2008 Gallardo Ownership - 2 weeks in

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Just over two weeks now since I've picked up my Gallardo. Driven it every day except for once when the weather was shocking. Had a stupid grin on my face every time - I was warned about that though. Even got the roof down once. Now have a serious addiction to the noise. I work from home which is not good as coffee breaks have now turned into 'I'll just take it for a quick blast' and last considerably longer than a walk to the kitchen. No problems so far and enjoying getting to know the car. Even cleaning it myself which no car has had to endure since I was about 25. Other half walked into the garage yesterday and said "...you do know, you've been out here almost 2 hours". Really? Funny, my 10 year old son is not interested at all and asked why I didn't get a Land Rover?! However the youngest can't get enough.

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70proof said:

Washing the mistress is half the fun.... Water, bubbles, smooth bodywork, slow caress with a lambs wool mitt!! one advantage of a coupe is you can give the engine a rubbing every now and them.... ooh aaaah:

Now, if it was lime green, your 10yr old would be acting differently lol. Is he the one who'd you collect or is that another? As long as you are hsppy , enjoy..

Edited by 70proof on Sunday 20th October 12:26

Found myself lying on the floor in the garage next to it with no top on polishing the wheels. Was a bit sweaty and hot hence the half nakedness. The missus walked in, looked at me ... just chuckled, shook her head and went back indoors.

Yep, that's the one. 10 years old and he tells me that the car isn't really that practical! Lime green may of helped I guess. First time to get him was a 6 hour round trip. The old back was just starting to ache as I pulled up on the drive. Still loved it though.

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GRBF430F1 said:

Know what you mean. I test drove a LP570-4 Performante Edizione Tecnica this week and haven't been able to sleep since.

All my pre-conceptions and no/no rules went out the window when I saw and heard the car - Unbeelieeeeevable

Looks fantastic and hopefully good bland of Italian flair and German engineering.

E-gear change was not as good as the 458, Mac or Porsche double clutch systems but it was better than my F430 F1 and gives you the sensation of changing gear unlike these ultra smooth new systems so it adds to experience not takeaway unless you are just trying to break some land speed record

IMHO I think the new stuff is too good to be fun and they need to re-engineer it somehow to bring back the "feeling" of speed and involvement

A lambo spider really is a FUN car, even if its not the latest and best it doesn't matter- Enjoy and look forward to more updates

The egear takes a bit of mastering, a lot better now than I was on the drive home! The down shift sounds lovely now I'm getting used to the box. The Edizione Tecnica looks SO nice. Unfortunately, it's well out of my price range at the moment. Do love my 2008 model though. Nicest car I've ever had so will do me for some time no doubt.

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70proof said:

take him through a tunnel, long one, with the roof down...... he'll be grinning for weeks

The drive takes me through the A1 tunnel at Hatfield. Can't really get much better than that locally