You can own one of the first
Lamborghini Huracans for less
than a base Nissan Versa
A car’s name can be both good and bad. Richard
Hammond, for example, does not like the name ‘Lexus’ as
part of the LFA. But in some cases, the name is
great. Take, for instance, a Bentley Continental Flying
Spur. If you want the Bentley name, all you have to
spend is US$60,000 and you can get a nice, secondhand
model. Or, if your budget is lower than that, you can
Lamborghini. And which gives more bragging rights: A
spend possibly US$700 and get an old Mercedes-Benz
base Nissan Versa, or a Lamborghini? Logical.
that will give you more issues than a five year old British
car. However, if you can spend more than that, this is an Talk about a fire sale.
interesting option.
This Lamborghini Huracan here was one of the first
customer cars, and supposedly the first to be registered
in the Czech Republic. The owner was driving the car on
the M7 in Hungary, with a passenger filming the
hoon. For much of the drive, the car was traveling in
excess of 186 MPH (300 km/h). At about 192 MPH,
everything went wrong, and the result was a Lamborghini
sitting in a ditch, engulfed in flames - yet miraculously –
no fatalities.
The car is
now for
sale on a
Hungarian
classified
ads site for
the
equivalent
of
US$7462.98. The car appears to have suffered some burn
damage, but at least the chassis is somewhat intact. In
the odd chance that you’ll actually try to restore this bull,
keep in mind the rims appear to be a tad askew and will
likely need replacement. Also, you’ll need a new full
carbon ceramic brake set, as three are gone and the
fourth is being sold for US$1253.78. But no matter what
your plans are with this car, remember that if you choose
to buy it, you choose to be the owner of a
Full disclosure: Some of you readers may have
noticed that this article was written in the style of
Tavarish’s articles. No, I am not being mean
about his works. His articles are actually good,
unlike the books I have been forced to read in
high school. Check him out on Jalopnik.com and
apidaonline.com.
*images via wreckedexotics.com and olx.hu