A rather forlorn Lambo :(
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twiglove said:
Wow, it certainly doesn't look anything like it does in those pics...
It looks a mess to be honest..
If it is going through Coys, I thought it would have been picked up and prettied up for the auction?
It was still in Newbury this morning at 9am
sorry - Bonhams auction is tomorrow. This is going through Coys next week 8 MarchIt looks a mess to be honest..
If it is going through Coys, I thought it would have been picked up and prettied up for the auction?
It was still in Newbury this morning at 9am
looks like a dog's dinner to me
it's an early 1991 car but they have changed the front lights for the later closed versions, changed the steering wheel and, worst of all, replaced the engine cover with some scoops which are trying to replicate the SV but are not the correct part
it was registered in 1999 in the UK so must have been abroad until then
the estimate looks way too high to me but what do I know?!
it's an early 1991 car but they have changed the front lights for the later closed versions, changed the steering wheel and, worst of all, replaced the engine cover with some scoops which are trying to replicate the SV but are not the correct part
it was registered in 1999 in the UK so must have been abroad until then
the estimate looks way too high to me but what do I know?!
twiglove said:
UH-Matt said:
Perhaps it was sat in Newbury about to go for some treatment in the bodyshop or something..
The body shop, although good, is not a specialist for supercars though, more a volvo, ford etc type bodyshop.It would need LOTS of work to get it looking like the pictures
... agree with Craig - it's the mutt's last meal that said mutt has just chucked back up due to tasting a bit rotten somehow - there is certainly something not-very-right about that car 
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the advert says:
The example you see here was manufactured in 1991 though not actually registered until 1999. It has been in a private collection for the past few years and has been used very sparingly, with only 3,500 miles showing on the odometer from new. The appearance has been enhanced with an upgraded front spoiler, wheels and air intake to SV specification. In 2009 the car was sent to Lamborghini London for service and recommissioning, and has completed a nominal mileage since. The car will be supplied with a current MOT certificate, V5 registration document, and owner's manual
The 1990s supercars are being heavily tipped as the next big thing from an appreciation point of view, so this is an excellent chance to own a sensational-looking example with an extremely low mileage.
Estimate: £65,000 - £70,000
... that skinny slab of rubbery-looking something not-proper is not an SV spec. engine cover and the wing mirrors are in body colour when the earliest Diablo's were grey or black, the wing looks like an SV wing but only if you squint at it and forget the probability that they may well be an aftermarket versions of those items and in the case of the engine cover, a very bad one at that. As Matty noted a mirror is missing which is something and nothing really but I see that the small surround of the fog / reversing lights is black/grey though factory-supplied in-period promotional images show that element to be body colour.
All that overgenerous estimate of quality of the car in the first place, the suggestion of extra value based on the very slight added provenance of a service nearly two years ago and recommissioning prior to yet another spell of damaging underuse is just over-egging the scruffy mess that this car has sadly become, im(not-so h)o
mind you, the contention that 90s supercars are the next big collectable thing seems a great idea
though there's a right hooker '93 2wd Diablo in Scotland with great provenance and a very, very detailed history for £46k. It may have ten times the mileage of the auction car but I'd sooner have that and some evidence of good use then a left hooker and a lot of queries (as yet) unanswered.
... the advert says:
The example you see here was manufactured in 1991 though not actually registered until 1999. It has been in a private collection for the past few years and has been used very sparingly, with only 3,500 miles showing on the odometer from new. The appearance has been enhanced with an upgraded front spoiler, wheels and air intake to SV specification. In 2009 the car was sent to Lamborghini London for service and recommissioning, and has completed a nominal mileage since. The car will be supplied with a current MOT certificate, V5 registration document, and owner's manual
The 1990s supercars are being heavily tipped as the next big thing from an appreciation point of view, so this is an excellent chance to own a sensational-looking example with an extremely low mileage.
Estimate: £65,000 - £70,000
... that skinny slab of rubbery-looking something not-proper is not an SV spec. engine cover and the wing mirrors are in body colour when the earliest Diablo's were grey or black, the wing looks like an SV wing but only if you squint at it and forget the probability that they may well be an aftermarket versions of those items and in the case of the engine cover, a very bad one at that. As Matty noted a mirror is missing which is something and nothing really but I see that the small surround of the fog / reversing lights is black/grey though factory-supplied in-period promotional images show that element to be body colour.
All that overgenerous estimate of quality of the car in the first place, the suggestion of extra value based on the very slight added provenance of a service nearly two years ago and recommissioning prior to yet another spell of damaging underuse is just over-egging the scruffy mess that this car has sadly become, im(not-so h)o
mind you, the contention that 90s supercars are the next big collectable thing seems a great idea
though there's a right hooker '93 2wd Diablo in Scotland with great provenance and a very, very detailed history for £46k. It may have ten times the mileage of the auction car but I'd sooner have that and some evidence of good use then a left hooker and a lot of queries (as yet) unanswered. XXVIII said:
mind you, the contention that 90s supercars are the next big collectable thing seems a great idea
Like that bit 
XXVIII said:
though there's a right hooker '93 2wd Diablo in Scotland with great provenance and a very, very detailed history for £46k.
Wish you hadn't told me that bit!Craig said:
well this car didn't make its reserve at auction - bidding stopped at £50k which is way more than it's worth IMO (buyers premium would be another £8k at that price)
it didn't look any better in the flesh either
So it had not had any work done to it in preparation then?it didn't look any better in the flesh either
What happens to it now then, will it just get sent back to the owner until they decide what to do with it.
What do you think it is worth Craig?
they had polished it up but that roof scoop attempt was a right mess - pop riveted on! also the paint on the front spoiler was a slightly different colour to the rest of the car
I wouldn't go near it - the only thing in its favour is the mileage but the non originality kills its value
difficult to put a price on it but somewhere near £40k
I wouldn't go near it - the only thing in its favour is the mileage but the non originality kills its value
difficult to put a price on it but somewhere near £40k
Craig said:
they had polished it up but that roof scoop attempt was a right mess - pop riveted on! also the paint on the front spoiler was a slightly different colour to the rest of the car
I wouldn't go near it - the only thing in its favour is the mileage but the non originality kills its value
difficult to put a price on it but somewhere near £40k
How the hell does a car like that make anywhere near that money? Far better to buy an earlier car with a better provenance!I wouldn't go near it - the only thing in its favour is the mileage but the non originality kills its value
difficult to put a price on it but somewhere near £40k
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