360 Spider or Gallardo Spider?

[Pioneer]

Kyodo said:

Common sense!
Fwiw, in comparison terms, the Gallardo should really be compared with the F430.

I like the Gallardo but after having a poke around one and looking in the boot, it became obvious it wouldn't carry two across Europe to Sant'Agata with anything other than 'very light' luggage (unless I missed a big hidden compartment somewhere). I only mention it because it'd be a deal-breaker for me, which is a shame.

ps. Even though I'm a Ferrari man, the Aventador is still my favourite car

Edited by Kyodo on Thursday 29th September 10:03

Should definitely be looking at F430 if comparing to a Gallardo. 360 loses out in every way to the G - except for luggage space

[Kyodo]

Pioneer said:

Should definitely be looking at F430 if comparing to a Gallardo. 360 loses out in every way to the G - except for luggage space

Perhaps it does but these things shouldn't always be about side by side tests, even if the thread is about making a decision on one or the other. If they were, the 250GTO loses out in every way against the 360...

[barriejames]

My idea as the OP was that I had 80k to spend this ruled out a 430 spyder as I only wanted Rosso if its a Ferrari, and that is the only reason I did not compare the Gallardo with the 430, finance driven, not car models. I am not in the least bit concerned how fast they are, how they handle, if I can get a suitcase in etc, For me its a visual treat when I open the garage and the road experience and not losing my shirt come resale time. For what its worth I am still on the fence here!!

[renmure]

barriejames said:

For what its worth I am still on the fence here!!

You won't go wrong no matter which side of the fence you come down on. Performance wise, neither will come close to the the raw, brutal performance of your Ultima but you will quickly feel far more comfortable driving either of them faster on the road than you would the Ult.

I like wings, vents, scoops and all the OTT stuff that you get with Lamborghinis, but the Ultima out-OTT's the Gallardo by a big margin. Throw an Aventador or Countach into the mix then it's a different ballgame.. but then it really would be a different ball game

Without getting into another "values" type thread, at £80k you could really try both, so run one for a year then change over without losing your shirt or taking too much risk. But to save the hassle, just get the Ferrari. You know you want to

[barriejames]

Ha ha I have got an itch for a prancing horse, but a nice 4 wheel drive Gallardo also fits the bill. I like your idea of trying both for a year or so. I better make my mind up soon as we are moving house and I can see it will end up being spent on that!! My only criteria for that is garage spaces and parking spaces off road, oh and level as the Ult has low clearance, the estate agents look at me like I am mad, as I really don't care much about the rooms etc I turned down an ideal place today as the drive in was too steep and low cars would ground!!

renmure said:

You won't go wrong no matter which side of the fence you come down on. Performance wise, neither will come close to the the raw, brutal performance of your Ultima but you will quickly feel far more comfortable driving either of them faster on the road than you would the Ult.

I like wings, vents, scoops and all the OTT stuff that you get with Lamborghinis, but the Ultima out-OTT's the Gallardo by a big margin. Throw an Aventador or Countach into the mix then it's a different ballgame.. but then it really would be a different ball game

Without getting into another "values" type thread, at £80k you could really try both, so run one for a year then change over without losing your shirt or taking too much risk. But to save the hassle, just get the Ferrari. You know you want to