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ViperBlue68
10-09-2006, 08:09 PM
:worship: My buddy just took delivery of his new Lambo and I got to drive it today! First time I've driven an exotic....Sportscar that is...I must say it was sweet! I envy S.W. more now cause he gets to drive em anytime he chooses!
Tiger
10-10-2006, 12:47 AM
wow, thats a nice car and its built just 30miles from here.....
was it fast or is it just talk....
I totally love them Lamborghinis, more than a Ferrari!.
I actually drove a Ferrari last week (for the first time) it was a '88 Testarossa so no paddle shift :o)
it was fast but not that fast....
Steve Chryssos
10-10-2006, 05:41 AM
That is one sexy lookin ride!
formula
10-10-2006, 06:45 AM
Daddy want....daddy want so bad. I'd have to spring for the 'vert, though.
TonyL
10-10-2006, 07:05 AM
wow, 2 lambos in Yuba City. (if for just while he was there).

Bet that turned a few heads.
6'9"Witha69
10-10-2006, 08:02 AM
What I think of the car:
:yum: :jump: :worship: :drool:

How I feel about not having one (just a little jealous):
:moon: :banghead: :wedgie:
THX 138
10-10-2006, 08:22 AM
geeze what does he do for a living?
ViperBlue68
10-10-2006, 08:37 AM
Tony...there is 2 now for sure...my buddy lives here he has all his life...might even be 3 I think there are 2 0range ones........and YES it is fast..I mean for bein such a light car it moves very quickly...kinda like a sportbike...sounds good had a full Tubi exhaust put on....
ViperBlue68
10-10-2006, 08:40 AM
geeze what does he do for a living?

his family farms....couple thousand acres I believe..alot of developable land in there too...very nice humble people though....have known em since we were little kids....now I'm 30 and he is 27...
TonyL
10-10-2006, 08:56 AM
Sweet. good on em. My wife used to work for Bains farms out there, Most of the land owners/farmers are always super cool people, and the hardest workers I've ever seen.
BonzoHansen
10-10-2006, 12:43 PM
I drove my pal's new M5 recently. Paddle shifters are weird, almost video game like. I am sure I could get very used to them. :)
aonghus
10-10-2006, 01:16 PM
I drove an A3 last week, I really love the DSG paddle shifting, its so nice to see your car perfectly rev match for you. Chip those little suckers and you can get nearly 300ftlbs out of that little 1.8L motor ta boot.

Doesn't Audi own Lamborghini? Must be the same type of trans...

now if only someone got on in a first gen! lol
Damn True
10-10-2006, 01:36 PM
I drove an A3 last week, I really love the DSG paddle shifting, its so nice to see your car perfectly rev match for you. Chip those little suckers and you can get nearly 300ftlbs out of that little 1.8L motor ta boot.

Doesn't Audi own Lamborghini? Must be the same type of trans...

now if only someone got on in a first gen! lol

I think the parent company of both Audi, Lambo and Bugatti is VW
shmoov69
10-10-2006, 06:54 PM
Actually, the Neon in the background in more in my price range!!!
ProStreet R/T
10-10-2006, 10:18 PM
I drove an A3 last week, I really love the DSG paddle shifting, its so nice to see your car perfectly rev match for you. Chip those little suckers and you can get nearly 300ftlbs out of that little 1.8L motor ta boot.

Doesn't Audi own Lamborghini? Must be the same type of trans...

now if only someone got on in a first gen! lol

Yeah quite a bit of the G interior is very audi-ish, but in a good way. The trannies while seeming similar are in reality about as close as comparing.. well a VW to a lambo. Driving the e-gear takes a little getting used to to be super smooth but once you get it down it works extremely well. In sport mode it's very firm, quick, and the rev matching downshifts sound AWESOME. A friend has an 06' G with a catless tubi exhaust and it sounds CRAZY when you drop a couple gears and run it up to 8k+ IMO it sounds MUCH MUCH better than his Murci.

I've had my eye on an orange G spyder for a while now, we'll see how the year pans out if I can actually swing it.
CraigMorrison
10-11-2006, 06:34 PM
That right there shows what the Germans and the Italians can get up to......MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM sweet.

http://gt3000.com/home/index.php?id=102

German vid of a Gallardo gettin' busy in the mountains of Deutschland is killer!

GT3000.com - awesome vids BTW!

Tubi exhaust makes those cars sound so killer. Thanks for the supercar-porn!
viper11
10-19-2006, 07:54 PM
now if only someone got on in a first gen! lol

here you go
http://www.twistmachine.com/products/

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tech/0507phr_twist_machines_paddle_shifter_install/

jason
blacklab
10-23-2006, 04:18 PM
SWEET RIDE:razz: