Lambo Owner denies kid...
Discussion
toxicfrog said:
I was in a petrol station filling up my 355 and I noticed a young lad of about 10 all excited about seeing it. I could hear the dad saying go and ask him etc....so I walked over, handed the kid the keys and told him to start it for me.
3-4 minutes of time made the kids day.....and his dads.
Good feeling.
Great story, future pistonhead for sure!3-4 minutes of time made the kids day.....and his dads.
Good feeling.
jonah35 said:
if its a child then yes, of course, if you have time. however the chap may have been on the phone, had a stressful meeting, been in a rush etc etc.
however, half the point in having an exotic car is to let others enjoy seeing it/hearing it etc
A dad asked me to let his kids have a look at my car.however, half the point in having an exotic car is to let others enjoy seeing it/hearing it etc
I said "sure, they can sit in it if they want."
They took it in turns to sit in the drivers seat but after only 5 minutes then the younger one started crying.
The father stepped forward to see what his problem was and duly turned around and told me that I should carry on to the hospital as it looked like my wife was in the final stages of delivery.
I thanked him but scolded my wife for being so inconsiderate to the kids.
Edited by so called on Monday 15th October 21:41
shirleynot said:
I thought the point was to impress young boys and pull busty blonde babes 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSLAF_DjiDU (Skip to 1 minute)The Gallardo... featuring Phone Number Collecting Set, Anti Boredom Assistant, Get Into All Clubs Function... Whatever you think of the cars, the advert says a lot about the target audience.
ESOG said:
At work today a blue Lamborghini convertible pulled up and a an older korean man got out. He came in and I greeted him. Turns out he owns a bunch of restaurants. Nice man, but didn't buy anything. No big deal.
A young boy about 11 years old was also in the store with his parents and he was so exxcited about the Lambo. The owner saw and heard his excitement. the Lambo owner was leaving and the young boy was asking his mom and dad if he can go outside and ask the man if he could sit in it. The mother obliged and by the time they got to the passenger side of the Lambo the owner was already buckled up and had it started.
I observed the mother talking to him and he shook his head no. She smiled, said thank you and walked back into my store. She told me the owner of the Lambo denied her son a chance to sit in it. Poor kid was embarassed and clearly upset. I felt bad for him.
What's your take on this? Do you think the man could have let him sit in it?
I bring this up because I remember one time when I was in my early 20's I came upon a white 95 Esprit S4 (my favorite Lotus at the time). I told the owner its my dream car and asked him if I could check it out inside. He simply replied, " [I]this[i/] is your dream car, are you kidding me?" And then he refused me to sit in it.
For the most part I've always had a good experience with owners. I've had 2 guys let me drive their Esprit and they didn't even know me!
He probably said it because he was in a rush. You get asked for pictures, to sit in etc.... everytime you stop in these cars because they are eye catching.A young boy about 11 years old was also in the store with his parents and he was so exxcited about the Lambo. The owner saw and heard his excitement. the Lambo owner was leaving and the young boy was asking his mom and dad if he can go outside and ask the man if he could sit in it. The mother obliged and by the time they got to the passenger side of the Lambo the owner was already buckled up and had it started.
I observed the mother talking to him and he shook his head no. She smiled, said thank you and walked back into my store. She told me the owner of the Lambo denied her son a chance to sit in it. Poor kid was embarassed and clearly upset. I felt bad for him.
What's your take on this? Do you think the man could have let him sit in it?
I bring this up because I remember one time when I was in my early 20's I came upon a white 95 Esprit S4 (my favorite Lotus at the time). I told the owner its my dream car and asked him if I could check it out inside. He simply replied, " [I]this[i/] is your dream car, are you kidding me?" And then he refused me to sit in it.
For the most part I've always had a good experience with owners. I've had 2 guys let me drive their Esprit and they didn't even know me!
I let people sit in, take pics etc. because I loved that as a kid, however I have said no in the past because it adds 10 minutes to your journey and sometimes I use the car on work days. If I've got a meeting at 2.30pm, I pull into Starbucks at 2pm and grab a coffee, I won't have time to give someone a sit in, show them the car etc. when I come out.
People will think you're being an asshole, but you've got to remember these requests can take up a lot of time when they happen every time you stop.
I once let some young lads sit in my race 911 at Mondello Park. I walked off and let them have a good look. Afterwards my daughter said, Dad do you know who that young lad is, no I replied. He's from Boyzone ! Anyway, whenever possible I would let young lads have a good look round and sit in it as I remember what it was like when I was their age years ago.
I suppose you only have to scrub vomit or ice cream or haribo out of your alcantara once to learn a lesson!
They guy could have had somewhere to be. It must be a pain in the arse to have to endure attention whenever you drive your car somewhere.
I remember seeing Rowan Atkinson having to beat a path through a hoard of tourists to get to his McLaren F1 in central Oxford. He was being terribly nice about it, but you could tell he'd just popped into town to buy some books and wasn't wanting the aggro!
They guy could have had somewhere to be. It must be a pain in the arse to have to endure attention whenever you drive your car somewhere.
I remember seeing Rowan Atkinson having to beat a path through a hoard of tourists to get to his McLaren F1 in central Oxford. He was being terribly nice about it, but you could tell he'd just popped into town to buy some books and wasn't wanting the aggro!
You can't drive or park a car that screams "look at me" in a way that is incognito. That's just not possible.
The other unfortunate thing about having a nice car is you can guarantee that nobody cares about it in quite the way you do. I've seen a parent let his kid swing off the spoiler of a Ford GT at a car show.
So quite honestly, if I had the Lamborghini the OP refers to I'd not be letting anybody in there, scuffing my leather and dirtying my carpets.
The other unfortunate thing about having a nice car is you can guarantee that nobody cares about it in quite the way you do. I've seen a parent let his kid swing off the spoiler of a Ford GT at a car show.
So quite honestly, if I had the Lamborghini the OP refers to I'd not be letting anybody in there, scuffing my leather and dirtying my carpets.
blearyeyedboy said:
shirleynot said:
I thought the point was to impress young boys and pull busty blonde babes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSLAF_DjiDU (Skip to 1 minute)The Gallardo... featuring Phone Number Collecting Set, Anti Boredom Assistant, Get Into All Clubs Function... Whatever you think of the cars, the advert says a lot about the target audience.
jonah35 said:
however, half the point in having an exotic car is to let others enjoy seeing it/hearing it etc
For road cars I buy a car so I (and my family) get to enjoy it and all the effort that was put into engineering and manufacturing it. If I just want to admire cars I'll stare through the window of the car dealer down the road. If you see an interesting car you get to enjoy it for the moment and that is the end of the participation.For racing cars I pay an entrance fee to see a race or a least a demonstration of some nice machinery being driven mostly as it's designers intended. I have enjoyed seeing CanAm cars at Donington, sports prototypes at LeMans and current F1 and the pre-WW2 silver arrows at Silverstone, but on no occasion did I feel the need to need when walking by the pits to ask to sit in the cars.
It depends on the circumstances. In the book A mind of it's own, Cordelia Fine talks about a seminary where the theology students were asked to go to speak to a researcher who was looking into how biblical stories might inform secular modern day business. The students were told that the researcher was particularly interested in the story of the Good Samaritan and that they should think about what they were going to say as they crossed the campus to see the researcher.
Some students were told they had plenty of time, some were told they were just on time and some were told to get there pronto as they were already late.
It was a psychology experiment - the book is mainly about evil psychology experiments - on the students' route a stooge was lying on the ground coughing and spluttering.
Students who had plenty of time stopped to help, those who were told they were late would step over the seemingly sick person to get to the researcher as soon as possible.
I like this story because it debunks the idea that religious are more likely to do good than others, but for the purpose of this thread it shows that you can't tell what the circumstances were.
For my part, when I've had interesting cars from the Classic Car Club or been in a friend's Atom, I've often asked people standing by the car to have their picture taken if they want to sit in the car, and sometimes taken the picture for them, but then that's all about spreading the good word of the love of cars.
And we don't know how the Lambo owner said "no". There is a world of difference between "Sorry, not today, I'm late" and "p
s off little kid".
Simon
Some students were told they had plenty of time, some were told they were just on time and some were told to get there pronto as they were already late.
It was a psychology experiment - the book is mainly about evil psychology experiments - on the students' route a stooge was lying on the ground coughing and spluttering.
Students who had plenty of time stopped to help, those who were told they were late would step over the seemingly sick person to get to the researcher as soon as possible.
I like this story because it debunks the idea that religious are more likely to do good than others, but for the purpose of this thread it shows that you can't tell what the circumstances were.
For my part, when I've had interesting cars from the Classic Car Club or been in a friend's Atom, I've often asked people standing by the car to have their picture taken if they want to sit in the car, and sometimes taken the picture for them, but then that's all about spreading the good word of the love of cars.
And we don't know how the Lambo owner said "no". There is a world of difference between "Sorry, not today, I'm late" and "p
s off little kid".Simon
I also think it's a bit presumptuous of the parent to ask. By all means show an interest, speak to the owner or perhaps ask for a photo in front of it, but to ask to sit inside it?
At least that way the owner can offer the kid to sit inside if he's feeling generous and isn't in a rush, but isn't left feeling like a git for turning down an overbearing (IMO) request.
At least that way the owner can offer the kid to sit inside if he's feeling generous and isn't in a rush, but isn't left feeling like a git for turning down an overbearing (IMO) request.
shirleynot said:
simonrockman said:
It depends on the circumstances. In the book A mind of it's own, Cordelia Fine talks about a seminary where the theology students were asked to go to speak to a researcher who was looking into how biblical stories might inform secular modern day business. The students were told that the researcher was particularly interested in the story of the Good Samaritan and that they should think about what they were going to say as they crossed the campus to see the researcher.
Some students were told they had plenty of time, some were told they were just on time and some were told to get there pronto as they were already late.
It was a psychology experiment - the book is mainly about evil psychology experiments - on the students' route a stooge was lying on the ground coughing and spluttering.
Students who had plenty of time stopped to help, those who were told they were late would step over the seemingly sick person to get to the researcher as soon as possible.
I like this story because it debunks the idea that religious are more likely to do good than others, but for the purpose of this thread it shows that you can't tell what the circumstances were.
For my part, when I've had interesting cars from the Classic Car Club or been in a friend's Atom, I've often asked people standing by the car to have their picture taken if they want to sit in the car, and sometimes taken the picture for them, but then that's all about spreading the good word of the love of cars.
And we don't know how the Lambo owner said "no". There is a world of difference between "Sorry, not today, I'm late" and "ps off little kid".
Simon
Some students were told they had plenty of time, some were told they were just on time and some were told to get there pronto as they were already late.
It was a psychology experiment - the book is mainly about evil psychology experiments - on the students' route a stooge was lying on the ground coughing and spluttering.
Students who had plenty of time stopped to help, those who were told they were late would step over the seemingly sick person to get to the researcher as soon as possible.
I like this story because it debunks the idea that religious are more likely to do good than others, but for the purpose of this thread it shows that you can't tell what the circumstances were.
For my part, when I've had interesting cars from the Classic Car Club or been in a friend's Atom, I've often asked people standing by the car to have their picture taken if they want to sit in the car, and sometimes taken the picture for them, but then that's all about spreading the good word of the love of cars.
And we don't know how the Lambo owner said "no". There is a world of difference between "Sorry, not today, I'm late" and "p
s off little kid".Simon
sorry, I nodded off after the first few lines
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