The Cryptolambo had gone to the moon... Time for Cryptolambo 2!!!

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After meeting up with a large number of friends and acquaintances, speaking with some of the executives from Lamborghini, it turns out we had enough cars to break the current world record for most Lamborghinis on a racetrack at the same time, and a plan was hatched.

All the drivers then proceeded out to the track and lined up on the full length of the Silverstone wing straight.

There were drones and official photographers who could get a better shot of this as my phone camera simply couldnt see down the entire length, but managed to snap a couple of personal shots of my car

After confirming we had indeed broken the record, we shuffled back into the carpark and headed up for some lunch where again met up with friends old and new, as well as being introduced to new people and also had a number of people come up and chat as they recognised me from the carwow video (as I was wearing my trenchcoat )

 

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Then came the main event, the unveiling!

We were led into a quite dark, smoke filled room, showed a few videos and then came the unveiling. Fortunely I had a prime possition to capture it on video.

After the execs gave us some more speeches and information in the technical side, the design side, the aims of the car etc we were given free reign to have a look inside, and out.

Sat in the car, being of a small frame it feels very roomy to me, the inside is absolutely phenominal, with screens, readouts and displays where you can flick information from one to another. Its really quite something special.

I dont think the design is as bold or that huge generational jump that it was from the Murci to the Aventador for sure, but its very pleasing and the fitment and finish is superb. I also spoke to a number of the drivers who have driven the demonstrators in anger and they all say the same thing, that the cars capabilities and performance are just nuts.


Throughout the day we were also invited to go sign the large canvas, so I stuck my online tags up there

Overall it was an amazing day, and its surprising how many people knew each other, and one thing stood out more than anything and that is how everyone spoke to everyone all day without a hint of arrogance or snobishness. Everyone was just there to enjoy the day, there were a number of very loud and annoying youtube and IG personanilities there, and again they just acted and behaved like normal people.

Am I excited for the car? Yes, will I keep it? Unknown, but unlikely if I get an early allocation. At the end of the day the numbers being bounded around put this at a car thats half a million quid with basic options. And for me, thats simply out of my comfort zone affordability wise and also I dont believe that nearly 3x the money by the time ive specced it how I want gets me anywhere near 3x the car.

So time will tell, maybe some of my crazier crypto investments will play out and may just yolo it!

 

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It will be triple yellow

Yellow paint, yellow calipers and yellow contrast interior

 

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Video of the drone flyby...

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-04-30/hundreds-of-lamborghini-cars-take-to-silverstone-track-to-smash-record

 

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Some of the runs from Supercarfest sent to me today

 

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So not much updates this year! As shocking as it sounds, the car has mostly been super reliable and no issues to report.

However a few weeks back the brakes starting squealing quite a bit, followed shortly by the pad wear warning appearing. After verifying the sensor loop had actually been worn through sent off some emails for pricing.

Needless to say the prices I got back from Lambo nearly had me falling off my chair...


Front pads £1650
Rear pads £1700
Park brake pads £1300


A quick search found a set made by Pagid that fit the Aventador, this is their RSC1 compound which I had previously on the GTR so know it has immense stopping power. A quick shop around and some haggling, managed to secure both sets of fronts and rears for £1000 all in.

Obligatory pictures.

While on the ramp, a good opportunity to check joints and bushings for play or signs of wear. Fortunately all good there.

The old pads, you can see the pins which start to make a lot of noise when they start to wear.

While there, also had the brake fluid replaced (once again with SRF) and the AC recharged.

Total cost... still cheaper than lambo for any of the pad options

 

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After bedding them in, the same expected RSC1 characteristics showed through.

From cold, a bit scary, but with even a bit of temperature in them (as in, pull off and do one hard brake from 30 just to warm them), the stopping power is really amazing and predictable, a clear upgrade over stock. Not to mention the stock pads would struggle with even a spirited country road drive, I know from experience these will just keep eating up the miles without issue.



Additionally, its a very disc-friendly pad, so no worries about eating up the ceramics, which would be a nasty bill.

 

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There has been an annoying rattle from the drivers side door for a while.

After taking it apart there were numerous lose items or things that could be at fault. Wrapped them in sticky back felt and also used some sound deadening material.

Think all except 1 is now sorted, and am 99% sure that last one is coming from the inside of the wing mirror. Hopefully can work out how to disassemble it.

The good news is there were only 4 bolts left over after re-assembly!

 

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So today the car went to a new home. With a early morning and company from @Gibbo we dropped it off to a new owner who is going to look after the car better than his child.

Sent me a picture of her all tucked up in the garage with carpets for the tyres hehe.

What a ownership experience though. To have owned my actual dream car, 3 years in a v12 lambo doing ~6k miles a year. All the new friends, the charity drives, the experiences. I really am going to miss this one.

 

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@kindai interested to know the overall cost/inc depreciation if any.

Including everything ~£30-£35k

 

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REVUELTO?