A 'Jota' could still set you back £175k...
CPoP Lamborghini Espada
with the 'market-leading' price, it occurred to me that, while we've recently touched upon Ferraris, Corvettes, Porsches, and Aston Martins, there has been a criminal lack of Sant'Agata exotica. This will not do.
It's an interesting market too, because prices for good Diablos with low miles range from around £50,000 for examples like this Diablo VT (there are replicas out there for not far off that!), and up to £175,000 and beyond if you want something like one of these vicious 596bhp, SE30 'Jotas'. For those who don't already know, the 'Jota' was a limited edition full-race conversion which was carried out on 15-or-so of the 150 race-inspired 'SE30' 30th anniversary models.
...but more humble Diablos can be £50k
This is one of the few which has had its race-spec exhaust replaced with a 'road' item, been registered and then enjoyed on the road. So, that'll be a 'road' version of a 'race' version of a 'race-inspired' version of a 'road' car then...
There is usually a decent selection on offer as well in the UK, although one dealer I spoke to recently reckoned that interest in the 'late classic' market in the Far-East could change that. He opined that demand for cars in countries like Malaysia, Hong Kong and Japan was on the up and that this could be firming-up the values of right-hand-drive Diablos. There is also the argument that, ironically, the relatively more sober nature of the Volkswagen-influenced Lambos could enhance the values of pre-'98 cars.
An early SV might be a solid bet
Values of later Diablos still probably have some way to drop yet, so it might be possible to acquire something a bit earlier like
this SV
, keep it for a few years, and not suffer much (if at all...) when you came to move it on.
Mind you, that might not be the case if your Diablo happens to need a new clutch - which will be about £2500 from a specialist, and as much as double that from a dealer. Routine services tend to be the best part of £1000 - probably more - as will a set of tyres, and realistically you're not going to get much more than 10mpg...although with the limited mileage you're likely to be doing that's not terribly relevant.
Is there a special market for 'pre-VW' Lamborghinis? It's possible, because there certainly seems to be a lot of affection for them. But to pick, say, the yellow SV over something like this Gallardo would be folly...wouldn't it?
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