05-05-2013, 12:52 AM
Speaking for myself I don't own a Lambo but maybe there may come a day where one of us picks one up (instead of a house) and has to hide it from all other MMers so we don't show up at said person's house and set up camp until they let us drive it. I managed to stumble upon some Lambo owner's blogs/ instagrams that are getting excited about doing this drive through Italy and Europe after shipping their whips across the pond. http://www.lamborghini50.com/en/news.html.It's a pretty cool showcase (while on the high end) of a community of owners and collectors from around the globe. I find it exciting that people from all corners of the world can connect around the freedom of driving and this company's history, which is less than half that of say... Ford.
Speaking of which, I couldn't find any sort of Ford supported cross country or somewhat adventurous drives (please correct if I'm wrong). Do companies in America have to shy away from these type of things nowadays due to liability and just settle for NASCAR, brand exposure through media, and here's a car go test drive it type events? We have debatably the best range of foreign cars to choose from, sure some Japanese cars are shipped in pieces and some Euro options aren't available here, but the American market is more open than any others I can think of as far as allowing imports. This has surely helped Americans push the boundaries of what's possible in the aftermarket. While you can hate Lamborghini all you want it's hard to think of another country aside from Italy that has developed an exotic "mass" produced car and has gained the full support of their country to allow their cliental from around the world to come in and go crazy on their own roads while cops look the other way.
Yet in America, there remain the enthusiasts, despite the threat of the law, that go the extra mile to chase a true high performance type of freedom, whether driving your "streetable" car that has "passed" inspection so that you can drive it to a track or crossing the US in 32hours and 7minutes. We chase that dream despite higher risk.
Speaking of which, I couldn't find any sort of Ford supported cross country or somewhat adventurous drives (please correct if I'm wrong). Do companies in America have to shy away from these type of things nowadays due to liability and just settle for NASCAR, brand exposure through media, and here's a car go test drive it type events? We have debatably the best range of foreign cars to choose from, sure some Japanese cars are shipped in pieces and some Euro options aren't available here, but the American market is more open than any others I can think of as far as allowing imports. This has surely helped Americans push the boundaries of what's possible in the aftermarket. While you can hate Lamborghini all you want it's hard to think of another country aside from Italy that has developed an exotic "mass" produced car and has gained the full support of their country to allow their cliental from around the world to come in and go crazy on their own roads while cops look the other way.
Yet in America, there remain the enthusiasts, despite the threat of the law, that go the extra mile to chase a true high performance type of freedom, whether driving your "streetable" car that has "passed" inspection so that you can drive it to a track or crossing the US in 32hours and 7minutes. We chase that dream despite higher risk.
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20' CX-5 GTR
