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  1. I don't know local practice there, but the words 'vacate' seem to relate to the appearance of attorneys for the state and one of the Defendants, not Juice's friend. If you look further down, it appears that a preliminary hearing is now scheduled for January 8, 2008. Today's court event was apparently some sort of status conference. That's my take from reading the docket sheet that was attached to the above links. I'll send Allan my bill.
  2. Right or wrong, speeding or not, racing or not, old guy turning or not, I'd hate to have to dig myself out of that one. I am not going to make any judgments based on what the press has reported so far, but even in the best of circumstances, construing everything in favor of the defendants, they are not going to have an easy time of it. And, if there is any truth to the allegations of racing, they could be looking at some time. (The guy in Queens, NY got a pretty good sentence for street racing his POS against a then brand new 6.0 Diablo, which careened head-on into on-coming traffic, killing several). Aside from criminal charges, there will likely be a civil case. Even if these guys dance through the raindrops, it is not going to be a pleasant several years, at best.
  3. CAR magazine reviewed an early Diablo, which caught fire on one occasion; after getting the car back to complete the review, the shifter stalk broke. As I remember, they used a socket wrench extender to shift the car 'til they got it home. Still gave a glowing review. (The full review is reprinted in their book, History of the Supercar, which is loads of fun and has many great pics).
  4. Hey Dan- The Lambo mods on Fchat finally stepped in a week or so ago and told you to put up or shut up- either verify that you were actually undertaking a PPI on one of the many. many cars you've claimed to be investigating, or admit that you are a time wasting juevenile and start over, honestly. (With a clear warning that you would get banned if you continued to post over there, in any way, w/o proving your bona fides or admitting that you are a wanker). Since that ultimatum from the mods, you have disappeared. Yet now, here you are, on another board, wanking away. Fair warning to others- you are dealing with a 22 yr/old kid who lives at home, fantasizes about Lambos and wastes time and bandwidth asking all sorts of questions- of course, if anybody wants to 'chat' with Danny, be my guest. :butthead:
  5. Dunno about the name of the computer system used by the dMv, anTonio, if that is what you are asking. I must have devoted 20 hours to sorting this stupid issue out- frankly, i should have called Lambo sooner, b/c they essentially got the ball rolling on the solution. regards,
  6. I tried, but the interface was a pain in the butt, and swapped out the alpine for a more modern pioneer. (obviously, i have the alpine to go with the car if someone wants to put it back to factory). the interface really only allows camera use when in reverse. The Pioneer, on the other hand, allows camera always on, the Pioneer is far more user friendly to operate- touch screen controls, rather than multiple remotes, and the little Pioneer camera, mounted to an aftermarket license plate frame, looks clean, and didn't involve any 'cutting.'
  7. So, the solution was twofold: DMV allowed the station to use the old style wand in the tailpipe to measure emissions, and I got my sticker. In the meantime, Lambo US advises that they will reflash my computer at some point w/o charge. Was a huge PITA trying to get this sorted out until I contacted Lambo, whose help was essential to the solution. Kudos to the manufacturer.
  8. Thanks, 'Kid.' wil de Groot offered to do that, but the state system is a computer which either passes or fails ya. Nobody to talk to who exercises any discretion, or to whom you can show that piece of paper, and have them agree that it is a software incompatability.Yes, there is a waiver procedure if you can show it is an OBD problem, you spend 450 bucks to try and fix said OBD and it still fails. But, not all is lost. First, I suspect that the sensors reset when you turn the car off, and the test requires that you turn the car on, then turn it off for over 30 seconds before the emissions measurements. Second, the guys at the DMV were actually not assholes. Third, I reached out to Lambo Tech Services by phone today- they immediately got on it, said they were aware of this kind of issue and will help me get to the bottom of it painlessly. Frankly, if they do that, they will have proven that the negatives about Lambo support and service are not what people make them out to be- I'll report back once I get their solution, which may be as soon as tomorrow. Thanks for the input, guy.
  9. MY 6.0 is in fine fettle, and just got back from a comprehensive go over at Wil de Groots. Problem- NY State now tests emissions by plugging into the car's computer, and for some reason, given how the test is done (requiring the car to be shut off for an interval before it is restarted for the emissions test), the state's computer reads: neither cat sensor nor H20 sensor are operative. This seems like some strange incompatability between how the state's computer test is set up and how the 6.0 is programmed. When I last had the car inspected in NY, they were still using a wand to measure exhaust output, and the car passed w/o any problem. I have had a discussion with the emissions guys in Albany, who acknowledge that their new testing procedure does not work with a variety of exotics, but other than getting a waiver by claiming to have spent 450 dollars on OBD repairs- which waiver is only good for a year, until the next inspection interval- I'm at a loss. Anybody have any similar experiences?
  10. That speaks highly of Roy. You will enjoy the 512TR, which has quite a cult following as well. THe 6.0 is tight (I'm 6'1" and a solid 235 lbs); I rarely sit on the passenger's side- only once, so far, and it is tight. The seats will squeak if they are canted back fully, against the firewall/partition. You get used to the 'cockpit' feel though, the Countach is even more extreme, the Murcie, less so.
  11. I told Wil to burn that pic. I look like a toothless moron imitating David Hasselhoff doing the Gary Coleman thing. If you get what I mean. The fact that I am a toothless moron imitating the Gary Coleman thing is entirely beside the point... :twisted:
  12. Thanks, guys. I didn't originally set out to buy one in red, but when I saw the combo, Rosso Vik, Snowcorn, and exposed carbon fiber, i was taken by it.
  13. take a look at the adjacent thread about 6.o's. See http://www.lambo-power.com/phpBB2/viewtopi...pic.php?t=12419 I think it has many of the answers you are looking for; congrats, they are great cars.
  14. I'll chime in, to add to what's been said so far: I bought my 6.0 a year ago, with 1200 miles- it was almost perfect and priced accordingly, by a dealer in the US (MC I) known for pristine examples. I have put 5,000 miles on the car-keep in mind that where I live, outside of NYC, the roads did not become salt-free until April, and I basically put the car up for the winter in mid-November, when the road salt reappeared. So, the mileage represents purely recreational driving from mid-April through mid-November. The only problem i've had has been with a shock absorber (one of the rears). The shock still worked, but the little electronic sender unit integrated into it- which ties into the central computer for the suspension and allow automatic or manual adjustment of the suspension from the cockpit- went haywire. You cannot rebuild these shocks as far as I know nor can you get them from any source other than Lamborghini. At 1800 US dollars per shock (x6) they can get pricey, and replacing one is no assurance that the same shock will not go 'bad' again. One possible solution is to replace all the shocks with more conventional manually adjustable racing shocks- I don't know offhand if anyone has done this. It would eliminate the electronic adjustment feature which is not a big deal in my book. This would not guarantee no problems in the future, but would allow for cheaper replacements/rebuilds when shocks go bad. Somebody with more technical knowledge may be able to explain why the shocks are not up to the task, generally. There are also problems with the front 'lift' system- it allows you to increase nose height at the push of a button to deal with curbs and speed bumps. The conventional wisdom is to avoid using it altogether since the seals break given the amount of hydraulic pressure used to activate the lift. (I haven't yet had a problem here, but I rarely use the lift system). Parts prices are ridiculous, even more so than Ferrari in my experience. I wanted to replace a rubber gasket on the driver's side door- something that looks like it should cost 20-50 dollars tops, at a hardware store, and perhaps a couple hundred dollars from a car dealer with mark-up. I think the gasket part price was around 900 dollars for a simple piece of 'rubber.' I got my mechanic to fashion a replacement out of generic look-alike material- cost me less than 100 dollars, parts and labor. The motor is bulletproof as far as I know. Clutches are not. Driveability- the car is not as quick as some from a standing start, partly because, at least in my experience, I don't want to abuse the clutch, and it is a big, heavy car. ONce moving though, and with the revs up, it will go like the devil with his tail on fire. (I think PHXDiablo must either be lugging the car or something is wrong). It is not a lithe, tossable sportscar, though, and is not as sharp and nimble as your Porsche. (I had a GT2 set up as a club sport, and it was not only fast, but pretty agile). The 6.0 is a big muscle car. It will handle well, but it is not, at least in my estimation, the perfect car for the super narrow twisties- instead, bigger sweepers and more open roads- it is wonderfully exhilerating to drive, and not scary at speed. The handling is amazing for such a big heavy car, and i attribute part of this to the AWD system- I'm not normally a big fan of such systems but it works well on this car and doesn't intrude too much. It is also not a terribly practical car. I wouldn't use it as a grocery getter, errand car. When I drive it, I take it out and DRIVE it, not making frequent stops. It is a comfortable car, though, and your only limit on long distance travel is probably gas consumption. (THe passenger side feels smaller than the driver's side, but even so, my wife, who is 5'10" has no complaints when we go on a several hundred mile drive). It is truly a supercar, and i think you'll find it much more exotic to drive and experience than the Porsche. In some ways it is old school- the dogleg first-second pattern on the gear box makes it more challenging to drive than the Murcie, but I like the interior of the 6.0 far more than the Murcie, and the 6.0 is a bit crazier, if a little less handsome, than the Murcie. Enough! It is a special car. As with all these types of cars, buy the best example you can find- the small savings on one with needs will quickly be lost, and then some, if you have to do remedial work. BTW, here's a pic of mine:
  15. I was resisting, but could you show me as a Lambo owner, too?
  16. I had the same problems when I took delivery of my 6.0 last year, even though it had a new battery installed by the dealer just weeks before. The car sat, and then was shipped to the East Coast where it sat some more, got PPi'd, then shipped again, and by the time it got to my house, it wouldn't start. Using a 'Battery Tender' type low amp charger for a couple days brought it back. I gather if you use the kill switch (really a knob inside the engine compartment ) you might avoid the problem; otherwise, there is a constant drain on the battery while the car is sitting. The low amp constant charger is the way to go. BTW, MC I (the dealer I bought the car from) claim that the Interstate battery actually seems to do better than the Optima for periodic driving, but I personally have not compared the two types of battery. My car is now in hibernation here in the NE because we have salt on the roads and I won't expose my car to that until it is all washed away by rains, later in the season.
  17. Is anyone else anti-floormats? Particularly with the tight fit in the footwell, I would find a floormat to be cumbersome at best and worse, possibly a hazard, getting all fudged up with the foot pedals. I had my share of K. Collins mats in a number of Ferraris and they are probably some of the best made (although even they 'shed' where the right heel has dug in). But, I guess my point is, if you are worried about the appearance of the floormats, why not just buy some extra factory standard mats? Are they that ridiculously (over)priced? I've done that for a couple of cars, so that when i'm ready to unload the car, the fresh mats go in, and voila, things look like new! At bottom, though, I don't think i'd like the 'feel' of an extra layer of carpeting beneath my feet driving a 6.0 (and the 6.0 has a slightly roomer pedal compartment than earlier Diablos, from what I gather). Not to be a contrarian, but am I nuts?
  18. I ran into Ralph L. a few years ago driving my Barchetta up near Bedford. He was in a 360 spider, with wifey, and her dog. He pulled over and we chatted for a little while~ he was very low key, no big attitude. He liked my car in black, and complimented the looks~ said at the time it was introduced, he declined to purchase one because it wasn't that appealing to him. Unfortunately, I did not press him to see his car collection at the time, and while i've seen him in the city a few times since then, at restaurants and the like, I doubt he'd remember me.
  19. It reads like those breathless Penthouse letters- you remember, "I was riding the bus one sunny afternoon on my way to the musuem when this girl, wearing almost nothing but a halter and shorts sits across the aisle from me. She was the most beautiful, young nubile thing I ever saw- ripe, lucious breasts barely contained by the thin material of the halter, and a hint of pubic hair revealed when she stretched to put her knapsack on the shelf above, and her shorts crept up, almost to her crack. She smiled at me as she sat..." :butthead: :finga: :heart:
  20. Here's the downside, though. YOu buy the car, you are tooling around in LA one day, and somebody in a Ferrari cuts you off, and gets out of their car with a tire iron or worse. As they approach, you hear them screaming: " You fcuking asshole Lambo-Allan Cocksucking whore! I hate you" :butthead:
  21. Early Diablos have their advocates because of RWD, lightness (well, relatively speaking) and scarcity. I'm a first time Lambo owner, and bought a 6.0 because that seemed like the pinnacle of Diablo production. There are also some special editions that others could tell you about. Unless you really need another top down car (by my count, you have at least two, the Benz and the P-car), I'd either skip the Diablo roadster, or spend the premium buying a more special Diablo,( like the 6.0, but admittedly, i'm biased in favor of that one). THe roadsters are pretty unique, but unless there is a collector's element to this as well (and i suspect that those would limit you to a few select roadsters, not that i am completely up on the open cars, but the Millenium is the last of them, I believe), I'd look for model type, condition, service historyand crazy color in almost equal orders of importance. :anal
  22. Seems to me there is a fair amount of respect on this board for the Stradale. I like the idea of a de-contented Ferrari; wish they would do the same with the 12 cyl. production cars (or at least do a 'speciale' that is less than 700k dollars) that is about the motor, and road feel, and not about whether it also makes a good touring car. I would not be embarrassed to have one, but out of curiousity, how does it stack up to a new Ford GT? I ran lightly with the latter about a week ago on the streets- nothing really aggressive for either of us- but I loved how the car looked, and moved. It seemed quite quick. On the other hand, one of the local boys with a penchant for speed took his Stradale up into some significant 3 digit numbers on a backroad i'm familiar with- and the sound of it alone made you think Ferrari got this one right! :supz:
  23. What about the PT Cruiser? BTW, your QV is gorgeous.
  24. passenger airbag on 6.0 is defeatable by switch.
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