Gallardo mileage and history
Discussion
I have looked at various cars recently. Im finding quite a few that have been up for sale for a while.
Some of the cars have what I would call patchy history. A missed service here and there, sole worse than others. I tend to take the view if there is one missing some where in its past the that is ok. However, how do people feel about this scenario....
2011 car, serviced in 12, 13, may 14 and dec 14 (@17k miles). Nothing since. Its now on 23k. Trader will pay for full main lambo service before purchase. I will then service annually as per schedule. What affect will the gap have on saleability and value? Would it worry you?
Im also surprised by most cars having dealer history, rather than specialist. I intend to service at Grimaldi who are well respected (and always did my fcars). At 6 years old what affect will that have if any? I always preferred Indy services on fcars, but does lambo market require main dealer?
What do people think about the mileage? I come from a background of Ferrari's which were hyper sensitive to mileage. Are lambs the same? I will put at least 3500 miles on it in the next 12 months.
Some of the cars have what I would call patchy history. A missed service here and there, sole worse than others. I tend to take the view if there is one missing some where in its past the that is ok. However, how do people feel about this scenario....
2011 car, serviced in 12, 13, may 14 and dec 14 (@17k miles). Nothing since. Its now on 23k. Trader will pay for full main lambo service before purchase. I will then service annually as per schedule. What affect will the gap have on saleability and value? Would it worry you?
Im also surprised by most cars having dealer history, rather than specialist. I intend to service at Grimaldi who are well respected (and always did my fcars). At 6 years old what affect will that have if any? I always preferred Indy services on fcars, but does lambo market require main dealer?
What do people think about the mileage? I come from a background of Ferrari's which were hyper sensitive to mileage. Are lambs the same? I will put at least 3500 miles on it in the next 12 months.
6,000 miles and 32 months since last service. Has the car been sat for sale for ages or did previous owner not want to maintain it ?
Mileage would be ok if serviced annually but the above puts me off a bit TBH. I guess its reflected in the price or is it a specific spec car that you are after ?
Personally I prefer main dealer history on this sort of exotica and age of car
Mileage would be ok if serviced annually but the above puts me off a bit TBH. I guess its reflected in the price or is it a specific spec car that you are after ?
Personally I prefer main dealer history on this sort of exotica and age of car
The car in question has been sat for the last five months at least. Its a rare car so Im not spoiled for choice sadly. I wonder whether a few more cars will pop up as we get closer to the end of the season. Its hard to say whether the price is reflective as there is so little to compare it with and we have a strange market right now where little is coming up for sale and little seems to be selling!
Is the dealer only thing lambo related? Ive never been impressed with main dealers and have heard many horror stories (from friends as well as forums). Hence my preference for a good Indy!
Is the dealer only thing lambo related? Ive never been impressed with main dealers and have heard many horror stories (from friends as well as forums). Hence my preference for a good Indy!
Chris355 said:
Is the dealer only thing lambo related? Ive never been impressed with main dealers and have heard many horror stories (from friends as well as forums). Hence my preference for a good Indy!
I think the challenge is in finding an independent that has experience of working on the cars, especially the later LP series.It's something of a catch 22 situation: until there are indies with experience owners are having the main dealers do the work, so indies aren't learning about the cars.
I'll add that I have always had a great experience of main dealer servicing.
1. I've never had an issue with "gaps" in service history, if the car isn't doing many miles.
What do they actually do that really matters on a standard service?
2. Not many good indies on newer Lambos. Some good dealers some less good. Depending on where you are Pangbourne are helpful and sensible.
What do they actually do that really matters on a standard service?
2. Not many good indies on newer Lambos. Some good dealers some less good. Depending on where you are Pangbourne are helpful and sensible.
Chris355 said:
Any other views on the service gap?
Given a choice of two similar cars, one with a full service history and one with gaps, surely everyone will always buy the full history example. Those cars without gaps are therefore easier to sell and don't tend to hang around on the market.The answer therefore might be to ensure that the price adequately reflects the incomplete history, or take a view on whether you are worried about future saleability (if it's a long term keeper, then you may not care).
Things can and do go wrong during periods of inactivity (rubber still perishes, for example) that might otherwise be spotted in a service.
I'm assuming that it was low miles over the first three years, hence annual services, and then in 2014 it had a proper use year and 7500m triggered the same year service..... that is not an issue
the issue for you is nothing since, so 3 years and 6kmiles added...... less of a resale issue of the mileage can be verified with say sales
documents or MOT paperwork...
remember, some low milers get a mileage haircut before each regular service so the condition of the car is paramount imho.....
if it will have a main dealer service before delivery (which will be an annual oil btw if by sequence but should be a 6year jobby by time) and you get it serviced again regularly, then if it is a nice car, the gap will become irrelevant....
why main dealer, as you got software upgrades etc done whilst the car was in, they weren't necessarily recalls... less of an issue now the model is discontinued as long as the specialist has the right LARA computer and software
the issue for you is nothing since, so 3 years and 6kmiles added...... less of a resale issue of the mileage can be verified with say sales
documents or MOT paperwork...
remember, some low milers get a mileage haircut before each regular service so the condition of the car is paramount imho.....
if it will have a main dealer service before delivery (which will be an annual oil btw if by sequence but should be a 6year jobby by time) and you get it serviced again regularly, then if it is a nice car, the gap will become irrelevant....
why main dealer, as you got software upgrades etc done whilst the car was in, they weren't necessarily recalls... less of an issue now the model is discontinued as long as the specialist has the right LARA computer and software
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