I got my Gallardo around Christmas time , a 2004 with 4000 miles on it..I now have about 12,000 miles on it, as I drive it most of the time. I kept my Honda S2000..which was going to be my every day car, but it is too much fun to drive the Gallardo for me to drive the Honda...I do use the S2000 if I go Mountain biking, since I can't find a reasonable bike rack for the Gallardo :-)
Beyond business and evenings out, I use the Gallardo for just about everything other than when I go biking--I have even used it to go freediving--I can fit speargun, fins, wetsuit ( in front trunk in waterproof container), mask , snorkel, etc. Luckily the boat I use has a good restaurant litterally right next to the marina, with valet parking, so leaving the car is very safe.

My problems with the car have been minimal, and very acceptable. I had the Air Condition go right after the race -- Italiafest..it was turned on during the race, and perhaps this contributed--I don;t know. A few months later the right front induction fan in the front grill died, so slow trafiic could cause the Gallardo to heat up a bit---this required shipping parts from Itally, as did the ac failure. Both meant time waiting, and not driving the car, so it is good to have an alternative like the S2000.

Beyond this, the car has been bulletproof. I drive it hard, every single day..I use a Passport8500 radar detecter, and M40 Blinder diffuser, to assist me in driving the car hard without being pulled over freqently. It has worked flawlessly :-)

I use a mechanic in the Hollywood Florida area, Murry from Bachus auto...he is more like a rocket scientist than a mechanic, very trustworthy, and a good guy. Oil changes every 3000 to 5000 miles, and Murry will always let me know what I should be thinking about or planning to do, maintanence wise, but again, this has been very simple so far.

According to Murry, the car is "waayy" better off being driven like I drive it, then sitting in the garage except for an hour or two a month. It is supposed to be accelerated fast from a dead stop, to engage the clutch quickly, and this is the way I naturally like to start---I have 12,000 miles on the 2004 clutch, and it still feels like day one.

I shift at 4000 rpm or higher a large percentage of the time, and I make certain to do some driving wth the rpms well over 5000 several times per week.
Hope this helps.
Dan Volker