Lamborghini Gallardo SE
Discussion
With the Diablo hunting not going too well due lack of numbers out there, I've widened my search to Gallardos. This is one which has caught my attention:
www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20130716784...
A 2006 MY Gallardo SE within budget but has 59k miles under her belt.
Does this appear to be reasonably priced and if I did take the plunge, am I likely to be stuck with her come resale or will the fact that she's one of only 12 rhd SE models help?
Does anyone know the car and is there anything I should be mindful about given the high mileage?
Many thanks in advance.
L33
www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20130716784...
A 2006 MY Gallardo SE within budget but has 59k miles under her belt.
Does this appear to be reasonably priced and if I did take the plunge, am I likely to be stuck with her come resale or will the fact that she's one of only 12 rhd SE models help?
Does anyone know the car and is there anything I should be mindful about given the high mileage?
Many thanks in advance.
L33
All,
Many thanks for your replies.
Judging by many comments, this would appear a nice car but the mileage is slightly too high to warrent the current asking price...
I've also been looking at another Gallardo spyder with a manual box. On viewing the car today, its a very tidy car and seems to run very well. Its a late 2006 car with 23k miles and still on its original (Sintered?) clutch. This does worry me re the cost of clutch replacement should the worst happen. Whilst I've done a great deal of research, there doesn't appear to be anything conclusive regarding clutch life. I understand that wear greatly depends on how the cars been driven, clutch wear in early cars was severe and that clutches developed as the car grew older until in 2006 a sintered clutch was fitted as standard to manual cars. Has anyone ever had to replace one of these please and if so, at what mileage please?
My other concern is that the car in question had its first service in 2007 at approx 4500 miles and its next service in 2011 at about 14000 miles - (nearly 10,000 miles in 4.5 years between first and second service). Whilst I personally don't think thats a massive problem and would have done any damage to the car, I do worry about future resale and this putting off future potential buyers. Whats the PH view on this please? I really fancy a Gallardo but it has to be the right one. This could be the right one despite having a couple of bad points...
Many thanks for your replies.
Judging by many comments, this would appear a nice car but the mileage is slightly too high to warrent the current asking price...
I've also been looking at another Gallardo spyder with a manual box. On viewing the car today, its a very tidy car and seems to run very well. Its a late 2006 car with 23k miles and still on its original (Sintered?) clutch. This does worry me re the cost of clutch replacement should the worst happen. Whilst I've done a great deal of research, there doesn't appear to be anything conclusive regarding clutch life. I understand that wear greatly depends on how the cars been driven, clutch wear in early cars was severe and that clutches developed as the car grew older until in 2006 a sintered clutch was fitted as standard to manual cars. Has anyone ever had to replace one of these please and if so, at what mileage please?
My other concern is that the car in question had its first service in 2007 at approx 4500 miles and its next service in 2011 at about 14000 miles - (nearly 10,000 miles in 4.5 years between first and second service). Whilst I personally don't think thats a massive problem and would have done any damage to the car, I do worry about future resale and this putting off future potential buyers. Whats the PH view on this please? I really fancy a Gallardo but it has to be the right one. This could be the right one despite having a couple of bad points...
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