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Mess with the bull? Lamborghini crash.
I thought some of the comments were pretty funny.
Truck driver wins Lamborghini, crashes it hours later | Motoramic - Yahoo! Autos
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12-21-2011, 07:16 AM
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What a dumass, less brains than hair....
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win some-lose some
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12-21-2011, 09:30 AM
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Why am I not at all surprised... he should have driven it once then sold it!
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12-21-2011, 09:40 AM
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He should sell it to a rapper.
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12-21-2011, 09:46 AM
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Nice. Not surprising. Actually, he's lucky it wasn't a lot worse. AWD is no fix for stupid.
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the roads here are ridiculous right now. we have terrible inversion/fog and the roads are slick all over the place, not to mention the salt that was laid down. i can get rubber in second gear at spool up.... i can only imagine what that car will do. i drove an R8 last winter and i was very careful. this guy just doesn't get it.
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12-21-2011, 09:59 AM
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I feel kind of bad for the guy, but not really...
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12-21-2011, 10:02 AM
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It was insured, right? 
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12-21-2011, 10:53 AM
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Here, have this amazing extra fast lamborghini! Nah, no thanks. Sure, you're given a swimsuit model to do with what you will, and you decide that she's too much to handle, so you give her a quick kiss, pat on the butt, and go looking for a stud to take her off of your hands. I'd say that's a pretty valid comparison. If I was given an F1 car, a 427 cobra, a Lamborghini,
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it was insured, per the local news article. taxes are going to be approximately half of the worth of the car, so about $190K federal income, plus state, plus licensing, etc. a good chunk of change.
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12-21-2011, 11:33 AM
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I can guarantee that had I won the thing*, I wouldn't have crashed it on the first drive due to my own stupidity, at least.
* and in fantasyland where taxes aren't an issue
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12-21-2011, 11:41 AM
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i know i wouldnt even have driven the thing.
would have sold it on the spot. sucks to be me. i couldnt afford the taxes on that free car.
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12-21-2011, 12:00 PM
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Free car for a raffle.....small print....the taxes will fuch ya.....
Most raffles will offer a settlement in lieu of receipt of the prize. Everyone gets a write off. Raffles are scams...legal but still a scam.
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12-21-2011, 12:06 PM
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Do U think that the feeling of power got away from him?
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12-21-2011, 04:39 PM
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I think I would have given up the car as well. I sure a heck wouldn't have tested its acceleration / cornering on a questionable surface.
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12-21-2011, 04:42 PM
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I would have driven it to the local Porsche dealership and tried to trade it for a Cayman S and some $.
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