Ontario driver out $18k after getting rented Lamborghini impounded

Article content

It’s advice I often give people uncertain of their next car purchase: before you possibly spend a lot of money on the wrong car, rent the one you’re considering. It will give you more of a feel for seat comfort, sightlines, how it handles on the highway as well as around town. Definitely more than a 15-minute test drive can reveal.

Article content

It can also you give more of a feel for the throttle, apparently. While I’m not sure if this 28-year-old driver was renting this Lamborghini Huracan with an eye to owning one in the future, they certainly found out the hard way a car being a rental comes with the same rules of the road as any other car.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

Try refreshing your browser, or
tap here to see other videos from our team.

Ontario driver out $18k after getting rented Lamborghini impounded Back to video

$18,000. That will be the tab once the agency can get their car back. Racer-For-A-Day was caught by Peel Region Police doing 122 k/hr in a 60; we all know you’re not allowed to take these cars on the track, but this driver could have had a fabulous race day with a great car at Toronto Motorsport Park for a fraction of that cost, and had a helluva lot more fun.

​A speed charge under stunt driving in Ontario now kicks in at 40 kilometres over the limit in an under-80 zone; the impoundment period has gone from 7 days to 14 (which this driver found out). If convicted, fines range from $2,000 to $10,000. Six demerit points and a maximum licence suspension of two years for a first conviction as well at a maximum of 6 months in jail. Insurance rates? Don’t make me laugh.

Paying out the rental agency for a 14-day rental? Priceless.