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[davehutchinson]

[andym172]

Awesome! Very very nice

[ECM]

Proper maunal shift & clutch pedal . Out of interest have you had a decent go with one of those f1 paddle shift jobs & if so what did you think? All round a fabulous motor .

Edited by ECM, 02 May 2004 - 08:42 PM.

[R1 nur]

Looking good.

[Purebob]

[controversial] Dave H going back to a discussion we had on here some time ago, the Gallardo photos ably demonstrate to me that the VX's clean styling makes the Gallardo look like a "hot wheels" car. Fast, powerful but not NEARLY as pretty as the VX in my book.[/controversial] And yes I know I'm in a club with one member there

[The Knobs]

Is it just me or is this thread an advert for " Footballers Wives".

[andym172]

Is it just me or is this thread an advert for " Footballers Wives".

lol! And I thought you had taste in buying a VX...

The Gallardo is one of the best designed cars ever in my opinion...

[ianrm]

Although its not my colour its a magnificant beast

[Jim_Cross]

Not too shabby () - what are the first impressions? BTW, has your Dad ever had a car long enough to run it in?

[davehutchinson]

The Gallardo is one of the few cars I've not driven so I'll report back once I have. Jim the GT2 had 500 miles on it when we sold it so it was kinda run in

[Gavin]

Dave My accountant recently got an idential car, weather and work permitting he will be taking it on a track day at Bedford on Friday. Should be a fun journey to Bedford, 1 Gallardo, 2 VXTs, 1 Audi S3 (265 bhp), should also be interesting on the track BTW your dads got fantastic taste in cars. Gavin

[andym172]

What is it with bloody accountants?! Ours has just bought a yellow ( ) Gallardo. I'm yet to see it, but supposedly he's pretty happy with his as well

[JimH]

Those front calipers are quite big, aren't they?

[Purebob]

Andy, do you mean 'designed' or 'styled' ? Design I can't comment on: I don't know much about the Gallardo, but from a styling perspective I disagree wth you. I think its neuter - much to admire, nothing to love. Look at the interior , then look at a 360's interior. The lines aren't feminie nor masculine: they are geometrical IMO. Dave does your Dad trade in supercars ? I'm fairly sure he doesn't lose much money on every one he sells, or he wouldn't change and sell them quite so soon after taking delivery. Its a lot of fuss to order and buy a GT2 then sell it before the first oil change unless you're doing it for profit. I've often thought trading supercars might be a decent way to use a £200k float for more profit than a bank account or a rental house....

[davehutchinson]

No he loses money each time. It's his hobby and he's wealthy enough not to care about the depreciation. He lost £20k on the GT2 in 3 months and 500 miles despite the fact that only 9 will ever reach the UK.

[Purebob]

Then Dave, your father and I have mentalities as different as our bank balances.

[caleebra]

That be one Niiiiiiiiice Audi

Edited by caleebra, 03 May 2004 - 08:34 AM.

[andym172]

Andy, do you mean 'designed' or 'styled' ?

Who gives a sh*t?!

It looks good/great/fan-bloody-tastic and I'd be willing to give my right gonad for one!

From a personal point of view, I love the 'coldness' of it. I've never seen Lamborghini's as being cars that are warm and cuddly (perhaps except for the Miura), but instead, a car that will chew off your head and spit it back in your face (not sure if this is just a Liverpool saying...).
In the case of this car, it's going to be very well built, is quicker than a 911 Turbo point-to-point (according to Evo) and has the 'wow, nice car!' styling.

[helsam67]

I bet those wheels are a bugger to clean. (and I bet the discs don't rust) steve

Edited by helsam67, 03 May 2004 - 09:12 AM.

[SPLAM]

Why would you change a GT2 for Celica.