Can I afford a Gallardo?

[Gring]

I have allways wanted a Lambo, and now see that they are within my reach budget wise.

Its the maintenance costs that I am unsure of. If I had a decent warranty, is £8k a year about right? or am I dreaming?

I need to build up a good set of reasons as to why I need a Gallardo, to pursuade my wife to let me!

[DIW35]

Well I've got an older car which you would expect to cost more in annual maintenance, and I don't spend that much. Go for it I say. If it proves too much, you can always sell it, but if you don't, you will always be wondering 'what if'!

[LamboBrum]

£8K a year for maintenance?

How many miles are you planning?!

[Gring]

LamboBrum said:

£8K a year for maintenance?

How many miles are you planning?!

Well, thats the question. I allways buy cars intending not to put many miles on them. When I got my currant 4200 for example I put somthing like 3000 miles on it within the first couple of months! I dont have any self control!

[Gring]

DIW35 said:

Well I've got an older car which you would expect to cost more in annual maintenance, and I don't spend that much. Go for it I say. If it proves too much, you can always sell it, but if you don't, you will always be wondering 'what if'!

My major problem is my wife. The last couple of cars I had, I kept for just a year and lost about £15k a go in depreciation. So I am thinking, if I were to get a Gallardo, intending to keep it for several years (as where would I go from there!?), I would be saving £15k a year on depreciation, and only spending a few grand on maintenance! So saving money! Well thats my argument with my wife anyway!

[LamboBrum]

Servicing should be average of about £2K per year if you do upto 7500 miles. The smallest annual service is £900 all in.

Clutches should last 20K km + but cost £3.5K at a dealer.

Do it you'll never look back!

[Gring]

LamboBrum said:

Servicing should be average of about £2K per year if you do upto 7500 miles. The smallest annual service is £900 all in.

Clutches should last 20K km + but cost £3.5K at a dealer.

Do it you'll never look back!

Thats a hell of a lot less than I was expecting!

[Sarnie]

£8k is easily enough to cover things like a service, clutch and tyres etc....................unless you buy a dog that is.............................

[Gring]

Thanks for all your responses. I have never really looked into this until now. I had thaught that it would cost mega bucks to keep one on the road. It doesnt seem to be much more expensive than my 4200. Now I am gonna have to do a lot of work to convince my wife. I think its gonna be several months away, but I may start looking.

[justin220]

I'm in exactly the same position!

[Pommygranite]

I would think the Gallardo is cheaper to maintain than your wife. Any wife.

[tim the pool man]

Pommygranite said:

I would think the Gallardo is cheaper to maintain than your wife. Any wife.

Or ex wife...

speaking from experience sorry Andrew

[Pommygranite]

tim the pool man said:

Pommygranite said:

I would think the Gallardo is cheaper to maintain than your wife. Any wife.

Or ex wife...

speaking from experience sorry Andrew

Yeah, me too...

[andrew.]

i've had mine for 15 months and 10k miles now
costs have been £1100 for a minor service, £70 for a hub cap, and, er, a few pounds on oil
i'll ignore the £**k depreciation for now
just make sure that you don't buy a car with issues : get it inspected of course

[andrew.delamare]

Gring said:

LamboBrum said:

Servicing should be average of about £2K per year if you do upto 7500 miles. The smallest annual service is £900 all in.

Clutches should last 20K km + but cost £3.5K at a dealer.

Do it you'll never look back!

Thats a hell of a lot less than I was expecting!

Put that 8K in an account labelled "Galardo Servicing" and top it up every year. As we all know s&*t happens and you don't want it to spoil your everyday life;)

[Creditcrunch]

Just looking at servicing costs from independents and it appears that the Gallardo costs the same to service as the Murci.

Why is this? I would have thought that Gallardo servicing costs would be more in line with Ferrari 360/430 servicing costs which is around half the price.

[Witchbreed]

Pommygranite said:

I would think the Gallardo is cheaper to maintain than your wife. Any wife.

If it wears tyres or a skirt it's expensive!

[Rico]

So....

If it fucks, floats, flies or is Italian... rent it?

[Lost soul]

Gring said:

DIW35 said:

Well I've got an older car which you would expect to cost more in annual maintenance, and I don't spend that much. Go for it I say. If it proves too much, you can always sell it, but if you don't, you will always be wondering 'what if'!

My major problem is my wife. The last couple of cars I had, I kept for just a year and lost about £15k a go in depreciation. So I am thinking, if I were to get a Gallardo, intending to keep it for several years (as where would I go from there!?), I would be saving £15k a year on depreciation, and only spending a few grand on maintenance! So saving money! Well thats my argument with my wife anyway!

are you me thats exactly how i would argue it

[4hero]

Gring said:

DIW35 said:

Well I've got an older car which you would expect to cost more in annual maintenance, and I don't spend that much. Go for it I say. If it proves too much, you can always sell it, but if you don't, you will always be wondering 'what if'!

My major problem is my wife. The last couple of cars I had, I kept for just a year and lost about £15k a go in depreciation. So I am thinking, if I were to get a Gallardo, intending to keep it for several years (as where would I go from there!?), I would be saving £15k a year on depreciation, and only spending a few grand on maintenance! So saving money! Well thats my argument with my wife anyway!

I love the way a man thinks, saving money by buying a Gallardo