Discussion
XXVIII said:
... there were a no rhd Diablo GT cars at all Rocco, though some people might have thought / may think you could make one out of a 6.0 litre Diablo which is both unlikely and a pointless exercise in any case ...
Yes i know, but if only they did.Would you have to have a SVA test?
VML said:
It would be far eaiser and cheaper to convert it to RHD than do a 6.0 conversion.
Using all the original mounting points and keeping all original parts you would not detractfrom the value whatsoever.
VML
Thanks mate ,just read the spec and lists as a 1996 i thought the GT was a test bed fot the 6.0 and was manufactured in 1999.Using all the original mounting points and keeping all original parts you would not detractfrom the value whatsoever.
VML
XXVIII said:
... there were a no rhd Diablo GT cars at all Rocco, though some people might have thought / may think you could make one out of a 6.0 litre Diablo which is both unlikely and a pointless exercise in any case ...
Out of interest did the Sultan of B not order at least one in RHD spec ?yes you are right the gt is over ten years old so no sva, i have imported from america, must be different rules.
just checked on vat, it reads if the tax is paid in the country of purchase no vat to pay on a used car, like the man says get your cheque book at the ready.
just checked on vat, it reads if the tax is paid in the country of purchase no vat to pay on a used car, like the man says get your cheque book at the ready.
Edited by andysv on Monday 31st October 20:50
andysv said:
yes it will need an sva test and you pay vat on the price of the car, plus the cost of shipping, i have just imported a 2008 clk black series so i am soon to find out if an sva and associated paperwork is tricky.
Unless I'm missing something (only had a cursory glance at the ad), it doesn't need an SVA as it's an EU car with the associated type approval and CoC, and over 10 years old. Nor would it be eligible for VAT and Duty as it's from within the EU. Importing from outside the EU is different - then it'd attract VAT and Duty etc.
Edited by Stu R on Monday 31st October 20:50
hey craig you're on me quicker than i could correct my post do you have a live ipad link?
black arrived two weeks ago, not driven it yet as i'm awaiting sva etc, it certainly feels and sounds right just moving it around, it may be a keeper not sure just yet, went to see an sl black in the states last week, mmmm now there's an interesting prospect
black arrived two weeks ago, not driven it yet as i'm awaiting sva etc, it certainly feels and sounds right just moving it around, it may be a keeper not sure just yet, went to see an sl black in the states last week, mmmm now there's an interesting prospect
Sesto said:
There's a yellow 99 roadster for sale I'm told , low milaage , rhd , celebrity owned car . Sellers looking for circa 150k .
Roadster, not for me! last i heard about the ex Rod S car was the owner was not selling,he was asking about buying wheels and £150k are you seriuos?!!!!Rocco1 said:
Sesto said:
There's a yellow 99 roadster for sale I'm told , low milaage , rhd , celebrity owned car . Sellers looking for circa 150k .
Roadster, not for me! last i heard about the ex Rod S car was the owner was not selling,he was asking about buying wheels and £150k are you seriuos?!!!!Edited by Sesto on Tuesday 1st November 06:58
Sesto said:
Less miles than your gt , less than 12 months older , right hand drive and in this country , better looking car , celebrity status ,rarer than the gt only one right hand 99 model roadster as opposed to 80 gt's made . And a saving of 50k over the gt you mention .I geuss he can ask what he wants . Obviously worth it to him anyhow . But you probably right though , he may not even want to sell at that price .
"Better looking car" i beg to differ, (beauty is in the eye of the beholder)Edited by Sesto on Tuesday 1st November 06:58
I also remember a blue Diablo roadster being sold as the only RHD,it was advertised in the Auto Trader some time ago http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/news/37...
Link does not work,search on Google under Lamborghini Diablo for sale and it will appear, fourth one down (blue diablo sv roadster)
Edited by Rocco1 on Tuesday 1st November 08:36
Edited by Rocco1 on Tuesday 1st November 08:40
Rocco1 said:
search on Google under Lamborghini Diablo for sale and it will appear, fourth one down (blue diablo sv roadster)
... which appears to be a car with a non-standard shaped bonnet, being a Diablo-GT-a-likey style item and also a non-standard front bumper plus, if you squint at the front numberplate, a suggestion of 'Am . . i Supercars' about it ... perhaps that blue car is one of those apparently very rare Diablos that were lost and then miraculously found in the far east having lost and gained bits of (not-really-proper) bodywork on the way and having the front diff. of the VT system disconnected thus creating a 2wd system ... there was supposed to be a 2wd Diablo SV Roadster in the range of the last 5.7 engined Diablos though very few SV Roadsters officially came to the UK - I know this as I worked with Lamborghini Great Britain at the time and designed the (very few ...) official brochures for the Diablos that were brought here in the late nineties. The VT and SV Roadsters had a 4-page spread all to themselves that year and the images used may well have been from either Roadster version though they were both touted as 530bhp by that time. The front bonnet and bumper were not at all similar to the GT in style and the car used in the brochure was very, very yellow indeed as Automobili Lamborghini SpA were not officially selling that shade of blue in that year
... I have a few copies of that brochure for sale, still with the original metal bolts that they were held together with and the same ultra-shiny pages - you, dear reader, can acquire one for a sum not too far away from a hundred of your local currency plus a bit of postage
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