Early Gallardo - more manuals?
Early Gallardo - more manuals?
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Nish

Original Poster:

601 posts

242 months

Thursday 8th April 2010
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Is it just me or are most of the earlier gallardos manual?

Considering changing the 360 to an e gear gallardo but at first glance there dont seem to be that many available.

Is there any reason for this?

Are they so good that less are selling them or did people avoid buying them in the early days due to fragility of the clutch in e gears?

justin220

5,754 posts

234 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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Nish said:
Is it just me or are most of the earlier gallardos manual?

Considering changing the 360 to an e gear gallardo but at first glance there dont seem to be that many available.

Is there any reason for this?

Are they so good that less are selling them or did people avoid buying them in the early days due to fragility of the clutch in e gears?
Manual's are for heros.

HTH wink

3200gt

2,727 posts

254 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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Probably all burnt out by now. silly

Nish

Original Poster:

601 posts

242 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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justin220 said:
Nish said:
Is it just me or are most of the earlier gallardos manual?

Considering changing the 360 to an e gear gallardo but at first glance there dont seem to be that many available.

Is there any reason for this?

Are they so good that less are selling them or did people avoid buying them in the early days due to fragility of the clutch in e gears?
Manual's are for heros.

HTH wink
Lol, yes I've heard it all before tongue out

The 360 is a manual and it's great, I'm just embracing the future now smile

I have noticed your posts from acquiring the gorgeous orange one to selling it again and getting a Sagaris. Would be interested to know your reasons as I used to have a Sagaris also - as good as it was I can't really figure out why you'd go for one over a Gallardo?

justin220

5,754 posts

234 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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I've not got a Sagaris, yet.

I sold the Gallardo as it was just too impractical as a day to day car, sounds daft I know, but I can't justify having two cars. So I sold that, and bought a RRS, great car all round, but just not my thing.

I used to own a T350 so keen to get back into the fold. I'll return to the Gallardo one day, but it'll be a Superleggera for me.

Nish

Original Poster:

601 posts

242 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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Hmm fair enough, seems we have a similar car history - I too had a T350 and just had to go back and try out the Sagaris.

It is awesome, but I sold it because I couldn't use it as a day to day car so you will probably have to keep the RRS...


justin220

5,754 posts

234 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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What problems did you have with the Sag day to day?

Nish

Original Poster:

601 posts

242 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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Zero reliability issues, which was great (and a welcome surprise)

Like you, it was my only car and didn't want a second car. It was fine for say 80% of driving requirements.

But as an only car, there are times when you just need to get somewhere - you don't want to be coming to a complete halt on speed bumps and taking off on pot holes.

Overall it was mainly the very hard ride, also the amount of time taken for it to reach operating temps meant short journeys were a pain.

I could still live with it as I only drove it on the odd evening and weekends, but towards the end I needed to drive into work - in rush hour traffic the car really suffers. Heat build up is immense and the clutch feels very very heavy for stop starting.

If I hadn't had to have driven to work for I probably wouldn't have changed it for the 360 which seems to do everything the Sagaris did but with alot more comfort and zero hassles.

justin220

5,754 posts

234 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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Sounds very similar. 360 was also something I considered.

Good luck with the hunt. If you were a few months earlier we could have swapped!

Nish

Original Poster:

601 posts

242 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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Ah well next time!

Not 100% on the Gallardo at the moment, need to make some time and drive a manual and e gear and see how it compares to the 360.

munch997

2,325 posts

217 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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Nish said:
Zero reliability issues, which was great (and a welcome surprise)

Like you, it was my only car and didn't want a second car. It was fine for say 80% of driving requirements.

But as an only car, there are times when you just need to get somewhere - you don't want to be coming to a complete halt on speed bumps and taking off on pot holes.

Overall it was mainly the very hard ride, also the amount of time taken for it to reach operating temps meant short journeys were a pain.

I could still live with it as I only drove it on the odd evening and weekends, but towards the end I needed to drive into work - in rush hour traffic the car really suffers. Heat build up is immense and the clutch feels very very heavy for stop starting.

If I hadn't had to have driven to work for I probably wouldn't have changed it for the 360 which seems to do everything the Sagaris did but with alot more comfort and zero hassles.
Didn't you say it melted your shoe on long journey? tongue out

I thought you wanted a car with lift up doors?! or is it just the craving for a lamborghini! Good luck with your search Nish, hope you find one you are after smile

Nagra

4,713 posts

214 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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Ah ha!!! You covet the slush-matic now do you?

Just get an R8 with the R-tronic gearbox, you know you want to! biglaugh

Nish

Original Poster:

601 posts

242 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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munch997 said:
Didn't you say it melted your shoe on long journey? tongue out

I thought you wanted a car with lift up doors?! or is it just the craving for a lamborghini! Good luck with your search Nish, hope you find one you are after smile
Forgot to mention that one! Yes, the leather piping on the floor mat melted and bonded with my shoe on a fast run to Paris! Treated that as a right of passage to TVR ownership lol

The Murci is still what I really want, but having trouble justifying it to myself at the moment so this seems like a good stop gap.

Bebs

3,033 posts

311 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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shout Murcie

Nish

Original Poster:

601 posts

242 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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Bebs said:
shout Murcie
Aye aye captain!

Bebs

3,033 posts

311 months

munch997

2,325 posts

217 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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Here you go Nish, gallardo, lift up doors smile
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1455329.htm

Nish

Original Poster:

601 posts

242 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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munch997 said:
Here you go Nish, gallardo, lift up doors smile
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1455329.htm
oh dear oh dear...