Owning a supercar ain't cheap
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:58 am
Dunno if you guys get EVO magazine over there but they run a Lamborghini Murcielago as one of their long term test cars.
This month they printed the end of term report and it shows just how deep your pockets have to be to own one of these things.
The car was used as daily transport and also did passenger hot laps at the Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground which helped it get to 44600 miles in 3 years. Proper car mileage He reckons the hot lap payments just about kept him even on the running costs which were as follows
Servicing £18,425 (2004: £375 (was only Sept-Dec for that year), 2005: £5300, 2006: £6300, 2007: £6450)
Consumables
Two clutches £5000 (total)
Eight sets of tyres £7264
Tarox brake disks £1500
Eight sets of brake pads £2800
Replacement crankshaft £11,580
Other £1000
Cost new £172,655
Trade in value £85.000
Depreciation £87,655
He reckons he's going to keep it until the mileage and age level out a bit. In the meantime he's got an LP640 on order!
This month they printed the end of term report and it shows just how deep your pockets have to be to own one of these things.
The car was used as daily transport and also did passenger hot laps at the Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground which helped it get to 44600 miles in 3 years. Proper car mileage He reckons the hot lap payments just about kept him even on the running costs which were as follows
Servicing £18,425 (2004: £375 (was only Sept-Dec for that year), 2005: £5300, 2006: £6300, 2007: £6450)
Consumables
Two clutches £5000 (total)
Eight sets of tyres £7264
Tarox brake disks £1500
Eight sets of brake pads £2800
Replacement crankshaft £11,580
Other £1000
Cost new £172,655
Trade in value £85.000
Depreciation £87,655
He reckons he's going to keep it until the mileage and age level out a bit. In the meantime he's got an LP640 on order!