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VIDEO: Lamborghini gets a bath courtesy of city fountain
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We received over a dozen tips about a hot video including a Lamborghini Gallardo (good start) and some aqueous material of the municipal kind, so we had to see the motion pictures for ourselves. We pictured a hot yellow Lambo crashing into a huge fountain, or some scantily clad young lady giving the Italian supercar a bath, but we got none of the above. What we did see is some guy using a blue bucket to transport water from a homely looking city fountain and dousing it on his prized Gallardo. To complicate the news-worthiness of the video, it looks like it was captured with a camera phone, it's shot from across the street, and the guy doesn't even seem very excited about saving $4 at the local car wash. But, you asked for it, so we've provided the video after the jump for your enjoyment (or indifference). Power to the people! Thanks for the tip, everyone!
[Source: Auto Market]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
2007RC46SP2 6:09PM (8/14/2008)
wow. what a douche.
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xpolarx 8:58PM (8/14/2008)
Stole the words right from my mouth. But seriously, if the guy was actually dumb enough to park his Lambo on the street, he was probably washing a significant amount of spit and bum piss off of it.
Rule number one for exotic car owners: your car will make people jealous and jealous people do stupid things.
Bungle 11:13PM (8/14/2008)
Yeah, and I'm kind of surprised that he's not a dead douche. Who washes (or wipes down, or whatever) their car while parallel parked on a busy street?
Flashpoint 6:15PM (8/14/2008)
I live in NYC NY. Even though I want a Lamborghini really bad (who doesn't ?) I could never buy a car like that to drive around here. The potholes are killing me. I own a Chrysler 300 and a Mercedes S550. Potholes broke one of my benz's rims and cost me alot of inconvienience.
As much as I'd love a Gallardo, I could never manage one here. :-(
I'd really like a Murcielago.
this way I can compete with my real estate/ stock buddies pushing the R8's.
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gmoney706 6:47PM (8/14/2008)
Wow, that's interesting. Thanks for the update.
Seminole 6:54PM (8/14/2008)
I just got back from NYC. I saw some guy driving his F430 down Madison right between 45th and 46th. Just after crossing over 45th he nailed a huge pothole and ground his front bumper against the street. So sad...
But I was really surprised when I saw the Ferrari/ Maserati dealership on Park and 55th (I think right around there). It was just there in the first floor of some skyscraper. Really cool since I've never seen a dealership like that.
fender 11:01PM (8/14/2008)
wait was your post from august 14th 2008, or august 14th 1998?
Flashpoint 11:46PM (8/14/2008)
Seminole
I know the dealership you're talking about. Its beautiful.
chad.dawkins 6:16PM (8/14/2008)
I'd be willing to bet my life that guy is not the owner. If I am right then we should all find him and beat him with sticks.
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Franz 6:29PM (8/14/2008)
LOL. Agreed.
Yar 7:05PM (8/14/2008)
Well, it might actually be the owner trying to wash off a heaping helping of bird sh!t. He is parked under a tree, and we all know what that stuff can do to a good finish.
sunnycyclist 7:14PM (8/14/2008)
I can't see any evidence that he even had the keys to the car (though I didn't watch the whole video, too boring). It might just be some guy who thought if people saw him washing a car, they'd assuming he drove it too.
chad.dawkins 8:05PM (8/14/2008)
What Lamborghini owner carries around a bucket for washing bird crap off the car? Bird crap generally needs to be scrubbed to get off anyways.
Yar 9:07PM (8/14/2008)
He has a rag, and he is scrubbing.
A S 6:19PM (8/14/2008)
Maybe this guy borrowed his rich friend's car and put more miles and grime on it than he had wanted?!!
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William 6:21PM (8/14/2008)
What is even rarer than the Gallardo or an guy dousing city fountain water on it is the 93 Elantra in front of it. Haven't seen them in years and there's one in Italy. Cool.
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Alex 6:22PM (8/14/2008)
My guess is there was something on the car that he considered damaging.
Who really cares anyway?
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Peter Rockwell 6:28PM (8/14/2008)
Perhaps he was getting rid of bird-related detritus from the city-provided trees above the car.
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Zane 6:28PM (8/14/2008)
Wow, a new type of douche is born today.
Maybe he was drunk and thought the water was gas?
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CarlosMC 6:39PM (8/14/2008)
I always thought Lamborghinis were 'cleansed' with bottled 'Crystal', not 'washed' with tap 'water'.
...This is big news to me.
(He probably lost his guarantee, thought ;))
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