To Mitch, regarding selling my Lamborghini
What made me decide to move to an Acura NSX from a Lamborghini?
The Lamborghini Countach was my childhood dream car as well. I graduated high school in 1988 and desparately wanted an '88 Countach. I couldn't get rid of the bug for 10 years until I finally got the car.
Also in 1988, my mother had bought an Acura Legend, and she was later invited to the unveiling of the Acura NSX in 1991. Of course, the entire family went with her, and I fell in love with the NSX at first sight. I operated an auto detail business at that time, and one of my regular customers purchased one of the first NSXs in Southern, CA. I was already quite familiar with the car, but came to know it on an almost intimate level since I detailed my customer's NSX every other weekend.
I faced a dilemma, either save my money and set my goals for the Lamborghini, or an NSX. I hoped that I would eventually become successful enough to own both someday. I also loved the Ferrari Testarossa, but never drove one, let alone owned one.
I found a deal on the Countach ($60,000 range), and owning one quickly taught me that it could never be the everyday driver that my childhood memory had hoped for. I sold it to get my other dream car, the NSX, which has proven to be everything I had hoped it would be. I was sorry to let the other car go, but my life is different at age 34 than it was at 18.
The Lamborghini had less than 5000 miles on it!
