Performante thoughts...
Discussion
Looking at Performante's at the moment and wanted to get some more information and real time owners experiences not online reviews. It will be my first supercar, recently sold a GT4 and looking to buy in December.
Aiming to own the car for a year and trying to work out how much it will cost me.
Prices seem to be all over the place, obviously some higher mileage cars are cheaper. But what are the main factors for this, is it certain options, colours or dealers asking silly prices?
Day to day:
Visibility in the coupe seems limited, what are they like to live with?
Depreciation:
Coupes are £165k-£190k at the moment, I cant see them dropping much more. I would say they will bottom out £150k.
Running costs:
Lamborghini hasn't been great in giving me this info regarding services etc, what are your experiences of:
- Service costs
- Tyres
- Brakes, has anyone had to change them and at what cost?
- Warranty: is it a good one?
Options:
- Are there any must have options for resale and just to have that are great for day to day in the car?
- Wheels - are they purely visual differences or are certain wheels a lot better ride etc
- Colour - loving orange and green. Are certain colours more popular?
- Are carbon bucket seats a no no? I have been told cars with buckets goes for £10k less
Insurance:
Have been quoted £3.5k, live in London, 34yrs old. Do you have any good brokers you would recommend?
Are there any key things to check when looking at a car, certain things that go wrong?
Really appreciate any information.
Aiming to own the car for a year and trying to work out how much it will cost me.
Prices seem to be all over the place, obviously some higher mileage cars are cheaper. But what are the main factors for this, is it certain options, colours or dealers asking silly prices?
Day to day:
Visibility in the coupe seems limited, what are they like to live with?
Depreciation:
Coupes are £165k-£190k at the moment, I cant see them dropping much more. I would say they will bottom out £150k.
Running costs:
Lamborghini hasn't been great in giving me this info regarding services etc, what are your experiences of:
- Service costs
- Tyres
- Brakes, has anyone had to change them and at what cost?
- Warranty: is it a good one?
Options:
- Are there any must have options for resale and just to have that are great for day to day in the car?
- Wheels - are they purely visual differences or are certain wheels a lot better ride etc
- Colour - loving orange and green. Are certain colours more popular?
- Are carbon bucket seats a no no? I have been told cars with buckets goes for £10k less
Insurance:
Have been quoted £3.5k, live in London, 34yrs old. Do you have any good brokers you would recommend?
Are there any key things to check when looking at a car, certain things that go wrong?
Really appreciate any information.
thelostboy said:
Try a broker as well, especially if you have a partner with a car or additional cars yourself. I am 34 and have a policy means I can drive any car I like and it costs me less than insuring my cars separately.
I guess it depends on how you use the car, but I would never buy a car with comfort seats. For me the Performante is like a GT3 RS and I wanted it as 'extreme' as possible. I weigh 75kg and fit in it well; back gets a little sore after mega drives (you're talking a few hours), but otherwise I don't see the issue when I am normally doing journeys of less than an hour. For me they look loads better.. I have a feeling those who moan are middle aged and overweight!
I think the costs to look after it are a bit of a pisstake, coming from Porsches myself. I have Trofeo Rs and it transforms the car but, man, does it eat rear tyres!
For me, driving it is a doddle. No different from a Golf but a monster when you drive it like it wants to be driven. The only issue I have had is the missus says she has difficulty hearing me on the Bluetooth!
If I did it again, I would have got cruise control simply because its 'cruising speed' is far too encouraging.
Where are you based? I am going to do the December 1st run with Lambo Tunbridge Wells and think a few Perf owners will be there. Funnily enough I am getting a GT4 the same month and need to decide what to do with the Perf!
Based in Surrey area - may try to pop to that event and have a chat with you about your car - who is arranging that, Jack?I guess it depends on how you use the car, but I would never buy a car with comfort seats. For me the Performante is like a GT3 RS and I wanted it as 'extreme' as possible. I weigh 75kg and fit in it well; back gets a little sore after mega drives (you're talking a few hours), but otherwise I don't see the issue when I am normally doing journeys of less than an hour. For me they look loads better.. I have a feeling those who moan are middle aged and overweight!
I think the costs to look after it are a bit of a pisstake, coming from Porsches myself. I have Trofeo Rs and it transforms the car but, man, does it eat rear tyres!
For me, driving it is a doddle. No different from a Golf but a monster when you drive it like it wants to be driven. The only issue I have had is the missus says she has difficulty hearing me on the Bluetooth!
If I did it again, I would have got cruise control simply because its 'cruising speed' is far too encouraging.
Where are you based? I am going to do the December 1st run with Lambo Tunbridge Wells and think a few Perf owners will be there. Funnily enough I am getting a GT4 the same month and need to decide what to do with the Perf!
You getting a new GT4?
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