To be perfectly clear, yes I am adding up "aftermarket things" as you call them which where installed by the authorized dealer upon delivery of my car. Therefore, the sticker was globally including those upgrades.
Now in order to explain my choice about the E-Gear instead of the stick please read the following:
Driving my car in the US, and on the roads only, I find it just not very important to have either one. Except maybe that the E-Gear allows you to cruise much less frustrated than with the stick; as driving the car the way it is meant to be is nearly impossible outside a racing track, therefore once in a while when you want to push the car on the road you just have to downshift and the car does the rest. As with the stick you must be permanently tempted to break the law, and finish with an impounded car. Therefore, I rather have a E-Gear Gallardo in my garage, and on the road, than an impounded Stick Gallardo at the courts house garage.
And trust me, you are tempted enough with the E-Gear.
Now technically speaking, and for your information, the Lamborghini Gallardo is equipped with some electronic that you cannot deactivate so as far as lecturing me about my choice, and about quote: "Sorry, just don’t see the reason to buy an automatic super car. That would be like buying an automatic Motorcycle.....takes the fun away" you should understand that the fun you are talking about is taken away by the electronic on both versions, and not by the E-Gear. This car was meant to perform, and it does just about that as its track times compared to the F430 are very similar, even if the F430 just came out. Now don't get me wrong as I love the car myself, but if you are looking for pure fun, and to play like a kid with the stick you probably got the wrong car, and you should go for a Viper, a Lotus, a Donkervort, or maybe even a F430. If you are a track guy then go for a Porsche GT3 Euro Cup, and then your argument makes sense if you get the old version witch is stick, because if you get the new one they all come sequential as it is on the Lambo (and not automatic). Wondering why? Well just because it performs much better once you are racing. Stick is good if you keep on doing 0 to 60' at the red lights, and drag race with your friends, but sorry not my type.
In the contrary, if you are looking for an extremely well engineered car, with outstanding performances and the ultimate driving feeling then you got the right car, and then again maybe not you as you have it stick!!!
Oh, and by the way, this is not quite yet a super car such as Poersche GT1 (and not GT), Enzo, F40, Paggani Zonda, Edonis, Cizeta Moroder...
Enjoy the picture of one of the rarest modern super car. Only 19 where ever produced as street version. You are looking at number 17, but sold it 6 month ago in Switzerland.
