> I must say very detailed with your links.

Yeah, I try to cite data whenever possible.

 

> There are only 170 Superleggera left due to two crashed and totaled.
> I believe the total number produced world wide is a bit higher.

If you search for all possible SL VIN combinations, then you will uncover
a total of 184 US-spec cars. The earliest US VIN seems to be 5823; the
latest US VIN seems to be 7145.

Of those 3 had (have?) VCI liens (5836=$150k, 6141=$229k, and 6718=
$231k), 1 was recently repossessed (6625 in 01/2010), and 3 have had
an accident (6047 in Q1/2010, 6116 in 09/2009, and 7021 in 11/2009).
Needless to say that there may be more -- especially when it comes to
minor accidents that were fixed.

An exhaustive VIN search will also uncover more than a dozen Canadian
and Australian cars, as well as the two prototypes (5208 and 5401). But
since Europe and the rest of the world doesn't include VINs in "for sale"
listings, it is somewhat difficult to come up with a solid count for those
regions -- looking at photos (license plates, background buildings, etc.)
I managed to come up with more than 50 Euro-spec cars alone.

So all in all I have come across a little more than 250 cars already -- for
the time being I see no reason to question the proclaimed total of 350.

PS: In case you wonder... making a list of as many SLs as possible, with
as much detail as I could find, was part of my buying process. :-)

 

I know you are obsessed with your Superleggera as most of us are but it is sad to say you have been misinformed unless Stephan Winkelmann made up the number in the following interview (skip to 1:17 if you wish).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59XoVn_AC4U

 

Hehe... 172 [most often quoted]... 350 [quoted in articles back
when production began]... 400 [in this video]... but how about
a whopping...

"[...] from its predecessor, the Gallardo Superleggera, which
was introduced in 2007 and sold an impressive 618 units in its
first year."

...which comes straight from page 5 of the 3/2010 Bollettino, at

http://www.britishmotorexotics.com/d...rch%202010.pdf

Now what? :-o

 

Make sure you test drive a car with CCB and one without. It will make a world of difference in your decision to buy. I found the CCB's were too grabby and lacked the ability to modulate the car to a complete stop. CCBs had more of a "on and off'" switch feel to it.

There's 4~5 cars on Ebay? Shouldn't be too hard to find one and they are awesome cars.

Good luck with your search.

 

Please provide a link that works. As far as I know Winkelmann represents Lamborghini > BMCD represents a car dealership in San Francisco CA.

 

i drove the porsche around for an hour last night with the radio off. the idea might be growing on me, the car seems to be 25k under simelar cars with factory radios. my budget is around 130, what would you do.

how hard will this thing be to sell in a year

 

I went from a Porsche to the SuperG. No regrets. $130 should get you into a SuperG. There's one listed by Straightline on Ebay @ $135. If you're serious and offer $130 I don't see why they wouldn't accept your offer.

I have the no radio option and with the LOC exhaust, you really won't be bothered with the lack of radio.

Anything can be sold a year later, just relative to what you are asking at the time of sale.

 

yeah the straightline car has no radio and its freaking me out. if i could find one with those miles and a radio id buy this weekend. im at my 997 + 54k on it and the radio thing is just a deal killer at this point.

 

Easy888 has pretty much sum everything up so go and get that yellow Superleggera already! You won't need the radio because you won't be doing long trip in that thing that often. We have done the best we can to help you decide and the ball is in your court now.

You won't look back! Trust me! What kind of 997 do you have?

P.S. Easy888 knows the Superleggera especially the CCB part.

 

If the SuperG won't be your daily driver then I really wouldn't stress the radio thing. If it's just a weekend driver, you'll be wanting to roll your window down just to listen to that exhaust, not the radio.

My 996 had an upgrade radio system in it and so I thought I'd miss having that in the SuperG. Truth be told, I probably wouldn't have cared to even turn on the stereo even if my G had one. The sound of the car is just that intoxicating.

 

> Please provide a link that works.

I just clicked once more on that link which I provided, and
it still works i.e. the PDF file is still present.

> As far as I know Winkelmann represents Lamborghini > BMCD represents a car dealership in San Francisco CA.

The Bollettino is a monthly publication by Lamborghini --
BMCD just happens to have a copy of the 3/2010 issue on
their website.

So the 618 number cited in this file is as "straight from the
bull's mouth" as the 400 number cited in the interview video.

Mmh.

According to Audi's financial reports, Lamborghini produced
899 and 937 Gallardos in H2/2007 and H1/2008 respectively.
Based on engine numbers, 790 of the 937 were 5.0 liter. So
899+790 = 1,689 total.

If 618 of them were Superleggeras, then that'd be ~36.5%.

But hey... by now I'm preparing myself for "all of them were
Superleggeras". :-o

 

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ml#post2880462

ive put a hundred miles on the porsche with the radio off and its not that bad but i dont want to get stuck with a car no one else wants when its time for something new in a year.

how do you guys feel about the deal?

 

I have a yellow SL also. I would not consider this car because of future difficulties to sell or trade value. Also, no radio means no nav or back up camera.
I have a car w/ ccb's and yes they are grabby but I would buy them again. They look fantastic and NO brake dust!!

 

Aftermarket front bumper?