360 Spider or Gallardo Spider?
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I tend to agree. On the 430 v the Gallardo my budget was 80 this does not get you into a F430 with low miles and for sure not a manual.
I am going to stretch it a bit and most likely go for a Gallardo as they just seem less dated I guess inside etc and was curious to see what the general opinion was. I wish I had the money for a really late lambo but at around 200k, there is no way I could justify that sort of finance for 3 k miles a year
I am going to stretch it a bit and most likely go for a Gallardo as they just seem less dated I guess inside etc and was curious to see what the general opinion was. I wish I had the money for a really late lambo but at around 200k, there is no way I could justify that sort of finance for 3 k miles a year
test drive both, i had a real issue with headroom in the gallardo and came away disappointed (the e-gear was awful), decided it was to be a 360 manual spider! when i started looking i realised i couldn't get one in the condition i wanted in my initial budget so started looking further up the price range, which quickly put me into early 430 money, ended up with a 430 coupe manual in the end lol
I only want the Spider or Spyder of either model really as I have a coupe Ultima Evolution and this will be sorn for the 6 winter months a year
Nano2nd said:
test drive both, i had a real issue with headroom in the gallardo and came away disappointed (the e-gear was awful), decided it was to be a 360 manual spider! when i started looking i realised i couldn't get one in the condition i wanted in my initial budget so started looking further up the price range, which quickly put me into early 430 money, ended up with a 430 coupe manual in the end lol
barriejames said:
Then the next biggest issue is do I increase the budget just a bit more and get the later 2008 on Gallardo which I read is a much better car? Looks a bit sharper and has some extra HP but I don't know much more than that about the differences
If you can stretch your budget to an early LP560-4 you will benefit from the 5.2 with slightly more power and an improved e-gear box. Also styling improved imo. Residuals might hold slightly better, but I buy a car to drive not look at, nor worry too much about what I might sell it for later. The fun and enjoyment of using the car is worth any losses to me. Life is too short. 
Not sure what part of the Country you are from, but if south of Birmingham, go see Craig @ Lamborghini Pangbourne. He makes dreams come true when it comes to Lambos. Even if he doesn't have anything in stock, he will do what he can to source you something, plus you'll be sure it isn't a lemon or ragged senseless or a former track day experience car that might have been lagged around a circuit time and again by Hamilton wannabes.
garyhun said:
Don't forget that RamboLambo was abused at some stage by a Ferrari employee (or by a Ferrari itself) so is mentally deranged and anti Ferrari 
I may be deranged but as a current F355 GTS and past Ferrari F430 spider, 430 Scuderia owner I'm hardly anti Ferrari.Offering an opinion and being pro McLaren is not a negative on Ferrari. My next supercar may well be a prancing horse but it wont be a 488
Edited by RamboLambo on Saturday 17th September 21:16
Hi OP,
I've owned both cars, a 360 manual spider and a 520 egear spyder. To be honest they are both great cars in their own right, and top down the V8 sounds fantastic as it heads for the redline. However, for me the V10 has such a wide vocal range from a bellow at 2,500rpm up to a roar at 8,000+ it can't be beaten.
It's also a generational thing the Lambo is simply a more modern and capable car. I drove both whether it was January or June. The Ferrari has less cabin turbulence than the Lambo but of course the Lambo has 4WD, which to me meant it was much more useable and confidence inspiring all year round.
Either car will be a fantastic experience but for me it would be Lambo every time. Enjoy!
I've owned both cars, a 360 manual spider and a 520 egear spyder. To be honest they are both great cars in their own right, and top down the V8 sounds fantastic as it heads for the redline. However, for me the V10 has such a wide vocal range from a bellow at 2,500rpm up to a roar at 8,000+ it can't be beaten.
It's also a generational thing the Lambo is simply a more modern and capable car. I drove both whether it was January or June. The Ferrari has less cabin turbulence than the Lambo but of course the Lambo has 4WD, which to me meant it was much more useable and confidence inspiring all year round.
Either car will be a fantastic experience but for me it would be Lambo every time. Enjoy!
Edited by sardis on Saturday 17th September 22:34
The 360 is a lovely looking car and makes a nice noise but it really lacks the speed factor these days, as a nice car to put the top down and enjoy a bit of sunshine a Ferrari is a great choice. The manuals are very over priced and are not great to drive, the f1 will be very clunky if you have driven anything moder with a auto box lately. At 80k you would be possibly paying at the top of the market for these as I remember them being £30k only a few years ago before the anything with a Ferrari badge price hike. I would be cautious of buying at this price, given that they might not hold this value but then who knows they could still rise of people are willing to pay this much, I wouldn't personally.
The Gallardo is a newer and better performance car, the v10 is a lovely sound and noticing faster acceleration, looks are great too but starting to date agains lp cars and newer lambo's. Price at £80k might buy you a really nice spec car or stretch the budget to £90k and you can get a lp which is a far better car, I had a balboni lp550-2 and it was one of the nicest cars I've owned and felt very fast against my 360 cs.
ferrari have the better resale in long term on record but lambo will be the better car, which is more important in the end the enjoyment or the resale? If your worried about the resale you will never fully enjoy the car, buy wisely but buy the car you want most at the end of the day.
The Gallardo is a newer and better performance car, the v10 is a lovely sound and noticing faster acceleration, looks are great too but starting to date agains lp cars and newer lambo's. Price at £80k might buy you a really nice spec car or stretch the budget to £90k and you can get a lp which is a far better car, I had a balboni lp550-2 and it was one of the nicest cars I've owned and felt very fast against my 360 cs.
ferrari have the better resale in long term on record but lambo will be the better car, which is more important in the end the enjoyment or the resale? If your worried about the resale you will never fully enjoy the car, buy wisely but buy the car you want most at the end of the day.
Must say I'm surprised at some of the comments.
I'd say 360 any day over the Gallardo, especially in manual form. One of the finest click clack boxes.
I drove a Gallardo recently (albeit 04) and it wasn't good, felt like a blunt instrument whereas the racing heritage really shows in a 360. It feels that much more precise and agile.
And from what I've heard the Gallardo will cost a lot more to run! It does have straight line speed I'll give it that, but as an ownership proposition it has to be Ferrari.
I'd say 360 any day over the Gallardo, especially in manual form. One of the finest click clack boxes.
I drove a Gallardo recently (albeit 04) and it wasn't good, felt like a blunt instrument whereas the racing heritage really shows in a 360. It feels that much more precise and agile.
And from what I've heard the Gallardo will cost a lot more to run! It does have straight line speed I'll give it that, but as an ownership proposition it has to be Ferrari.
Don't really get the fuss about early manual Ferrari's myself, owned an early 360 manual a few years ago and was surprised how long the throw was between gears. I think the Ferrari is by far the better looking car but the G will have it on pace. If I was buying one as a garage queen it'd be the Ferrari but if I was buying a car to drive it'd be the G. Better still if I was going to drive the car a lot I'd buy an R8 and save a few quid!
sone said:
owned an early 360 manual a few years ago and was surprised how long the throw was between gears
Interesting observation. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I didn't think it nearly long enough. It's one of the reasons I went much further back to a vintage era 308, where you can enjoy the click-clack gated manual experience in full slow motion and with a proper dog leg 1st, to boot 
Behemoth said:
sone said:
owned an early 360 manual a few years ago and was surprised how long the throw was between gears
Interesting observation. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I didn't think it nearly long enough. It's one of the reasons I went much further back to a vintage era 308, where you can enjoy the click-clack gated manual experience in full slow motion and with a proper dog leg 1st, to boot Each top their own anyway. I digress apologies op!
topless360 said:
Must say I'm surprised at some of the comments.
I'd say 360 any day over the Gallardo, especially in manual form. One of the finest click clack boxes.
I drove a Gallardo recently (albeit 04) and it wasn't good, felt like a blunt instrument whereas the racing heritage really shows in a 360. It feels that much more precise and agile.
And from what I've heard the Gallardo will cost a lot more to run! It does have straight line speed I'll give it that, but as an ownership proposition it has to be Ferrari.
Fortunately the Gallardo Spyder wasn't available until 2006 where Lamborghini had already made a lot of improvements to the model. I personally wouldn't touch a Gallardo before MY06.I'd say 360 any day over the Gallardo, especially in manual form. One of the finest click clack boxes.
I drove a Gallardo recently (albeit 04) and it wasn't good, felt like a blunt instrument whereas the racing heritage really shows in a 360. It feels that much more precise and agile.
And from what I've heard the Gallardo will cost a lot more to run! It does have straight line speed I'll give it that, but as an ownership proposition it has to be Ferrari.
No idea on running costs on a 360 but is it really cheaper to run than a Gallardo with it's VAG build quality?
Racing heritage made me chuckle though. I guess in Lamborghini road cars you can feel the tractor heritage.
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