joined the club - meet our LP560-2

joined the club - meet our LP560-2

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anomie

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75 posts

112 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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Reasonably intent on chucking in 911 Turbo for GT3 RS. Having brunch in Pangbourne. Walked into HRO on a whim...as one does.... (looking back, probably not the best way to give the impression we are actual potential buyers and not just random looky-loos. Neither is wearing mud covered dog-walking clothes with faces that reveal distinctive signs of having been at the pub till midnight the night before).

Despite the unusual circumstances of the walk-in, we came out about 75% sure we were going to get a MK1 SL after Christmas. *note to wives: if you want your husband to buy you good presents tell him you are perfectly happy to buy a lamborghini and you don't care how much it costs. Doing so inspires grateful shopping trips to jewelry stores and help with the hoovering before family comes over for dinner.

MK1 SL fell through. Understandable enough. It was SOR and at the last minute the owner couldn't part with it. If I were him I wouldn't either. No hard feelings but a bit of disappointment. Nothing else really on the market we were super keen on....or, there were some good looking cars, but they were not good cars, and by this point we were we over Porsche and had Lambo-fever.

Craig to the rescue. He had seen me eyeing up the LP560-2 in the showroom. Maybe its superficial but what drew me in first, amid all the other cars (other than the fact that it was not in Aventador price range and thus reasonably achievable) was the Chanel handbag-esque quilted interior. I love me some quilting. And, of course, the wing. Both husband and I like a big showy rear end...which works out well for me when deciding whether or not to have a few extra roast potatoes, and the car also has a nice backside.

I was a bit iffy on only one point. It is white. It doesn't matter that it is a special pearly white. I like a supercar to look either evil or garish and white is neither of those things. But, husband, having been a teenager in the 80's, has a boyhood hard-on for a white countach and this is about as close as he is going to get.

Offsetting any reservations about it having a bit of class and not being (visually) obnoxious is the fact that we like the idea of all that power in twitchy RWD form. Plus, carbon fibre makes me as moist as a snack cake, and this has a lot of carbon fibre. Deal done.

Obligatory handover photoshoot to turn into next years Christmas card for the purpose of pissing off my holier than thou "eco-friendly" relatives who turn family reunions into a Prius convention.



Then, onto a truck to be shipped up to Yorkshire. Tempting to wait and drive home, but common sense prevailed over wasting annual mileage on 300 motorway miles in crap February weather. Into the garage it went.

In theory it should stay there till April-ish. In all likelihood we will look for the first hint of sunshine and kid ourselves that it won't start raining in the next hour or so before taking it out on a drive, getting caught in a deluge, and aquaplaning into a hedge. (I'm too sexy for the road...)

Alternatively, we can park it up outside the pub and revel in how much more popular we have started to become in our village lately. We just happened to tell one person about the car. Suddenly lots of people we have never spoken to before have realised what wonderful personalities we have which is, I am sure, why they now talk to us all the time.



And, just for fun, this one....because it was this photo that really sold me the car despite the fact it wasn't baby-vomit green or trump-tan orange.



I think this is our first supercar assuming we are all in agreement that a 911 turbo doesn't really count. Couldn't be happier. Husband couldn't be happier either. I have timed it well. Agree to purchase before Christmas. Bring home 2 week before Valentines day.

Rachel

Edited by anomie on Wednesday 1st February 13:17

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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Congratulations. That car looks amazing in white. Enjoy.

Craigwww

853 posts

168 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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You have chosen a proper machine! As a LP570 SL owner, I know how much you're going to enjoy the aural assault that the V10 delivers!

Enjoy!

PS Get it out the garage and drive the bloody thing !

simonr100

640 posts

116 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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Congratulations, a stunning car.

anomie

Original Poster:

75 posts

112 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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Craigwww said:
....I know how much you're going to enjoy the aural assault that the V10 delivers!
Thanks! I have every expectation of substantial aural pleasuring once husband is home from work and geared up to play with his toys.

DarrenKMC

202 posts

101 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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Looks awesome, congrats! Good bunch down at Lambo Pangbourne too.
Enjoy in good health.

z4RRSchris

11,219 posts

178 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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is the wing factory? looks grreat

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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Beautiful car.

anomie

Original Poster:

75 posts

112 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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DarrenKMC said:
Looks awesome, congrats! Good bunch down at Lambo Pangbourne too.
Thanks! Replying to reiterate the point about the team at Pangbourne. Given that we probably looked a bit homeless when we walked in they were gracious and accommodating from the start. Craig & co couldn't have been friendlier and the experience definitely helped sell us on the brand but we never felt like we were being sold to.

It was a markedly different experience to when we rocked up to Ferrari in Leeds in our recently detailed 911 turbo wearing our Sunday best, wandered around the showroom, and no one spoke to us or even made eye contact (and we had bought from that showroom before when they still had Lotus in). I get that one should make an appointment...but that put us off completely which was part of why we went into Pangbourne when we did.

Buying a supercar is a special thing for most people and I think it should probably feel that way. Not that we would have expected to be fawned over (its a Gallardo, not an Aventador SV, in which case some peeled grapes and palm fronds wouldn't go amiss) but the experience of buying should be proportionate to the eventual pleasure of taking ownership and I cannot say enough how impressed we were with the team at HRO.

z4RRSchris said:
is the wing factory? looks grreat
Yup. The LP560-2 has the SL wing as it is something of a cobbled-together parts-bin "special".

Reeso

1,199 posts

250 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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Enjoy guys.
Agree, Craig and team are great.
Balloon White.....perfect choice ;-)

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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Cheeky smile

TISPKJ

3,648 posts

206 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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Great post Anomie ...... can also confirm Craig a top guy.

70proof

6,045 posts

154 months

Wednesday 1st February 2017
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massive congrats to you both...... welcome to the Lamborghini club, the rwd lambo club, and the exclusive 50th anniversario club!!

wait for warmer times, in third at 40 you will spin up the rears in a straight line lol... this is defo a car you drive with your right foot!!

I know I am biased, but best Gallardo variant there is.... 2wd like the balboni, cf/alcantara and spoiler of the sl, best power:weight ratio of any variant too, even squadra corsa!!

sure to appreciate too given the way balboni prices have gone this year.

Yipper

5,964 posts

89 months

Thursday 2nd February 2017
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Looking good.

Have found Lambo Pangbourne good on the retail side, not so good on the service side. Found Lambo London Service to be much more clued-up and accommodating.

Just an old porsche fan

76 posts

96 months

Thursday 2nd February 2017
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Who's the handsome chap in the first picture? Me... that's who!

Feeling top of the world at the moment. One for having a wife that lets me blow a bunch of cash on a car and two for having a lamborghini in the garage. What a feeling. A boyhood dream come true.

It's grim up north at the moment, grey skies, damp roads and a pretty strong wind so might not get out in for it play till the weekend. I am not the most patient of people though...


I am kind of hoping it feels like my old Elise except slightly bigger and slight faster.



70proof

6,045 posts

154 months

Thursday 2nd February 2017
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Even if u don't drive, just sit in it and start it up..... Start up from cold is soo much fun as valves on exhaust fully open and engine sits at 1k revs

tacjcc

19 posts

159 months

Thursday 2nd February 2017
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I bought a LP560-2 last November to replace a Porsche 991 CS2. I use it as a my day car in Sheffield; you really don't need to worry about a bit of northern grim weather! The gearbox is sublime and smooth in traffic whilst the driving experience when the right foot is used in earnest brings many smiles. It's the Gallardo e-gear that Lamborghini got right and a much better driver's car than the LP560-4 Bicolore, LP570-4 SL ET & LP610-4 that I have previously owned. Definitely a very special car that many have overlooked

WCZ

10,492 posts

193 months

Thursday 2nd February 2017
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nice, shame you couldn't close the deal on that mk1 sl though

Just an old porsche fan

76 posts

96 months

Thursday 2nd February 2017
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Just been out to go get some stuff and some petrol. Any excuse really. Made me jump when I first started it up in the garage. Its loud!! Haven't given it any beans yet as still getting used to it. Feels great to drive though and the noise. My god I love that noise. Doesn't feel big on the road at all. steering feels great and the engine feels like it wants to be revved. Did I mention the noise? Sounds epic above 3.5K and the down shifts are to die for.

I can't wait to give it a proper outing this weekend.

WCZ said:
nice, shame you couldn't close the deal on that mk1 sl though
True but this is just as good. I am still over the moon with it.


Edited by Just an old porsche fan on Thursday 2nd February 13:19

EpsomJames

790 posts

245 months

Thursday 2nd February 2017
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Congratulations on the new car. My experience with HRO has been top notch too and Craig is great to deal with.

The LP560-2 50th Anniversary edition has some nice choice options on it so you've done well there. Bianco Opalis looks fab.

Enjoy in good health.