My Lamborghini Gallardo 5.0 V10
Discussion
and it has to be in that colour! 
Ouch. Turns out the car needs some new exhaust clamps at, and I s
t you not, £2.5K. It also needs an oil filter housing gasket at, again I st you not, £800.
Anyway, it's all getting done and JM Imports really know their stuff. They've some seriously impressive customer (and owners) cars there!
Some photos they sent me
Should get it back in about 6 weeks which gives me time to save up to pay for it all.
t you not, £2.5K. It also needs an oil filter housing gasket at, again I st you not, £800. Anyway, it's all getting done and JM Imports really know their stuff. They've some seriously impressive customer (and owners) cars there!
Some photos they sent me
Should get it back in about 6 weeks which gives me time to save up to pay for it all.
p4cks said:
Ouch. Turns out the car needs some new exhaust clamps at, and I st you not, £2.5K.
Christ alive, being quoted that much for exhaust clamps would have had me furiously Googling for alternatives. In fact, assuming these are the equivalent of what you're buying...t you not, £2.5K. https://www.hillengineering.co.uk/ec-lg01
Stunning car though, love it!
p4cks said:
Ouch. Turns out the car needs some new exhaust clamps at, and I st you not, £2.5K. It also needs an oil filter housing gasket at, again I st you not, £800.
Anyway, it's all getting done and JM Imports really know their stuff. They've some seriously impressive customer (and owners) cars there!
Some photos they sent me
Should get it back in about 6 weeks which gives me time to save up to pay for it all.
They are just £25 V band Clamps though!! t you not, £2.5K. It also needs an oil filter housing gasket at, again I st you not, £800. Anyway, it's all getting done and JM Imports really know their stuff. They've some seriously impressive customer (and owners) cars there!
Some photos they sent me
Should get it back in about 6 weeks which gives me time to save up to pay for it all.
Even Hill Engineering make billet ones for £110 each.
The mark up in genuine parts is insane.
I hate to be an armchair specialist and question a company's work but the price for those clamps seems absolutely insane. A quick google seems to suggest you can pick up bespoke billet ones for a third of the price of those each.
Would love to know what exactly makes those so expensive (apart from being from Lambo).
Would love to know what exactly makes those so expensive (apart from being from Lambo).
It's one reason I haven't clicked the go button on one... yet. I can easily buy one tomorrow but the insurance would be about £1800 (I object to paying that much for insurance!), the tax is £695 (I know it's not much but I object to paying it!) and then you have to factor £5k a year to keep it running!
It makes my old Porsche feel cheap to run and that's given me some entertaining bills in the last 18 months.
I've even managed to man-maths my head into going for the LP model to avoid the cat ingestion issue.
It makes my old Porsche feel cheap to run and that's given me some entertaining bills in the last 18 months.
I've even managed to man-maths my head into going for the LP model to avoid the cat ingestion issue.
Hoofy said:
It's one reason I haven't clicked the go button on one... yet. I can easily buy one tomorrow but the insurance would be about £1800 (I object to paying that much for insurance!), the tax is £695 (I know it's not much but I object to paying it!) and then you have to factor £5k a year to keep it running!
It makes my old Porsche feel cheap to run and that's given me some entertaining bills in the last 18 months.
I've even managed to man-maths my head into going for the LP model to avoid the cat ingestion issue.
If you can easily afford one somethings are worth more than money! If you want one get one I say! Life’s too short enjoy it. Even if you only have one for 12 months and move it on you have tried one. Like someone else said on here you need to pay to play!It makes my old Porsche feel cheap to run and that's given me some entertaining bills in the last 18 months.
I've even managed to man-maths my head into going for the LP model to avoid the cat ingestion issue.
keo said:
Hoofy said:
It's one reason I haven't clicked the go button on one... yet. I can easily buy one tomorrow but the insurance would be about £1800 (I object to paying that much for insurance!), the tax is £695 (I know it's not much but I object to paying it!) and then you have to factor £5k a year to keep it running!
It makes my old Porsche feel cheap to run and that's given me some entertaining bills in the last 18 months.
I've even managed to man-maths my head into going for the LP model to avoid the cat ingestion issue.
If you can easily afford one somethings are worth more than money! If you want one get one I say! Life’s too short enjoy it. Even if you only have one for 12 months and move it on you have tried one. Like someone else said on here you need to pay to play!It makes my old Porsche feel cheap to run and that's given me some entertaining bills in the last 18 months.
I've even managed to man-maths my head into going for the LP model to avoid the cat ingestion issue.
Shnozz said:
Don’t disagree but as these era Gallardos get older and needing £5k services each time it starts to make Huracans more attractive. Assuming the Huracan is a decade or so younger I can imagine the difference in service costs would make the purchase price gap narrower if you are keeping the car a few years.
That’s a very good point and how man maths works! One "problem" is that I don't want to get rid of the Porsche as I really still enjoy driving it. And no, I defo can't afford to fit both cars on the drive nor would my wallet like it.
<fires up Windows Calculator>
Edit: "sadly", the numbers don't work for me. I'd be better off getting the cheapest possible pre-LP and hoping the cat's fine, and just suck up the £5k per year servicing bill for a couple of years.
Shnozz said:
Don’t disagree but as these era Gallardos get older and needing £5k services each time it starts to make Huracans more attractive. Assuming the Huracan is a decade or so younger I can imagine the difference in service costs would make the purchase price gap narrower if you are keeping the car a few years.
I officially hate you. <fires up Windows Calculator>
Edit: "sadly", the numbers don't work for me. I'd be better off getting the cheapest possible pre-LP and hoping the cat's fine, and just suck up the £5k per year servicing bill for a couple of years.
Edited by Hoofy on Friday 12th April 17:07
Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff