That awesome Diablo or a Lotus Evora?! Are you mental?

Err Lamborghini or a Lotus?

Mmmmm. Me thinks keep the Diablo. Why do anything else even if you do only use it every now & then? Never been a big Lotus fan anyway so for me its a no contest.

I would have thought that heading towards 40 you would be thinking 'that's my Diablo there'. Yep. I'm in a good place whereas with the Lotus you would be thinking 'oh god, it's a Lotus, it doesnt start, its worth sweet FA & it was built in Norfolk'......

Dave
Lotus = lots of trouble usually serious.

Mate ,just be aware it`s not easy getting back what you already had,ask me how i know.
Trouble is you only get that when you actually do the deed.

Cheers DAVE

Thanks for all the replies and advice guys, much appreciated.

That's so true - With an Evora perhaps i'd think 'there used to be a Lamborghini parked there' .. now all i've got is some Norfolk fibreglass !

Perhaps the best option, like someone else said, is to start using the Diablo more frequently again, with a half-decent run around for the rest of the week.

But then again with something new like an Evora i'd feel more secure in my old age ...

Now, where did I leave my pipe & slippers ?!

Dave

Or what about swapping it for my R8 ...... You can use that easily as a daily driver ..... :-)

- Pete

Dear LAM VT - I'm not a Diablo fan - never owned one or wanted to however yours looks very nice in the spec you have it - I think I agree with ONNO on this - Keep it and drive it on "Special Occasions" - Maybe you're just a little bored with it a feeling many of us know very well and comes with having a particular car a fair while - get past that by the infequency of use (you admit to that yourself) and leave the LOTUS alone (NOT a Lotus knocker having owned several from Cortina through to Esprit & Elise) - by the way your Car seems a good price for what it is.

All the best

MF

There were some scare stories over on another Lamborghini forum a few years back where a VT owners front diff locked up at speed. This was one of the reasons, the other being shedding weight & drag hence increasing performance.
At the time the engine and gearbox were out of the car & the gearbox was stripped for a repair so it made sense to purchase the SV gears to convert the box to SV spec and remove the front diff, front driveshafts and propshaft at the same time. The performance increase compared to when it was 4WD was noticeable instantly, it just transformed the car .. and no more worrying about the front diff seizing up !

Excellent - you're welcome to PM me

Pete, I hadn't considered an R8 ... but it's almost tempting. I do like the look of them and agreed it's a more sensible than driving a Diablo regularly. PM me if you wish.

Many thanks for this reply - it's nice to hear from someone who has done something very similar in the past. I realise what you mean about the hassle of driving it. I found the Diablo quite scary to drive for the first couple of weeks after I sold my F355 Spider. It was mainly the width that took some getting to grips with. However, after a few weeks I got the hang of it & it seems pretty much normal to me now 6 years later. The clutch is light, it's easy to judge the width (I just keep an eye on the wing mirrors - if those go through I know the rear end will fit easily though the gap too !). The only tiny guesswork is reversing up to something, but again it can be judged quite easily without hanging out the door (as per the old Countach days).
It's good to hear you're enjoying the Evora too - I'll have a look at you thread.

I know of a nice Diablo for sale

Although the Evora is by no means a bad car I do think you need to have a rethink! With the Diablo it must be an amazing occasion every time you drive it. Although I don't doubt that the Evora is a fantastic car to drive it just isn't going to have that "X Factor".

I would say either keep the Diablo or if you really fancy a change then go for something else that does have that "X Factor". You mention in your advert part ex for F360 or Ultima etc. These are more like the cars you should be looking at IMHO. Especially the Ultima!!!

They certainly are raw!! You're right they do vary massively in price. I think the main factors are whether its a factory built car of a self build and also the engine and gearbox choice. Some of the older cars have old small block Chevvy V8's that are a lot cheaper than say the modern LS7 engine originally for the Corvette ZO6. A new one of these with decent gearbox can set you back around 30k so that would account for a large amount of the value of these particular cars. The car you were looking at there has an LS3 which is still a modern engine but they are considerably cheaper than an LS7, although some consider them to be the better engine.

Spend some time flicking through the Ultima section, there's absolutely loads of info on there. If your interested and not too far away, the factory hold an open day every year. The next one is in a few weeks, see the link http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Content.aspx?f=opend... Think I'll be there. But be aware, once you see one and especially if you get a passenger ride with the owner (Ted) you WILL want one!!!

Chris