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statutoryape
"Rich people shouldn't have to go backwards" -Lamborghini Company, probably
HonourableMane
elarrea
The Diablo can go 66.6mph in reverse. No abs, no traction control.....they lived that car up to the name
CaptainSeahorse7
This is magnificent.
GeekTherapyRadioPodcast
People commenting about adding a backup camera. Might as well give the Mona Lisa a nose ring.
Davidnfilms
They never thought to design a rearview mirror because for Lambo owners, its not about where you've been, its where you're going.
kelvinbellrose
You'd think for that kind of price tag it would come with a back up camera, my focus has one.
sexymurse
Your focus wasn't made in in the 1980's ya twat
FNHuskys
Oddly specific. +1
JosZ
Always going forward, cause we can't find reverse
WeDemandRigidlyDefinedAreasOfDoubtAndUncertainty
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow. There's Klingons on the starboard bow, scrape them off, Jim.
Shayshawn
So. Damn. Specific.
MisterLemons
The countach. What a beautiful car, what a stupidly designed beautiful car.
pdp1
40 or so years later, that Countach shape is still sexy as hell to me
Hybris51129
It kinda reminds me of a F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter with all the angles in the design.
MisterLemons
Looks like a damn space ship with all the bells and whistles. Beautiful.
getawaysticks907
#countachproblems
motherFockerisinspace
So, when it rains do they just wait until it stops?
rockaru1324
Who cares, looks cool
edalton454
What's Behind Me, It's Not Important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGXn249Fc0
squirrelfartsy
That's a Ferrari Daytona, not a Lamborghini
retardland
how about installing cameras?
Mawbell
What is behind me, I do not care. " Cannon Ball Run". They are not meant to go backwards.
squirrelfartsy
That was the Ferrari Daytona in The Gumball Rally, not Cannonball Run. Quote was from actor was Raul Julia.
Mawbell
Thanks
onthe6ball
as he tossed the mirror
SirRulean
Actual quote: "What'sa behind me is not important." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGXn249Fc0
squirrelfartsy
Yep! Gumball Rally, not Cannonball Run. That's Raul Julia!
JoTaPu
i would like to have that problem.
eggwhiskandthebeats
Brighton on the front page twice in as many months. More brighton!
soundbeatsz
Agreed!
flawlesssoul
Need more Brighton and Hove on here.
whynotsneeze
last pic with the verande is brighton ? i was wondering thx
fueledbytea
Yup, Madeira drive along the seafront
whynotsneeze
thx :)
MadMupp
This is how engineers at the factory backed the cars up. Much more efficient than trying to use the mirrors
Iammoney45
This is no longer an issue with current gen lambos. They've actually made some good strides to improving usability in recent years
Hybris51129
Now if they would put in a V12 again.
squirrelfartsy
Mostly by having the car become about 90% Audi
Trea47
Haha suckers (cries in Subaru)
lifeisaburrito
One of those is not like the other.
LordChappers
Yup. It's in Brighton!
flawlesssoul
Brightooooon (and Hove, actually)
NoLicense
Just as Jeremy CLarckson always foretold us!
mburicao
bigblackbetty
Because
DontNeedAWeatherManToKnowWhichWayTheWindBlows
Does the driver have to make "beep-beep" noises when doing that?
ohwhenwilldeathcome
He does now.
moltencorgi
One would assume the car would do all the talking:)
charliefirpo
not in Europe
Blambloski
One guy at a car show I went to once did that. Lol
UncleVinny
I'm sure they just shout "MOVE ASSHOLE!"
DontNeedAWeatherManToKnowWhichWayTheWindBlows
Actually, I think it's more like "MOVE! (i'm an) ASSHOLE!"
coop61gt
Awe you're jealous. Lol
DontNeedAWeatherManToKnowWhichWayTheWindBlows
It was a joke. If you're going to drive around in a car that screams "LOOK AT MEEEE!" you should be able to take a joke.
skeletundra
I mean, you're probably not wrong that he's jealous(on the inside) but people don't like it.
coop61gt
Seems very childish to call someone a jerk because they can afford a car you can't. If I could afford one I'd have one in a heart beat.
DontNeedAWeatherManToKnowWhichWayTheWindBlows
(Shrug) Not really. I've always found Lambos a bit ostentatious and flashy for my tastes. Give me the beautiful curves of a Ferrari anyday.
dogmatix
well... obviously.
bigeasy44
miniaturechild
Papa doug
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marylanddd
very close but it actually should be daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn daniel
boywiththehappypenis
Lmao! Random.
SDK1
Some say he's still in reverse.
missleadinginiformation
Good ole Doug
bruthalamus
I just guessed it was him from the parking lot. Thanks for the confirmation
LaBotte
I like him ... but can only watch 2 or 3 videos before he pisses me off... I don'T know why... I don't know what...
poughdrew
Probably his face for radio and voice for print?
bud467
I hated his review on the type R civic
TheAdamantite
Me too but I think I was more disappointed in the car than his review. It's a cool toy but you could get more out of a VW GTI hatch.
bud467
I agree with that. But he basically was expecting it to be horrible. Like he expected torque steer. He was surprised when there wasn't any.
missleadinginiformation
Because you have one?
bud467
not at all. didn't read anything about the exhaust system before shredding on it.
poorwhitetrash
Got a 45 Doug score.
Ohmygodimkenny
Do they not have mirrors?
SurfHill
Yes they have rearview mirrors, but the rear window is so small and the buttresses so big, that it is not really usable for backing up.
MrDeadsr
This is the officially recommended way
JustARandomStrangerOnTheInternet
just enough to be street legal
Tempcore
No rearview mirror, and the side mirrors aren't that useful since the back of lambo's tends to get wider than the front
BlueKarat
Do you not attempt to look out your back window or just rely on side mirrors when you back up?
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BlueKarat
Yeah, cus I was definitely asking someone intimately familiar with Lamborghinis about their backing up practices.
paul289
Sure. Just take your average rearview mirror, tape off the bottom half, then tape off the end thirds. That's about as much view as you get.
NoEscapeFromFreeWill
Not rearview mirrors but some lambos in the 80s had small removable mirrors in the sun visors that you could use for that purpose...
ash274
Yeah... those mirrors had another purpose. It WAS the 80’s, remember. Would have been too obvious if it cam with straws, too
LordNisio
Speaking from experience, I have no idea
Redfive05
I can not wait for an opportunity to use this at my work.
matzahballl
I had such a bad day today, thank you for making me genuinely laugh :)
LivingCactus
Maybe it's the alcohol talking but that was hilarious.
BatmanRidingANarwhal
Nah, It was hilarious without alcohol
LivingCactus
Good to know it's not just me.
BraapJohnson
datbananaboii
Actually giggled. Thanks fam. +1
WeenusMaGee
shut up and take your upvote
ZennMoment
If you solely rely on mirrors to back up, you need to reconsider how you drive.
MufasaKingGray
If you need anything more then mirrors to back up, then you need to learn how to drive.
nero4ty2
As someone that backs into most spots every day, why?
BlueKarat
Because if you're backing up, the mirrors give a very limited field of view to anything, especially peripheral. Backing in =/= backing out
nero4ty2
Makes sense if you have to back out, I just rarely do that
Error404TrollNotFound
Fuck mirrors, use the force and whip it. That's how real men drive.
DoingItWrongSince1980
No, you're thinking of masterbation.
Error404TrollNotFound
Are you saying you DONT masturbate while driving your lambo? What kind of peasant...
DoingItWrongSince1980
Not since the accident. Plus I got lots of strange looks since I couldn't close the door with an erection in the way.
Logindone
I do,,, i am a truck driver
ILiekToCookAndBake
Same. I have no rearview mirror in our Chevy 4500, I rely solely on mirrors.
ZennMoment
Well shit. I guess I'm not recovering from this one lol
Deffentlynotagnome
Most professionals do....
jellyonrooster
If you rely on backup cameras you need to reconsider how you drive
stopitlucas
Why?
nero4ty2
Why? They give a much wider view if you are backing out from between 2 cars
Fairdinkums
It isn't that hard mate
PsycheClone
Yeah, not true. If you know how to use mirrors they can be enough.
RudsterDeltaTech
There is something called blind spots. Checking over your shoulder and looking back while reversing is mandatory in many countries.
nero4ty2
Just curious, what countries?
RudsterDeltaTech
New Zealand and Australia. Pretty sure it's the same in Japan Korea and Germany
ash274
Take a makeup mirror, smash it, take a small piece of it in front, hold a TP tube in your hand behind you and use mirror to look through it.
GolFoehammer
Only in the barest of legal sense. On some of the older LP500's, they had what almost looked like a "portal" for the rear view.
GolFoehammer
But it was utterly useless.
Blueb3
That's actually the proper way to back those up, due to not being able to see a damn thing behind you with the mirrors.
QueenAmy
The rear window is so smoll you can essentially see whether or not it's day time
Janusha
This was how to back them up. You were never meant to see anything behind while sitting in the seat.
chaiman
you would think that such an expensive car would have rear view camera. wait, do the latest model have them?
BeefRulez847
Thanks Captain Obvious
woodenbadger
What happens when you’re an idiot and back up too fast and hit something and your door slices you in two?
ImNotFromHereIHaveMyOwnCustoms
Your door slices you in two
Aristotelm
Why don't they have reversing cams?
moleunion
Countach was made from 74 to 92
TotallySaneScientist
You can install them on pretty much any car or toddler if you fancy
SurfHill
A true connoisseur would never add such a system to a classic sportscar/supercar. Originality still means something to some.
moleunion
This is true, just these photos may have been taken before toddler cams were wildly available
OverpricedCrayon
Duh, thats why people do this
sombrerohorsewagon
bushpotato
That sounds like bad design to me. Mirrors for backing up can't be used for backing up. Instead have fun during rain.
smush1337
They aren’t driving in rain buddy.
bushpotato
Implying they never do? If it was designed to be undrivable in the rain, that also makes it a bad product in my opinion.
Knightendae
Ok, but those can't be standard transmission. You can't do that when you have a clutch, can you?
themuttonisniceandlean
Yes, you can. Jeremy Clarkson did it on Top Gear to demonstrate it with a manual ages ago.
Corrodias
Don't USA vehicle standards require that you at least be able to see around and behind the vehicle with mirrors? Don't European standards?
SurfHill
Standards today are far different than those were in 1971 when the Countach was first designed.
DerHaupt
Thanks doug demuro for teaching me that
altrdgenetics
I'm disappointed in you, since Top Gear mentioned it before Demuro did. Bad reference choice
SurfHill
60 Minutes showed Balboni doing it a decade before Top Gear took to the air.
bigeasy44
paps511
Thatsdamngood.gif
Dravit
Sounds like a quirk.
DerHaupt
Maybe its a feature... Let me look it up on autotrader.com
tomthecavetroll
That sure would suck in the rain
drchef1
I don’t know about other Lamborghini owners but I would never let mine be out in the rain
brezhoneg
KrisPhoenix
ahhhhhhhhh, so the mirrors are for show only! That explains a LOT. Is this also true for every single BMW?
JulzyDancer
Sorta like blinkers?
Rivalyn
Side mirrors reflect into the lanes on either side. The rearview would look backwards, but is completely obscured by the engine compartment.
SauronsLeftNut
Just remember, there is some poor bastard who puts blinkers on BMw's in the factory.
Vanderhugen
No only the blinker stick is for show on a BMW
solmazer
Blinkers are actually stickers. Mine keep peeling off... They're, like, a thousand dollars to put back on.
R0NSwanson
But he isnt joking, thats the way they advise you to back up.
liveshades
That's the blinkers. They were only added as a feature, never meant to be used though.
ThatTransformersDude
Sounds like a trend across every driver here in South Florida
BraapJohnson
Just think, if you ever feel worthless remember that's it's someone's job to put blinkers on BMW's at the factory.
savemebabyjebus
no, bmw's blinkers work, and the drivers use them, the blinker fluid is always low tho
InitHello
No no, the blinkers work fine and the drivers use them, but the factory installs a special light that poor people can't see.
Nostradamuswaswrong
Fucking IR bulbs.
ataradov
Sounds like a failed design for a car.
JesusChristBackAgain
They designed in a seat on the door for this purpose
jbcars4life
It's Lamborghini. They do what they want and don't give a fuck what logic might suggest is a good idea.
Notme68
Lamborghinis are intended for people who don't need to back out of a driveway. The company owner said on 60 minutes when asked about 1
Notme68
the lack of luggage space. When you drive Lamborghini, the servants come with the luggage the next day.
DuckPlanetKing
That’s stupid. I have my servants waiting for me with my luggage before I get there.
Notme68
Well done.
lolzomg123
You must be upper management of the logistics department. Very good.
Alfadorfox
On a Disneyworld vacation, you compromise: servants bring your luggage a few hours after you arrive. Gift shop purchases arrive next day.
IronMagnus
You'd think for how much they fucking cost, they could include a damn rear view camera in them.
jbcars4life
Yeah, because Lambos just scream practicality
xJohnn
You realize these cars predate rear view cameras by a couple days, right?
DavidDireZebra
To be fair, we had rear view cameras in the 40s.
xJohnn
That's a ridiculous point to make and you know it.