SV Is Coming !!!

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Just had "the call" to tell me that my SV will arrive and be ready for collection before the end of April (so VERY excited!).

But ... having had my Aventador for over 4 years now. I know it's been a great, trouble free car and has been well loved, it's also just had a service/tyres etc + Aventadors don't appear to be dropping below the £215-220k figure, so it's not really losing anything either (man maths).

Question to SV owners .... Is the SV different enough from the std car, to justify/warrant keeping both?

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Thanks for replies chaps!
Should have maybe mentioned that I've also got an S coming in Oct/Nov.
I'd already got my money down on the S, before I was offered the SV (cancelled order).
SV will be a keeper though.
I know most will disagree, but personally, I like the fact that the gearbox isn't a smooth dual clutch, IMO it suits the character of the car much better.
The gearbox in my FF is dual clutch and is silky smooth by comparison, but I think if the Aventador had a dual clutch, it would take away that 'raw' feel, which is one of the things I love about driving the car.
Appreciate all the suggestions though

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Apologies for the poor quality iphone pictures, but here she is ....

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zedmtrappe said:

I can't see any point in owning an SV plus a regular Aventador.... I mean, how likely is it that you are going to wake up and think: 'I know, I'll take the regular Aventador out for a spin today' and leave the SV in the garage? Surely that would just never happen??

This was the exact reason I decided to let her go last week (along with making space for something else), but I do hope I've done the right thing. My green goddess was a great car to own and the next owner will get a very sorted and much loved car, which never let me down and had everything she ever needed. I was so confident in the car that I didn't feel the need to extend the warranty and have happily run her for the last 18 months without any warranty and she was still 100% trouble free.

Also, for those interested ... it's very early days and only done 150 miles so far, but a few first impressions on New Vs Old ...

Negatives:

Seats don't adjust as much as the old car and don't recline as far so I feel 'too upright' and my head almost touches the roof, so I need to find a way to modify the seats to give me the same driving position as my old car.
Exhaust takes an age to warm up and allow baffles to open, whereas old car was almost instant as soon as I put her in sports mode.
Generally feels like it needs to be run in properly, to loosen everything up

Positives:

Car feels so much more "alive" and so much more responsive
Feedback; can actually literally feel every bump or white line through the steering wheel
Looks so aggressive
No creaks, rattles of any kind
Clutch feels 500% smoother, much more like a dual clutch (unless in Corsa)
Yellow Dash/dials look nice, but I'm not quite used to them yet
Blu Nethuns paint; pictures just can't do the colour justice, when the sun hits it, the sparkle explodes into life, (although I think I will always miss the green)


Anyway .... got to go .... suns out!