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Thank you all for the greetings. I’m afraid I’ve not been on GJ for a while and haven’t had the opportunity to answer. The garage has seen no changes; it has functioned very well and a pleasure still to be in. I took a photo with my phone to remind you how the place looks. I’ve added no...

It has been some time since I’ve posted and several months now since the lockdown. The local club (the Manila Sports Car Club) has continued with its regular meetings without skipping a beat, but since March has done so virtually via Zoom.I have to count myself lucky to have a pleasant, calming...

Thank you, Hans. We are lucky that neither the heavy rains nor floodimg has affected us. I appreciate your asking. Best, Andres

Hello, Boosted1. I used to be able to drive sports cars to work, including the Stratus. But population increased dramatically over the last decade, and I now drive only on Sundays. The expressways and provincial roads still permit good drives. Unfortunately, the Catholic Church, and we are a...

i have run out of space. A new car has occupied my workshop space for almost a year now. That means that I have to service the Stratos where it’s parked. It’s not too inconvenient, but I would like the workshop back. I am thinking of building a small, two-car garage on an empty part of the...

Thank you, BoostAddiction. That’s s a surprise to me. I have never heard of them. Andres

Many thanks, Thirdyfivepickup. Yes, that is the same impression I get, reading the many wonderful threads on this forum. It’s time for us to do work on the house now, repaint, repair, and so on. We’ve lived here a long while now. On my way to work this morning, headed to the driveway, I...

House When I was reading up on the Huracan before I placed an order, I came across a promotional photo by Lamborghini. For a split second, I thought it was our house in the background. I took that as an auspicious sign. Our house (the black-and-white photo) is in the old modern style, which is...

Thanks, Morshane! Yes, it's pretty cool. The rainy season is upon us here in the tropics, so I haven't been able to use it much. But it's great even just to look at it in the garage.

Many thanks, Dennis. Yes, green and orange are Lamborghini's signature colours. I hope you are keeping well. Andy

Thanks, amgsl155. That will be an amazing garage. Would it have a large footprint? I assume you would need space to maneuver a car into the lif. The site for the additional garage I am thinking of is some two storeys higher than the ground floor of my home, so I almost need a lift to get...

Huracan The Huracan is of course an excess, and I am often embarrassed to admit I bought one. I hesitated to post the acquisition here. For some reason, “Lamborghini” sounds more profligate than “Ferrari,” and that may be because of the relative newness of the brand, its deliberately...

Thanks, Chris. I'm excited about the new garage, even if the terrain makes it a challenging project. It is always difficult to move in. Good luck, and I hope you are able to sort in your head where things should go. That's an elaborate process for me, and I often need to draw locations and...

Huracan Acquiring the Huracan has meant that I would lose the workplace in my garage. It is so much wider than the Miata, so I had to remove the MaxJax posts. That is why I need to build a separate garage for it and the Italia; I would keep the older cars in this garage and reclaim the...

Site for separate garage Surveyors came the other day to plot the topography of the lot on which we might build a small garage. The lot is adjacent to the parcel on which our house sits, but higher in elevation. I thought I would give you an idea of how the lot looks now. It is the green...

It was great, Rick. It has a very different personality from the Italia. I plan to take it for a longer ride tomorrow. Andres

Monoceros I have a German friend who expresses the same sentiment as you, Thom, but I’m afraid its too late. The car arrived just last week, and it is what Lamborghini calls “monoceros” (unicorn, I believe) white. At least, it goes with the house. Thanks for the photos, Bob. While the...

Epiphany I will try to post pictures, Rick. The Cayman has creases where the front fenders (or wings) merge with the bonnet. I only noticed those creases in photos and didn’t like them. While I was disposed toward the Cayman, I visited the Porsche dealer again to see whether the creases...

Cayman Old age and an untried dealer swung me away from the Lotuses, breaking a decades-old loyalty. I have become old and less adventurous. That left the Cayman. The Cayman in late 2016 evolved into the 718 with its turbocharged four-cylinder motor, replacing the much-praised...