First Lambo- Gallardo purchase

[ElanS]

Superleg48 said:

Nice car! I love playing with snow foam too!

We should post up more pics of these lovely bulls!

[Craigwww]

You guys need to invest in some decent snow foam..

[4321go]

Or you could go out and drive.........

[Swampy1982]

Good lad! Told you the dirty pics are the best, that's picture looks like a day well spent.

[Larry5.2]

FWIW, I hate washing my cars for what it does to the brakes etc. My cars are ppf'd and/or ceramic coated. If there is severe dirt or mud, I'll do a localised sponge and watering-can jobby. The rest of the time it's Swiffer dusters and waterless wash. 5 years of supercar ownership and I have clean cars, no scratches from cleaning, and brakes that are pretty much like new.

[Craigwww]

Larry5.2 said:

FWIW, I hate washing my cars for what it does to the brakes etc. My cars are ppf'd and/or ceramic coated. If there is severe dirt or mud, I'll do a localised sponge and watering-can jobby. The rest of the time it's Swiffer dusters and waterless wash. 5 years of supercar ownership and I have clean cars, no scratches from cleaning, and brakes that are pretty much like new.

I guarantee you are doing more damage with your sponge and watering can than you would if you were using a foam lance and pressure washer. I have no idea what damage washing a car does to the brakes? If you are referring to the oxidization that sometimes occurs on the disk after washing, this is purely temporary and disappears after one or two applications of the brakes.

Anyway, as long as you're happy with the paintwork then that's really all that counts !

[70proof]

Swampy1982 said:

Told you the dirty pics are the best

[Swampy1982]

Outstanding!

I'd like to think think is what I'd do if I had a lambo

[70proof]

[quote=Larry5.2]FWIW, I hate washing my cars for what it does to the brakes etc. My cars are ppf'd and/or ceramic coated. If there is severe dirt or mud, I'll do a localised sponge and watering-can jobby. The rest of the time it's Swiffer dusters and waterless wash. 5 years of supercar ownership and I have clean cars, no scratches from cleaning, and brakes that are pretty much like new.

larry, must say those brakes and discs look like new..... really helps with the sl2 wheels, the spokes are wide enough apart to allow one to get a hand inside... the sl1 wheels are most unhelpful in this regards.... callisto wheels inbetween

[Superleg48]

Craigwww said:

You guys need to invest in some decent snow foam..

I have. My pic was taken after about 20 mins of standing following foaming for the second time. First foaming is always set much thicker. And as for driving, I do, hence why it was being washed clean.

[ElanS]

Lovely pics of cars covered in foam and dirty ones.

After spending the weekend driving it, I already managed to slightly kerb one of the wheels being too cautious. I am going to be getting the car serviced shortly and planning to get the calipers painted in Yellow or green (https://goo.gl/images/yyqax3). Any opinions?

Any experience with BHP in Buckinghamshire?

[ElanS]

A little update on the car, it went to BHP (Buckinghamshire High Performance) for its annual service and other maintenance work. The OCD kicked in and had some of ther items done including changed the colour of the wheels with new set of PS4S and had the calipers painted in Verde Mantis. I can’t wait for the decent weather in spring!

Edited by ElanS on Tuesday 26th March 14:46

[firethorne]

Hi First time talking to the big boys so be kind please.

Been reading up on as much as possible in anticipation of getting a Gallardo. Its not necessarily the purchase price that worries me, but the on going costs which I have quite a bit of info now.

One of the cars i'm looking at has Carbon Fire brakes, can anyone confirm the kind of replacement cost for these. just cant seam to find the answer easily despite searching for the last few hours.

Thanks in advance

[andrew]

firethorne said:

Hi First time talking to the big boys so be kind please.

Been reading up on as much as possible in anticipation of getting a Gallardo. Its not necessarily the purchase price that worries me, but the on going costs which I have quite a bit of info now.

One of the cars i'm looking at has Carbon Fire brakes, can anyone confirm the kind of replacement cost for these. just cant seam to find the answer easily despite searching for the last few hours.

Thanks in advance

https://www.eurospares.co.uk/parts/lamborghini/gal...
as a guide : £3642 per front disc. £3057 per rear

[ElanS]

I suppose it’s easy enough to swap to steel brakes. CC is more expensive than I expected.

Edited by ElanS on Sunday 9th February 22:52

[Superleg48]

firethorne said:

Hi First time talking to the big boys so be kind please.

Been reading up on as much as possible in anticipation of getting a Gallardo. Its not necessarily the purchase price that worries me, but the on going costs which I have quite a bit of info now.

One of the cars i'm looking at has Carbon Fire brakes, can anyone confirm the kind of replacement cost for these. just cant seam to find the answer easily despite searching for the last few hours.

Thanks in advance

Carbon Ceramic not Carbon Fibre.

[firethorne]

Superleg48 said:

Carbon Ceramic not Carbon Fibre.

Oh yes quite a difference there LOL thank you.

Can they be swapped out for Steels easily when the time comes?

I know this is a loaded question but average life span of the CC?

[Superleg48]

firethorne said:

Oh yes quite a difference there LOL thank you.

Can they be swapped out for Steels easily when the time comes?

I know this is a loaded question but average life span of the CC?

Yes, you can swap out for steels, although I think you will have to replace the calipers as well as discs and pads, I could be wrong, but I think the CC calipers and discs are bigger than steels.

In terms of life span for CCs, I guess it depends on use. My car is 2011, it has CC brakes all round and I have done 22000 miles or thereabouts. The discs and pads are barely showing any wear, but then I don’t track the car, save for the odd belt down a runway. These things can last a very long time.

[firethorne]

Thanks for advice, gone down a different route and now own a 2013 LP560-4 pick it up in a few weeks ... Realising A 15 year dream, excited.. yes slightly scared of a big bill .. a little. But has steels for stopping and just had new clutch. that’s A couple less worries.

[andrew]

firethorne said:

Thanks for advice, gone down a different route and now own a 2013 LP560-4 pick it up in a few weeks ... Realising A 15 year dream, excited.. yes slightly scared of a big bill .. a little. But has steels for stopping and just had new clutch. that’s A couple less worries.