there friends.
I always wanted a Countach LP5000QV.
And now to my question.
Is it safe to buy one in Gemany? What i mean about safe is that it might have been hard-drived on Autobahn and not has been on service.
I know this is a stupid question but i can´t help it. I´m in love with the Countach and i want one in good shape. But the most important question is: the price. How much do they usually cost?
Looking forward for some advice.

Hi Fredrik,
Welcome to the Dark Side
As far as I know, there isn't lots of Countach for sale in Europe at the moment, but Raymond might be up to date and may give you more info.
A Classic Lamborghini is like a box of chocolate...you never know what you gonna get However, most of the cars in Europe have a known history, and if you find one, check the VIN, and we will probably be able to tell you if it's a reasonnably good car or just a poor thing you will have to rebuild.
In any case, don't even think of buying a perfect car right away. A Countach QV known to be a good car in Germany would cost you 110k/150k euros. Prices are going up fast, so don't think to much and go for it ! Well maintain, a Countach is almost reliable, but needs a lot of care. Buying a good care doesn't mean you will not have to go for a complete "check up" and regular maintenance. If you want to know a good mechanic for a good price, there is one in switzerland. Not a fancy garage, but the guy is a genious (ref to the never ending threads about Raymond's or my car).
Anyway, good luck ! Keep us posted
Cheers

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It's nowhere safe to buy a countach since you never know what's inside the engine. Unfortunately this is a fact, the best is if you can find a car which a reliable service history done by experienced workshops.
But even this doesn't prevent that you can catch a car with a problem which simply didn't pop up yet.
After having had 2 swiss and one german LP5000S with exactly the same engine failure due casting sand I'm very biased if there was a general problem or if it hits only certain cars.

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Countach QV Ex-Mimran #GLA12997, Urraco P300 #20530, Jalpa #FLA12203 sold in May 2006
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When Frank Sinatra got his Miura S in 1970, he said: “If you wanna be someone, buy Ferrari - If you are someone, you own a Lamborghini”.

Hi there. Btw, happy new year.
Thanks a lot for your answers. It made me think about a lot of things.
We have one here in Sweden (he sales Porsche) but i do believe he has service on both Lamborghini and Ferrari. So, it has problems (like Raymond said) with the engine. That sounds like an expensive service.
Well, i had thought i should use the Countach as a "summer-car". I got the luck to test-drive one and i got sold. Not for the shape of the car. It was the horse-kick i´ve got when i hit the gas on the highway. WOW, just like an horse-kick in the back.
The service-book isn´t always tells the truth about the car.
If i found someone, what should i look after?
And as Ayanami says, i should look for the VIN-number? Where do i find that?
Are you able to see what "kind of car" it is i would be very appreciated for your help.

VIN is on a metal piece on the left inside the engine bay near the ignition box.

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Countach QV Ex-Mimran #GLA12997, Urraco P300 #20530, Jalpa #FLA12203 sold in May 2006
www.countach.ch
www.jalpa.ch

When Frank Sinatra got his Miura S in 1970, he said: “If you wanna be someone, buy Ferrari - If you are someone, you own a Lamborghini”.

Also stamped on the chassis towards the passenger side rear in the engine bay. Easy to read.

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Countach QV Ex-Mimran #GLA12997, Urraco P300 #20530, Jalpa #FLA12203 sold in May 2006
www.countach.ch
www.jalpa.ch

When Frank Sinatra got his Miura S in 1970, he said: “If you wanna be someone, buy Ferrari - If you are someone, you own a Lamborghini”.

I suppose this is Raymond's version of hard core porn

How is your search going? Not sure i should be saying this but since your post the euro/$ got really out of whack. Not sure how long this going to last. But you may want to think about the total cost of importing to your country from the US. A 150K Euros DD in Europe is about $238K USD QV DD!
Countaches no matter the model are not going for this amount here, even a DD. Some injected asre 1/2 that.

Mine is still for sale

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