CTrx8

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and the fact that the OP is now suggesting he put up some video of the guy doing burnouts backs up your point here too. i tried to stay out of this thread but the fact that the OP just doesn't get it is just a little irritating.

and maybe i'm just hating but i feel that it's more the lax attitude that is getting me and the fact he doesn't think he's immature but they obviously are. and that's no fault of their own; they're teenagers and all teens think they know everything and they aren't immature. of course years later we all find out that we were in fact immature and laugh at ourselves.

to give a kid this kind of toy after crashing the first is just bad parenting. and heaven help him to become a well adjusted person if he can just call on mommy and daddy to have him buy a new $150K car b/c he hit a taxi. somehow they feel that they deserve these type of cars somehow b/c mommy and daddy have a lot of money. i'm not saying he needs to get a beater but don't buy a lamob for the kid.

DailyDriver2k5

Hey everybody is on difrrent financial levels..... Maybe to his parents , buying a Gallardo is like middle class parents buying there kid a Civic SI.

A Gallardo in the luxury scheme of things is really not that all expensive or impressive when compared to a Buggatti Veryon or a Ferrari Enzo. Getting him one of those cars would be like parents in a middle class family buying there kid a Z-06 vette for there first car.

So yes the Galllardo, yet expensive and is alot of car to drive for a teenager, may not be so much of car compared to the hyper exotics out there for rich parents that want there kid to have the best but not over the top a.k.a Ferrari Enzo etc. in there world.

laythor

My only issue with this thread is the OP. He doesn't own the car, he came here to try and gloat off of his buddies good fortune.

More power to the kid with parents that can afford to buy him multiple lambos.

A big giant "GFY" to the OP trying to get tranction off of his buddies very sweet ride.

ac3mastuh

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why does he even bring this to our forum? I mean seriously, all he's trying to do is to show that he has very rich friends....go and tell you buddy to take that lambo and shove it

don't come here just to gloat

CTrx8

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but it's not just about the money. that's a very high HP delicate machine that needs someone with more intelligence behind the wheel. maybe not intelligence but at least maturity and experience.

alfy28

nice looking car, btw we can live with out the burnouts . but yep nice car grats to your friend.

saturn

You're right. We should probably all cut him a break -- he's got it hard enough.

dmc27

Everything about this thread, OP, and topic screams troll. At best. At worst it's some punk **** rich kid who will enjoy the comforts most of us will never experience: crazy cars, big parties, bigger houses, anything money can buy (excluding any sense of moral compass) and the ability to get away with anything in life w/out any real concern for consequences.







Someone ask if they want to adopt a slighty burned out, well mannered 30something.

Digital_Damage

This kid will be in a meat bag soon enough.

Design1stCode2nd

You can have lots of money and spoil your kids, obviously its what the OP's friends parents are doing. You can even buy them a really expensive car if you want to but buy them something that doesn't encourage a teenager to do stupid stuff.

For me it isn't about the Lambo its that you know the kid has a total air of "I deserve this" and that is the lesson his parents are imparting.

I'm sure I will be able to buy my child a new car when they come of age but I won't. It's not a question of money but responsibility. Show me you can handle and take care of a used car and then after that I will help you get a new one. When you do for yourself the reward feels all the more sweet.

DailyDriver2k5

I have never driven a Gallardo, but from what i have read, the Gallardo is a pretty tame exotic that can be driven daily compared to its older sibling the Merciago.

I heard the Mclaren F1 was easy to drive as well, in matter of fact there is a video of Jermey Clarson test driving one and he was amazed how easy you can drive the car around the city or if you want to unleash the monster out at anytime ,press harder on the gas pedal.

So maybe his parents knew what they were doing when they brought him the gallardo. I know it hard for us to comprehend , but in there eyes maybe they e they viewed the Gallardo as a tame exotic car that is safe , say compared to a 911 Twin turbo which is not a forgiven supercar and can bite the best of drivers in the *** if the slightest mistake is made while driving it.


To me teenagers will wreck any car if there careless, i don't care if its a 50HP go-cart or a 1001HP Buggatti.

imput1234

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Evitnecni, no offence, but out of curiousity why the hell are you on rx8club?
I see you have 9 posts, NONE of them mention you have a rx8, just posting about some car that your "buddy" or "friend" has like the rx8, z06. gallardo, this lambo...

buy the way your buddy is a ******* idiot to wreck that beautiful machine. I don't care what car someone drives when they get their license, but RESPECT the car!

devildog1679

There is nothing wrong with getting your kid a 100K+ sports car if they deserve it. Key word is deserve, a perfect example is my buddy from NY. He got a Porsche for his 17th B-day. He deserved it though, 3.8 GPA, worked every summer at the company biz, and worked weekends during the winter, great work ethics. In this case he is not spoiled, spoiled would be like one of those kids you see on the at show "my sweet sixteen" (the wife watches it ) So before you all jump to conclusions that he is spoiled you may want to ask what he has done to deserve such a car. If he is a lazy kid with bad grades then all you say is true.

murix

Eh. Every one has their point of view. A kid having a nicer car than me has no bearing on anything I do. I know nothing about him nor do I care anything about him.

It also does not earn my respect in itself, but that is not important either.

I have no idea why this post was started or why Evitnecni is even on this forum, but I now know that the Gallardo is available in white which is way cool. I love white sports cars.

dtorre

hey devildog are you a marine?

truemagellen

what is that insurance bill?

BigRed

You guys need to look at it this way, but understand that I do not think it is right to buy a HS kid a lambo, better yet a second one. (I'm in HS right now) Most parents that I have spoken to over the years always reiterate how either they had a less fortunate childhood or a comfortable childhood and they always wanted to give their children as much as they can AFFORD. Dont get me wrong, the parents should be watching what they and the kid should be doing to begin with, but I think its perfectly fine to buy a kid any car that is 1/2 the price of the mother and fathers car. This means, because I have heard of instances, that you shouldnt buy your child a nicer car than your wife, or vice versa.
Anyways, I have a long time to see what I am going to make for a living and how expensive my child is......

8 Maniac

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I was gonna mention it, but I didnt since it's not necessarily dangerous. Whoever said it's a tame car... it still does 0-60 in 3.8 seconds and tops out at 192. I'm not saying that no parent should spend that money on their child, but go for something a bit more safe for someone of that age. Though, admittedly I dont know how well a gallardo ranks for safety, but I can only imagine that you could get an equally nice car, that's a bit better suited for a high school student (as far as safety).

Raptor2k

Even he made the cover of Times after crashing his first Lambo, sensible parents wouldn't of given him another exotic. It's not just what one deserves, what one can have, 'if there's an abundance of money, why not'. It's about driving a 500hp monster, which requires a lot of experience with cars, which I doubt he's gotten while in high school and after crashing the first one. The seat belt is a fine invention but isn't going to help when flies off a highway ramp.

A kid can also deserve a lot of things, but is HE responsible with what he owns? Has he treated his previous possessions with care? Obviously not in this case.

It's funny what people bring up as far as 'assumptions'.

Raptor2k

Soon enough it won't be a big deal when rich parents become so overzealous with giving their kids the best that they can afford, despite any issues of safety or consciousness. F-22 Raptors anyone?

RufusVonStorm

It's a free county, if you're rich and want to buy an expensive toy for your son to destroy I say go for it.
As someone already pointed out in this thread most people in the world will never be able to afford an RX-8 no matter how hard they work. Everyone should be grateful for what they've got.

devildog1679

Yes, active duty 1997-2001, active reserves 2001-2003. Once a Marine always a Marine

kimberly lynn

it's a pretty car & in my favorite color...












.... but wtf @ parents buying the kid a second one because he wrecked the first.

that goes beyond spoiling... and not in a good way.

dtorre

OohRah! Always nice to see a fellow Marine on the forums. Lots of troops here hardly any men ((jk you army guys))

Kane

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Hey!!!! I WANTED to join the Marine Corps, but they wouldn't take me.


Turns out my ASVAB was too high, who knew?