chay4 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 This may be a longer post but I want to let others know where the market was for me because I appreciated it when others posted on what they paid. I have been looking hard for 9 months for this exact car and was very stubborn and would not settle for others offered that were almost this car. I have been checking 6 web sites nightly and had 5 dealers and brokers looking for me also so it wasn't for a lack of trying. Every time I buy a car I know exactly what color/interior/options/year/miles etc that I want and have always been willing to go to any place in the US to get it. I just took delivery of an '07 one owner coupe with 1100 miles, giallo midas pearl yellow, black with yellow stitching, egear, clear bonnet, Callisto wheels, yellow calipers, travel package, branding package, Nav, electric heated seats, rear view camera, anti theft, heated wing mirrors, board computer, bluetooth, carbon package I, car cover, and owner installed full clear bra, battery tender and K-40 with a sticker of $220,356. Even with the low miles I had a PPI done which Bergen Co Lambo of New York said was one of the 2 best '07's he had ever seen so I flew up and saw and bought it and just was able to ship it down to Tennessee after 2 weeks of waiting for the snow to let up there. The Mercedes dealer I bought it from was asking $149,900 for it and the first day I got him down to $130,000 and we settled the next day on $126,750, which I think is a fair to good deal for a very low mile and highly optioned car. I had passed on an '07 coupe not quite as optioned with 12,000 mi for $120,000 and an identical '08 coupe except no clear bonnet with 1200 mi for $133,500, but it would have cost $7-8,000 to put the bonnet on it so I didn't think one year newer was worth $14,000 for me. And these were the only 3 I found in 9 months of hard looking that met my criteria. Two lessons to learn here for those of you still looking are have some patience and don't pull the trigger on one too soon just to land a car if it is really not what you want and don't be afraid to low ball someone who is asking too much because he just might surprise you. I have been lusting a G car since '04 and finally saved up enough to pay cash for it and it looks and smells brand new and is everything I thought it would be. I have owned a couple Porsches, Ferraris, and a Lotus but I have not lusted any of them like I have the Gallardo-I think it may possibly be the most beautiful, seductive car I have ever seen. Sorry about the long post but I hope this will help those looking for mid year cars and give you an idea of how I found the market. Thanks to all that continually post on these forums because I have soaked up all of your knowledge over the past year and hope to now contribute back my small part. Tim Hayden Jackson, TN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abolfaz Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Congrats Tim. Pics! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oufan2929 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Congrats Tim. Pics! what were the 5 websites you were looking on? Autotrader, ebay, cars.com, dupont registry, and ? Because I'm also currently in the market. Thanks--Andy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
05LSV Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Thanks for the honest info. I'm lightly looking around right now and it's nice to know that I can probably get something a little newer and nicer than I had imagined once I'm ready to pull the trigger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assman Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Good info. Thanks for sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanM Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Congrats, sounds like a good deal! Waiting for pics Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
looney Report post Posted February 7, 2011 cant wait to see pics congratulations on reaching the end of your search now go and enjoy it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRANSAMERA Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Good post, congratz! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
s14roller Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Congrats on the pickup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamSet Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Appreciate the time and effort to post. Great info. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilligan740 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Great info! Post pics of the new ride! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FikseSTS Report post Posted February 7, 2011 congrats, glad you finally got what you were after.... seems like the market is picking up.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortis Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Congratz Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeshan66 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 when do we get pics?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackberry Report post Posted February 7, 2011 pics? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chay4 Report post Posted February 8, 2011 Here are some pics of my just delivered car. First time posting pics-hope it works. I am in love with this car and I may mean in a physical way! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assman Report post Posted February 8, 2011 I am in love with this car and I may mean in a physical way! Congrats again. I found a news article about you I think. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...-1000-cars.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisco Report post Posted February 8, 2011 Awesome car!! You will love the Gallardo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamcast18 Report post Posted February 8, 2011 great looking G! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chay4 Report post Posted February 8, 2011 I checked the web sites you listed plus globalautosports.com which doesn't change a lot from day to day and the classifieds of another board and Lambo Power so it was actually 7 sites a night. He advertised this one on Autotrader.com only on a Thursday night, I called him first thing Friday am and had it bought by Saturday am pending a positive PPI. If I had not been checking nightly someone else could have seen it first or just walked in off the street at the dealership and bought it so I'm telling myself all those hours spent surfing finally paid off - or it could have been for sale for months like others I saw. I guess I'll never know... but it's in my garage now and that makes it all worthwhile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaciekR Report post Posted February 15, 2011 Wow, quite a clean '07, absolutely LOVE it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan@fabspeed Report post Posted February 15, 2011 Looks amazing! Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilligan740 Report post Posted February 20, 2011 Looks like you got a great car! What part of the country are you in? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo50Mike Report post Posted February 20, 2011 Looks like you got a great car! What part of the country are you in? Well, it's quite easy to figure out...You see in the second picture he posted, you will notice the trees in the background. The three trees to the right of the trailer; These are Black Tupelo trees. Normally found in the Midwest, but also have been found as far South as Texas. But what is more interesting is that notice the one in the middle. It has a split trunk. This type of trunk only happens in the following states - Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. So at least we have his general area marked down. But to get more specific, you need to look at the THIRD picture. Look across the street at his 'neighbors' cars. Next to the white minivan you see what looks like a large green bushy tree. Many think it is just some sort of evergreen, when in fact it is a Linden Tree. Normally found in areas of Ohio, and Iowa - but also found in a few other states. However, the MOST interesting thing is that these two trees - The Split Trunk Black Tupelo, and the Linden ONLY cohabitate together in Tennessee. And to be even MORE SPECIFIC - these two (together) are ONLY found in Jackson, Tennessee. So I would be willing to bet he is in that area. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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