Gallardo Spider spotted (pics)

[Thom]

This morning. Compact, rather well-balanced design. A very nice-looking car - at least it looks as good as the coupé IMO.

[Thom]

If the spider depreciates as quickly as the coupé there is little sense forking out for a new one anyway.

[Thom]

I think that was either an "MVS Venturi" (1984 -> 1988) or a "Venturi Coupé" (1988 -> 1995).
The more modern-looking, curvaceous car labeled "Venturi Atlantique 300" came out in 1995.

[Thom]

Well, buying such cars in the first place indeed makes little financial sense to me.
However, it would be undecently senseless to buy one new in the safe knowledge they would lose ~25% value within 6 months instead of waiting 6 months for getting a second hand one that certainly won't feel far different from a new one (it's not like they were everyday beaters) thus simply saving quite a lot of money. There is also hope a second hand car would have been (hopefully properly) run in and have the usual new car issues sorted.
Being sure it has not been badly run in and/or badly treated is to me a good reason to buy one new, although certainly the only one, but I hardly imagine people spending as much in such a great piece of car treating it like the occasional loan car.
Am I too confident in thinking such a car feels as good at say 5k miles as when new ?
Is it not quite in the interest of those who buy those cars new to reckon the opposite ...
In the end people who are happy to buy new also need people who are happy to buy second hand. So, each to their own.

>> Edited by Thom on Monday 8th May 14:35