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Originally Posted by Silent_Seven
When I purchased mine, the deal breaker for me was the "timing chain" Vs. the "timing belt" of the Ferrari. This combined with "all wheel drive" and Audi's reputation for handling made the Gallardo a no brainer. I have owned sports cars all my life and no car I've owned gets the attention the Lambo gets. People take more pictures of my car than Britany Spears. Personally th R8 is virtually the same as the Gallardo, however to me it just looks like a newer model of the TT and majorly lacks the curb appeal. A raging bull never gets lost in the crowd.
Resale is hard to guage in this economic climate. If your looking for an investment, by antique gullwing. If your looking for a car, buy the one you love. Just expect about 5K-10k a year in maintenance ($6500 for dealer installed clutch, additional $1,500 if you need a thow out bearing, 7000 mile oil change $520, computer diagnostic $120 per visit). I made sure my 2004 had all of the dealer updates before I purchased it, so now its no different than any other year.
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I ve heard that the clutch on manual last only 6000 miles, is this true?
In that case, if I drive 8000 miles per year, I have to replace the clutch every year. Thats $6500 down the drain per year.
Why do I have to replace the bearing? Do I need to replace the timing belt every year as well? How much?
Here is the quick run down of how much it will cost for maintenance per year
$6500 clutch
$1500 bearing
$520 Oil change
$120 Test
Bearing ??
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$8640 Damn!
The Gallardo Im looking at 2004 with 8000 miles for $124k or 2006 with 5000miles for $146k, which one is a better deal down the road? the 2004 is from an avg joe dealer, not a lambo dealer. The 2006 is from a Bentley/Lambo dealer. Is it "Safe" to buy it from an avg joe dealer? How much discount is reasonable, $10k?
But If I were to get the Porsche TT, I would prob send only 600$ per year on oil change and thats about it.