Buy A Used, Manual Lamborghini Gallardo For The Price Of A New BMW M2

We know this is a deal that will undoubtedly have much deeper-rooted issues. However, with the properly-final Lamborghini Huracan on the way, there will soon no longer be any V10 engine cars in production - and probably never will be again. With that in mind, is now going to be the last chance to get a reasonable deal on a used V10 supercar?

That thought has led us to the classifieds and this very bright 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo, which can be yours for £64,995. For some context, about the same as a brand-new BMW M2.

Let’s get the bad stuff out of the way. This is now a 20-year-old Lamborghini which, no matter how well it’s going to have been maintained, is going to cost a fortune when something inevitably goes wrong.

It’s also done 58,840 miles - which would not be a lot for any average car from 2004 - but this is an Italian supercar. That is quite a lot. Those miles have been covered by seven owners too. Oh, and there’s only ‘part’ service history rather than full.

If you’ve made it to this point and still haven’t completely baulked at the idea, first of all, you’re a braver person than us and second, there’s lots of good news.

The last of those seven owners has owned the car for nine years, so there has been a long period of consistency in how the car will have been looked after. It sounds like it has been well-kept in that time, too.

It’s had a lot of recent work, with a new engine block 1,500 miles ago and fresh throttle bodies 2,000 miles ago. The clutch was also changed 4,000 miles back, so should have plenty of life left in it.

There’s only a month and some change left on the MOT, which may cause concern with it now cropping up for sale. We also don’t have a reg, so can’t check its history for you. However, the seller says it will be sold with a fresh MOT which should alleviate some immediate concerns.

Its leather seats do look a little worn down but no more than you’d expect for the age, and the rest of the interior seems in good nick. The same can be said for the bodywork and its Arancio Borealis paint, although we’re going off some compressed images rather than seeing it in the flesh.

Most exciting of all, though, it’s a 5.0-litre, 500bhp V10 paired up to a six-speed manual with a gated shifter. We’ll probably never get to say that for a new car again, and those out there are surely only going to become more desirable as a result. A very, very brave purchase to make, sure, but what a purchase it would be.