Fingers Crossed !!!

Fingers Crossed !!!

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pje1210

Original Poster:

161 posts

173 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Hi,

I have been looking for a Gallardo for a while now, this will be my first lambo, I think I have found one that ticks just about all the boxes, it is going to a Lambo main dealer on Thursday for its yearly service and inspection, hence the title!

When Im there I have requested the dealer allow me to view the car and ask questions which they have confirmed is ok, I was wondering if there is anything I should specifically be asking the Lambo technician when Im there, as i'm new to the brand are there any underlining issues i should be looking at, its an 07 sypder.

Also been looking to find out how many gallardo's were actually imported to the UK, cant seem to find a figure on the net?, just interested if anyone can answer.

Looking forward to Thursday now, I havent been this excited since buying first car, i feel like a kid again.

Any/All help appreciated.

Thanks in advance

icebite78

290 posts

215 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Great news and congratulations!

whats the colour and spec you went for?

TISPKJ

3,650 posts

208 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Sounds like the one I started the thread on :-)

I am new to gallardo world but other than the normal I would want a clutch wear reading on the car.

pje1210

Original Poster:

161 posts

173 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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icebite78 said:
Great news and congratulations!

whats the colour and spec you went for?
Hi Icebite78,

Thank you, Im not celebrating just yet, Ill wait till Thursday before that.

I've gone for white, theres something about the white ones, e gear, lifting equipment, camera, bluetooth, branding kit and few other options.

It drove lovely on the test drive, and everything seemed in order, and the car is in great condition, furthermore I have little dose of OCD and it will look immaculate by the time i've finished with it.

If all goes well looking forward to getting involved with a few other like minded PH'ers

TISPKJ

3,650 posts

208 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Ah ... Not the one I was thinking of then.
Congratulations.
As before have the clutch checked out as that appears to be the only major wear item and is expensive to replace, other than that a normal pdi type inspection would be advisable

70proof

6,051 posts

156 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Many congrats. Takes me back to 2011.

Main thing to ask is its had the services required and not just an 'annual
' every year, but dealers do not share records... The forth and sixth services are a bit more expensive.

pje1210

Original Poster:

161 posts

173 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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70proof said:
Many congrats. Takes me back to 2011.

Main thing to ask is its had the services required and not just an 'annual
' every year, but dealers do not share records... The forth and sixth services are a bit more expensive.
Hi 70proof,

I've seen your name flying around here for a while, I've had 2 main dealers check the history and all has been confirmed, this is the 7th service and right on time, so I'm confident all is well.

I'll be all over the tech on Thursday, haha,

StuLawton

400 posts

182 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Which dealer is it going into?

andrew

9,974 posts

193 months

Tuesday 11th November 2014
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around 10% of the 14k cars made it to the uk : many subsequently got exported

clutch life is entirely dependent on how you drive it, and is no worse than comparable cars

technicians can easily read-off clutch wear plus miles done in each gear : an interesting indication as to where the car's spent its time

if anything arises on the inspection, get it costed accurately !

atb

70proof

6,051 posts

156 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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Service and health check will give you wear of standard consumables....

You could pay extra for a geo check.... And or an engine compression test... They are reliable but given single biggest cost would be engine failure...

Cerberaherts

1,651 posts

142 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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'07 was the year they modified the gear actuator. The earlier units can be troublesome. Early signs of failure are dropping into neutral from 1st and 2nd when hot. This is often misdiagnosed as a worn clutch as there are no fault codes generated. Make sure they thoroughly check system pressure, when hot, selecting 1st and 2nd with the engine off/ignition on...

pje1210

Original Poster:

161 posts

173 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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Thanks guys, appreciate the info greatly.

I've done my fair share of research, so am well aware of the clutch reading, that's the first thing I was going to ask for, wasn't aware of the gear actuator issue though, I will be asking about that !!

Keep it coming in guys, and hopefully I'll be able to show you some pics soon !!!