Walter's Cars

Kids, especially boys, are very often interested in cars from an extremely young age.  I think after the word ball, it was my son’s second word.  From as young as one, he was fascinated with wheels and would do anything to touch them.  Of course we bought him every toy car on the market but that didn’t suffice for all that long.  He wanted more. He wanted the real thing.  One day when he was around 3 and a half years old, he had gotten up before us (not such a surprise or anything new) and for some reason the front door had been left unlocked.  He had managed therefore to open the door, get out the house and by the time we found him, he was sitting at the edge of the sidewalk with his little feet dangling nonchalantly in the road, playing with the tires of a car.  It looked like he was examining them like a pro, but our boy was just engaging his fascination with anything car-related.  It was then I realized I had to take his interest seriously otherwise it could end up in danger (with him sneaking around trying to get close to cars).  I bought books for him; I took him to car shows (from the age of 4 actually); I let him sit in the driver’s seat while I was next to him and explained to him how important it was to never do this without me or his mom by his side; I encouraged him to help me change a tire (pass me the spanner, etc.) and answered any questions he had.  I never tried to dissuade him from loving cars (why shouldn’t he love them?  I do), but always emphasized that safety comes first.  Today, he practices safe driving on the roads and also collects hard-to-acquiesce parts for those with antique cars as a business.  I’m glad I responded to his love of cars at a very young age as that is probably what helped him enjoy the motors in a safe and productive way.

Not that I can feel too badly for Lamborghini owners, but many of them to have a problem on their hands right now.  Lamborghini has recently recalled 428 Murcielago coupes and roadsters that were built between 2007 and 2008.  They’ve found that these models can leak fuel and start a fire.

As NHTSA explains it, the Lambos’ fuel pumps might break, causing fuel to spill from the tank.

Now, normally a recall of only 428 cars would look impressive.  However, there have only been just over 4000 Murcielagos ever made!  So that actually puts the recall here at about 10%.  That’s certainly unimpressive for this most impressive of car companies.

How nice.  At least I have one time when I can say, with all honesty, that I’m happy I don’t own a Lamborghini!