My Lamborghini Gallardo 5.0 V10

[Sport220]

What a car. Enjoy in good health

Also refreshing to see one that hasn’t had the wheels sprayed black. Looks all the better for it

[N111BJG]

Just excellent in every way

[Kerniki]

matt-man said:

Hoofy said:

Kerniki said:

Not just that fact but also the mode you use, strada (street) slips the clutch most for get aways and upon changing and in fact is the worst mode for clutch wear, many use ‘Corsa’ at the other end of the scale for its immediate and abrupt change for the clutch wear reason, sadly in the older cars (dont know if gallardo is the same?) you cant get seperate control over gearbox, suspension, exhaust modes, so in Corsa you end up driving with a skateboard firm ride to reduce clutch wear.

I dont tailor my usage (apart from the adverse reversing mentioned earlier) as i dont town drive, if i needed to use in town at all i wouldnt be buying an e-gear, full stop.

Thanks. I guess I will have to go manual.

My assumption with the egear is that it will be the same expectation of clutch wear as I had in my Granturismo MCShift. I enjoy driving through town for a bit of a pose but will always avoid heavy traffic where possible but if you do just be sensible and not sit in gear when stationary, only move when you need to (don't crawl) and also leave a gap when in traffic and minimise the amount of times you move. I used hardly any clutch in my ownership following these things and being conscious of it.

Sort of but slightly different to the ferrari based cambiocorsa system (i had the very first 4200 with it) in that the software is far more agressive in the e-gear making gear changes harsher and quicker, equalling less clutch wear.

You’re lucky to get 20k miles from the maserati/ferrari system, e-gear are known to (with right usage) go 40k miles, even the pushrod based system in the avenrador.

[MrScroggs]

Absolutely gorgeous The car I'd have if money were no object. Enjoy!

[K50 DEL]

Hoofy said:

Shnozz said:

Hoofy said:

Tommie38 said:

Looks fantastic and the reason for getting one is bang on. Congratulations.

Was there an issue with cats breaking up on these and potentially harming the engine? I’m sure decat or sports cats was the answer.

Yes! It would suck fine powder from the cats back into the engine. Decat or Larini cats is the only answer. Search for my "Gallardo cat sucking" thread.

Can you get through an MOT with a decat or Larini cats?

I understand the Larini cats are fine because they are 200 cell cats.

I believe that to be the case. my G has a sports exhaust and cats from the (well-known lol) G-Sport brand and has gone through 2 MOTs with no issues so far that I'm aware of so there are other options around.

[Hoofy]

K50 DEL said:

I believe that to be the case. my G has a sports exhaust and cats from the (well-known lol) G-Sport brand and has gone through 2 MOTs with no issues so far that I'm aware of so there are other options around.

Useful to know. Where did you get the G-Sport cats from?

Also, don't search for G-Sport from your work PC.

[K50 DEL]

Hoofy said:

K50 DEL said:

I believe that to be the case. my G has a sports exhaust and cats from the (well-known lol) G-Sport brand and has gone through 2 MOTs with no issues so far that I'm aware of so there are other options around.

Useful to know. Where did you get the G-Sport cats from?

Also, don't search for G-Sport from your work PC.

They were on the car when I bought it, Ricky @ RE had never heard of them, a google seem to indicate that they are US based and mainly do exhausts for Audis

[Hoofy]

K50 DEL said:

Hoofy said:

K50 DEL said:

I believe that to be the case. my G has a sports exhaust and cats from the (well-known lol) G-Sport brand and has gone through 2 MOTs with no issues so far that I'm aware of so there are other options around.

Useful to know. Where did you get the G-Sport cats from?

Also, don't search for G-Sport from your work PC.

They were on the car when I bought it, Ricky @ RE had never heard of them, a google seem to indicate that they are US based and mainly do exhausts for Audis

Ah, ok, probably ordered from the US then. I did just find a website for generic cats made by them. Dunno if it's plug and play or there are specific ones that work with the Gallardo. https://www.gsportbygesi.com/g-sport-emissions-sys...

[matt-man]

Hoofy said:

K50 DEL said:

Hoofy said:

K50 DEL said:

I believe that to be the case. my G has a sports exhaust and cats from the (well-known lol) G-Sport brand and has gone through 2 MOTs with no issues so far that I'm aware of so there are other options around.

Useful to know. Where did you get the G-Sport cats from?

Also, don't search for G-Sport from your work PC.

They were on the car when I bought it, Ricky @ RE had never heard of them, a google seem to indicate that they are US based and mainly do exhausts for Audis

Ah, ok, probably ordered from the US then. I did just find a website for generic cats made by them. Dunno if it's plug and play or there are specific ones that work with the Gallardo. https://www.gsportbygesi.com/g-sport-emissions-sys...

Interesting, I haven't heard of them. They do have a UK Distributor but doesn't look like they are off the shelf fitment so would be intrigued how these would function as they are a very attractive cost compared to other options

[Hoofy]

matt-man said:

Hoofy said:

K50 DEL said:

Hoofy said:

K50 DEL said:

I believe that to be the case. my G has a sports exhaust and cats from the (well-known lol) G-Sport brand and has gone through 2 MOTs with no issues so far that I'm aware of so there are other options around.

Useful to know. Where did you get the G-Sport cats from?

Also, don't search for G-Sport from your work PC.

They were on the car when I bought it, Ricky @ RE had never heard of them, a google seem to indicate that they are US based and mainly do exhausts for Audis

Ah, ok, probably ordered from the US then. I did just find a website for generic cats made by them. Dunno if it's plug and play or there are specific ones that work with the Gallardo. https://www.gsportbygesi.com/g-sport-emissions-sys...

Interesting, I haven't heard of them. They do have a UK Distributor but doesn't look like they are off the shelf fitment so would be intrigued how these would function as they are a very attractive cost compared to other options

Yeah - although now that it's not clear they specifically design something for a Gallardo, why not use https://www.profusionexhausts.com/ or even a Powerflow branch?

[K50 DEL]

matt-man said:

Hoofy said:

K50 DEL said:

Hoofy said:

K50 DEL said:

I believe that to be the case. my G has a sports exhaust and cats from the (well-known lol) G-Sport brand and has gone through 2 MOTs with no issues so far that I'm aware of so there are other options around.

Useful to know. Where did you get the G-Sport cats from?

Also, don't search for G-Sport from your work PC.

They were on the car when I bought it, Ricky @ RE had never heard of them, a google seem to indicate that they are US based and mainly do exhausts for Audis

Ah, ok, probably ordered from the US then. I did just find a website for generic cats made by them. Dunno if it's plug and play or there are specific ones that work with the Gallardo. https://www.gsportbygesi.com/g-sport-emissions-sys...

Interesting, I haven't heard of them. They do have a UK Distributor but doesn't look like they are off the shelf fitment so would be intrigued how these would function as they are a very attractive cost compared to other options

I've no idea how long they've been on the car but they give a loud noise (the exhaust isn't switchable in any way) but it's a nice kind of loud, not grating at all. I've had no issues with neighbours either which is good, though I was warned to short-shift at a recent informal track event that I did as they had noise concerns!

I've not had the car long enough to talk about quality, but it's gone through 2 genuine MOTs with me with no issues and I've not seen a CEL at any time.

All in all I'd be happy no matter what the price.

[monthefish]

Kerniki said:

I dont tailor my usage (apart from the adverse reversing mentioned earlier) as i dont town drive, if i needed to use in town at all i wouldnt be buying an e-gear, full stop.

Yes, I'd agree with that.

Having e-gear practically ruined my experice of Gallardo ownership, but I accept that it's not totally e-gears fault - if the car was only for swift weekend blasts then it'd probably be OK, but I used mine for much more than just that. I really should have bought a manual.

I never had to replace the clutch in my ownership, but I always felt I was driving around a problem, walking on eggshells, and it felt horrible anytime I had to manoeuvre, or reverse up a slight slope for example

[Kerniki]

monthefish said:

Kerniki said:

I dont tailor my usage (apart from the adverse reversing mentioned earlier) as i dont town drive, if i needed to use in town at all i wouldnt be buying an e-gear, full stop.

Yes, I'd agree with that.

Having e-gear practically ruined my experice of Gallardo ownership, but I accept that it's not totally e-gears fault - if the car was only for swift weekend blasts then it'd probably be OK, but I used mine for much more than just that. I really should have bought a manual.

I never had to replace the clutch in my ownership, but I always felt I was driving around a problem, walking on eggshells, and it felt horrible anytime I had to manoeuvre, or reverse up a slight slope for example

Also, all the robotised systems are woeful in traffic, not just the e-gear, early ferrari, maserati, smg etc. furthermore, why have a supercar / junior supercar at all, if you’re doing mostly town driving?

I know we all get caught out sometimes or ‘have to’ negotiate towns / cities when on eurotrips sometimes but its minimal and doable on these rarer occasions which probably only accounts for 5 % of your total usage.

If you must town drive a supercar then DCT all day, even a foot clutch manual would be a pain tbh, i wouldn't hesitate (if i had to) to use our Macca or AMG GTC/R in town as their transmissions are brilliant at it.

The Robotised system is the most rewarding though if you think of it as an old fashioned manual and you pride yourself on timing to get things just right, e-gear falls into this as much as the ‘normal’ gearstick manual imo.

[TheLoraxxZeus]

Epic car but my god that Renault Sport banner is looking a little sad. Should have gave it to the new owner

[p4cks]

TheLoraxxZeus said:

Epic car but my god that Renault Sport banner is looking a little sad. Should have gave it to the new owner

Yeah, it'll be going the distance soon enough. The company that bought it were one of those raffle companies and weren't interested in anything other than the car. I'm selling the Renault sign so I'll stick all three in with whoever buys it.

[monthefish]

Kerniki said:

monthefish said:

Kerniki said:

I dont tailor my usage (apart from the adverse reversing mentioned earlier) as i dont town drive, if i needed to use in town at all i wouldnt be buying an e-gear, full stop.

Yes, I'd agree with that.

Having e-gear practically ruined my experice of Gallardo ownership, but I accept that it's not totally e-gears fault - if the car was only for swift weekend blasts then it'd probably be OK, but I used mine for much more than just that. I really should have bought a manual.

I never had to replace the clutch in my ownership, but I always felt I was driving around a problem, walking on eggshells, and it felt horrible anytime I had to manoeuvre, or reverse up a slight slope for example

Also, all the robotised systems are woeful in traffic, not just the e-gear, early ferrari, maserati, smg etc. furthermore, why have a supercar / junior supercar at all, if you’re doing mostly town driving?

I know we all get caught out sometimes or ‘have to’ negotiate towns / cities when on eurotrips sometimes but its minimal and doable on these rarer occasions which probably only accounts for 5 % of your total usage.

If you must town drive a supercar then DCT all day, even a foot clutch manual would be a pain tbh, i wouldn't hesitate (if i had to) to use our Macca or AMG GTC/R in town as their transmissions are brilliant at it.

The Robotised system is the most rewarding though if you think of it as an old fashioned manual and you pride yourself on timing to get things just right, e-gear falls into this as much as the ‘normal’ gearstick manual imo.

Bold bit - It's a fair question I guess, so I'll try to answer it:

the simple answer was, because I could! I've loved supercars as a kid and had always wanted to own a Lamborghini.
My Gallardo was kind of a 'daily' driver (although I also had an Audi Estate for the really menial stuff).
I'm blessed that I don't have to do big annual mileage (no big commute etc) so I was able to buy a fun car for doing normal stuff, which was quite life-affirming as it made every journey 'an occasion'.
Although that included the occasional blast, realistically, life (for me anyway) isn't endless weekends of road trips to the Alps or regular driving-for-the-sake-of-driving - 95% of it normal life is mostly driving to meetings, picking kids up from after school activities, nipping to the shops, visiting friends/parents etc etc.

The car journalist Andrew Frankel made a good statement, something along the lines of, 'your enjoyment of a car is basically how fun the car is to drive MULTIPLED BY the amount of times you get to use it', and along those lines, I used my Gallardo at every opportunity.

[Its Just Adz]

Lovely, I really like these.
That engine sounds brilliant, even more so with a Tubi.

Which site did the Clio go to?

[Hoofy]

monthefish said:

Bold bit - It's a fair question I guess, so I'll try to answer it:

the simple answer was, because I could! I've loved supercars as a kid and had always wanted to own a Lamborghini.
My Gallardo was kind of a 'daily' driver (although I also had an Audi Estate for the really menial stuff).
I'm blessed that I don't have to do big annual mileage (no big commute etc) so I was able to buy a fun car for doing normal stuff, which was quite life-affirming as it made every journey 'an occasion'.
Although that included the occasional blast, realistically, life (for me anyway) isn't endless weekends of road trips to the Alps or regular driving-for-the-sake-of-driving - 95% of it normal life is mostly driving to meetings, picking kids up from after school activities, nipping to the shops, visiting friends/parents etc etc.

The car journalist Andrew Frankel made a good statement, something along the lines of, 'your enjoyment of a car is basically how fun the car is to drive MULTIPLED BY the amount of times you get to use it', and along those lines, I used my Gallardo at every opportunity.

That's pretty much my attitude to fun car ownership. I'm not just saving it for weekend drives.

[Kerniki]

monthefish said:

Kerniki said:

monthefish said:

Kerniki said:

I dont tailor my usage (apart from the adverse reversing mentioned earlier) as i dont town drive, if i needed to use in town at all i wouldnt be buying an e-gear, full stop.

Yes, I'd agree with that.

Having e-gear practically ruined my experice of Gallardo ownership, but I accept that it's not totally e-gears fault - if the car was only for swift weekend blasts then it'd probably be OK, but I used mine for much more than just that. I really should have bought a manual.

I never had to replace the clutch in my ownership, but I always felt I was driving around a problem, walking on eggshells, and it felt horrible anytime I had to manoeuvre, or reverse up a slight slope for example

Also, all the robotised systems are woeful in traffic, not just the e-gear, early ferrari, maserati, smg etc. furthermore, why have a supercar / junior supercar at all, if you’re doing mostly town driving?

I know we all get caught out sometimes or ‘have to’ negotiate towns / cities when on eurotrips sometimes but its minimal and doable on these rarer occasions which probably only accounts for 5 % of your total usage.

If you must town drive a supercar then DCT all day, even a foot clutch manual would be a pain tbh, i wouldn't hesitate (if i had to) to use our Macca or AMG GTC/R in town as their transmissions are brilliant at it.

The Robotised system is the most rewarding though if you think of it as an old fashioned manual and you pride yourself on timing to get things just right, e-gear falls into this as much as the ‘normal’ gearstick manual imo.

Bold bit - It's a fair question I guess, so I'll try to answer it:

the simple answer was, because I could! I've loved supercars as a kid and had always wanted to own a Lamborghini.
My Gallardo was kind of a 'daily' driver (although I also had an Audi Estate for the really menial stuff).
I'm blessed that I don't have to do big annual mileage (no big commute etc) so I was able to buy a fun car for doing normal stuff, which was quite life-affirming as it made every journey 'an occasion'.
Although that included the occasional blast, realistically, life (for me anyway) isn't endless weekends of road trips to the Alps or regular driving-for-the-sake-of-driving - 95% of it normal life is mostly driving to meetings, picking kids up from after school activities, nipping to the shops, visiting friends/parents etc etc.

The car journalist Andrew Frankel made a good statement, something along the lines of, 'your enjoyment of a car is basically how fun the car is to drive MULTIPLED BY the amount of times you get to use it', and along those lines, I used my Gallardo at every opportunity.

My question wasnt about being a daily though as some live in the countryside / burbs and their daily drive is traffic free, and from that perspective ii get it & its fair enough, if you’re enjoying it then thats all that really matters.

In terms of congested town driving with the ridiculous speed limits and traffic you now have & that being the majority of your experience, then its a big fat no from me, though some get a kick out of just seeing them parked in their garage and i do to, there’s many facets to supercar ownership but town driving in traffic certainly isnt one of them.

[LordGrover]

Kerniki said:

My question wasnt about being a daily though as some live in the countryside / burbs and their daily drive is traffic free, and from that perspective ii get it & its fair enough, if you’re enjoying it then thats all that really matters.

In terms of congested town driving with the ridiculous speed limits and traffic you now have & that being the majority of your experience, then its a big fat no from me, though some get a kick out of just seeing them parked in their garage and i do to, there’s many facets to supercar ownership but town driving in traffic certainly isnt one of them.

TBF, most of those I post are too old, and before the time of many posters so equally difficult for the young'ns.