V12 Lambo Photo Thread
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Corrosion free Sudesh , the car has spent it's life in Ireland , Wales , Scotland and now England , 32,000 miles , done just 600 dry miles since the restoration work . Cost just over 10k in 2013 . Suspension stripped swing arms shot blasted powder coated , shocks blasted powder coated chassis derusted powder coated ,under floor panels cleaned painted , new bushings all round , new set of Pirelli shoes , geometry set up as it left the factory . Now drives superb and it drove very good before . UK climate and roads after 30,000 miles will take its toll , lot of money on something nobody ever looks at or sees too often . As my car was the very last 5.7 out of Sant Agata ( 21-Dec 99 ) I felt she was worth it . A competent person Sudesh with the correct tools and time available would be able to sort their car out for about 2k to 3k . Well worth the effort and peace of mind . Setting up geometry is about the only thing out of reach for the enthusiast I'd say . Anyhow , well pleased Lambo owner , should be good for another 30k miles .
S1M VP said:
Well, erm, that WAS the original plan back in Feb/March, but after having the FF for only 2 weeks and missing my green goddess the whole time, the guy from GrayPaul called to tell me he was sorry but the guy buying my car had been forced to pull out and the sale had fallen through on my Lambo ... My reply whilst punchng the air was ... "GET IN ... GREAT ... get her ready, I'm coming to pick her up, I'm missing her too much and I regret ever putting her up for sale".
Collected her the next day and felt like a new car all over again.
Problem was that the FF really is a fantastic car too (goes very well, lovely place to be sat, very practical and can fit us all in it) and whilst it doesn't look the same or give me the same thrill, it was everything that I (my head) had decided I wanted, so I applied 'man maths' and ended up keeping both.
She's now a keeper, (unless I get offered a green SV Roadster)
Quite possibly the best 2-car garage ever!!Collected her the next day and felt like a new car all over again.
Problem was that the FF really is a fantastic car too (goes very well, lovely place to be sat, very practical and can fit us all in it) and whilst it doesn't look the same or give me the same thrill, it was everything that I (my head) had decided I wanted, so I applied 'man maths' and ended up keeping both.
She's now a keeper, (unless I get offered a green SV Roadster)
rich888 said:
Fantastic photos especially the first one with the rain drops and blurred background. Have you uploaded these pics onto Flickr ?
The photographer was Stefan Drobota. His Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan-drobota/
his Facebook (think the pics where here):
https://www.facebook.com/StefanDrobota/
One of the pics on his instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/jAfLt-m-ET/?taken-by=s...
SydneySE said:
rich888 said:
Fantastic photos especially the first one with the rain drops and blurred background. Have you uploaded these pics onto Flickr ?
The photographer was Stefan Drobota. His Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan-drobota/
his Facebook (think the pics where here):
https://www.facebook.com/StefanDrobota/
One of the pics on his instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/jAfLt-m-ET/?taken-by=s...
S1M VP said:
icebite78 said:
Wait you sold that for an ff??????
Are you nuts??????
Well, erm, that WAS the original plan back in Feb/March, but after having the FF for only 2 weeks and missing my green goddess the whole time, the guy from GrayPaul called to tell me he was sorry but the guy buying my car had been forced to pull out and the sale had fallen through on my Lambo ... My reply whilst punchng the air was ... "GET IN ... GREAT ... get her ready, I'm coming to pick her up, I'm missing her too much and I regret ever putting her up for sale". Are you nuts??????
Collected her the next day and felt like a new car all over again.
Problem was that the FF really is a fantastic car too (goes very well, lovely place to be sat, very practical and can fit us all in it) and whilst it doesn't look the same or give me the same thrill, it was everything that I (my head) had decided I wanted, so I applied 'man maths' and ended up keeping both.
She's now a keeper, (unless I get offered a green SV Roadster)
In Ireland! Was it owned by a lady or guy over here, at one time, do you know? I knew of most of the Diablos here.
Diablo SV said:
Corrosion free Sudesh , the car has spent it's life in Ireland , Wales , Scotland and now England , 32,000 miles , done just 600 dry miles since the restoration work . Cost just over 10k in 2013 . Suspension stripped swing arms shot blasted powder coated , shocks blasted powder coated chassis derusted powder coated ,under floor panels cleaned painted , new bushings all round , new set of Pirelli shoes , geometry set up as it left the factory . Now drives superb and it drove very good before . UK climate and roads after 30,000 miles will take its toll , lot of money on something nobody ever looks at or sees too often . As my car was the very last 5.7 out of Sant Agata ( 21-Dec 99 ) I felt she was worth it . A competent person Sudesh with the correct tools and time available would be able to sort their car out for about 2k to 3k . Well worth the effort and peace of mind . Setting up geometry is about the only thing out of reach for the enthusiast I'd say . Anyhow , well pleased Lambo owner , should be good for another 30k miles .
Sudesh said:
In Ireland! Was it owned by a lady or guy over here, at one time, do you know? I knew of most of the Diablos here.
It was a guy , well had a guys name anyhow , difficult tell nowadays without making assumptions . First recorded service in 2001 was done at a BMW garage in Ireland Diablo SV said:
Corrosion free Sudesh , the car has spent it's life in Ireland , Wales , Scotland and now England , 32,000 miles , done just 600 dry miles since the restoration work . Cost just over 10k in 2013 . Suspension stripped swing arms shot blasted powder coated , shocks blasted powder coated chassis derusted powder coated ,under floor panels cleaned painted , new bushings all round , new set of Pirelli shoes , geometry set up as it left the factory . Now drives superb and it drove very good before . UK climate and roads after 30,000 miles will take its toll , lot of money on something nobody ever looks at or sees too often . As my car was the very last 5.7 out of Sant Agata ( 21-Dec 99 ) I felt she was worth it . A competent person Sudesh with the correct tools and time available would be able to sort their car out for about 2k to 3k . Well worth the effort and peace of mind . Setting up geometry is about the only thing out of reach for the enthusiast I'd say . Anyhow , well pleased Lambo owner , should be good for another 30k miles .
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