Gallardos gone to Oz

[SCOOTACAR]

Title speaks for itself.

Our worthless sterling means I suspect many of the decent 2005-7's have been crated to NSW and suchlike.

Shame really.

I could be wrong but like a tap dripping the volume can catch you out.

Not a lavish selection of tidy cars for sale. Unless you fancy a pimped out nero example of dubious parentage. (I don't).

I have a friend who lives in Sydney and he says he sees UK cars on UK plates and current UK tax. Some will be blokes who work for banks etc and fancy bringing their cars for their tour of duty but some will not be coming back and are being shipped for financial reasons.

Personally I feel the G is the new 246 Dino. As in they are an entry level supercar that are now accessible to the new market. Some will be smashed. Some, loads of owners who will not service them for that quick fix. Some stolen. Some however will be cherished.

I fancy an Orange '05 Manual Coupe. With Orange inserts!

Long time dead!!

Edited by SCOOTACAR on Wednesday 18th May 05:57

[UH-Matt]

There are more 07/08 cars on the market right now than there was this time last year. Prices have firmed/gone up a bit and I don't think people are buying (at least in the UK) at those prices. Some cars of equal spec 1 year on are as much as £10k more than last year.

I was shopping this time last year and sold as well this year.

[Sarnie]

Trust me, there are still some here

Edited by Sarnie on Wednesday 18th May 19:41

[SCOOTACAR]

Is that an orange coupe I see.....

Manual?

[Sarnie]

yup

manual
18k
Decat Tubi
Satnav
Alcantara interior
Clear Engine Bay
Titanium Callisto's

[matc]

When I dropped my 360 off at Southampton docks to get shipped off to Oz, there must have been at least 10/15 Gallardos amongst plenety of other exotica waiting to go....was quite a sad sight seeing all these cars leave our shores!

[soulkid555]

Sarnie said:

yup

manual
18k
Decat Tubi
Satnav
Alcantara interior
Clear Engine Bay
Titanium Callisto's

Beautiful...
What year is it?
Is it for sale?

[iandc]

The amazing thing is the import duty in Australia is so high these cars end up costing £200-£300k once duty paid. I had a mate who was returning to Oz and could afford the Gallardo here but the taxes put him off buying and importing.

[elms]

iandc said:

The amazing thing is the import duty in Australia is so high these cars end up costing £200-£300k once duty paid. I had a mate who was returning to Oz and could afford the Gallardo here but the taxes put him off buying and importing.

Still cheaper for them than buying the domestic cars

[UH-Matt]

iandc said:

The amazing thing is the import duty in Australia is so high these cars end up costing £200-£300k once duty paid. I had a mate who was returning to Oz and could afford the Gallardo here but the taxes put him off buying and importing.

Exactly why I didn't buy anything nice when I spent 4 years in Oz. ended up with a Holden Astra, sat on my money for the time we were there and then came home and got back in to the good stuff!!!

[voicey]

Slightly OT but I was talking to a independant Ferrari dealer a few weeks ago and he said he'd personally sold over 30 360's to Australia in the last year (he sometimes comes on here so will no doubt correct me if I've got the number wrong). God knows how many are being exported.

I'm often wondering if the steady trickle of cars being exported will change the balance of models sold en-mass in the UK to something a little more exclusive.

[UH-Matt]

voicey said:

Slightly OT but I was talking to a independant Ferrari dealer a few weeks ago and he said he'd personally sold over 30 360's to Australia in the last year (he sometimes comes on here so will no doubt correct me if I've got the number wrong). God knows how many are being exported.

I'm often wondering if the steady trickle of cars being exported will change the balance of models sold en-mass in the UK to something a little more exclusive.

I believe dealers numbers here in the UK for new models have already dwindled, possibly due to people buying them exporting for profit?

There is a thread here somewhere about new models, either the 459 or Aventador and dealer numbers to the UK being less than usual.

[voicey]

UH-Matt said:

I believe dealers numbers here in the UK for new models have already dwindled, possibly due to people buying them exporting for profit?

There is a thread here somewhere about new models, either the 459 or Aventador and dealer numbers to the UK being less than usual.

I believe the number of new model Ferraris are way down on the 360/430 era. Not sure if it's to do with exports or Ferrari restricting the market. There was a thread about this somewhere - give me a sec and I'll have a look for it.

[mhh]

iandc said:

these cars end up costing £200-£300k once duty paid.

They are expensive but that's a bit high. New Gallardos in Australia start at £260K and an 04 car will often make less than half that. UK imports are always sold at a heavy discount to locally delivered cars too.

[SCOOTACAR]

Sarnie said:

yup

manual
18k
Decat Tubi
Satnav
Alcantara interior
Clear Engine Bay
Titanium Callisto's

Magnificent.

I read somewhere that big Frank S said,

"If you want to be someone you own a Ferrari. If you are someone you own a Lambo"

He had a Miura.

http://www.rustberggard.com/Pages/privat/lambo_miu...

Now don't get me wrong and I await an almighty kicking from Enzo's crowd but these days a Lambo is what it was and is all about. Rosso/Crema 3xx's and 4xx's are all very nice but a Lambo does the business. Obviosuly they had a tricky few years with the Jalpa etc but they are right up there now. I walked past the Ferrari shop on Regent St and thought is this how the makers of the 250SWB,GTO's Monza's and 330P3's have ended up?

An LP670 SV in Orange is what supercars are all about.

I'll get my coat!

[franki68]

I jumped in and bought one last year,I was at amari and he was telling me how so many were being shipped abroad there was a real shortage,my dream car spec and colour came up and I jumped in with both feet.The same spec car in a st colour is now 10k more than i p[aid for mine.Makes a lovely change not losing a fortune on a car .

Such fun as well,there are better rivers cars out there,but few match the ability to put a huge grin on your face.

[SCOOTACAR]

Cool.

Can I ask what you consider to be a rubbish colour and likewise good?

I'm no fan of black.