Lambo Inflation....
Discussion
A couple of weeks a I was looking at this Lambo and doing my maths....
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/340094.htm
This week I think i'll give it a miss....
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/361226.htm
Just goes to show the price of a bit of spit 'n' polish and maybe a warranty.
I bet it went for near £70K private too?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/340094.htm
This week I think i'll give it a miss....
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/361226.htm
Just goes to show the price of a bit of spit 'n' polish and maybe a warranty.
I bet it went for near £70K private too?
Presumably the dealer has to pay VAT on the sale price? And be ready to support any claims against him/her, which a private seller doesn't have to do.
Yes, it's a biggish increase "for doing nothing", but then there are dealer costs that have to be factored in somewhere. You can't get the benefits of buying from a dealer without those benefits being covered somehow.
Yes, it's a biggish increase "for doing nothing", but then there are dealer costs that have to be factored in somewhere. You can't get the benefits of buying from a dealer without those benefits being covered somehow.
Peter Ward said:
Presumably the dealer has to pay VAT on the sale price? And be ready to support any claims against him/her, which a private seller doesn't have to do.
Yes, it's a biggish increase "for doing nothing", but then there are dealer costs that have to be factored in somewhere. You can't get the benefits of buying from a dealer without those benefits being covered somehow.
Very true.... With a potential £15K saving, you can get a lot of 2nd opinions and few parts if things go wrong.Yes, it's a biggish increase "for doing nothing", but then there are dealer costs that have to be factored in somewhere. You can't get the benefits of buying from a dealer without those benefits being covered somehow.
Each to their own but my monies sticking private.
crikey, talk about keeping an eye on the market!
good spot, but I dont think their mark up is that bad.
I'm not sure they would have paid much below the original advertised price and I reckon they would probably take about £78-80k for it now.
Xtreme autos had a silver G in about 18months ago and seem to remember it was similar spec/milage/age (possibly a more desirable colour) and I think that went for £80k ish.
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good spot, but I dont think their mark up is that bad.
I'm not sure they would have paid much below the original advertised price and I reckon they would probably take about £78-80k for it now.
Xtreme autos had a silver G in about 18months ago and seem to remember it was similar spec/milage/age (possibly a more desirable colour) and I think that went for £80k ish.
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R.P.M said:
crikey, talk about keeping an eye on the market!
good spot, but I dont think their mark up is that bad.
I'm not sure they would have paid much below the original advertised price and I reckon they would probably take about £78-80k for it now.
Xtreme autos had a silver G in about 18months ago and seem to remember it was similar spec/milage/age (possibly a more desirable colour) and I think that went for £80k ish.
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I test drove that silver G. It was the worst condition I have ever seen a G in. They primarily sell evo's and scooby's and other jap stuff.good spot, but I dont think their mark up is that bad.
I'm not sure they would have paid much below the original advertised price and I reckon they would probably take about £78-80k for it now.
Xtreme autos had a silver G in about 18months ago and seem to remember it was similar spec/milage/age (possibly a more desirable colour) and I think that went for £80k ish.
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I wouldn't buy anything from them. Proper cheesy pushy salesmen too.
Red Lambo is treason.. Ferrucio would turn in his grave!! 
Origin
As told by Ferruccio Lamborghini's son, Ferruccio Lamborghini went to meet Enzo Ferrari at the Ferrari factory to complain about the quality of the clutch in his Ferrari 250 GT[3]. An infuriated Enzo Ferrari sent him away telling him to go drive his tractors because he was not able to drive cars. Lamborghini went back to his factory to have the Ferrari's clutch dismantled and found that the clutch in the Ferrari was a product of the manufacturer who supplied the clutches used in Lamborghini tractors. Lamborghini installed a stronger clutch from his factory's warehouse into his Ferrari and solved the clutch failure.
Furious with Enzo Ferrari's arrogant and aloof manner, Ferruccio Lamborghini promised himself he would never own another Ferrari and would beat Ferrari at his own game by creating a superior sports car of his own[citation needed].
Ferruccio decided that his car was to have a V12 engine. The talented engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini, was assigned to produce the blueprint. Bizzarrini had worked for Ferrari as an engineer and had experience with the development of the Ferrari V12. The new engine had 4 camshafts, a short stroke, and 2 big bore valves per cylinder. The engine developed 350 horsepower (260 kW). The engine featured aluminum construction, a seven main bearing crankshaft, forged aluminum pistons, and camshafts with their own half-engine-speed sprocket with silent chain. The body was designed by Franco Scaglione.
Born under the sign of the Taurus, Ferruccio Lamborghini used the bull as the badge to mark his new automobile.
Origin
As told by Ferruccio Lamborghini's son, Ferruccio Lamborghini went to meet Enzo Ferrari at the Ferrari factory to complain about the quality of the clutch in his Ferrari 250 GT[3]. An infuriated Enzo Ferrari sent him away telling him to go drive his tractors because he was not able to drive cars. Lamborghini went back to his factory to have the Ferrari's clutch dismantled and found that the clutch in the Ferrari was a product of the manufacturer who supplied the clutches used in Lamborghini tractors. Lamborghini installed a stronger clutch from his factory's warehouse into his Ferrari and solved the clutch failure.
Furious with Enzo Ferrari's arrogant and aloof manner, Ferruccio Lamborghini promised himself he would never own another Ferrari and would beat Ferrari at his own game by creating a superior sports car of his own[citation needed].
Ferruccio decided that his car was to have a V12 engine. The talented engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini, was assigned to produce the blueprint. Bizzarrini had worked for Ferrari as an engineer and had experience with the development of the Ferrari V12. The new engine had 4 camshafts, a short stroke, and 2 big bore valves per cylinder. The engine developed 350 horsepower (260 kW). The engine featured aluminum construction, a seven main bearing crankshaft, forged aluminum pistons, and camshafts with their own half-engine-speed sprocket with silent chain. The body was designed by Franco Scaglione.
Born under the sign of the Taurus, Ferruccio Lamborghini used the bull as the badge to mark his new automobile.
Cavalieri del Lavoro, Ing. Ferruccio Lamborghini was a pragmatist and astute businessman. The matter of the clutch on his Ferrari being supplied by the same people as the clutches he had fitted to some of the tractors he produced is certainly the most frequent tale told about how he came to build cars at all. Tonino Lamborghini retells that tale of 'the argument' as do most others who ever knew Ferruccio, so there must be more than some truth there!
Enzo Ferrari was, at best, a snob who treated competitors with disdain, especially when their products were clearly vastly superior. Apparently, he would publicly snub people he didn't like in an ostentatious manner, as if he was some nobleman when he was actually no such thing, rather more the low-level mobster made good in most respects.
Ferruccio Lamborghini is often quoted as saying that he wanted to build a perfect car, not a 'technical bomb' and the initial 350 and 400 GTs were streets (stradas??) ahead of anything Ferrari were producing at that time - indeed, Lamborghini cars were often the cause of the Ferrari factory changing tack into the new winds of buyer's tastes created by Automobili Lamborghini. Enzo Ferrari's little game of making cars for customers simply to fund his racing team was becoming stale, buyer's with the money and taste required didn't want to simply kowtow to the pseudo-aristocrat who was merely 'commended' by the Italian government for his racing efforts and soon took to the products of a company far more interested in building cars that people could drive and enjoy for the pleasure of driving, not for the pleasure of owning a car that was funding a race team.
There is a downloadable 'history' pdf file on LCUK's website which is a semi-authorised, semi-Automobili Lamborghini 'official' history - available to anyone, go take a look!
Personally, I don't think FL ever had much of a problem with his cars being painted red! Certainly, the cars that are in the museum at the Lamborghini factory and at the museum that Tonino built include red cars!
and Giotto Bizarrini is still alive and as apparently as leftfield and crazy as ever!
Enzo Ferrari was, at best, a snob who treated competitors with disdain, especially when their products were clearly vastly superior. Apparently, he would publicly snub people he didn't like in an ostentatious manner, as if he was some nobleman when he was actually no such thing, rather more the low-level mobster made good in most respects.
Ferruccio Lamborghini is often quoted as saying that he wanted to build a perfect car, not a 'technical bomb' and the initial 350 and 400 GTs were streets (stradas??) ahead of anything Ferrari were producing at that time - indeed, Lamborghini cars were often the cause of the Ferrari factory changing tack into the new winds of buyer's tastes created by Automobili Lamborghini. Enzo Ferrari's little game of making cars for customers simply to fund his racing team was becoming stale, buyer's with the money and taste required didn't want to simply kowtow to the pseudo-aristocrat who was merely 'commended' by the Italian government for his racing efforts and soon took to the products of a company far more interested in building cars that people could drive and enjoy for the pleasure of driving, not for the pleasure of owning a car that was funding a race team.
There is a downloadable 'history' pdf file on LCUK's website which is a semi-authorised, semi-Automobili Lamborghini 'official' history - available to anyone, go take a look!
Personally, I don't think FL ever had much of a problem with his cars being painted red! Certainly, the cars that are in the museum at the Lamborghini factory and at the museum that Tonino built include red cars!
and Giotto Bizarrini is still alive and as apparently as leftfield and crazy as ever!
Edited by XXVIII on Monday 4th February 09:23
CJ.OK said:
A couple of weeks a I was looking at this Lambo and doing my maths....
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/340094.htm
This week I think i'll give it a miss....
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/361226.htm
Just goes to show the price of a bit of spit 'n' polish and maybe a warranty.
I bet it went for near £70K private too?
I've never liked that car, but 'Oh My God' - that colour is gorgeous! Must say the Murcielago is growing on me though....http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/340094.htm
This week I think i'll give it a miss....
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/361226.htm
Just goes to show the price of a bit of spit 'n' polish and maybe a warranty.
I bet it went for near £70K private too?
For what it's worth, I think that there is a lot of deflation (a correction) due on second hand Gallardo prices. I think that they are overpriced at the moment and they are sticking in the showrooms. I write this as a massive fan of the car itself - I am looking to trade out from a Vantage V8 to a G in late 2008.
But the second hand prices show a massive bid/ask spread and thin trading volume. I think that a price correction downwards is inevitable for the G and also a lot of high end exotics.
But the second hand prices show a massive bid/ask spread and thin trading volume. I think that a price correction downwards is inevitable for the G and also a lot of high end exotics.
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