Well-Intentioned 5-Year-Old, Desperate for Lamborghini, Steals Family Car, Drives on Interstate

A 5-year-old boy was pulled over by police after the officer encountered his car going 32 mph on the interstate. According to the boy, he had stolen his family’s car so he could drive to California from his home in Utah to purchase a Lamborghini.

The boy was reportedly home with his teenaged older sibling while his parents were at work. Of course, the sibling shirked their babysitting duties as the boy was able to grab the car keys and leave without being stopped, and got as far as a few miles from home before getting pulled over.

Credit where credit is due; the kid’s priorities are certainly in order. We all dream of leaving it all behind to pursue our dreams, but never actually do it. I mean, I made a plan to impulsively drive to Vegas from my college in Chicago by myself when I was 21 and barely made it across the state line before I bailed and went back home. I feel like, apples to apples, this kid made it way farther than I did, in a relative sense. Props to him for going for it.

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Also, he has a good nose for geographic centers of commerce. California is obviously the best place for a Lambo if you want some variety of options. And the cop in an interview mocked the kid saying he could buy a Lamborghini in Utah. Well, my rudimentary search on Autotrader.com produced two –TWO — Lambos for sale at dealerships in Utah; one is the classic yellow, the other bright red. Both require a mid-life-crisis, recent divorcee behind the wheel, not a renegade in the prime of youth. Maybe the boy wanted more color options, officer. Give him a break.

And finally, good on the kid for approaching the transaction with some haggling confidence. The officer said the boy had a whopping $3 in his pocket to buy his dream car, again, in a mocking tone. You know what? If he shows up with a wad of cash ready to pay asking price, guess what he’s going to pay? Asking price. He approached negotiations with a “my hands are tied, you sure you cannot go lower?” approach, and with a little luck, he could have smooth-talked his way into a big discount.

Bad job, however, by the sibling who let the kid get the car. He would not have been invited for free trips in the Lambo.