Lambo Owner denies kid...
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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!
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!
Monty Zoomer said:
I know that the pub analogy is ridiculous, that's why I added that it was just my little joke.
I can understand why a child would want to sit in a supercar, I can understand why the owner would either let them or not let them, but I can't understand why someone who wasn't even involved would then resent them so much that they would post about it on the Internet.
I also can't understand why you would resent my pub analogy even though I'd said that it was a joke.
You should learn to smile at life, it'd do you good...
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You misundertood my post. in now way do I resent the driver. I was merely telling a story since it involved a supercar and awaited peoples reaction to said story. It is hard to grasp the tone of text; often it is read with deviance in my experience any way.I can understand why a child would want to sit in a supercar, I can understand why the owner would either let them or not let them, but I can't understand why someone who wasn't even involved would then resent them so much that they would post about it on the Internet.
I also can't understand why you would resent my pub analogy even though I'd said that it was a joke.
You should learn to smile at life, it'd do you good...
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As gear heads and enthusiasts alike go, it is also my experience that 99% of the time a fortunate owner of something which is classified as exotic is more than happy to greet a fellow enthusiast with open arrms. Naturally there is the exception, this man being it. I don't fault him or resent him for it. I didn't lose sleep over it. Its his car and his choice, and not every person who owns an exotic car has the mindset of the "gear head alliance club"
even when it comes down to a star strucked young boy. Think back for a moment to one of your own personal experience and your reaction and the mark it left on your being the first time as a boy you came face to face with the likes of a Ferrari or the ultra rare (back then) almost surreal Lamborghini. I can still remember like it was yesterday the first time I came face to face with a white Countach. It was mind blown! And etched in my memory it paved a path to the life of a car fanatic!
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