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post Mar 12 2005, 01:25 PM
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There was an interesting report on german TV today.

As a gift to their 150th anniversary the italian state police got a special modified Lamborghini Gallardo. They use it with their special force against speeding. The car is equiped with a live video system that transfers the film directly to their headquater via sat. So the in-house-officers can check all data/infos from cars they pursue.
In addition the car is equiped with some first aid stuff and a special cooling box for emergency transports (stored blood, organs/transplants, ...)

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post Mar 12 2005, 01:26 PM
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post Mar 12 2005, 01:27 PM
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post Mar 12 2005, 01:28 PM
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post Mar 12 2005, 01:29 PM
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post Mar 12 2005, 01:29 PM
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post Mar 12 2005, 03:15 PM
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You mean now I have to make my car faster than that lambo?? Dang.... I was just getting happy that I could outrun the z06's...

phoey..

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post Mar 12 2005, 03:26 PM
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So who gets to drive that. The normal whistleblow only decorative cops in the picture, or the Cabanieri (Mility Police) that are the real gun toting cops. Thats a really cool police toy in any case. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Mar 12 2005, 03:50 PM
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hey, how come america doenst get a manual version of the Gallardo
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post Mar 12 2005, 04:05 PM
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QUOTE (i love porsche @ Mar 12 2005, 01:50 PM)
hey, how come america doenst get a manual version of the Gallardo

because no one here knows how to drive stick-shift?

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post Mar 12 2005, 04:13 PM
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QUOTE (jd74914 @ Mar 12 2005, 10:26 PM)
So who gets to drive that.

as they told, there is a special unit of 10 guys - only these are the lucky ones (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

their chief is Guiseppe Dicoste
all of 'em got a special driving training on a track
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post Mar 12 2005, 04:30 PM
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Hell, we could take 'em in the twisties! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

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post Mar 12 2005, 04:37 PM
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QUOTE (Gustl B @ Mar 12 2005, 02:13 PM)
QUOTE (jd74914 @ Mar 12 2005, 10:26 PM)
So who gets to drive that.

as they told, there is a special unit of 10 guys - only these are the lucky ones (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

their chief is Guiseppe Dicoste
all of 'em got a special driving training on a track

schweet.

And Andy is right. Noone in the USA drives stick. In Europe most people seem to. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving-girl.gif)
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post Mar 12 2005, 04:53 PM
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QUOTE (jd74914 @ Mar 12 2005, 02:37 PM)
And Andy is right. Noone in the USA drives stick. In Europe most people seem to. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving-girl.gif)

i'd say, probably less than 1% of cars in germany are automatic ...

plus, if you take your driving test on a automatic, your drivers license will have a note on it that prohibits you from driving a stick-shift ...

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post Mar 12 2005, 06:30 PM
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QUOTE (SirAndy @ Mar 12 2005, 02:53 PM)
QUOTE (jd74914 @ Mar 12 2005, 02:37 PM)
And Andy is right. Noone in the USA drives stick. In Europe most people seem to. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving-girl.gif)

i'd say, probably less than 1% of cars in germany are automatic ...

plus, if you take your driving test on a automatic, your drivers license will have a note on it that prohibits you from driving a stick-shift ...

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After 10days in Italy I saw probably only 6 automatic cars (and they were all tiptronic). It should be that way overhere. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif)

Thats interesting about restriction notice on your license. I know from our German exchange students that helmets are compulsatory for them (he said he's gotten some tickets).
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post Mar 12 2005, 10:41 PM
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yeah, its unfortunate how few people drive stick...i mean, the gallardo isnt even OFFERED in manual here, only the tabshift, which sucks, i got to sit in one once, ( a guy pulled up to my gas station) and it was very nice..but needed to be manual.

i personally cannot imagine myself driving an automatic..it just takes all the enjoyment out of driving, i have a ford ranger and its still manual...id die if it was auto....

..sorry, i tend to be opinionated about topics like this...
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post Mar 12 2005, 11:13 PM
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QUOTE (Gustl B @ Mar 12 2005, 02:13 PM)
QUOTE (jd74914 @ Mar 12 2005, 10:26 PM)
So who gets to drive that.

as they told, there is a special unit of 10 guys - only these are the lucky ones (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

their chief is Guiseppe Dicoste
all of 'em got a special driving training on a track

The California Highway Patrol, can't drive sticks, remember, when they had the GT Mustangs, which were 5 speeds, they didn't last to long, they wrecked most of them (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

And driving school would not of help them. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/w00t.gif)
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QUOTE (Sammy @ Mar 12 2005, 08:57 PM)
Lots of people here know how to drive a stick, they just choose not to because they have a choice.
Driving a stick in stop and go traffic sucks, an automatic makes much more sense.
Soooo, either they don't have stop and go traffic in Europe, or Americans have more sense.

i disagree, i dont mind a stick in traffic at all, id wrather not have to hold down the brake all the time on level ground....i cant really think of a reason for myself not to drive a manual
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post Mar 13 2005, 02:09 AM
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QUOTE (Sammy @ Mar 13 2005, 05:57 AM)

Soooo, either they don't have stop and go traffic in Europe, or Americans have more sense.

believe me, we've enaugh stop-and-go here (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/icon8.gif)
but we've lots of up-and-down roads where automatic sucks, IMHO

I'd say even in Europe automatic got more importand in the last years, and the percentage is much higher than Andy mentioned - especially with tiptronic
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QUOTE (Gustl B @ Mar 13 2005, 02:09 AM)
especially with tiptronic

Tiptronic (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) what a joke!
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