astro

yes I can relate to that, some the chaps I know are much like that...and become worse when they hang out with other chaps with a similar disposition...I HATE it, as if we dont already have enough probs in the world with elitist buggers like that. The crowd I associate with are a very different breed of peoples...we have the money, but we dont act, display or franchise our attitudes towards others about it. And we certainly dont display our toys in that kind of manner either...

I have a lot of "rich" friends - most of them are wonderfully nice - just every once in awhile you run into a person where they got too much money, too early in life, and the money takes the worst parts of their personality and magnifies them until they become the person's defining characteristics... (and they usually drive black lambos... )

[Astro]

ha ha ha...you have that right. you know of course though, I was not referring to ALL people with money....just the esoteric minority who pander unto themselves with that attitude...and drive black lambos - with the exception BF if he bought that.... Which I doubt, the GT masser is whole lot more sophisticated than a lambo.

[BigFoot]

Well, the deposit on the GT S is still there but ... I am tempted

[ACAPULCO AL]

Originally Posted by BigFoot

the car just took off like a friggin' rocket

this tells me all i need to know, any car that has made biggie swear must be absolutely bloomin AWESOME!!!

[Astro]

Yeah...its GREAT car for a short term thing, but terrible for the long term due to the fact that its about as functional as mesh screens on a submarine.

Originally Posted by BigFoot

Well, the deposit on the GT S is still there but ... I am tempted

[BigFoot]

Originally Posted by Astro

Yeah...its GREAT car for a short term thing, but terrible for the long term due to the fact that its about as functional as mesh screens on a submarine.

As someone famous once said: we'll all be dead in the long term

[BigFoot]

Originally Posted by ACAPULCO AL

this tells me all i need to know, any car that has made biggie swear must be absolutely bloomin AWESOME!!!

It was mate!

And I am not kidding you, I dreamt the car last night

[GTACharlie]

Originally Posted by BigFoot

As someone famous once said: we'll all be dead in the long term

Spoken like a true car aficionado! Life is short - get the Lambo (and take me for a drive cause my life is short too )

[BigFoot]

If I do (not very likely at the moment given the shakey markets), I'll give you the keys and you can have a go

[Astro]

Well if thats the case, zoom over and pick up in the interim...ill watch GTA say the achronym, "its Got Too much Accelleration"...

Originally Posted by BigFoot

If I do (not very likely at the moment given the shakey markets), I'll give you the keys and you can have a go

[GTACharlie]

Originally Posted by Astro

Well if thats the case, zoom over and pick up in the interim...ill watch GTA say the achronym, "its Got Too much Accelleration"...

No such thing as too much acceleration!

"I feel the need, the need for speed!"....

[BigFoot]

Agreed, it's just never fast enough

[Astro]

Now where did I put that afterburner for the jet engine I have, thats to go into the Gallardo...?

[BigFoot]

Nah mate, twin turbos is the way to go

A bloke on the Lambo forum did the conversion and it's made the car go like a ... well, very fast

[Astro]

Oh my...

Well, Bugati has nothing on that hey...hey...well, erm maybe...!?

I can only imagine what the BHP would be on that beast................................... ........................................ ........................................ ................? Ooops sorry, I was imagining he he he.

[MattBrera]

As promised:

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5563/img3140nc1.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/379/img3138ac3.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3567/img3132yh5.jpg

[Pud237]

Originally Posted by Astro

I can only imagine what the BHP would be on that beast

I doubt it can be given that much boost unless he has reduced the compression ratio. If he has changed the pistons etc to bring the CR down then I could imagine a nice round 800bhp.. Or more

[Astro]

Yeah thats right...you would have to do some MAJOR remod to get the compression ratio down in order to have THAT much boost...but wowsers, even the ball park figure of 800 would be brown pants time with a smile that julia robers could not wipe off...

Originally Posted by Pud237

I doubt it can be given that much boost unless he has reduced the compression ratio. If he has changed the pistons etc to bring the CR down then I could imagine a nice round 800bhp.. Or more

[BigFoot]

@Pud: it's about 800hp actually.


@Matt: lovely pics, they deserve to be in the Just Images lounge on a thread of their own

[Astro]

Nice pics matt...your a lucky boy!

But, I have never seen so many bricks in my life...where are the trees and grass mate...?

Originally Posted by MattBrera

As promised:

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5563/img3140nc1.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/379/img3138ac3.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3567/img3132yh5.jpg

[dpat]

awesome BF - looks great even in white

[BigFoot]

Thanks dpat

[MattBrera]

Originally Posted by Astro

But, I have never seen so many bricks in my life...where are the trees and grass mate...?

Yep, his cars (garage) are all bricked up. Rest of the photos with the garden, etc, don't show the Lambo tho.