Cliff notes: Fiancee leaves guy and he sells everything to buy a Gallardo and drives it around the country and has various adventures.

http://jalopnik.com/5559767/i-sold-e...yline=true&s=i

End result: All that driving does have a price and now the car has even less value. After all the hard driving and long miles, the timing chain stretched, crunching the valves and turning the car into an exotic and expensive paperweight. The car is now worth less than he owes on it and the bank refuses to grant him another loan.

 

Honestly, it sounds incredibly retarded. But I do admire his mindset.

 

Good for him.

 

i didnt read the article, but from your summary, im assuming he drove it tons of miles but never bothered to have the scheduled maintenance done to avoid such issues??

 

i think that was brilliant. although if i were to do this it would be in a veyron.

 

91k miles later and the lambo is not running. Huge paperweight parked in his office. But can't take away the memories that he has from this experience.

 

I bet it would them a ton of free press if Lamborghini stepped in and gave him a new free motor. I bet no one has 91K miles on a Lamborghini.

 

"I can't afford to buy something like that and drive it on the weekend," Richard explains. "The difference between being materialistic and not is when you use what you have."


For him, it's a better value to drive it given the immediate drop in value for a used Lamborghini. It's even strange for him that others think otherwise.




I definitely agree with this. I can't blame the guy for doing what he did. If I had to be a wanderer, I'd do it in a Lamborghini.

 

We all programmed to believe that we need to have certain things in our lives to be happy and balanced, however, that balance is different for everyone, I applaud him for the courage to do what is in his heart. So many of us let fear and judgement control our lives. Better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees!

 

I also wonder if he did the maintenance or not.It would be pretty tough car if he managed to hit 91k miles with only refilling the oil and not even changing the filters.

 

judging by "eating ramen noodles so I can afford gas" he probably didnt do proper maintenance. still a nice "freedom" story.

 

fail, sry

 

How so? He did what he felt was right for him despite what almost any level headed person would suggest. Not only that, but he's shown his gallardo is freakin bulletproof and is greatly promoting lambo's. 91k on your average everyday car without maintenance is an achievement....on an exotic that's just insane. I won't be surprised if he gets a little help getting it back on the road under the table.

 

^^^^^What he said. I would applaud any effort to get that car back on the road.

And good for him, he lived the dream.

 

clrgnt - you make an excellent point.