Couple abandons $220,000 Lamborghini at crash hours after buying

[Hardrock69]

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/couple-abandons-220-000-lamborghini-crash-hours-buying-153007854.html


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No cars face more peril from their new owners than Lamborghinis, which tends to be the first choice for those whose wealth exceeds their driving ability and common sense on their best days. The latest evidence in a never-ending series of reports: this crash in California featuring a $220,000 Murcielago, ditched by its owner following a crash that totaled the car after just a few hours with the keys in hand — and now police want some answers.

The 2008 Murcielago was found alongside the freeway in La Jolla, Calif., late Monday night, with witnesses saying it had been speeding before swiping a median; a man and woman were seen running from the car. Police told local news stations that the Lamborghini still had its paperwork from the purchase from a dealership 80 miles away a few hours earlier, showing the name of the owner, but authorities have not said whether they believe the owner was driving at the time.

Even with all-wheel-drive, the 631-hp V-12 of a Murcielago takes time and practice to master, a point often lost on its new owners. According to Fox5SanDiego, the driver when found could face a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge. Given that the Murcielago appears totaled, a misdemeanor may be the least of the new owner's problems, and serves as yet another hard-won diploma from Lamborghini driving school.

[Nitro Express]

It's actually a common story. People get in these fast cars without any training and get over their heads.

I don't know about the new ones but the old Lamborghinis had tubular frames and if the frame was still good they could be repaired. Another problem with Lamborghninis is people would rev the engines hard without them warming up. It's an aluminum engine block and the aluminum expands before the steel liners do and the liners go loose. People would buy the car cheap and reline the cylinders drive the car for a while and sell it for a profit. Now it's getting harder and harder to find parts, so a lot of the older ones are just going to be collectors pieces.

Ferrari made sports cars to supplement their racing program. Lamborghinis were built for the road. They tended to be more reliable and really don't require a lot of exotic maintenance. The one weird thing is the engine oil also lubricates the transmission. Not really the best way to do it but if you use a good synthetic oil the transmissions seem to hold in there. The old ones are like a big go cart.

One of the great all time engines. One for the books. One of the more reliable exotic V-12 engines.

http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/~anderson/EngineECC.htm

[Hardrock69]

Thanks for the link.

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