It was a moment of sheer jubilation: I put the key into the brand-spankin’ new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, the starter motor whirred, but failed to produce engine life. It was a lovely sound: the sound of a sputtering Lamborghini. An almost nostalgic sound, the sound of Lamborghinis past, the sound of Italian crapicity. [...]
Entries from April 2008
April 14, 2008
The Pros and Cons of a Reliable Lamborghini
The guy from Lamborghini was as German as Spaten Optimator. As German as a gasthaus. As German as a Kunstmuseum. But he was also a diplomatic, sleek, polite European-Unionized German. His name was Franz, and he reminded me a bit of Captain Von Trapp from the Sound of Music, but sans the whistle, the British [...]
April 5, 2008
American Motorist Stereotypeing 101
One of the infinite number of major issues facing the candidates in this 2008 election year is that of satisfying octogenarians who (1) vote and (2) demand pensions to pay for their monthly Metamucil bill. Like it or not, chaps named “Bill” and “Merv” and gals named “Myrtle” and “Marge” represent a massive voting [...]
