el_chorizo

Haven't been on in forever, glad to see the site back.

Car is gorgeous, love the color combo.

I cashed out most of my ethereum at $23 -- didn't expect it to get to $53 and now I'm waiting for a dip. I made good money, I mined most of the coins I had (500 or so)

Great looking car and job, as always!

That track is sticky. He'd probably be better off using some tires that are going to get some very minimal wheelspin... he's bogging pretty bad.

It is worth noting that the reason why you see 91 vs 93 in various areas of the country is mainly due to altitude. 91 octane at altitude is equivalent to 93 octane at sea level. You will make the most power when you run just enough octane to keep away detonation. Obviously on these cars they can turn up the boost and timing to take advantage of whatever octane you throw at it... but if they tuned the car on 93 at sea level and you took it to 5000 ft. and ran it, 91 octane and the same exact settings would work just fine. The air is less dense and it shouldn't detonate.

Car looks fast, nice run! That Viper looks gorgeous too.

I'm planning on getting one as well.

Good luck, I gave you a thumbs up!

I think it is in the nature of young people to want to ignore the wisdom of elders. Perfect example: I was raised by my mother, whom I loved very much. I didn't necessarily trust her to always give me good advice though. After all, she had ulterior motives... (ie, protecting her baby, etc, etc.) -- so when she gave me advice I always took it with skepticism and sometimes just flat out didn't believe her. My father was the same way, but he usually threw in a story to go with the advice which made it more palatable... but I was still skeptical. Fast forward, I'm 37 years old and I can't think of one piece of advice or wisdom that either parent ever gave me that has not turned out to be true. It's okay to be contrarian... or skeptical. But not at the cost of ignoring advice, experience, wisdom, etc. The saying: Cutting off your nose to spite your face comes to mind. Anyway, back to the arguments

Overall I think the McLaren is a better car. It's a smoother ride, the suspension and handling are much better and I feel it is faster from a roll. I never launched the Huracan from a stop. Fit and finish are probably on par... although the cabin is much quieter (both road noise and engine noise) on the McLaren. The stereo in the Huracan is phenomenal... gauge cluster, stereo etc.. wins hands down. I don't think you can go wrong with either car, it just comes down to personal preference. The visibility on the 650S Spyder is pretty horrible, even worse than the Huracan. That would probably be my biggest pet peeve with it... Here are a couple pictures from the day I did the swap.

It almost looks like he braked at the end to be honest.

When I brought this up on my Facebook I eventually made this (long) post... When I was a kid growing up my American Dream was to work hard and be successful at whatever I did. I hoped that this success would bring me not only happiness but financial gain. The thought never crossed my mind that me simply wanting to do well and earn money would some day be vilified. As if somehow hard work and luck that paid off should be an albatross that I wear around my neck in shame. There is a movement sweeping across America and a good portion of it is coming from the younger generations. I completely understand where they are coming from. Growing up in this day and age can't be easy... hell, when I was growing up I lamented at how well the generation before me had it. I think it is natural to do this. But my solution was never to try and "take" something that I hadn't earned to make things even and fair. You can never do good as a society when this is your ideal solution. I buckled down and worked harder... I wanted to prove that I could do it. Every job I did I gave it 100%... I never thought a job was beneath me. I mowed lawns. I chopped wood. If you ask my Father he will tell you that no one could clean a bathroom as well as I did. Most of the jobs I did paid less than minimum wage. I was excited when I got my first job paying minimum wage (Thanks to Kristine G) -- did I ever think to myself: Screw these guys paying me less than minimum wage... there must be some conspiracy! They are taking advantage of me! I deserve more! No. I understood the law of supply and demand. The jobs I did paid the amounts they did because that was what they were worth. If I hadn't done them at that price, someone else would have. So... what can I do to correct this situation I thought? Well, that is easy. You work harder than the other person and prove that you are worth more. You don't get it before you even start, you show that you deserve it. You get promoted and work your way up the system. That's how the immigrants who moved to the United States with nothing did it... when they started sweeping as Janitors for the company that one day they would eventually own. The only reason I mention any of this is because I see our country going in a very dangerous direction. A direction where people who create are seen as the guilty ones. Where having something someone else doesn't have means you are morally corrupt. Where if you don't voluntarily share everything you have with someone who might be more needy makes you heartless. I'm all for helping people out, but at the end of the day it is up to that person to either succeed or fail. Life will never be fair. You can lament this point until the day you die or you can accept it and move past it. Nothing we as a society can do, nothing the government can do will ever change this. Trying to make everything in life fair is like trying to escape from quicksand... the harder you try the deeper you'll become buried in the trap. The only thing we can try to make fair is the processes by which society is governed and the laws are enforced. This doesn't make life fair... it just means that the path you go through should be as close to fair as possible. It also means that you should never have something you've worked hard for taken from you if you've done it legally and in a morally responsible way. Bernie Sanders called out a lot of CEO's and companies recently... and some with good reason. I was never for bailing out the banks, but I know why it was done. I wish it hadn't. But I can admit that it bought us a bit of breathing time to try and correct the financial collapse that is sure to come unless we do something about it. We need to get back to the point where we are excited for American companies to grow and do well throughout the world. We used to lead the world in nearly every single financial and industrial category. That is no longer the case. I think the response by the GE CEO was an excellent one (you can read it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ge-...1a3_story.html) TLDR: Let's stop thinking like crabs in a barrel. We are trying to drag everyone down to our level... instead, lets work together and celebrate our victories as a country. Just because a CEO gets paid more than me doesn't make him a thief... wealth and creation should be celebrated. If they are breaking the law, prosecute. If they are behaving in a morally unethical way and there is no law against it... let us as a people create that law legally and enforce it -- not out of spite or jealousy -- but because we know it to be right and just.

This part is so amazing... And thusly, that sums up the entire Socialism aspect. It all sounds good until you think about it on a long term timeline. Do I want everyone to have free healthcare? Sure, if its free... and by Free I mean, it falls out of the sky and is this magical thing that was delivered from some unknown magical source. But it isn't, and it won't ever be. It is never "free" -- it is always paid for by someone. That someone is us, and the someone running it will be the government. The same group that can't run a Post Office or a DMV to anyone's satisfaction... and you want them to run your Healthcare? Any country can get away with giving away lots of stuff for a certain time period, but over time the costs soar, less people work (because they are getting handouts) and eventually the tax dollars fade away and you are left with a country that is insolvent. Some countries can make this take longer, or subsidize the costs of these things based off natural resources or exclusive industry... but in the end, the house always wins as they say... and that means eventually the music stops and someone gets left without a chair.

I love this video...

My 20 is a little over 2 months away! Sheesh!

Those are the big reasons. I like the looks of the Huracan better, I like the handling of the McLaren better. The Huracan is also a bit too loud for me... strange, I know It felt like a very similar car, with a much better transmission. Of course the looks are night and day different but years will do that.

I bought used!

Granted, the way we are practicing Capitalism right now is not the best way. The government is ruining the way the system is supposed to be. We need to get them to back the F off and let the free market dictate successes and failures... corruption is a problem that should be dealt with. But as crappy as Capitalism is, it's the best thing the world has at this point. It is in regards to this link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp...ism-poll-shows/ I'll leave this quote that I am rather fond of: "Then you will see the rise of the men of the double standard–the men who live by force, yet count on those who live by trade to create the value of their looted money–the men who are the hitchhikers of virtue. In a moral society, these are the criminals, and the statutes are written to protect you against them. But when a society establishes criminals-by-right and looters-by-law–men who use force to seize the wealth of disarmed victims–then money becomes its creators’ avenger. Such looters believe it safe to rob defenseless men, once they’ve passed a law to disarm them. But their loot becomes the magnet for other looters, who get it from them as they got it. Then the race goes, not to the ablest at production, but to those most ruthless at brutality. When force is the standard, the murderer wins over the pickpocket. And then that society vanishes, in a spread of ruins and slaughter." “Do you wish to know whether that day is coming? Watch money. Money is the barometer of a society’s virtue. When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion–when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing–when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors–when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you–when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice–you may know that your society is doomed. Money is so noble a medium that is does not compete with guns and it does not make terms with brutality. It will not permit a country to survive as half-property, half-loot" - Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand.

Got one picked out, just put a deposit down. As long as it looks as good in person it should be a done deal. Hoping to drive down there Thursday or Friday.

I've enjoyed my time with the Huracan, granted it wasn't that long. There are just a few small things that I really don't like about the car that annoy me enough that I'm going to get back into a McLaren for... No keyless entry No cruise control No good place to plug your phone in No good place to rest your left foot I do miss the doors, and the subtle, quiet power of the McLaren as well. I get bored easily and as much as I love the looks of the Huracan, I guess the 12C spoiled me. Hope everyone understands.

675LT for sure, but as mentioned it is over the price of the others here. $420k to $450k USD. Huracan's in the $230's now.

Never seen or heard of this before but I guess it's been around for a while. Awesome if you are a Beatles fan... http://thebeatlesneverbrokeup.com/ Check out the story and download the Album...

Beautiful car, great color. Do you mind if I ask what you paid for it? I'm trying to get an idea of pricing, MSRP?

We must have watched a different video. The S4 was WAY out of control. He went into the oncoming lane at least 3 times. The NSX driver wasn't shown doing that once. In addition, the S4 popped a tire from hitting rocks off of the road... the NSX clearly did not. Night and day between the two drivers/cars, IMHO.