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Jan 12, 2006 5:54:56 AM
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Super Darius
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Jan 12, 2006 11:29:55 AM
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Re: Bye bye
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OCEAN said:
Please tell us you are still attracted to women and you are not going to be a switch hitter
DUH!?!
Ah well still a few people got it right
Went to the Brussels Motorshow and the Bull seduced me ... actually I already fell for it a few months ago but my hopes were still high for the 997TT. Unfortunately I can't find peace with the design ... I spent HOURS looking at all those pictures trying to find reasons to go for the Porsche. Finally a little voice inside of me told me that looking for a reason to buy is not the way to go with these cars ... you love it or you don't. And althoug the 997TT will be quite a bit faster I still can't imagine myself driving in a car that doesn't do it for me aesthetically.
And that's where the Bull comes in ... I ordered a pretty highly specced Gallardo Spider.
I hope I'll still be welcome here ... I still have the CTT so I hope that won't be a problem
Jan 12, 2006 12:13:43 PM
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Super Darius
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Re: Bye bye
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Rami said:Quote:
OCEAN said:
Please tell us you are still attracted to women and you are not going to be a switch hitter
I hope I'll still be welcome here ... I still have the CTT so I hope that won't be a problem
ok..only thanks to the Cay you are still welcome
HAHAH
Gallardo looks great,and if you prefer it to the 997 TT noone can tell you something..car is yours and is right that you choose the one you prefer!
congrats!
Re: Bye bye
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Rami said:Quote:
OCEAN said:
Please tell us you are still attracted to women and you are not going to be a switch hitter
DUH!?!
Ah well still a few people got it right
Went to the Brussels Motorshow and the Bull seduced me ... actually I already fell for it a few months ago but my hopes were still high for the 997TT. Unfortunately I can't find peace with the design ... I spent HOURS looking at all those pictures trying to find reasons to go for the Porsche. Finally a little voice inside of me told me that looking for a reason to buy is not the way to go with these cars ... you love it or you don't. And althoug the 997TT will be quite a bit faster I still can't imagine myself driving in a car that doesn't do it for me aesthetically.
And that's where the Bull comes in ... I ordered a pretty highly specced Gallardo Spider.
I hope I'll still be welcome here ... I still have the CTT so I hope that won't be a problem
Congrats!! I think the G.Spyder is clearly the nicest convertible amongs the 430 and the 996tt!! and that move still gives you the possibility to trade in your 996 conv for a closed 997 if need - and urge- be. the firdt 997tt probably wont have the pdk anyway, so that would be a good project for next summer
what's the specs/colour and when will they deliver it?
Re: Bye bye
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turbolite said:
Congrats!! I think the G.Spyder is clearly the nicest convertible amongs the 430 and the 996tt!! and that move still gives you the possibility to trade in your 996 conv for a closed 997 if need - and urge- be. the firdt 997tt probably wont have the pdk anyway, so that would be a good project for next summer
what's the specs/colour and when will they deliver it?
Who knows
Delivery planned for September/October 2006 so still quite some time to enjoy my 996TT cab
Here are the specs:
anti-theft system
satellite tracking
board computer
branding package
Callisto alloy wheels in titanium
CI badges for wheels
silver grey color brake calipers
e-gear
electr. heated seats
interior leather package 1 in combo with alcantara (black)
stitching in bianco polar (very light grey, almost white)
lifting system
navigation
rear view camera
winterpackage with extra set of titanium alloys
Color out of range ... guess what ... there will be a bit of Porsche in my Bull ... Atlas Grey
Soft top will be blue.
Altho the color might be changed to Grigio Proteus (shade of grey) with a black soft top. This will only happen if the blue soft top is not available for 2006 which might be the case unfortunately.
Re: Bye bye
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Rami said:
Delivery planned for September/October 2006 so still quite some time to enjoy my 996TT cab
Here are the specs:
anti-theft system
satellite tracking
board computer
branding package
Callisto alloy wheels in titanium
CI badges for wheels
silver grey color brake calipers
e-gear
electr. heated seats
interior leather package 1 in combo with alcantara (black)
stitching in bianco polar (very light grey, almost white)
lifting system
navigation
rear view camera
winterpackage with extra set of titanium alloys
Color out of range ... guess what ... there will be a bit of Porsche in my Bull ... Atlas Grey
Soft top will be blue.
Altho the color might be changed to Grigio Proteus (shade of grey) with a black soft top. This will only happen if the blue soft top is not available for 2006 which might be the case unfortunately.
Congrats to your great car! Gallardo is really nice and grigio proteus would be great as well...
Re: Bye bye
Awesome specs!!! 
I like the Gallardo, a bit OTT but the fact you're going for a darker color balances it.
And congrats on dark grey with blue top, hope the latter is available bc that makes for a very combo IMO.
Thanks to Rossi for posting the pic of the Lambo dark grey.
Rami, colors are subjective but I recommend that grey. Atlas is nice but too close to black IMO and you won't enjoy the contrast with the blue top too much.
Great option from Lambo to have that lift system, very practical for city driving with all those dos d'ane!
I dont' know if like me, you like using your car as a travelling GT, but one thing you might miss compared to your 911 is practicality and luggage space.
Have you had a chance to explore the car in detail? Any space in the front of behind the seats?
e-gear is much better than on first version. A friend told me first versions were extremely jerky and temperamenal! No more issues now.
Do you get the improved chassis and the 520 hp V10 upgrade that come with the SE model?
Boy I'm jaleous! That car is going to be superb?
Where are you in Belgium?
I'll have to come and visit and share one of your excellent beers! And moules frites bien sur!
I like the Gallardo, a bit OTT but the fact you're going for a darker color balances it.
And congrats on dark grey with blue top, hope the latter is available bc that makes for a very combo IMO.
Thanks to Rossi for posting the pic of the Lambo dark grey.
Rami, colors are subjective but I recommend that grey. Atlas is nice but too close to black IMO and you won't enjoy the contrast with the blue top too much.
Great option from Lambo to have that lift system, very practical for city driving with all those dos d'ane!
I dont' know if like me, you like using your car as a travelling GT, but one thing you might miss compared to your 911 is practicality and luggage space.
Have you had a chance to explore the car in detail? Any space in the front of behind the seats?
e-gear is much better than on first version. A friend told me first versions were extremely jerky and temperamenal! No more issues now.
Do you get the improved chassis and the 520 hp V10 upgrade that come with the SE model?
Boy I'm jaleous! That car is going to be superb?
Where are you in Belgium?
I'll have to come and visit and share one of your excellent beers! And moules frites bien sur!
Re: Bye bye
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Fanch said:
Awesome specs!!!
I like the Gallardo, a bit OTT but the fact you're going for a darker color balances it.
And congrats on dark grey with blue top, hope the latter is available bc that makes for a very combo IMO.
Thanks to Rossi for posting the pic of the Lambo dark grey.
Rami, colors are subjective but I recommend that grey. Atlas is nice but too close to black IMO and you won't enjoy the contrast with the blue top too much.
Great option from Lambo to have that lift system, very practical for city driving with all those dos d'ane!
I dont' know if like me, you like using your car as a travelling GT, but one thing you might miss compared to your 911 is practicality and luggage space.
Have you had a chance to explore the car in detail? Any space in the front of behind the seats?
e-gear is much better than on first version. A friend told me first versions were extremely jerky and temperamenal! No more issues now.
Do you get the improved chassis and the 520 hp V10 upgrade that come with the SE model?
Boy I'm jaleous! That car is going to be superb?
Where are you in Belgium?
I'll have to come and visit and share one of your excellent beers! And moules frites bien sur!
Thanks guys!!!
I'm still not sure about the color combo either Fanch ... for now I'm gonna leave it as it is and await Lambo's answer for the soft top. I haven't seen the blue top in real life so far ... if the color is too bright I will switch to Grigio Proteus with black top as well. I'll know more about this mid/end February.
The lift system is indeed a must have here, most speed bumps are ok to drive over normally but some of them are simply disgusting and then it really comes in handy. It's also very good to enter parking lots etc.
I do drive about 25.000km per year but most of it is simply joyriding. Whenever we go shopping we use the Cayenne Turbo of course
The luggage space in the front is about the same as a 996 AWD but there is no room whatsoever behind the seats in the G Spyder. Oh well, as stated in the brand new 'ME' Lamborghini magazine: Lamborghini - the ultimate ego trip
About the e-gear: I had a nice chat with Valentino Balboni (thx again for signing the very first issue of 'ME') and he told me that the last e-gear versions no longer have any of those problems. They now even have some sort of fail safe build in to prevent damaging the clutch by doing burn outs. You can still do a burnout but when you want to do another one 200m ahead then the software will not allo you to do so. Otherwise you will end up in the shop after a few times
Accelerating real hard is no problem of course but you need to have the ESP enabled, that way the clutch doens't get damaged and thus you can perform hard launches like that as much as you want.
I testdrove an e-gear myself and found it very easy to drive (also in slow or city traffic). I always drove manual but I can tell you the experience of downshifting alone makes the e-gear worth its while
All Spyders are MY06 so it will have 520HP indeed along with the shorter gear ratios etc.
I live right in the middle between Antwerp and Brussels.
Hmmmmm ... Belgian fries ... who tf ever translated them to French fries is an [censored] ... there are clearly a Belgian invention ... even Asterix tells us so
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