Lamborghini - cost of ownership

[Marioo1991]

I have an acquaintance who just bought a used Gallardo, and I'm just wondering what you guys think it would cost to run/maintain one of these? I think its an 05, I know how much these things cost to buy, just wondering how much it would cost to actually keep it running.

[satek]

An arm and a leg.

[Greenstoner]

if u are lukcy, 5 bucks lotto max ticket will get you the ownership this friday

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

more than u can afford pal

[shenmecar]

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[Marioo1991]

smoke him

[Mr.Jay]

Not the best place to ask

Just wait and ask ur friend how much the lambo is drainin him
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[Berzerker]

If you have to ask... you can't afford it.

Berz out.

[kknater]

lolololol

these responses remind me of this

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[BBMme]

For example I believe a 911 turbo oil change cost $300.
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[Marioo1991]

Originally Posted by Racer_EH

For example I believe a 911 turbo oil change cost $300.
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thats not too bad, I thought it would cost close to $1,000

I heard to replace a clutch in a lambo will be in the 10-20k range

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

base on what i heard


the clutch needs to be replaced every 20-30k km

in terms of cost $12g give or take

[fliptuner]

Guys on the Lambo board are saying $1400/oil change and $8k/clutch job at the dealer. The reality is most of them are spending around $500/oil change and $3-4k/clutch job.

Average driving, cost/mile = just over $1 for maintenance.

edit - US prices

http://www.lamborghini-talk.com/vbfo...15/index5.html

[josel_atr]

god damn money pits.

why buy a lambo when u can get a ford fiesta?

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[jpark]

^oh god that girl looks she knows nothing about automobiles

[Marioo1991]

Originally Posted by josel_atr

god damn money pits.

why buy a lambo when u can get a ford fiesta?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poWNPlLyoNI

she's probably the only girl you could up rolling in a fiesta.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

its all about the fiestaaaaa

[Z3guy]

I always wonder how much maintenance would cost on a gallardo...on 6sp online, you can get an 04-05 Gallardo for $80-90K USD. Get a new clutch and get a proper service done and you are in the Lambo club for less than $100K....not bad....$100K can get you a new Carrera S or a 07 turbo.......if I were young....hard not to want a Lambo!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

^

oh shit!!!
u sold the E46 and now rocking GT3?


damn!!!!

[Hehe]

I think if you can afford a lambo (used around 100K), maint. isn't much of an issue.

My dad's friend had a Gallardo as his DD before he had some body condition made driving difficult for him. He spent about $12k a year to keep up and he really DROVE that car. Last time I saw that car, it got about 50k Miles on it, and it's a 3~4 years old car.

This is in California. I'm sure in BC should be fairly close. About 1K a month should be about right if you drive it regularly

[Z3guy]

^ yep, I was planning on a getting an E92 M3....but for similar cost I picked up an really low KMs 996 GT3. For me, the GT3 is the ultimate toy car for the following reasons;

1) relatively low cost of entry - 996 GT3s have dropped in value allot since the intro of the 997.2 GT3 ($160K)
2) exclusivity - rarer to see a GT3 than it is a ferrari 360 or gallardo
3) performance/feel - really second to none. Best bang for your buck. In the same league performance wise as an older F430 or lambo
4) reliability - car is arguably more reliable than a Honda. Nothing goes wrong on the car because it is over built for the track....change the fluids, pads, rotors and tires....that's it
5) lack of modding required - this is the first car that really doesn't require mods...factory coilovers, oem roll cage, oem Recaro leather racing seats. I have spent less than $1K on mods.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

ya i remember you mentioned you test drove the E92 m3 and it wasnt as fun as you'd expected coming from of a E46 m3 owner.

sounds like you found an ultimate toy that suits to ur liking

congrats

[Z3guy]

^ in a few yrs, I will trade in my e60 for an E92 or a F10....but for my toy car....I wouldn't go back to a M3...great and fun car as a DD, but as an all out performance car.....it needs allot of work.

I still love checking out nice E46 M3s though....

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

ya drove my friends E46 m3 the other day

i still love it to death till this day, despite the design has almost been a decade ago. its Still feels so rawwww, and loves to rev. Lots of fun



needs a lot of work as in, still requires a lot of modification from stock form in order to be a perfect cornering machine?

[Z3guy]

^E46 M3s will go down in price for the next 5yrs....but it will eventually go up in value like the E30s....there is something magical about how rawww the M3 powertrain is......unlike the E92, the E46 M3 bodystyle will become a classic.....