craiglieberman

I saw your video at BBi, Dilan...it was actually quite good! I heard the story about how the footage was obtained, so I thought you did a great job of using weak clips from others to cut something together that was actually interesting. The music sold it! It rocked!

I was just at BBi an hour ago. The Porsche is coming together nicely. Should be a WILD matchup. For the record, I don't care who wins. You both have SICK cars. The smack talking is entertaining, but looking forward (and will humbly bow in awe) to seeing who wins. Wish I knew of the date sooner...just found out today that there's a shoot tomorrow...since I wasn't contacted, if someone can fill me in tonight, I will make it out there....BUT, since it's a SpeedTV gig, don't they have to approve cameras? I have FIVE HD on car cameras capable of being used...and THREE more on order.The possibilities going forward are limitless! VR: Great idea...I've heard similar concepts kicked around for some time and I am thrilled that someone is making this a reality. [email protected] if anyone needs to reach me. VR: You have my phone number already, my friend.

If you guys want QUALITY High Def video of this event with On car and/or IN car cameras, let me know. Or, you can utilize the low def SD videos our *friend* uses. He shall remain nameless.

The costs will depend on what they got sold with. Certainly all the classified radar systems and avionics for the weapons systems didn't get sold to him and of course, there's the matter of the engines themselves. The Harrier costs about $35MM new. Jaguars are old technology, but in the late 90's, they were about $15MM new. A few third world countries still fly them and some are used as trainers in the UK.

Hard to tell from the picture, but from what I can see, it's either a Jaguar or an old F5E Freedom Fighter which, if you recall from Top Gun, was painted up to look like some sort of MiG.

Totally agree. Honestly, I shoot all sorts of cars. Some cars are more "photogenic" than others. Lane's LP comes to mind, as do cars like the Enzo and Zonda. But the unique look of the Spykers and Zondas to me, are pure eye candy. I love these cars. IMO, all they need is an overdose of horsepower, not just power that is excessive...I want REALLY excessive. Beyond that, shooting the cars was a joy for us. There simply isn't a bad angle on the car. And Joe, wait till you see the DVD. You're liberally sprinkled in.

Not negative at all...appreciate the feedback. The purpose of that shot was simply to showcase the nice lines on the car. To our camera crew, the cars as beautiful as any exotic we've come across. Perhaps we were TOO in love with them. Appreciate the feedback, though.

Wow...tough audience. They flew everyone in by corporate jet. I call that lavish. What did they serve at the last Lambo event last weekend? The term "CEO Experience" was used to denote the fact that the Spyker CEO was there....unlike Winkelmann last weekend, he stayed for the whole event and personally hosted it which I thought was a nice touch. As for the guy getting off the plane in a t shirt for 'teens,' I wonder if Lambo BH would consider a person dressed in this manner not worth having at their dealership.

I believe the number was, three cars were sold. The new powerplant is classified...they wouldn't say except to hint that it would be in the 500hp range. The cars are built to accommodate V10 powerplants, so I would not be surprised to see something in between. The cool steering wheel? The newer wheel looks a lot like the Gallardo/R8 wheel...I liked that one just fine.

No worries. That's ok, but wait till you drive one with the new powerplant ;-)

Wow, a company that stands behind their wheels. What a refreshing change! As opposed to DPE, for example.

As I recall, the Supra was rented for 45 days. I was paid a daily rental rate, plus money to repaint the car (the car was yellow before they got it...they opted for orange, big wings and ugly graphics) plus mileage. The Skyline was likewise on set for about 30-45 days. Same deal applied. Same for my ex wife's Maxima, too. Universal and in particular, that production team on part 1 & 2 were superb to work with, as opposed to the A hole Picture Car team from Fast and Furious 3, Tokyo Dicks. In short, trust no one, get everything in writing, get payment up front and inspect your car before, during and after the shoot or you WILL get hosed...I guarantee it.

Understood. Thanks for the explanation. Did Vik ever serve any time as a result of this debacle?

Stupid question perhaps, but I'll ask it anyway: If Lamborghini corporate wants the whole matter behind them, why didn't they want to be served in order to have their day in court? As a totally neutral third party observer, that seems as if they're concerned that Vik might have a case. I travel around the fringes of the exotic car world and the story I heard was that Vik was sold a batch of cars and shortly thereafter, Lamborghini corporate dropped the prices on cars, leaving Vik with cars that worth $40K less per car (or some number in that range). That's the story that's being circulated around...and I've heard that from more than one Lambo owner and from people close to the situation. I've read all the threads here and have followed the case from the outset. Now, while I have no allegiance to Vik whatsoever, I can say that my service experiences at LOC were superb. To me, it seems like smoke and mirrors and I don't know who's right, who's wrong, or how the matter can be resolved, but I do agree that the entire affair is bad for the brand and candidly, has me looking elsewhere for my next exotic.