So I know this doesn't contain any 370Z content, but I just had to share my Saturday experience with some car nuts.
I'm a Lamborghini guy, have been since I was a kid. It's in my blood. Problem is I don't make the kind of scratch required to own such a beast, so it's pure fantasy for me. I have many stories in my life regarding encounters etc, but I'll leave those for another time. This story from 2 days ago is probably the craziest.
We were at our local mall. After shopping we got in our car, pulled out, and about 4 rows in front of us was a black Gallardo LP560 Spyder. I was like, WOW, AWESOME. So I pulled around, got out and went over to start taking some pictures.
I was squatting down to take a close up of the LP560 badge on the side, when the car chirped. It scared the crap out of me. Then from the distance was a call out, "I got you!" The owner and a young woman (daughter?) were walking up laughing and I started explaining that I was only taking pictures. He was like, "cool, no problem, take all the pictures you want." We chatted quickly, then I told him I was a true Lamborghini guy, not just a car lover. I said, "Wait! I know you probably don't believe me, but I'll show you!" I ran over to my Murano, got in the arm rest compartment, and pulled out a small picture album I made about 10 years prior for just such an occasion. I ran back to the guy and said, "see, here is my garage."
LINK ( The 5 car dream garage? ) I showed him a few pictures from my Lamborghini garage and he was like, "wow, you do like Lamborghini's. You wanna go for a ride? Hop in!" I was like, "are you kidding me???" He's like, "naw, jump in!"
In my total excitement I got stupid drunk. Instead of getting in I ran back to the Murano and threw the picture album into my wife's lap and said, "SEE YA!" She was like WTF? I ran back to the Gallardo and squeezed myself in the passenger seat. We backed out and then he jammed it. Wow, just wow. We took a run on the circle road that goes around the mall. He nailed it to the floor every chance he could. It was fabulous. The whole time I was drunk with words. I probably sounded like I had issues, but I couldn't help it, I was giddy like Mr. Scrooge on Christmas morning.
So then he drives into an open section of parking lot and stops the car. We chat some more, then he starts to get out. I was like WTF? Then he says, "come on, switch seats, your turn to drive."
I was like, "Neeeeeeooooooooooo!!!!" He said, "YA, you need to drive it." I was like, "Neeeeeoooooooooo!!!!" By this time he was already around to my side, SO, I got out, ran around and squeezed myself into the driver seat. I was afraid I was going to sh*t myself. I said, "I'm too nervous to drive it with the paddles, can you just put it in fully automatic." He was like, "your Z has paddles right, so it should be about the same." I said," I know but I'm just too nervous right now." So he starts pushing the button and it goes into automatic and off we go. I said something like "I'll take 'er easy," and he says "no no, this car isn't for babying, get on it." So I did.
SWEET MAMA!!! Words can not describe how I felt during the next 2 minutes or so. It was just totally unbelievable.
We get back to where we started and I pull up and wave to my wife who is standing outside now. She gets this big WFT look on her face. She was in disbelief. I spin back around and pull it up and he says, "this is good, just park it here." So I do and we get out and I thank him profusely. I say, "Hey I didn't even ask you your name." He says "I'm XXXXXXXXX," and I say "I'm Kurt. Thank you!!" He said something like, "No problem, I'm glad I could make your day." I said, "You made my day, my month, my year!"
And then he drove off at a blistering rev. The end to what was one of the best 6 or 7 minutes of my life.
The rest of the night I was on natural cocaine. I haven't been that high in as long as I can remember. It was truly unbelievable. A complete stranger let me drive his $200,000+ car. Wow, I still just can't believe it. It took 30 years of loving this car to finally get to drive one. It's an experience I'll never forget.
Thanks for letting me tell my story folks.
Cheers ----- Bonzo
