I must say very good overall. It is a very 'drivable' car, meaning you can take it pretty much anywhere and do anything on it. As an example, my last post was about doing groceries on it with my 3-year old son. Totally doable. Seriously. Take a look at http://exoticlife.kinja.com.

Up here in Canada my Lamborghini Gallardo costs me $1900 a year to insure with no mileage limitations. Maintenance wise over the past two years I spent around $9,000 but that includes a clutch service (everything new) at $5,500, the broken shifter rod ($900) and a mirror ($1,100). As you said many of these things will…

For sure any Ferrari. They use what, like 10GPY (Gallons per Year) as most of the time they are either parked as garage queens (as owners are afraid of them catching fire) or at the shop being fixed. NO OTHER CAR or Motor vehicle, scooters included, use 10 gallons per year. NOTHING. So this is by far the most…

That is exactly what I did on my Boxster S. Even though the original bearing was perfect at 56,000 miles.

Given all that you said, Lotus Exige/Elise. With winter tires during the winter. It is not a common car and I can bet there are many 'myths' surrounding its ownership that would have to be clarified by an owner like you Doug. I cannot think of anything better that meets your requirements.

Nah. I have one and almost daily drive it (except Winter as I am in Canada and the salt on the roads can eat anything, yourself included). Yes, you cannot see very well BUT the damn thing is rock solid and does get a ton of groceries inside it. LOL.

All SLS GT final editions are numbered 1 of 350. Say Hi to Olivier next time you are there.
He has some nice cars indeed and I see him around when we do the Italian/Ferrari Festival together. I am in Ottawa and if you see a silver Lambo with Italian stripes just stop by to say hi. I am always up for some cool drives…

I am not sure about that. My Gallardo is pretty driveable to the point I do groceries on it and have put close to 36,000 miles on the beast. Once you learn to treat these cars as guess what, cars, like any other vehicle, it seems the attention diminishes, the worries about where it is parked go away and so on. Once…

Have to disagree here. To be fair, any or the majority of the Porsches sold end up being used the same way: never how it was intended to be. What I mean is barely any Carrera, regardless of trim, sees a track ever in its life. Most Cayennes see no off road in their lives. I guess the only exception to the Porsche…

If you have a manual and drive like a maniac, huge chances you will need a clutch WAY before 300,000 miles. If you need a clutch job, the transmission has to come out, even in a Ford. It all gets down to how you treat the car, how you drive it and so on and not necessarily brand.

As someone that still has a 986S at home all I can say about the IMS is this:

The car never attracted any negative attention at all. But I have to say that I think it all gets down to your attitude. I am always talking to kids that come see the car, ask their parents if they want to seat inside for a picture and so on.

Nothing special is required to change the timing chain guides. Same for the VANOS. Many kits/sources available and great write ups out there.

Here is the deal. My Gallardo is MANUAL. Very easy to work on. You can easily change the clutch at home and pretty much nothing requires special tools or coding by the dealer, what the e-Gear models require. Just a matter of knowing well what you are getting into. Add to that, there are many parts you can buy from…

My 99 E38 750iL has been one of the most reliable cars I have ever had. The only one that is more reliable so far is the Gallardo. The V8 E38s (2000 era 7-Series) have known issues with the VANOS and Timing Chain guides but both relatively easy to tackle by the DIYers out there. Everything else on the V8s is bullet…

Yeah but you will spend at least 10 grand to put the steering wheel back to its correct location. And the pedals, given no one in the rest of the world has legs that long.

Still want to kick me in the arse for getting rid of mine. It was an awesome car in many ways AND manual.

Not sure if I follow your logic after owning these cars for many years. As reliable as anything else I had before or still have in my little collection. Past cars include Jeeps, Nissans, Miatas, Subarus, Porsches, BMWs, Lamborghinis and even mini vans.

100% Agreed. Was thinking about that yesterday knowing I have to deal with a P0173 code on my V12 750iL that just showed up. Fuel is running lean so yes, there is a leak somewhere (bad O-ring in one injector?). Have to fix a stupid small leak on the coolant tank. And some other minor stupidities. All I could think…

I have a #8 with the V12 and it is not expensive to maintain at all if you are proactive and do not wait for shit to happen.