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Great post, thank you very much for taking the time to write it. I think I would have continued driving on and ignoring the BMW gnats lol.
A friend has been giving thoughts about owning a Gallardo, I'll forward him the link to this post.
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Thank you for the review. For me, a Lamborghini is the pinnacle of all vehicles. As a car enthusiast, if I don't own one some day, I haven't truly lived.
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Thanks for the compliments, everyone - much appreciated. I'm glad I didn't come across as being all "I just bought a Lambo so you are all pee-ons....".
It is absolutely heartfelt, when I say I miss my M3 - more than you know... Couple of other points that I missed out on: -Paint: The Gallardo's paint is SO, SOOOOoooo soft. The slightest contact with it results in fine marring/scratches. This past weekend, some kids drew X's in the (very) fine dust on the side of the car. It left scratches! Easily remedied with one pass of a random orbital polisher, using an orange pad and Mazerna Super Intensive Polish, but wow. This paint is going to be the death of me!! Thankfully, I enjoy it..... for now...... LOL. The Gallardo has MUCH less orange peel than the M3. Once I did a full detail on it (one of these can take me 16 hours), it GLOWED, and the reflectivity was unbelievable - I couldn't have achieved this with the M3, without wet sanding the whole car - something I wasn't prepared to do! Exhaust: I think I have found the perfect way to describe the Gallardo's exhaust, in stock form. It. Sounds. Like. The. Apocalypse. WOW. I LOVE it. At start up, the exhaust valve is fully open, so it is very aggressive. LOVE it. I liked the stock exhaust on the M3, but it wasn't in the same league. Amazingly, the Akra was right up there, subjectively. At a top-speed event in 2010, many spectators commented VERY positively about the Akra's sound, even in comparison to the Gallardos that were there. I don't think it's QUITE there, but like I said, the Akrapovic is my favourite mod of all time. Before I took delivery of the Gallardo, I was researching exhausts like crazy. I'm pretty sure I'll be holding off on an aftermarket exhaust for the present. That sound just seems to cleave the air like a broad sword. Nuts. In a very good way. Kind of along the same lines as "exhaust" - the exhaust tips on the Gallardo are hilarious. If you look inside them, the REAL exhaust is visible, and TINY in diameter. I know this is a common occurrence in the motoring world at present (at least the real exhaust is WITHIN the tips, unlike the Lexus IS-F, which has no connection, at all!). Just an observation. Visibility: This is an obvious one, but WOW. What a glaring, alarming difference. The M3 is of course unsurpassed in outward visibility. In the Gallardo, shoulder checking is performed perfunctorily at best, and is frightening at worst. I parallel parked the car for the first time this week. Wow. I think my butt is still puckered. Thanks for reading, everyone!
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TTBEAR, I saw your comment on the orange peel.
Generally all your Lambo, Ferrari, Bentley, and Rolls have significantly less orange peel than regular cars. (Excluding Lexus) Out of all of the makes I've had come through my shop, Bentley and Lexus have the best paint finishes imo. It seems your into detailing, not sure if you've heard of Autopia.org Warning, it will make you 10x more anal about your paint. |
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Yes, you MIGHT say I am "into detailing".... I think NOTHING of getting up on a Saturday at 6am, and working on my car's paint until midnight. I crank up the tunes, turn the TV on if there's a good sports event on, and hammer away, often forgetting to eat all day. I detail friends' cars for fun. They are a LITTLE wary about bringing their cars to me, though, because once on my lift, they might not see them for the WHOLE weekend, because I won't let them go, until they are PERFECT. They find it amusing that their family doctor is detailing their cars, LOL. To wit:
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The orange peel used to break my heart on our BMWs. You could get the paint looking great, but not to a standard that I would call "show quality". If I had had the balls, I would have wet sanded the whole car, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. Funnily, I have wet sanded a small section of the Gallardo, after someone got overzealous sitting on the car for a friend to take their picture.....
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There's actually a show called Ultimate Factories, and they did a documentary i guess you can call it? On Bentley's factory. If i remember correctly, they are HAND painted (spray guns) and then after they have about what I think was 8 techs on the car sanding it with a DA to remove any and all imperfections and orange peel. Then polishing begins with the head tech hovering over their asses to make sure no spots are missed. Truly makes you feel like your getting your money's worth imo, to even think about the level of detail they go through before reaching the consumer. Try youtubing it, should find it. Very cool show. On my last previous car, (black infiniti fx35) I wetsanded that whole thing 2 days after i got it. Everything but the roof was done, and that thing was stunning. I won't be doing that again, until I get a garage to keep my cars in, my parents wouldn't let me keep it in the garage. I was heart-broken Will you be doing your own maintenance on the G as well? |
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Wow - good for you to do a wet sand procedure on a whole car. Ballsy!! Maintenance on the Gallardo? I'll just do that of which I am capable, when the warranty runs out. If I do an extended warranty, I still have to have a Lambo tech do everything, though.... I am kind of anal about such things, though, and will do oil changes mid-way through the suggested intervals. Thanks again!!! Allan
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I found the video: Great documentary!!! Wow. It is AMAZING the attention to detail that goes into not just the paintwork on a Bentley, but the entire car, as a whole. I'd love to see a similar piece on Lamborghini . Thanks for the tip!!
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Right, kevlar clutches.. Where the hell did I get ceramic from? Think it was from drooling over ceramic brakes while typing that last post. lmao
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Oh, and I found this, when searching for the Bentley documentary! Ultimate Factories, Lamborghini (Murcielage, SV) http://www.streetfire.net/video/ulti...sv_2045067.htm I tried watching it, but it was late last night, and I was doing head bobs continually... I'll have to try again today, LOL.... There are "Ultimate Factories" programs for Ferrari, Corvette, MB SLS, Maserati, Camaro (??).... very cool!
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Very nice review, and congrats! A few years from now, i hope to be doing the same, but with a Ferrari, ideally the 458 replacement
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I have always fancied V8 Ferraris, but the look of the 458 just doesn't gel with me. It kinda reminds me of a gecko, not the most flattering looking animal around No argument about its capability though. It's not looking good for me, as the newer Ferraris are getting uglier. Look at the California and FF!! I suspect Chris Bangle is secretly behind those atrocities.
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I agree. I'm not convinced by the 458 looks, especially from the rear, and yes, the California and FF are just..... hmmmmmmm........ I think the new F12 berlinetta is OK, but it kinda looks like what I would expect the next iteration of the Toyota Supra to look like. The rear end, looks something resembling a baboon's arse, unfortunately... Having said that, I would gladly drive one.... (740 horsepower forgives a lot of transgressions, LOL )
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