you asked for our comments yet you seem to have it all figured out. good luck with those "real world prices"

 

Sorry getting ahead of myself. I was hoping for a lot of responses but have gotten few so I was trying to coherse a good dialog.

 

By your same logic of you 'wanting' 90k for your 120k Porsche but only being able to get 60-70 on a trade... then the 06 Gallardo owner should 'want' around 155k for their Lambo and be looking in the area of 115k or so for a trade and probably 10-15k higher than that for retail. I think finding your dream seller that somehow needs the cash but has the car paid off and zero debt is kinda a longshot.

And I guess I see what you are trying to say on the cash deal, but I paid cash for my G and I wouldn't sell it at a lowball offer regardless of owing 0 on it or owing 200k.

 

I am in the same boat you are. I paid cash for my 997 turbo and would not part with it unless I received the right offer; however, I am not going to sell my 997 turbo regardless of the offer. The prices I am talking about are the bottom feeder prices. I am not sure but there were a lot of Gallardos produced relative to real low production runs so I believe there will be some willing sellers. I see them on EBAY. If you have the money and paid cash you are not going to unload your toy just to unload it unless you are bored with it. The prices I am talking about are realistic but no one is going to jump out and sell at that price. My friend and I paid $46 for a 06 Z06 corvette with full options last year and there were other Z06 cars trading for $5,000 - $8,000 more but I still got my price. We were patient and did not jump to jump so I am asking the Lambo board if my price estimations are realistic or pie in the ski.

 

Pie in the sky. Enjoy your Corvette/Porsche.

 

lol...Mike - your funny.

Seriously - I would be surprised to see a car to your specs for under 120k. I am unclear as to exactly what your price expectations are, but I think StorminS4 was accurate in stating 120k would be a deal. Its widely known about the benefits of the 06+ cars and I would assume some 07 cars are even still under warranty. The Gs that are selling cheaper are 04-05 which were cheaper cars from the get-go and the only reason I personally would buy one would be to score a 6-speed and intend on have UGR boost it. I'm not 100% sure, but think they made a lot more (proportionately) Gallardo's in 04 and 05 as well.

 

I am not sure that is why I am asking. I did read about the large production in the early years. I do believe a car can be had between 110-120. I do not want the spyder but I am not sure whether the coupe is substantially cheaper. Truthfully, the economy has to show some signs of life before I would even consider making an offer. If Obamacare gets past then we are all ruined. I am not trying to sound off but $1 trillion plus at this point in the cycle would be the bullet that finishes us off. I am not sure if anyone is really paying attention to Obamacare but it seems incredible to be doing something like that when the economy is tanking.

 

I don't think you said what spec or type ie coupe/convertible you were looking at. I asked what would be considered a good buy for an 06 Spyder. I assume the prices you are quoting would be for a coupe with some mileage.

I have been looking for a one owner,high spec Spyder with low miles and $130K-$140K seems to be the asking price for this type of car. I still can't find the real world prices you allude to unless I lower my requirements.

 

ksbenz - For a Spider you're still north of $140K by a ways, but if you find one at that price and a mechanic checks it out as good to go, go for it. That would be a decent deal.

villan - Just call it like I see it. The Seattle market has held up OK compared to a lot of the country, but if the prices here are drastically higher people would just buy out of state and ship the car home. $135k is the market right now for an '06 E-Gear, and cars are selling at that price. I do think there's more room for those prices to come down to the $110k-$120k that the OP would like to see, but in a year or so, not a month or two.
By the way, any pics of the Ur-Quattro? I'm a sucker for a classic Audi.

 

I am guessing a spyder is $20,000 more expensive than a coupe; however when I look at ferrari 430 is seems the spyders are a lot more expensive than the coupe. The only issue I have with price is that it seems you can pick up a coupe for $200,000 - $$210,0000 brand new. So a 06 coupe in the $120,000 has only depreciated in three years by 40% +/- . Additionally the 2010 cars are almost coming out. Thus, the discount in this depression does not seem severe.

 

There is no way a spyder is fetching that much more than the coupe. 10k maybe but from what I have seen more like 5 or so. The 2010 560 Spyders are already on the floor going for around 250. And good luck finding a brand new coupe for 210 - those are all 09 560's now and they are pretty consistently 210+ (base price is just under 210 and all of them have e-gear - so throw another 10k on that to start from. Also rare are even finding an 08 coupe - seems like there were way more Spyders in 08 and most of the coupes are SLs. And an 08+ has a 3 year unlimited mileage warranty.

 

This is the point of my post. I want to know these issues about the Gallardo so I do not over or under estimate what the car is worth is I choose to buy one. I would think in todays market you can get a good Lambo brand new coupe for between $200,000 - $210,000. I know all high end car sales are down dramatically so I am not sure what the dealers or lambo is willing to rebate to move the product.

 

This is like arguing with a wall.

 

Do you mean me. I might be pointing out reasons why I think the car is worth x and I am trying to get some good feedback from Gallardo owners taking out the emotional attachment to the car. When I spoke of my own 997 turbo I stated what I thought the low end was through the dealer but I like some people posting would not part with their pride and joy for what I am talking about; however, I am just asking everyone to take the pride part out and ask yourself what you would pay.

 

All attachments to the car aside - I paid 200k for my car last August, in the current market I would be able to get about 140 or so on trade and 150 or so if I sold it privately. If I wanted a 560 - which I do btw - 'deals' on them are going at 210+ for ones that havent been delivered but may have some dealer demo miles or something on them. Used 560s are hard to find under 190k and the dealers aren't dropping prices like you may think. I know for the brand new spyder they are holding strong at the sticker price in the 250s.