Should I buy my son a Ferrari or a Lamborghini?

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BUTCH1

Lifer
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My son gets excited the moment he sees one. I know its the love of his life and it will be his first. Which one should I get for him? I can get both, but I don't want to spoil him.

I hear something...yea, that's it, my "bullshit detector" just went off. Anyone with enough liquid assets to afford $400K for 2 cars would have enough common sense to realize that a vehicle(s) such as those mentioned have ZERO business in the control of a teenager. Now go ahead on Craigslist and find him that sweet '98 Cavalier.
 

Pulsar

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My son gets excited the moment he sees one. I know its the love of his life and it will be his first. Which one should I get for him? I can get both, but I don't want to spoil him.

Ferrari. Because it's a Ferrari.
 

DigDog

Lifer
Jun 3, 2011
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neither; because he would kill himself.

however, a top of the range BMW or merc would do him well. they still do ludicrous speed, are safer, and imho a better panty wetter.
 

NoTine42

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Wait a few more days,
Buy VW for pennies on the $,
Own all the Lamborghini's.

(I know, it's euros, not $)
 

Sulaco

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Mar 28, 2003
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So....is there where we pretend the OP is NOT talking about Hotwheels?? Or...?
 

Ichinisan

Lifer
Oct 9, 2002
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Buy both...and a Tesla. Try them all. Give me the ones you don't choose to keep.
 
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QueBert

Lifer
Jan 6, 2002
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I hear something...yea, that's it, my "bullshit detector" just went off. Anyone with enough liquid assets to afford $400K for 2 cars would have enough common sense to realize that a vehicle(s) such as those mentioned have ZERO business in the control of a teenager. Now go ahead on Craigslist and find him that sweet '98 Cavalier.

Bruce Jenner's teen daughter has a Ferrari, he's been giving her lessons on how to race it.
 

DigDog

Lifer
Jun 3, 2011
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a message to anyone who posted "generic american car does better than ferrari", i.e corvette or whatchamacallit;

Purple-Voodoo-Marijuana-Buds.jpg

that's weed.

go get some.

smoke it.

relax.

now open google maps.

select your location.

search for "fuck yourself".

click "plot route" or "plan route", depending on your system language.

go to your garage.

get inside your corvette.

open google maps, or history; it should be in there.

follow the planned route.

be careful on any bend/twist/turn, because your car is shit.

drive to your destination and post back when you are there.

it's cool mods, it's off topic, bad language is allowed.
 

DAGTA

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Oct 9, 1999
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neither; because he would kill himself.

however, a top of the range BMW or merc would do him well. they still do ludicrous speed, are safer, and imho a better panty wetter.

or get a Tesla as it actually does Ludicrous speed and is rated the safest car ever made.
 

OverVolt

Lifer
Aug 31, 2002
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FWIW Corvettes are nearly aerodynamically neutal like Ferrari's and Lambo's these days. They also tend to have wider tires. So mechanical grip at low speeds is good too. If anything a 4,000lb lambo on stock tires is kind of a mechanical grip turd.
 
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