Are Gallardo Selling?

[sone]

RR50 said:

I think the price spread between LP560 and early Huracan needs to close because the benefit of Huracan over LP560 is not that great especially for enthusiasts (which is what makes up the second hand market). The Huracan is softer and more refined but does it give a better supercar experience? I am not so sure. The Performante is on a different level, and what the Huracan should have been from the beginning but the LP580 or 610 leave me cold from a looks, interior and drive perspective. Sure, they go faster than an LP560 but if you are driving primarily on the road then this is irrelevant. Therefore if we are in a falling price environment (which we seem to be at the moment) I think the Huracan LP580 and 610 are going to get relatively much more affordable.

I think when the market realise how good the Huracan is and how much of a step up it was especially from a drive train perspective it will firm the prices up. Sure the Performante is a better car but it's not massively quicker unless you are driving at 10/10ths on a track. On the traffic light grand prix there is very little difference.
I know it's all personal taste but I think the Huracan is a stunning car in the right colour and the convertible the best looking soft top on the market! If they do drop below the price of the Gallardo I'll buy a H for track days, even in standard form they area that good!

[Vergis]

The Huracan is closing in already on the volume numbers of the Gallardo with nearly 4 years production.

Once many come out of warranty with some miles on them we will see a drop.

I just hope independents will be able to service them

[5LDC]

Pangborne now have a 2009 LP up at 95k, where does this put prices for a private sale of a similar car, 85?

[Never you mind]

5LDC said:

Pangborne now have a 2009 LP up at 95k, where does this put prices for a private sale of a similar car, 85?

Just had a look, its not a great spec and the interior is very, well, an acquired taste. The driver seats looks a bit battered as well but it has done 25K miles so maybe that's just how they go.

[GameOverMan!]

Sold the 570-4 SL today for a good price. So they will sell if you're patient and work with the right people or traders.

My SoR value was over £10K over the Lambo Manchester value, and I didn't have to deal with their sales muppets. The general manager is good but the day to day people, including the receptionist truly are appalling. The flip side is that their service dept are really good.

I've loved owning the car except the original sales idiot at Manchester, and the lack of warranty was always a concern. I don't like spending £150K to find there's no warranty which is why the residuals are so low.

[Craigwww]

GameOverMan! said:

Sold the 570-4 SL today for a good price. So they will sell if you're patient and work with the right people or traders.

My SoR value was over £10K over the Lambo Manchester value, and I didn't have to deal with their sales muppets. The general manager is good but the day to day people, including the receptionist truly are appalling. The flip side is that their service dept are really good.

I've loved owning the car except the original sales idiot at Manchester, and the lack of warranty was always a concern. I don't like spending £150K to find there's no warranty which is why the residuals are so low.

How long did it take to sell ?

Would you mind sharing what you sold it for? If not publicly, private?

Thanks

[simonpieman]

Thread resurrection.

After a recent disastrous foray into R8 ownership, I am wavering about what car to buy. Whilst as RE Performance for an inspection report on the R8, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the Gallardos that were in the work shop.

"Beyond my budget" I thought and left it alone.

Then this Gallardo pops up at £60k. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Unfortunately, a deposit has already been taken on this one. However, it got me wondering whether it is possible to get into Gallardo ownership at around the £60k mark.

For the low end of the market, one expects to face a programme of sorting issues over time, to add value back into the car. However, I am interested in your views as to whether it might be possible to find a Gallardo at this sort of money without major issues. Any thoughts welcome. If this is pure fantasy, I'd rather know now and explore other vehicles.

[Deano84]

simonpieman said:

Thread resurrection.

After a recent disastrous foray into R8 ownership, I am wavering about what car to buy. Whilst as RE Performance for an inspection report on the R8, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the Gallardos that were in the work shop.

"Beyond my budget" I thought and left it alone.

Then this Gallardo pops up at £60k. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Unfortunately, a deposit has already been taken on this one. However, it got me wondering whether it is possible to get into Gallardo ownership at around the £60k mark.

For the low end of the market, one expects to face a programme of sorting issues over time, to add value back into the car. However, I am interested in your views as to whether it might be possible to find a Gallardo at this sort of money without major issues. Any thoughts welcome. If this is pure fantasy, I'd rather know now and explore other vehicles.

They key with any second hand Lamborghini is to get a pre purchase inspection by a main dealer. It costs a fair bit but it’s worth every penny, the dealer will pull the car apart and pick up any faults- my advice would be do not buy a second hand Lamborghini without a pre purchase inspection unless you want to potentially face massive bills.

If the seller refuses the report at your own cost, you know to walk away from the car.

Brakes, clutch (if it’s an e-gear) and every electrical component is checked as well as overall condition and marks will be picked up.

This is the safest way to protect yourself against any future costs.

Edited by Deano84 on Saturday 16th June 18:35

[andrew]

simonpieman said:

Thread resurrection.

After a recent disastrous foray into R8 ownership, I am wavering about what car to buy. Whilst as RE Performance for an inspection report on the R8, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the Gallardos that were in the work shop.

"Beyond my budget" I thought and left it alone.

Then this Gallardo pops up at £60k. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Unfortunately, a deposit has already been taken on this one. However, it got me wondering whether it is possible to get into Gallardo ownership at around the £60k mark.

For the low end of the market, one expects to face a programme of sorting issues over time, to add value back into the car. However, I am interested in your views as to whether it might be possible to find a Gallardo at this sort of money without major issues. Any thoughts welcome. If this is pure fantasy, I'd rather know now and explore other vehicles.

can i ask what happened with the r8 ?

[Deano84]

andrew said:

simonpieman said:

Thread resurrection.

After a recent disastrous foray into R8 ownership, I am wavering about what car to buy. Whilst as RE Performance for an inspection report on the R8, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the Gallardos that were in the work shop.

"Beyond my budget" I thought and left it alone.

Then this Gallardo pops up at £60k. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Unfortunately, a deposit has already been taken on this one. However, it got me wondering whether it is possible to get into Gallardo ownership at around the £60k mark.

For the low end of the market, one expects to face a programme of sorting issues over time, to add value back into the car. However, I am interested in your views as to whether it might be possible to find a Gallardo at this sort of money without major issues. Any thoughts welcome. If this is pure fantasy, I'd rather know now and explore other vehicles.

can i ask what happened with the r8 ?

You can almost guarantee it has something to do with leaking shocks if it’s an R8, if it’s outside warranty and it’s been serviced by Audi.....

[70proof]

Don't see why not, just get a main dealer or good specialist to check it over and do a compression test on the engine

[simonpieman]

Thank you for the replies, which are helpful. I'd certainly get a PPI done, but hadn't thought of commissioning a main dealer to do this. Useful to know that they wil do this.

The R8 was an Audi approved used car, yet post purchase inspection revealed a faulty shock absorber and underside damage where the car had become beached. That was not what I was expecting from an Audi approved vehicle. Got the hump and took it back.

[Deano84]

simonpieman said:

Thank you for the replies, which are helpful. I'd certainly get a PPI done, but hadn't thought of commissioning a main dealer to do this. Useful to know that they wil do this.

The R8 was an Audi approved used car, yet post purchase inspection revealed a faulty shock absorber and underside damage where the car had become beached. That was not what I was expecting from an Audi approved vehicle. Got the hump and took it back.

The beauty of the pre purchase inspection 99 times out of 100 they will find a problem which is worth more than the cost of the report with an early car.

With regards to the R8, that is awful and I don’t blame you for rejecting it.

The R8 shocks are unbelievable it’s such a money spinner for the main dealer, I barely know a single person who has owned an R8 and hasn’t had an issue with the shocks ‘leaking’.

Even the slightest bit of damp on the shock and they recommend you replace them as it comes up as ‘red’ on the health check, meaning you are forced to get them replaced as it’s on the vehicles history if you don’t.

Edited by Deano84 on Saturday 16th June 23:51

[BlackR8]

simonpieman said:

Thread resurrection.

After a recent disastrous foray into R8 ownership, I am wavering about what car to buy. Whilst as RE Performance for an inspection report on the R8, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the Gallardos that were in the work shop.

"Beyond my budget" I thought and left it alone.

Then this Gallardo pops up at £60k. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Unfortunately, a deposit has already been taken on this one. However, it got me wondering whether it is possible to get into Gallardo ownership at around the £60k mark.

For the low end of the market, one expects to face a programme of sorting issues over time, to add value back into the car. However, I am interested in your views as to whether it might be possible to find a Gallardo at this sort of money without major issues. Any thoughts welcome. If this is pure fantasy, I'd rather know now and explore other vehicles.

I remember that Gallardo up for sale by the original owner who I assume the dealer bought it off, I think it was around £52-54k IIRC.

So I think it is possible to get into an early Gallardo for £60k. I also keep looking at Gallardo's and am seriously considering one. It seems that the ones that do appear between £60-70k you can either get a 04 plate manual or a 06/07 E-gear. I heard the 06-07 had quite a few improvements over the early cars (nose lift being one!) so not sure which of those is the better bet for the money.

As for the Audi R8 shocks, yes they do leak but there is a company now that rebuilds them for around £200 - £300 I think and gives you a warranty to go with them. Although it is all still a hassle so I went for a non-magride car for this specific reason.

[Pau1]

After 5 years of ownership I'm looking at selling my 2005, 54 plate, Manual Gallardo in the next few weeks. Been looking at DB9's, Rapides and Maserati GTs as I now need something that the little one can enjoy.

[70proof]

BlackR8 said:

So I think it is possible to get into an early Gallardo for £60k. I also keep looking at Gallardo's and am seriously considering one. It seems that the ones that do appear between £60-70k you can either get a 04 plate manual or a 06/07 E-gear. I heard the 06-07 had quite a few improvements over the early cars (nose lift being one!) so not sure which of those is the better bet for the money..

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=63&t=1006295&mid=0&i=0&nmt=i+want+a+2006+gallardo%2C+help+needed%21&mid=0

[simonpieman]

Pau1 said:

After 5 years of ownership I'm looking at selling my 2005, 54 plate, Manual Gallardo in the next few weeks. Been looking at DB9's, Rapides and Maserati GTs as I now need something that the little one can enjoy.

Paul, I've pm'd you.

I've owned a DB9 before. That was a good experience. Seats in the back aren't huge but will be plenty fine for a little one.

[simonpieman]

BlackR8 said:

I remember that Gallardo up for sale by the original owner who I assume the dealer bought it off, I think it was around £52-54k IIRC.

So I think it is possible to get into an early Gallardo for £60k. I also keep looking at Gallardo's and am seriously considering one. It seems that the ones that do appear between £60-70k you can either get a 04 plate manual or a 06/07 E-gear. I heard the 06-07 had quite a few improvements over the early cars (nose lift being one!) so not sure which of those is the better bet for the money.

As for the Audi R8 shocks, yes they do leak but there is a company now that rebuilds them for around £200 - £300 I think and gives you a warranty to go with them. Although it is all still a hassle so I went for a non-magride car for this specific reason.

Yes I'd have preferred a non mag ride R8 but other considerations came into play, which led me to the particular car that we bought. Interestingly the shock absorber in question showed no misting at all. It looked fine. But when tested with the specialist equipment that Centre Gravity have, the front left shock was clearly faulty. Which explained exactly some of the wierd handling traits that I experienced (massive understeer on hard right). Anyway, that's history now

Back to Gallardo. I'll pursue this as an option. Bide my time. Wait for right car etc. In the meantime, I'll start researching, as I'm new to the brand and model.

[simonpieman]

70proof said:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Thanks for that. I'll wade through the thread.

[simonpieman]

simonpieman said:

Thanks for that. I'll wade through the thread.

Well, I wasn’t expecting that ending. Good that you are here to post. The moral of the story: “get it bought “.