What are the lowest realistic costs of owning a gallardo?
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Regardless of who you use its going to be a few thousand a year IMHO including service/faults/tyres/brakes/etc.
If you buy one newer/with warranty then this can be a bit less.
Obviously if you are buying older/without warranty then you also need to understand that small risk of a big bill.
If you buy one newer/with warranty then this can be a bit less.
Obviously if you are buying older/without warranty then you also need to understand that small risk of a big bill.
I had my 05 Gallardo for 2 years, did 20,000 miles, in total it cost me about £10,000 including a new clutch, 3 sets of new tyres, 3 services and depreciation. I sold it for £4k less than I bought it for. Cheap as chips.
As a comparison, I previously had a Merc CLK 280 for 1 year, I lost £15,000 in depreciation alone.
As a comparison, I previously had a Merc CLK 280 for 1 year, I lost £15,000 in depreciation alone.
P101 said:
I had my 05 Gallardo for 2 years, did 20,000 miles, in total it cost me about £10,000 including a new clutch, 3 sets of new tyres, 3 services and depreciation. I sold it for £4k less than I bought it for. Cheap as chips.
As a comparison, I previously had a Merc CLK 280 for 1 year, I lost £15,000 in depreciation alone.
Struggling on your maths here. Clutch, 3xsets of tyres, 3xservices and £4k of depreciation = £10k?As a comparison, I previously had a Merc CLK 280 for 1 year, I lost £15,000 in depreciation alone.
Losing £4k over 2 years and 20k miles, sir, you are a miracle worker.
OP, I have no reason to dis-believe P101, but for most people it'll be substantually more than this. For a mid-aged car and 10k miles a year i'd work on £10k - £15k a year all in.
Edited by OdramaSwimLaden on Sunday 27th November 08:30
Icebite
Hi
Had my 04 for about 15 months did more work on it than it needed,front bumper ,exhaust etc.
The only expense it needed was tyres,and brakes.filters, oil.
Tyres were £830 for a set.
A manual car has a lot less to go wrong with it clutch wise.
Depends on mileage ,but i would reckon on £1500-2000 a year.But maybe have a bit tucked away
incase of the unexpected.I tend to do a lot of work myself so may not be fully up to speed with
the cost of paying someone else.
They are great cars .
Hi
Had my 04 for about 15 months did more work on it than it needed,front bumper ,exhaust etc.
The only expense it needed was tyres,and brakes.filters, oil.
Tyres were £830 for a set.
A manual car has a lot less to go wrong with it clutch wise.
Depends on mileage ,but i would reckon on £1500-2000 a year.But maybe have a bit tucked away
incase of the unexpected.I tend to do a lot of work myself so may not be fully up to speed with
the cost of paying someone else.
They are great cars .
OdramaSwimLaden said:
Struggling on your maths here. Clutch, 3xsets of tyres, 3xservices and £4k of depreciation = £10k?
Losing £4k over 2 years and 20k miles, sir, you are a miracle worker.
OP, I have no reason to dis-believe P101, but for most people it'll be substantually more than this. For a mid-aged car and 10k miles a year i'd work on £10k - £15k a year all in.
Tell me, how are you in a position to know what I payed out?Losing £4k over 2 years and 20k miles, sir, you are a miracle worker.
OP, I have no reason to dis-believe P101, but for most people it'll be substantually more than this. For a mid-aged car and 10k miles a year i'd work on £10k - £15k a year all in.
Edited by OdramaSwimLaden on Sunday 27th November 08:30
Clutch £3k, tyres £2500, 3 x services £2500 , Ok, I lied £12k including depreciation. I'm not including optional things like a front respray.
I could have run the car for a lot less if I had only taken the car to Carrera sport, Small service at Carrera sport = £400 Small service at Lamborghini = £850 +
OdramaSwimLaden said:
Losing £4k over 2 years and 20k miles, sir, you are a miracle worker.
errr, no not really, I could have sold the car for more had I had the patience. I sold it to the trade for probably £6 0r £7 K less than I may have got had I been inclined to sell it privately.Edited by OdramaSwimLaden on Sunday 27th November 08:30
icebite78 said:
As above really not interested in what evo mag says im after an honest opinion from owners on say an
04 manual gallardo?
Could they be run realistic costs when using an independant such as carrera sport?
I have had mine for about 18 months ,costs so far £1500 approx. however things like a brake disc/ pad change or clutch change can set you back £2000 each,my next service is A biggie and will be circa £2000. But those are at a lambo dealership ,04 manual gallardo?
Could they be run realistic costs when using an independant such as carrera sport?
In a nutshell if it's just regular servicing then they are very affordable to run,if you need parts replacing then they become very expensive.
P101 said:
OdramaSwimLaden said:
Losing £4k over 2 years and 20k miles, sir, you are a miracle worker.
errr, no not really, I could have sold the car for more had I had the patience. I sold it to the trade for probably £6 0r £7 K less than I may have got had I been inclined to sell it privately.Edited by OdramaSwimLaden on Sunday 27th November 08:30
OdramaSwimLaden said:
P101 said:
OdramaSwimLaden said:
Losing £4k over 2 years and 20k miles, sir, you are a miracle worker.
errr, no not really, I could have sold the car for more had I had the patience. I sold it to the trade for probably £6 0r £7 K less than I may have got had I been inclined to sell it privately.Edited by OdramaSwimLaden on Sunday 27th November 08:30
Your telling the OP to budget for at least 2 or 3 times that? where do you get your information? Gallardo's of this era have not depreciated, they have gone up in value. I bought my Gallardo thinking it was gonna cost ££££ to maintain, I was pleasantly surprised. After all its just another car. Odrama have you or do you own a Gallardo? I'm curious to where you get your facts from.
P101 said:
OdramaSwimLaden said:
P101 said:
OdramaSwimLaden said:
Losing £4k over 2 years and 20k miles, sir, you are a miracle worker.
errr, no not really, I could have sold the car for more had I had the patience. I sold it to the trade for probably £6 0r £7 K less than I may have got had I been inclined to sell it privately.Edited by OdramaSwimLaden on Sunday 27th November 08:30
Your telling the OP to budget for at least 2 or 3 times that? where do you get your information? Gallardo's of this era have not depreciated, they have gone up in value. I bought my Gallardo thinking it was gonna cost ££££ to maintain, I was pleasantly surprised. After all its just another car. Odrama have you or do you own a Gallardo? I'm curious to where you get your facts from.
As far as I'm aware the OP isn't buying a 05 car two years ago!!
OP, enjoy.
odrama is correct..
p101 was very fortunate to buy when supercar prices were on there ar5es, I too bought an f430 for 67k & sold it a year later for 69k!
in truth running costs are the least of your worries with these types of cars as depreciation can be v painful..
my advice would be to buy in the depths of winter & when you do eventually sell, try to sell in spring/summer..
p101 was very fortunate to buy when supercar prices were on there ar5es, I too bought an f430 for 67k & sold it a year later for 69k!
in truth running costs are the least of your worries with these types of cars as depreciation can be v painful..
my advice would be to buy in the depths of winter & when you do eventually sell, try to sell in spring/summer..
Yep 2 years ago was a good time to be getting into one of these, unsure if the same can be said now.
I made a small profit on my 07 Gallardo Spyder after running it for 1 year and taking the mileage from 7k to 13k. Total running cost for me for that year was £4k for a clutch and a service. I doubt I could repeat such low cost of ownership or making a profit on the F430 that I paid strong money for in March, but I wanted the car so I bought it
I think if you allow £5k a year then that would be realistic assuming nothing bad happens, plus obviously you will *almost certainly* lose money in depreciation on top, so unless you can stomach losing don't rely on the dream stories above about cars holding value, these are uncertain times and right now supercars seem to be getting much cheaper with lots on the market!
I made a small profit on my 07 Gallardo Spyder after running it for 1 year and taking the mileage from 7k to 13k. Total running cost for me for that year was £4k for a clutch and a service. I doubt I could repeat such low cost of ownership or making a profit on the F430 that I paid strong money for in March, but I wanted the car so I bought it
I think if you allow £5k a year then that would be realistic assuming nothing bad happens, plus obviously you will *almost certainly* lose money in depreciation on top, so unless you can stomach losing don't rely on the dream stories above about cars holding value, these are uncertain times and right now supercars seem to be getting much cheaper with lots on the market!
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