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Old Aug 21, 2003
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Driving lessons Anybody?

Proof that Owning a fast car Does not mean you are a fast/good driver.



Any body need Driving lessons?
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seen those pics posted here before but not with the captions made it even better.
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is that blood i see on the wall?
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Isn't it really hard to wreck that thing...itsn't the handeling supposed to be great for that kind of money?!
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Handling of the car is one thing, being able to control it is another.

A well handling car just lets inexperianced drivers get in way over their heads quicker. (read Over confidence). They have less of an Idea as to how far they can push the car, and even less of an Idea as to what to do once they pass that point. Hence, Lambo meets wall.....

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Originally posted by cdmx
is that blood i see on the wall?
I would wager to guess it's red paint from the Ferrari driver before him who also could have used lessons.
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I would wager to guess it's red paint from the Ferrari driver before him who also could have used lessons.

Thats a good one!
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what would the wife say
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Originally posted by cdmx
Isn't it really hard to wreck that thing...itsn't the handeling supposed to be great for that kind of money?!
Lambos are a bit bulky. They're actually pretty damn big cars. Put a Diablo next to a Ferrari and you can make the Ferrari look like a Mini. They'll handle ok, but you really gotta know how to drive them (not that a Ferrari is easy either, it wasn't until a few years ago that they got power steering)... and Lamborghini ergonomics suck. When the Diablo was designed, someone ****ed up, and the seat, steering wheel and the pedals did not all fall on the same centerline. The new one apparently addressed the issue. It seems its more of a high speed cruiser than a true to the word "track car" like a Ferrari, which you can pretty much race straight off the dealer lot. Its not too hard to wreck them... I know a guy who lost one at about 80 MPH and rolled it. Totaled it... I don't think it bothered him too much. It was 'only' an SV (That was the base model). He also had a Diablo VT 6.0 Roadster, a Viper GTS, a 30th Anniv. Trans Am, a Trans Am GTA and a 69 Firebird. Something tells me he got by.
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^ that kind of thing amazes me....only things i can think of is that it was raining and he was driving like a maniac or something ran infront of him, or we went off the road slamed on the breaks and lost control...wonder what happened
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sucks. but im sure if they can afford that car than they can afford to fix it or by a new one.
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I think I am going to cry.
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The hell with that, I already started!

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I think I am going to cry.
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Sucks for him..should have spent money in learning how to control that monster.
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I hope the car was paid for. Other wise his insurance is going to go up like a b*tch!!
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