R8, F430, Gallardo
06-29-2009, 10:26 AM
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R8, F430, Gallardo
From these cars which would you pick?
08 Audi r8
05/06 Ferrari F430 coupe
06/07 Gallardo coupe
Strengths/weaknesses of each
Btw I'm helping friend with this choice. Thanks
08 Audi r8
05/06 Ferrari F430 coupe
06/07 Gallardo coupe
Strengths/weaknesses of each
Btw I'm helping friend with this choice. Thanks
06-29-2009, 10:34 AM
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Can't go wrong with any of these really. I haven't been lucky enough to drive any of them but I'd go with the G simply because it's the prettiest and the V10 sounds better than the V8s.
Tell your friend to get whichever makes his blood pump the fastest.
Tell your friend to get whichever makes his blood pump the fastest.
06-29-2009, 10:44 AM
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I agree with above. At this level of "sports car" and with the money involved it has to be a passion thing. The Gallardo is a hell of a deal used and the V10 sounds amazing while the F430 is, of course, one of the best sports cars in the world. The R8 is stunning to look at and the the interior is fanastic, plus its the newest of all of the above and I would assume has lower operating cost than the other two.
06-29-2009, 10:56 AM
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I don't think I would get the Lambo. It would be a toss between the Audi and Ferrari. I am just not a huge Lambo styling fan really. It is sort of over the top and gaudy for my taste. I think Ferrari is much more stylish, and functional even. I prefer the styling of either the R8 or the Ferrari. If he can wait, I believe there is a higher performance version of the R8 coming...
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06-29-2009, 11:20 AM
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2007 Gallardo all the way. Great sounding, great looking, AWD for the occasional unavoidable shower of rain, and arguably the best looking.
The Ferrari is marginally quicker but harsher. I'd expect higher maintenance costs as well. It is no doubt the sportiest and most responsive of the bunch but that's not really worth it to me. I'd probably never drive one of these to their full potential, even on a track.
The R8 is much slower and not really worth talking about in that group unless you're talking about the new one with the V10. It looks great and is daily driveable but I'd expect this to be a weekend car.
If the car is to be daily driven, Audi R8 all the way. Like the NSX, it is supposedly very easy to drive all the time.
The Ferrari is marginally quicker but harsher. I'd expect higher maintenance costs as well. It is no doubt the sportiest and most responsive of the bunch but that's not really worth it to me. I'd probably never drive one of these to their full potential, even on a track.
The R8 is much slower and not really worth talking about in that group unless you're talking about the new one with the V10. It looks great and is daily driveable but I'd expect this to be a weekend car.
If the car is to be daily driven, Audi R8 all the way. Like the NSX, it is supposedly very easy to drive all the time.
