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  3. Plug and play options to replace original Kenwood console in '07 LP640?

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    Welcome back! Honestly if you want simple and relatively inexpensive I would hit up Crutchfield. Their website can tell you what will fit in the Murci and what adapters you would need to keep any splicing out of the picture. Plus they offer lifetime tech support.

    Thank you! Will definitely look them up.

     

    Can't help with the problem either. I just wanted to say that I'm really amazed that you still have it. You bought it new, right?

    Yes, brand new. Same with the Gallardo.

     

    I'll get the Aventador used, as I've learned you lose crazy money on depreciation, particularly the Lamborghini's.

     

    The other cars keep me plenty busy too.

  10. Superleggera gearbox noisier than standard Gallardo?

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    Welcome back, Mike! How's your garage build coming along?

    Hi Nathan,

    Thank you! Aren't you on the TS forum too?

    It's coming along. It's not just a garage build, it's an entire new home. It's going to be done before the end of the year. Has taken 3-4 years LOL.

     

    With your collection and location, there can be no other nickname :icon_mrgreen: ;)

    LOL! I'm not even remotely associated in that field of business :icon_mrgreen:

  12. Superleggera gearbox noisier than standard Gallardo?

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    I have been meaning to ask. Is it just me or does the Superleggera's gearbox whine quite a lot?

     

    I drove the regular Gallardo a while back and it was unnoticeable. On the SL it reminds me a bit of a race car. It whines in reverse and particularly the first few gears.

     

    The changes are also extremely notchy as you gear down or come to a complete stop (when it shifts to 1st automatically). The car has about 1500 miles.

  14. GT2 RS is going into build...

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    Thanks guys.

     

    The GT2 RS is so very different from everything else. The only car that can compare to it in rawness is the Superleggera. The RS has a tiny bit of noise when idling as I suspect due the single mass fly wheel.

    It picks up RPM almost as fast the the Carrera GT and for a turbocharged car that is simply amazing. The car itself is quite easy to drive, you will get vibrating when pulling away on inclines due to the fly wheel.

    Short shift is the same as on the GT3, so no different there.

     

    The steering is super sharp and very light. It lets you feel all the different surfaces of the road as well. The brakes are insane, the car comes to a stop easier than any car I have driven before. The car is quite quiet on low RPM, but on higher RPM it has a very strange thundering noise. Never owned a watercooled turbocharged Porsche, so it's unique to me. The best part of it is the acceleration! You can barely shift quick enough for this car, I'm constantly hitting 120mph just driving around casually. I am not even redlining the car yet as I want to do 600 miles before so. Apparently you can go mad from the minute you pick the car up, but I'm precautious and prefer to run the car in.

     

    The interior is also really nice with the black/red combination. Certainly very different for me. The cabin is quite noisy - the tires contribute quite a lot to that, but the plastic rear windows and lack of soundproofing are also a factor. You can hear every small stone the car picks up. I don't know what was done to the chassis, but this car's front right tire lifts about 1 and a half feet everytime I go up my driveway. It doesn't have a single creak sound while doing so. The suspension is very firm, but also very nice. Not too harsh at all.

     

    I'm very satisfied in general with the car, once you get used to it, it's about as easy to drive as my Carrera S Cab is.

  16. Anybody have an aftersales contact for me at Lamborghini HQ?

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    Ran into a minor dispute between the local authorized dealer earlier concerning the Gallardo.

     

    I would just like to reconfirm with someone knowledgeable at the factory about the service plan the car comes with when bought new. I realize different regions have different packages.

    So the dealers in the US would not be able to 100% confirm my dilemma.

     

    Any help would be sincerely appreciated!

  25. GT2 RS is going into build...

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    have they made a wide lens capable of capturing all your awesome rides in one shot? :icon_mrgreen:

     

    Congratz on your continued success.

    Thanks Fortis :lol2: It's not that bad :icon_mrgreen:

     

    the best color for a GT2RS. just looks lovely.

    Thanks azmurcie!

     

    Congratulations Mike! That should be an awesome acquisition!

    Thank you Destructo!

     

    Nice!! looking forward to see pics of it.

    :icon_thumleft:

     

    Awesome stuff Mike, you continue to be inspirational!!

     

     

    Congrats on order of the widowmaker! :)

     

    Interested to hear driving impressions!

    Will do!

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