Vantage v12 california 4.3 or gallardo?

[cj450]

Budget under 80k which do you think is best ? Not going to be uses as a daily, currently have a r35 gtr and had a v8 r8 before, looking for something more exotic ! Won't be tracked or raced.

[DanGPR]

California isn't exotic, it's the most boring Ferrari for years IMO.
Gallardo will be very similar to the R8.

Of that list the V12V would be my choice, however if you have a GT-R already what about looking at something less practical/ more extreme?

TVR Sagaris
Lotus 3-11 / Exige 380

Stretching a bit would get you in an MP4-12C which should hold it's value better than most things.

[unpc]

Gotta be the Vantage IMO. Much classier and looks and sounds amazing.

[bobo79]

It depends what you want.

California is not a classic Ferrari, and never will be. It's a cruiser, not a drivers car. But... it is a Ferrari and is probably well enough screwed together. Not for me, but your mileage may vary.

V12 Vantage is a soft GT, probably very dull compared to your GT-R I'd wager, let alone a Gallardo or something else. Looks nice but I suspect similar in character to a California?

Gallardo, well, I don't like them either - but I accept others do. But I grew out of Lamborghinis when I was a teenager...

For the money I wouldn't be looking at any of those, I'd be checking out Evora 400, 911 GTS, Audi R8, Mclaren 12C...

[Shiv_P]

Vantage for me

Cali is a crap ferrari, rather have an SL mercedes
Gallardo personally not for me and again rather have an R8

[Hammy98]

There's a Vantage V12 S on AT for a smidge over budget, should be a bit sharper than the standard V12 I'd have thought?

[cj450]

Hammy98 said:

There's a Vantage V12 S on AT for a smidge over budget, should be a bit sharper than the standard V12 I'd have thought?

Think I would want to go manual on the vantage !

[bennno]

Looked at all of those, ended up driving and buying a v8 supercharged F Type for half that budget....

feels like a much newer design, better warranty and v.fast.... heavy initial depreciation (think 50-60k) makes them a bargain imho

At 80k I would find another 20k and go for a McLaren if you want a proper exotic.