Gallardo For Sale PH Classifieds - opinions pls

[Dav_s]

Hi guys, my search continues! Still no real joy finding my first Lamborghini, but I suppose the more I rule out, the closer I get to finding the perfect one.

Please give me opinions etc on the below car - slightly higher mileage than I would've liked to go for, but otherwise looks pretty good. Thinking of viewing it soon. (What SHOULD they expect to get for it pricewise?)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/370167.htm


Thanks in advance for your help - I don't mean to be a pain, just eager to finally get my hands on a Gallardo!

[XXVIII]

I'd ask to speak to the owner about the car, if it's on s-o-r or else, the original owner if possible - or go take a look at the car at a time to suit you... if the vendor can't accommodate, well - there are quite a few Gallardos around at this time and you can live with that itch for a while, I'm sure.

As with any Lamborghini - when you see it, the logical-and-cool-thinking portion of the brain should shut down; you should feel your genitals being firmly grasped and hear the sound of a voice with a slightly obvious Italian accent saying, "buy me, buy me now, you know you want to, go on..."

If you dont get any of that, there are plenty of other Gallardos around at that price - never forget though that even should they reach down to less than £notmany one day (and perhaps they might), they will ALWAYS be £120k+ cars to own and maintain.

Notare Obliggatorio

Lamborghini Club UK has a number of Gallardo-owning Members who would be able to advise you about a purchase of any Gallardo.

For their own reasons, some of the more knowledgeable of them are not posting too frequently these days, but they might be passing and chose to reply to your request for information.

You can join LCUK via our website using the mighty (?) PayPal system and many a good thing comes to those who join us, here on what people tend to call, 'the dark side' these days - even though Lamborghini cars have tended to be the brightest imagineable over the years!!

[Stevie B Nch]

From many years experience in gallardos, dont buy an egear, you will worry about it form the day you buy it to the day you sell it, (if you can sell it), a manual is the car to go for and it is an excellent box, pre 2006 has longer gears which is also better, after 2006 they made the gears shorter to prorect the clutch, but then they upgraded the clutch so the shorter gears were not needed, the longer gears give you a better exit out of corners so much better then a say late 2006 car, all clutch issues on the manual have been resolved, as long as the car got the latest upgrade clutch fitted on replacement.

on the oppposite If buying a f430 for example the fi box is a must, i owned a manual and it was awful.

[Dav_s]

Thanks for the replies.
Surprised about the advice regarding manual over e-gear. I thought e-gear would appeal to more people, like say the SMG on M-series BMW's, and of course the F1 box on ferrari's.

Looking for something around an '05 model, so very useful info.

Thanks Steve, will definitly keep that in mind!

[hollymere]

Hi,

The car you have highlighted on that link is my car.

I have owned the car for about 18+ months now and I am more than happy to discuss through any questions you have about it.

Just as a point regarding the one comment that you will always worry about the E Gear clutch, I have 3 friends who have bought a manual '04 spec car and each has driven my car and they all said they prefer the drive of the E Gear. It allows you to make faster progress than the manual and gives a much better driving experience. I have just had the pleasure of driving my friends 4 month old spyder manual and I still prefer the E Gear albeit the '06 spec manual is much better than the earlier models.

I am selling the car as I became a member of P1 late last year and find it a little bit excessive the have 4 cars and P1 membership, so thought it be a good idea to sell the Lambo and my Harley truck.

If you want any further info please email me back and I will happily answer any questions.

Thanks

Simon

[dlist]

Having recently bought my third Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) car I have to say you need to think about the type of driver you are and the type of driving you do before you make your decision. I live in central London and the E gear is not great in town. Parking is a bit of a faff and also flipping through the gears whilst crawling out of London is not the best fun either. Oh yeah, and three point turns in the middle of the road can get the pulse racing too!
However, if you can live with all of that then once you hit the open road the E Gear creams the manual no contest. Prior to my recent Gallardo purchase I took my Maserati Gransport with some mates of mine to Scotland. We were running a convoy of the 997 Turbo, 996 GT2 , F430 and a Manual Gallardo. As I was in a car which weighed about 200kg more and was a 100 hp down those guys should have left me for dust, however the Gransport was all over them. Obviously because of my great driving skills but also because the car had an AMT, which meant that whilst on some very fast undulating twisties where you couldn't take your hands of the wheel for a second, the Lambo was often in the wrong gear whereas I was always able to keep the Gransport in the powerband. Also, once you get your Tubi on it, there is nothing finer than hearing the wap wap on the downshift as you come in full pose mode up to a roundabout or junction. That is worth the entry price alone and does add to that special ownership feel and wow factor that owning a supercar brings.
As said here by XXVIII though, Lambos are expensive to run and maintain, end of conversation. If the thought of £3k on a clutch is a worry, then go for an R8 or a Porker. Yes you can save some money by going the independant route, but it will never be cheap, just a little less expensive. Personally I think the juice is worth the squeeze though, these type of cars make you feel like a million dollars when you drive them and they really are in a different league to other fast cars. It ain't just about the 0-60, it's the whole experience.

Edited by dlist on Monday 5th May 13:25

[woods1]

i run a 04 manual gallardo with 26k on the clock, and it is just amazing. The clutch is cool for 20k no worries and it is running on the same disks it came with. I am the 2nd owner and i know the guy i brought it from. I only got into lambo world due to knowing the car but now i am here i wont go back. I am a CSL/GT3 kind of guy but when i opened the V10 with tubi pipes that changed! If i went out to buy a Gallardo now i wouldn't worry about the mileage as it feels like its built to last. I would want Egear if i had the choice due to it working well and enjoying it on the CSL. A dealer will want 7k-10k profit on a gallardo so if you can get a direct purchase your worst financial hit is so much less.
If you have the option of owning a gallardo take it.