I run about 3 times a week right where you do these test drives. By the zoo and the golf course there. I was just there yesterday. It's cool to see my neighborhood in the background of almost all of these videos.
Shmee150 just got done making a video about this exact topic a few days ago and is shopping for one because they are so outrageously cheap. These will absolutely be going up lol
I love the Lamborghini Gallardo & by modern standards it's low on tech but love the way it looks. Now yes, they do not make them like they use to anymore!@@DMBVR4
You know, I’ve wanted one of these since early childhood. One of my earliest memories is seeing an orange and a green gallardo rip past my mom’s car while I was in the back seat. I went to college, got a well paying job, live below my means, etc. Thank you, Doug, for pushing the prices higher and for delaying my dreams.
If you are scared of maintenance - just get the 2nd gen LP version. After the facelift, the reliability improved a lot - I own one and drive it almost daily. It's a total blast :)
2004-2010 was peak car design in my opinion. Not just sports cars, but all cars in general. Later on, they changed the designs into uglier ones for whatever reason... maybe it was boredom or capitalism, or combination of both.
>born afew years after 2000. >Still loves the Gallardo. >Already experiencing withdrawal from V10 powered cars because all of them are out of production. >Hates Lamborghini for ending the V10
He's cooked with new so called hypercar with v6,5 motor,turbo charge in the name of performance, why not ev then so he's going back with basic civic video
The Gallardo is still my favorite car after all these years (maybe it's nostalgia, but there's just something about it). I feel like the 2000s era was the sweet spot for my favorites, with the Enzo, 430, Carrera GT and even the Murcielago.
Same. I also have a poster from the book fair of an orange 2005 one. I will have it one day, clearly need to hurry up before all these youtubers pump the price. Thankfully there were quite a few made.
As a manual purist, I rented an e-gear gallardo. Super underrated experience. All you could read in the 2000's and to date was how awful that transmission was. Yes, the maintenance schedule is certifiably insane, clutches every 12-20k. But the feeling is absurdly fun. Under full throttle, it is as if the entire car stops, time as well, when you pull that upshift paddle. Like all 4 wheels cease to move while it's shifting mechanically. It's insane and feels dangerous, and is ridiculously fun.
Yes, the old M3 SMG was the same. Flat shift at full throttle felt like someone slammed the brakes and then straight back on it. You have to have mechanical knowledge and sympathy to get the most out of it
I can honestly say what you wrote about clutches ever 12-20k is not necessarily true or accurate. It "can" be depending on the car. Early pre-LP cars were thrashed and have deferred maintenance (i.e. can't afford it). But you find the nicely kept example, and do a few things while driving and you can make the clutch last MUCH longer. How do I know? My wife owns a 2009 LP560-4 (I know he LP has the newer clutch and is more durable). She's had it for over 4 years. Came with 7,500 miles on it, 2 owner car. Lara software showed the clutch was at 50%. We found out (from the Lara report) that the first owner did 5 launches in Corsa. Each launch shaves 10% off the clutch. 2nd owner was a guy in his 60s who drove it sparingly. So this makes total sense. Today her clutch is at 48%....4 years later. 😳 Car has almost 12k on it (live in PA so not a year around car) Barely any clutch wear. How? A few tips. -NEVER DRIVE IN AUTO! It slips the clutch too much. Always drive in Sport using the paddles. ALWAYS! -NEVER reverse up an incline, even the slightest. Reverse REALLY slips the clutch worse than Auto. -Drive it like it has a clutch pedal. What I mean, before you pull the paddle for the next gear, take your foot off the accelerator. -GET A SPRINT BOOSTER! There is mixed results on these things but it made a world of a difference on her car. The jerkiness of the EGear is gone and it's much smoother driving around which helps with gear changes. But the EGear is seriously underrated and in time people will want these as it adds to the overall visceral driving experience of the car. And also having a V10 doesn't hurt either (and her car has an Armytrix Titanium exhaust) 😎👏
One important thing Doug failed to mention: the original 5.0L Gallardos had a higher-pitched and better-sounding exhaust note thanks to their even firing order. The later 5.2L engines switched to an odd firing order, which gave it a deeper baritone.
The 5.0L V10s sounded like F1 cars of the time. The 5.2L V10s sound more like a Dodge Viper than an F1 car. The first generation Gallardo, Carrera GT, LFA and E60 M5 are like the Big Four of cars that sound like V10 F1 cars. All of them came out in the 2000s/early 2010s. And soon the RB17 will be added to that list.
Sound like that because flatplane crankshaft. My favorites V10s in particular order are : 1- Carrera GT 2- LFA 3- Gallardo 5.0 4- M5 V10 And then everything else.
@@DriftEmigrantI always forget the CGT has a V10. And that M5 V10 was outstanding. Getting rid of it was one of the biggest disappointments in the modern automotive history.
@@DriftEmigrant Neither are flatplane, the 5.0 is splitpin offset throw and the 5.2 is common pin offset throw. But similar to flatplane V8 vs crossplane V8, the 5.0 (and others listed) is like 2x i5 whereas the 5.2 is like 5x V-twins.
Doug, I had so much fun in my Gallardo for about one year. I sold it just in time for the front diff to grenade and the clutch to need replaced. The Gallardo is one of the coolest cars I'll probably ever own and all car guys and gals should at least own one once to experience what a lambo is like. I went to car shows, got in for free and parked me next to SVJ's because its a "lambo".
17:04 The comments about the transmission really put the spotlight on why i love how to LFA sound, the shiftting of the automated manual transmission and the noise make it so much more unique and alive then the dual clutch of a GT-R of the same year
Why would I make that up 😂 I worked for a company that sold laps around tracks in Ferraris and Lambos, they had me drive the Lambo 2 laps so I could get a feel and become a more convincing salesman
I recently got the chance to drive one on a track, crazy experience but for some reason every time I went to upshift, I would hit the wiper stalk, which was very annoying. Terrible ergonomics on an otherwise amazing car
some people like that more raw feeling, same reason people drive manuals even though they're slower than autos. At the end of the day, its all about your individual preference
The unfortunate reason these are cheap: These cars were fitted with improper catalytic converters which would break down over time, and suck catalytic material back into the engine. Compressions issues, valve seals dump oil after certain mileage, and 04-05 is known to have excessive rod bearing wear around 40-60k miles. Which is a shame, because they got better in 06+ and sound so much better than the 5.2L motor which succeeded this. Probably the most bitter-sweet supercar, the sound is in a class of its own
@@javierpalomares1774 it’s substantially improved in 2006, with shorter gear ratios and improved clutch wear. The issue with 04 and 05 is the gearing is 60 MPH in first, so you can imagine what that does to an automated clutch from just moving slowly. Also, reverse is 1:1 with first gear, so you’re really putting some wear on a clutch just by reversing!
@@antraxxslingshots the R8 V10 never had the 5.0L, it was only the 5.2L which is night and day more reliable. Early R8 V10s had a heavily revised E-Gear transmission called R-Tronic, which was succeeded by the S-Tronic DCT around 2013. Those cars are pretty faultless, even though people don’t really like the R-Tronic that much. I never found it to be that bad of an experience either way
This Gallardo is the more remarkable modern Lamborghini to me somehow than Aventador, Revuelto or even Murcielago. This is the first Lamborghini being introduced to me as a small boy in a rural village in Indonesia through NFS Most Wanted.
While the gallardo was my original favorite I think the aventador is just stunning. Gallardo is a close second with my third fav being the sesto elements due to its unique look. My opinion ofcourse
The Gallardo was my absolute favorite car when I was playing need for speed as a kid in the 2000’s. If they weren’t a nightmare to maintain, I’d consider buying one. This car is the reason I adore the sound of V10’s and why if I ever become a multi millionaire, I’m getting something with a V10 lmao
2005ish to 2010ish was truly a special period for supercars. It's starting to feel like that was the pinnacle of automotive excellence and we didn't even know it.
@@DonnyPotenza hell, it was the pinnacle for ALL automobiles. Take the 2007+ crown Vic police, or really any American vehicle at the time, while they of course had problems like all vehicles do, really at that time American automakers finally got the picture and started challenging themselves… but it was too late, and the market had been changed too deeply for too long, and no one realized just how great it would have been to still have the 4.2 atlas, the body on frame truck car like the crown Vic police, the fiesta st… now a Toyota comes with a fraud of an engine that blows main bearings at 30k miles.
@@aaronkiska9620 damn I wanted one of those so badly. I almost bought one but it would have been so impractical as I needed lots of space and something that could handle extreme winters. I still regret going the safe boring route though
The original pre-facelift Gallardos have always been my favorite V10 Lambos. There's just something so timeliness about the design and the purebred-ness. Maybe I'll get to drive one someday.
A lot of this channel now aside from brand new cars is just thinly veiled "reviews" that are just car salesman ads for Cars&Bids lol so many of these videos only exist to sell a car or entice people to sell more of a certain car on Cars&Bids as opposed to when all his reviews were entirely for the content of it all.
I'd say the Gallardo is probably the most important Lambo of them all. It saved the brand and truly spread the word to a much wider audience. Like think about how many Gallados you saw on TV and video games compared to the big brother Mercy. It wasn't the people's Lambo though.
DOUG! Disappointed you failed to discuss the Lambo developed 5.0L V10 and what makes it so special! It was designed back in the late 80s to succeed the Jalpa, and almost released as the “Cala” in the 90s… It’s a true, even-firing race style V10; UNLIKE the Audi designed FSI 5.2L used in the later Gallardo & Huracan which is based on the pedestrian Audi/VW 4.2L FSI V8 found in Tiguans. A very special car, the last real baby Lambo!
I had the newer model from 2011. I drove in less than 3 years 46.000km with it . Never had one problem with it . Was a fantastic car to drive with with. It’s gives a raw feeling , but that’s exactly the fun part about it
One quirk you forgot mention of the original Gallardo is its engine. It's a 5.0L V10 with even firing order which gave this car a characteristic high pitch sound. Unlike the later models which had 5.2L engine with odd firing order which had a more deeper growling sound. And it's one of the main reasons why the original pre-LP Gallardos are still held in value.
the yellow one of this car is what made me fall in love with it, mostly because its a V10 all wheel drive and it was featured in the We Takin' Over Music video with Akon, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, T.I., Lil' Wayne, and Birdman. What a song that was, still is a great hip hop classic. There was also a dark blue first generation Lamborghini Gallardo in that music video as they were escaping the opps in a Grumman bread truck or something. Sweet car you reviewed!!
i'll also add that the exhaust note on this Gallardo is so super similar to that of an Audi Quattro rally car, but thats just my opinion. Happy weekending everyone!!
That original Gallardo is so, so cool. The styling has so much more personality than the later Gallardo and the Huracan and really captures the era it comes from. I can't get enough of those brake lights that wrap from the rear to the top and the tall headlight housings. You get the screaming even-fire V10 that sounds ballistic which you could get mated to a gated manual. A convertible manual one is easily a dream car for me.
The Gallardo is my favorite looking Lambo to date. The long headlights are so iconic. I seen a Gallardo parked next to other Lambos like the Murc, Aventador, Huracan, etc… And the Gallardo still looked the best in the lineup
I couldn't stand these when they first came out, instead falling in love with the Murcielago design/styling. Now that some years have passed I find myself being much more interested in the Gallardos. Funny how things change like that.
@@flightevolution8132These cars used to be a status symbol of hard work, now the public opinion is that if you own one you’re some social media schmuck or you have daddy’s money. That’s what he’s talking about.
@@Article_170 Lol I'm pretty sure exotic car owners have always been viewed in some form of negative way, usually associated with compensating for something or just being a douche. Influencers have just exacerbated these negative feelings
@@Article_170 they were never that. these cars were always for actors, rappers, athletes, and influencers to show off. its been that wat since the diablo
This. This car made me love cars. Seeing one yellow gallardo screaming pulling from traffic light back then made me love v10. Both yellow gallardo and evo 8 made me love cars.
Ming's spectacular entrance, that moment when you defeat him and get the pink slip and take it out for a ride! Omg, the sound of the V10 when you hit the NOS on Rosewood roads, nostalgia!
I went back to watch the interior after reading your comment and I could only find that the right side of the side view mirror switch was badly worn. Aside from that I couldn't find any telltale signs of higher mileage wear.
FINALLY. The Gallardo. I emailed Doug asking him to review my dream car back in high school 6 years ago. Today I'm finally getting to watch Doug's review of the Gallardo as an middle-aged, divorced dad with a mortgage and grey beard
The Gallardo and the r8 of this geberation are some of my 2 greatest dream cars. Amazing engine, manual transmission, gorgeous styling, awd traction. I love my a5 quattro, and an r8 is basically that basic formula, and turn it up 11 notches to the extreme, and i love it.
The other night I had a dream. A very popular female podcast ran an AI generated perfect male specimen which turned out to be Doug Demuro. Overnight thousands of single women and lesbian couples strongly inquired about Doug’s love juice. Mark Cuban jumped on the opportunity and offered Doug 1.5 million a sample. After much deliberation, Doug’s wife green lit the business venture. With a year Doug eminences a huge fortune. To celebrate Doug purchased Jay Leon’s F1 Mclaren. Last thing I remember, Doug did a video. “Thiiiiiissssssss is Myyyyy F1 Mclaren”
It's funny when rich people call an expensive supercar "surprisingly cheap". After all, BUYING that supercar and OWNING that supercar are two very different levels of "cheap".
The 2004 Original Gallardo reminds me a lot to the one used by Hector Domingo, the boss #10 on NFS MOST WANTED 2005. On that game, his car is MAXED OUT, except the bodykits, which mostly stock like Sato's SLR McLaren '03.
It’s “cheap” because the e-gear automatic was widely regarded as one of the worst transmissions put in a supercar. Also depreciation is relative, these were under $200k new, < 60% depreciation in 20 years is not too shabby.
I love that they used the V10 in the Audi S6 C6 and you can pick them up super cheap. also in the S8, R8 and RS6 Used Lamborghini Gallardos go for 66k-90k in these years. Used S6s goes for 5-12k obviously different sets of buyers; and anyone would take the Lambo if they could afford it; just saying it's cool to pick up a mechanically similar engine with 435hp instead of the Lambo's 500hp for a steal.
Negative these are not the same motors used in the s6. Might be a 5.0l v10 but go do some research on the lambo built 5.0l and you will find internally very different. Lots of people make this same mistake.
@@Hewardrv8 close enough for 10k forged internals in Lambo yes, but 75% mechanically similar, it was later revealed. Still an awesome motor that originally was developed by Lamborghini. Tho I understand it as not a welcomed collaboration at first. Even Doug and Bids calls it a v10 lambo motor. Still in the end not a lot of V10 cars out there in the wild. It might be cope but that v10 sounds similar when floored.
This original Gallardo looks and sounds SO much better than the LP 560. It's like in 2008 Lamborghini specifically set out to hipsterize it because this one was too tasteful for an entry model.
Man you gotta bring back the doug score breakdown. That feels like the whole point and glossing over it at the end without knowing the why makes the whole experience feel cheap. What are you saving, 2 minutes?
They put the reverse button to the right to prevent accidentally pressing on it . Not sure how a Lambo would handle pressing the button while you're going 200 on the free way.... but I'm betting not well. My brother's Tiguan has a button for a parking break instead of a lever in the center console. Guess what happened? His wife accidentally pressed on it while he was driving 80 on the freeway...
I was looking at this video and I didn't understand the gear numbers either, but I just realized that it showed how the shift paddles worked, if you hit the right paddle it go from 1st to 2nd, from 2nd to 3rd and so on, hit the left paddle and you'll go the other way, it's interesting that they did it that way instead of just having the + and - symbols on each paddle
I agree with Doug, I loved this car growing up. It was THE Lambo and there was only the SE version then the Superleggera. So, the issue with this car that's listed for sale is the clutch life is only 28% left, with these older E-gear transmissions once the clutch is under 40% you should start looking to replace the clutch as it will wear out much quicker, you have to drive these cars with a certain technique, this means that every red light you come to, or busy stop signs you'll have to put the car into neutral and then when you can go, engage the gear again, this helps reduce clutch wear. The Superlegerra had better software and I think the 04s' can get the software update which would help. Its current bid is $71k... That's a good price, anything above that and I'd be wary as you'll be about to spend roughly 6-9k on a clutch replacement.
I remember valet parking one of these back when and I was searching for a DD video on it while the owners were eating because I couldn't figure out how to put it in reverse haha
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GO BID on THIS! Gallardo HERE! crsnbds.com/Gallardo
Link in description faux pas?
Gayardo
guy-ardo? IT SAYS GAL-LARDO
I can’t bid I got banned from the site
I run about 3 times a week right where you do these test drives. By the zoo and the golf course there. I was just there yesterday. It's cool to see my neighborhood in the background of almost all of these videos.
Doug: this Gallardo hasn't been messed with or abused like so many others
Username of person selling it: ihitrevlimiters
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LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO l
For real 😆 😂 🤣
😂😂
😂😂 looooool
Sadly the price increased dramatically because you uploaded this video 12 seconds ago
Shmee150 just got done making a video about this exact topic a few days ago and is shopping for one because they are so outrageously cheap. These will absolutely be going up lol
You beat me to this comment. 😂
I love the Lamborghini Gallardo & by modern standards it's low on tech but love the way it looks. Now yes, they do not make them like they use to anymore!@@DMBVR4
Wait until the manual swap comes out soon.
I wonder if the data would support the claim that doug videos raise prices?
You know, I’ve wanted one of these since early childhood. One of my earliest memories is seeing an orange and a green gallardo rip past my mom’s car while I was in the back seat. I went to college, got a well paying job, live below my means, etc.
Thank you, Doug, for pushing the prices higher and for delaying my dreams.
@@dylansandler2981 For real. No cap.
The black gallardo also roaming along on Italian roads.
@@Orwaha word smh 🤦
Drive it, it is one of biggest disappointments of any cars i ever driven
😂😂😂 really had me at the start
If you are scared of maintenance - just get the 2nd gen LP version. After the facelift, the reliability improved a lot - I own one and drive it almost daily. It's a total blast :)
Thanks. I think the first gen with a manual isn’t too bad correct?
@@RichardWarner-df7dz the egear has more problems than the manual
@@BitcoinStrategy does that model still have the same 5.0L engine?
@MusicEnjoyer.1 it's got the 5.2L - more robust apparently at the expense of a not-so-raw sound
Can’t believe this came out in 2004, it still looks better than most of the supercars today
I wanna talk about a 2004 super car having a cassette deck still.
@@XJapanGonnaGiveItToYa-cd4xjexactly
@@XJapanGonnaGiveItToYa-cd4xj Boomers weren't that old in 2004
2004-2010 was peak car design in my opinion. Not just sports cars, but all cars in general. Later on, they changed the designs into uglier ones for whatever reason... maybe it was boredom or capitalism, or combination of both.
@@itsvmmc I disagree. 2014-2019 was peak car design in my opinion. For example BMW and Mercedes sedans
>Born in 2000
>play need for speed carbon
>always loved the gallardo
>born afew years after 2000.
>Still loves the Gallardo.
>Already experiencing withdrawal from V10 powered cars because all of them are out of production.
>Hates Lamborghini for ending the V10
>most wanted
>born
>always loved doug
>born in 2006
>play need for speed mw 2012
>fall in love with gallardo spyder
@@starxdeer literally me
Bidding $20 - wish me luck.
@@rodrigot.7179 hope you win it
I'm sorry bro I bid 23€
Well, if you start the bid at $20,000, you have a little bit more leeway😂
I Am Bidding a Grand. Bad luck
All the best 😂
Everyone posting about the new Ferrari while doug is posting about the gallardo. And thats why he is the best
Wait till tomorrow on THISSSSS CAR POD
He's cooked with new so called hypercar with v6,5 motor,turbo charge in the name of performance, why not ev then so he's going back with basic civic video
You mean the new Lego Technica with a Camry engine?
@@rustler08 It doesn't have a Camry engine, do your research. The V6 engines in both cars are different.
two completley unrelated things but ok
5:14. am i the only one thinking the seats looks like a person screaming with his hands on his his head😂
@@TheYT_iceman43 i can't unsee it now 😱😱😱😱
15:30 He looks like he's sitting on someone's lap 😂
OMG
Lmao
The Gallardo is still my favorite car after all these years (maybe it's nostalgia, but there's just something about it). I feel like the 2000s era was the sweet spot for my favorites, with the Enzo, 430, Carrera GT and even the Murcielago.
Gallardo was my favorite car in NFS Most Wanted back in 2006
Same. I also have a poster from the book fair of an orange 2005 one. I will have it one day, clearly need to hurry up before all these youtubers pump the price. Thankfully there were quite a few made.
@@noteda6361 same bro. I had a green one in the game. The zonda made me fall in love too
@@noteda6361 same here handling was top tier made sure to take that pink slip 😅
I looked up the soundtrack to that game recently. gave me vibes
@@Toro_Da_Corsa nothing better to cruise to at night
As a manual purist, I rented an e-gear gallardo. Super underrated experience. All you could read in the 2000's and to date was how awful that transmission was. Yes, the maintenance schedule is certifiably insane, clutches every 12-20k. But the feeling is absurdly fun. Under full throttle, it is as if the entire car stops, time as well, when you pull that upshift paddle. Like all 4 wheels cease to move while it's shifting mechanically. It's insane and feels dangerous, and is ridiculously fun.
I like the sound of that lol
Yes, the old M3 SMG was the same. Flat shift at full throttle felt like someone slammed the brakes and then straight back on it. You have to have mechanical knowledge and sympathy to get the most out of it
manual purist 🤮🤢🤡
the egear/single clutch experience is really slept on. sure to appreciate in these next few years..
I can honestly say what you wrote about clutches ever 12-20k is not necessarily true or accurate. It "can" be depending on the car. Early pre-LP cars were thrashed and have deferred maintenance (i.e. can't afford it). But you find the nicely kept example, and do a few things while driving and you can make the clutch last MUCH longer.
How do I know? My wife owns a 2009 LP560-4 (I know he LP has the newer clutch and is more durable). She's had it for over 4 years. Came with 7,500 miles on it, 2 owner car. Lara software showed the clutch was at 50%. We found out (from the Lara report) that the first owner did 5 launches in Corsa. Each launch shaves 10% off the clutch. 2nd owner was a guy in his 60s who drove it sparingly. So this makes total sense. Today her clutch is at 48%....4 years later. 😳 Car has almost 12k on it (live in PA so not a year around car) Barely any clutch wear. How? A few tips.
-NEVER DRIVE IN AUTO! It slips the clutch too much. Always drive in Sport using the paddles. ALWAYS!
-NEVER reverse up an incline, even the slightest. Reverse REALLY slips the clutch worse than Auto.
-Drive it like it has a clutch pedal. What I mean, before you pull the paddle for the next gear, take your foot off the accelerator.
-GET A SPRINT BOOSTER! There is mixed results on these things but it made a world of a difference on her car. The jerkiness of the EGear is gone and it's much smoother driving around which helps with gear changes.
But the EGear is seriously underrated and in time people will want these as it adds to the overall visceral driving experience of the car. And also having a V10 doesn't hurt either (and her car has an Armytrix Titanium exhaust) 😎👏
One important thing Doug failed to mention: the original 5.0L Gallardos had a higher-pitched and better-sounding exhaust note thanks to their even firing order. The later 5.2L engines switched to an odd firing order, which gave it a deeper baritone.
The 5.0L V10s sounded like F1 cars of the time. The 5.2L V10s sound more like a Dodge Viper than an F1 car.
The first generation Gallardo, Carrera GT, LFA and E60 M5 are like the Big Four of cars that sound like V10 F1 cars. All of them came out in the 2000s/early 2010s. And soon the RB17 will be added to that list.
@@CyanRooperE60 M5 sounds close to the huracan than 5.0 gallardo.
Sound like that because flatplane crankshaft.
My favorites V10s in particular order are :
1- Carrera GT
2- LFA
3- Gallardo 5.0
4- M5 V10
And then everything else.
@@DriftEmigrantI always forget the CGT has a V10. And that M5 V10 was outstanding. Getting rid of it was one of the biggest disappointments in the modern automotive history.
@@DriftEmigrant Neither are flatplane, the 5.0 is splitpin offset throw and the 5.2 is common pin offset throw. But similar to flatplane V8 vs crossplane V8, the 5.0 (and others listed) is like 2x i5 whereas the 5.2 is like 5x V-twins.
Doug, I had so much fun in my Gallardo for about one year. I sold it just in time for the front diff to grenade and the clutch to need replaced. The Gallardo is one of the coolest cars I'll probably ever own and all car guys and gals should at least own one once to experience what a lambo is like. I went to car shows, got in for free and parked me next to SVJ's because its a "lambo".
17:04 The comments about the transmission really put the spotlight on why i love how to LFA sound, the shiftting of the automated manual transmission and the noise make it so much more unique and alive then the dual clutch of a GT-R of the same year
A Lambo with a cassette/CD player is top tier.
@@erorufurakku6378 my condolences. On the plus side that stuff is pretty cheap these days.
Uma Carroça Charmosa !
@@erorufurakku6378Why would you do that?
I don't think people were listening to cassettes much in 2003, waste of space
Got same unit in my 03 RS6, the Bluetooth cassette tape you can buy now is a game changer
22 years old , loved this car since from my childhood. One of the most evergreen design from the Lamborghini .
One of the most timeless and beautiful cars ever made imo
@@erorufurakku6378 haha , nice one 🤣🤣
@@TheShantum it is , this is a design which can be easily compared with today's supercars also .
22?! You’re still a child
Drove one on an abandoned GM testing track. Oval with angled curves. Got to do 250km/h in it. Very aggressive transmission. Crazy fun
No you didn't
Why would I make that up 😂 I worked for a company that sold laps around tracks in Ferraris and Lambos, they had me drive the Lambo 2 laps so I could get a feel and become a more convincing salesman
@@StoneTheCr0w😂😂😂someones mad and jealous
Lamborghinis are known for their harsh shifts, so I guess they've been doing it for a while.
Must have been a fun time on the track! Cool experience
I recently got the chance to drive one on a track, crazy experience but for some reason every time I went to upshift, I would hit the wiper stalk, which was very annoying. Terrible ergonomics on an otherwise amazing car
Thank you so much for not calling it a frunk.
Doug describing a DCT's strengths as drawbacks and the e-gear's drawbacks as strengths is the wildest mental gymnastics I've seen in awhile.
@@switchlanez I suppose you've never heard of a manual transmission 😂
Dady Doug is a shrewed business man...💵
some people like that more raw feeling, same reason people drive manuals even though they're slower than autos. At the end of the day, its all about your individual preference
@@mustang8206 Just like there's people that can only drink beer they brew themselves.
The unfortunate reason these are cheap:
These cars were fitted with improper catalytic converters which would break down over time, and suck catalytic material back into the engine. Compressions issues, valve seals dump oil after certain mileage, and 04-05 is known to have excessive rod bearing wear around 40-60k miles. Which is a shame, because they got better in 06+ and sound so much better than the 5.2L motor which succeeded this. Probably the most bitter-sweet supercar, the sound is in a class of its own
Also the auto transmission in this car is no good.
@@javierpalomares1774 it’s substantially improved in 2006, with shorter gear ratios and improved clutch wear. The issue with 04 and 05 is the gearing is 60 MPH in first, so you can imagine what that does to an automated clutch from just moving slowly. Also, reverse is 1:1 with first gear, so you’re really putting some wear on a clutch just by reversing!
Are those same downsides comming with the V10 in the Audi R8? I always assumed the R8 is pretty reliable.
@@antraxxslingshots the R8 V10 never had the 5.0L, it was only the 5.2L which is night and day more reliable. Early R8 V10s had a heavily revised E-Gear transmission called R-Tronic, which was succeeded by the S-Tronic DCT around 2013. Those cars are pretty faultless, even though people don’t really like the R-Tronic that much. I never found it to be that bad of an experience either way
@@ULookAngryGaming Thank you very much for your reply
For me the Gallardo is THE Lambo, even to this day. This thing is iconic.
This Gallardo is the more remarkable modern Lamborghini to me somehow than Aventador, Revuelto or even Murcielago. This is the first Lamborghini being introduced to me as a small boy in a rural village in Indonesia through NFS Most Wanted.
While the gallardo was my original favorite I think the aventador is just stunning. Gallardo is a close second with my third fav being the sesto elements due to its unique look. My opinion ofcourse
The Gallardo was my absolute favorite car when I was playing need for speed as a kid in the 2000’s. If they weren’t a nightmare to maintain, I’d consider buying one. This car is the reason I adore the sound of V10’s and why if I ever become a multi millionaire, I’m getting something with a V10 lmao
2005ish to 2010ish was truly a special period for supercars. It's starting to feel like that was the pinnacle of automotive excellence and we didn't even know it.
Yea, the Veyron was launched back in 2005 too, the very first model.
@@DonnyPotenza hell, it was the pinnacle for ALL automobiles. Take the 2007+ crown Vic police, or really any American vehicle at the time, while they of course had problems like all vehicles do, really at that time American automakers finally got the picture and started challenging themselves… but it was too late, and the market had been changed too deeply for too long, and no one realized just how great it would have been to still have the 4.2 atlas, the body on frame truck car like the crown Vic police, the fiesta st… now a Toyota comes with a fraud of an engine that blows main bearings at 30k miles.
@@DonnyPotenza Infiniti ruled the common roads then g35 coupe was rock solid
@@aaronkiska9620 damn I wanted one of those so badly. I almost bought one but it would have been so impractical as I needed lots of space and something that could handle extreme winters. I still regret going the safe boring route though
@@DonnyPotenza the g35 coupe didn’t die easy to tune easy to fix it’s a Nissan z lol
The original pre-facelift Gallardos have always been my favorite V10 Lambos. There's just something so timeliness about the design and the purebred-ness. Maybe I'll get to drive one someday.
the pre lp headlights are just cooler imo
100% agree with you. I have a 2012 facelifted gallardo however I just absolutely love the pre-facelift more.
This car is a cheat for completing Need For Speed Most Wanted.
Ming, you’re the GOAT. 🐐
“They can be a little temperamental”
Doug goes so easy on cars he is selling
THIISSSSSSS
Especially the Egear. Would have to be a manual if I was buying one.
LOL
Crazy not to mention that the 04 had that one year only engine that they immediately threw away because it was so bad..
A lot of this channel now aside from brand new cars is just thinly veiled "reviews" that are just car salesman ads for Cars&Bids lol so many of these videos only exist to sell a car or entice people to sell more of a certain car on Cars&Bids as opposed to when all his reviews were entirely for the content of it all.
Nothing like that pre-lp scream!!! I’ll take the even firing order all day over the odd firing order!
I’ve ridden around in these 1st gens in San Diego. Damn I’ll never forget that V10 sound! So good.
Doug the type of guy to check the weather everyday but still wear shorts.
Stupid comment, unoriginal, dead meme. Grow up.
@@ozarkliving7263 Seems to me like the person leaving an unprompted mean reply is the one who needs to grow up
It’s to prepare yourself mentally for what you’ll experience
I'd say the Gallardo is probably the most important Lambo of them all. It saved the brand and truly spread the word to a much wider audience. Like think about how many Gallados you saw on TV and video games compared to the big brother Mercy. It wasn't the people's Lambo though.
DOUG! Disappointed you failed to discuss the Lambo developed 5.0L V10 and what makes it so special! It was designed back in the late 80s to succeed the Jalpa, and almost released as the “Cala” in the 90s… It’s a true, even-firing race style V10; UNLIKE the Audi designed FSI 5.2L used in the later Gallardo & Huracan which is based on the pedestrian Audi/VW 4.2L FSI V8 found in Tiguans.
A very special car, the last real baby Lambo!
I think you meant Toureg, not Tiguan, lol.
@@danyaeger6238 Yea I think you're right. I mix those names up lol, but point stands
I had the newer model from 2011. I drove in less than 3 years 46.000km with it . Never had one problem with it . Was a fantastic car to drive with with. It’s gives a raw feeling , but that’s exactly the fun part about it
I’d buy one of these before a huracan any day. These are the best. Ton of huracan and aventador owners at meets still say it.
One quirk you forgot mention of the original Gallardo is its engine. It's a 5.0L V10 with even firing order which gave this car a characteristic high pitch sound. Unlike the later models which had 5.2L engine with odd firing order which had a more deeper growling sound.
And it's one of the main reasons why the original pre-LP Gallardos are still held in value.
Not to mention the sound of the even firing order v10 is my favourite excluding the LFA
2000 Lamborghini Diablo GT also sound nice like this 2004 Gallardo.
It's not about the purchase price, it's about the affordability of maintenance and repair! That's why I drive a Vette.
This
With matching polo, new balances and aarp card😂
is a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT.
vw audi parts are the answer
Well it’s basically an Audi R8, so you can technically bring it to an Audi dealer to get parts or service it there
14:25 "you just spray that glue on the tyre and hope for the best" 🤣🤣🤣
Right!?!
the yellow one of this car is what made me fall in love with it, mostly because its a V10 all wheel drive and it was featured in the We Takin' Over Music video with Akon, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, T.I., Lil' Wayne, and Birdman. What a song that was, still is a great hip hop classic. There was also a dark blue first generation Lamborghini Gallardo in that music video as they were escaping the opps in a Grumman bread truck or something. Sweet car you reviewed!!
i'll also add that the exhaust note on this Gallardo is so super similar to that of an Audi Quattro rally car, but thats just my opinion. Happy weekending everyone!!
That original Gallardo is so, so cool. The styling has so much more personality than the later Gallardo and the Huracan and really captures the era it comes from. I can't get enough of those brake lights that wrap from the rear to the top and the tall headlight housings. You get the screaming even-fire V10 that sounds ballistic which you could get mated to a gated manual. A convertible manual one is easily a dream car for me.
"This, this is a nice Gallardo. Gauges, shifter, wheel. Is this all for show or is there something more I should know about?"
😎I'd like to take a peek...
Under the hood 😏🕶️🤏
*proceeds to slowly key the car*
"Nice pinstripe"
E V E R Y O N E !
The Gallardo is my favorite looking Lambo to date. The long headlights are so iconic. I seen a Gallardo parked next to other Lambos like the Murc, Aventador, Huracan, etc… And the Gallardo still looked the best in the lineup
I couldn't stand these when they first came out, instead falling in love with the Murcielago design/styling. Now that some years have passed I find myself being much more interested in the Gallardos. Funny how things change like that.
0:16 very deliberate qualifying remark there 😅❤
“For what it is”. Yup
The last of its kind, the Humble Gallardo. Streamers ruined the Huracans and 570s, and now they're just overhyped
Yep up there with the 360
Lmao imagine letting other people ruin something you don't even own for you. You people are so whimpish.
@@flightevolution8132These cars used to be a status symbol of hard work, now the public opinion is that if you own one you’re some social media schmuck or you have daddy’s money. That’s what he’s talking about.
@@Article_170 Lol I'm pretty sure exotic car owners have always been viewed in some form of negative way, usually associated with compensating for something or just being a douche. Influencers have just exacerbated these negative feelings
@@Article_170 they were never that. these cars were always for actors, rappers, athletes, and influencers to show off. its been that wat since the diablo
First time drop a comment in this channel after long time subscription, I've been expecting for a regular version of Gallardo, happy to see that!
Doug the type of guy who blows kisses at the driver next to him at the stop lights.
Heh you hear what I said Tone? 🤘🏼
Stupid comment, unoriginal, dead meme. Grow up.
@@ozarkliving7263
Jew
@@ozarkliving7263 gay
@@ozarkliving7263 ozarkliving the type of guy to get mad when Doug blows him kisses at stop lights
This. This car made me love cars. Seeing one yellow gallardo screaming pulling from traffic light back then made me love v10. Both yellow gallardo and evo 8 made me love cars.
That Evo 8 is such a great car.
I totally agree with him. I also find the pre facelift gallardo much cooler and good looking than the later versions of the gallardo.
Early 5.0 gallardos (and early murci) are peak lambo no question. Pure soul.
Yep. The last pure Lamborghinis, in the spirit Ferruccio intended.
My biggest regret in life will always be not buying a gated Gallardo when they were under 100K
@@CanadiansInCarsGettingCocky I saw one exactly like this silver one for about 78k years ago! That thing was beautiful, now I want an LC500 instead
I always preferred the sound of the 5.0L pre-LP over the 5.2L LP Gallardos
Cuz the 5.0 is even firing like cgt and lfa
When I was a kid the 2nd gen gallardo was doing well but I discovered this generation and absolutely fell in love with it ever since
Ming's spectacular entrance, that moment when you defeat him and get the pink slip and take it out for a ride! Omg, the sound of the V10 when you hit the NOS on Rosewood roads, nostalgia!
08:20 There is no way this car has only 17k miles on it with that interior wear. Screams of tampered odometer.
@@JotaSE30 it's a VW after all. Pretty easy to temper it
@@JotaSE30 that’s just the crappy rubbery crap vw used on their interiors. It easily scratches and peels
was thinking exactly the same thing. The Frunk carpet is also showing unusual wear
Maybe I need to get my eyes checked but I'm not seeing what youre seeing
I went back to watch the interior after reading your comment and I could only find that the right side of the side view mirror switch was badly worn. Aside from that I couldn't find any telltale signs of higher mileage wear.
The pre-LP gallardos are really growing on me. They're aging really well.
FINALLY. The Gallardo. I emailed Doug asking him to review my dream car back in high school 6 years ago. Today I'm finally getting to watch Doug's review of the Gallardo as an middle-aged, divorced dad with a mortgage and grey beard
Damn dude you're older than me in your mid 20s lol
😂😂😂😂
Why'd she leave you?
@@Rdizil-ox1yehe took out a second mortgage to buy a gallardo
@@tallefjant You went from highschool to middle aged in 6 years?! The same journey took me 23 years, I feel like a slacker.
I actually started crying at 11:40😢
I said "boooooo" to the TV and cried inside too
That was the year that true, pure Lambos started dying.
Man I've literally waited like 6 years since I was a kid to see doug review a regular gallardo on his channel
15:03 This is one of the reasons why I love the pre-facelift Gallardo's. I think this sounds better than an LFA.
I agree with this comment so much.The pre-facelift 5.0L V10 in the Gallardo is so much better then any lfa,viper,cgt
Doug the type of guy who licked the school bus window.
@@jamesmurmurzancone4532 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😅🤣😂
then told you the make and model of said window
From outside of course
THIS, is an ICBus PB10500, and today I'm going to review it
Another pathetic comment from james the lowest IQ viewer. Grow up
The Gallardo and murcielago will for always and forever be two of my favorite Lamborghinis of all time. ❤️🔥
Can't believe this is what a 20 Years old car looked like, also is that a red F150 Lightning passing by at 20:00 ?
The Gallardo and the r8 of this geberation are some of my 2 greatest dream cars. Amazing engine, manual transmission, gorgeous styling, awd traction. I love my a5 quattro, and an r8 is basically that basic formula, and turn it up 11 notches to the extreme, and i love it.
This video was everything we needed 10 years ago
The other night I had a dream. A very popular female podcast ran an AI generated perfect male specimen which turned out to be Doug Demuro. Overnight thousands of single women and lesbian couples strongly inquired about Doug’s love juice. Mark Cuban jumped on the opportunity and offered Doug 1.5 million a sample. After much deliberation, Doug’s wife green lit the business venture. With a year Doug eminences a huge fortune. To celebrate Doug purchased Jay Leon’s F1 Mclaren. Last thing I remember, Doug did a video. “Thiiiiiissssssss is Myyyyy F1 Mclaren”
This sounds like some medicine might have been consumed before bed lol crazy dream
Bro dreams about other men
Remember to NEVER do drugs !
You certainly don`t need any... 🤣
"Surprisingly cheap car"
Yet "Affordable yet totally unaffordable Lamborghini" said James Pumphrey.
My favorite Gallardo is the one Jeremy drove in his review; the graphite grey Spyder with the orange interior. That spec was gorgeous
It's funny when rich people call an expensive supercar "surprisingly cheap". After all, BUYING that supercar and OWNING that supercar are two very different levels of "cheap".
1:03 This is exactly how I picture Jynxzi to look and sound like in 30 years
Doug the type of Gallardo
Welp, this ends my search for an early Gallardo. Thanks Doug.
Thinking just the same... 🙄
The 2004 Original Gallardo reminds me a lot to the one used by Hector Domingo, the boss #10 on NFS MOST WANTED 2005. On that game, his car is MAXED OUT, except the bodykits, which mostly stock like Sato's SLR McLaren '03.
My favorite Lamborghini. Not super flashy but you still know what it is. I also had a poster of an orange Gallardo on my wall growing up!
Arancio Borealis.. It`s just the best color of them all !
It’s “cheap” because the e-gear automatic was widely regarded as one of the worst transmissions put in a supercar. Also depreciation is relative, these were under $200k new, < 60% depreciation in 20 years is not too shabby.
this is the first time I've seen Doug with that much of facial hair 💀
He's finally hit puberty 👍☺️
So crazy looking lol
Good point maybe he's stressed or depressed or just wants to grow it out lol 😆 who knows 🤷
@@fredericoespinozahis squeaky little voice sounds like he’s been going through puberty all his life
Giving the Gallardo a 7 for cool factor is criminal.
Keep going Doug you the OG!!!! Used to watch u as a kid before I could drive
I gotta say, Doug looks more professional and intelligent than ever with him sporting his first time ever on RUclips, BEARD!
I love that they used the V10 in the Audi S6 C6 and you can pick them up super cheap. also in the S8, R8 and RS6
Used Lamborghini Gallardos go for 66k-90k in these years. Used S6s goes for 5-12k obviously different sets of buyers; and anyone would take the Lambo if they could afford it; just saying it's cool to pick up a mechanically similar engine with 435hp instead of the Lambo's 500hp for a steal.
True talk
Negative these are not the same motors used in the s6. Might be a 5.0l v10 but go do some research on the lambo built 5.0l and you will find internally very different. Lots of people make this same mistake.
@@Hewardrv8 close enough for 10k forged internals in Lambo yes, but 75% mechanically similar, it was later revealed. Still an awesome motor that originally was developed by Lamborghini. Tho I understand it as not a welcomed collaboration at first. Even Doug and Bids calls it a v10 lambo motor. Still in the end not a lot of V10 cars out there in the wild. It might be cope but that v10 sounds similar when floored.
Doug stop raising the prices on these. I want a 5.2. Thank you
8:25 Seems like a great feature for road rally. Driver can leave hands fully on the wheel while the co can operate switches and fiddly bits
The OG Gallardo, The Murcielago and the Miura are the only Lamborghinis that I really dream of owning.
Doug the type of guy to forget to add the correct link to the auction in his video about the car he's auctioning.
I guess this explains why the Urus is basically an Audi
This original Gallardo looks and sounds SO much better than the LP 560. It's like in 2008 Lamborghini specifically set out to hipsterize it because this one was too tasteful for an entry model.
Man you gotta bring back the doug score breakdown. That feels like the whole point and glossing over it at the end without knowing the why makes the whole experience feel cheap. What are you saving, 2 minutes?
Doug is the type of guy to shout “big news” when he walks out of the bathroom.
Doug is the kind of guy that turns on the ventilated seat when he farts 😮
🤣🤣🤣
You are still a nobody. An unoriginal comment. You aren’t humorous. Grow up
Gallado Looks way better than the new V8 Lamborghini
Is this really the first time you've done a Gallardo? Damn.
@@ascended1924 second, he did a STS before
When I was 7 years old. My friend’s dad owned a Gallardo Spyder in black. I have such fond memories of that vehicle.
They put the reverse button to the right to prevent accidentally pressing on it . Not sure how a Lambo would handle pressing the button while you're going 200 on the free way.... but I'm betting not well. My brother's Tiguan has a button for a parking break instead of a lever in the center console. Guess what happened? His wife accidentally pressed on it while he was driving 80 on the freeway...
It's the car Bam Margera used to own!
Yea... he cut out a moonroof for the top. Lol.
@@Billn1971I remember that lol! What a great show that was.
okay. my new dream is to buy this car in 10 years.
I was looking at this video and I didn't understand the gear numbers either, but I just realized that it showed how the shift paddles worked, if you hit the right paddle it go from 1st to 2nd, from 2nd to 3rd and so on, hit the left paddle and you'll go the other way, it's interesting that they did it that way instead of just having the + and - symbols on each paddle
I agree with Doug, I loved this car growing up. It was THE Lambo and there was only the SE version then the Superleggera. So, the issue with this car that's listed for sale is the clutch life is only 28% left, with these older E-gear transmissions once the clutch is under 40% you should start looking to replace the clutch as it will wear out much quicker, you have to drive these cars with a certain technique, this means that every red light you come to, or busy stop signs you'll have to put the car into neutral and then when you can go, engage the gear again, this helps reduce clutch wear. The Superlegerra had better software and I think the 04s' can get the software update which would help. Its current bid is $71k... That's a good price, anything above that and I'd be wary as you'll be about to spend roughly 6-9k on a clutch replacement.
I remember valet parking one of these back when and I was searching for a DD video on it while the owners were eating because I couldn't figure out how to put it in reverse haha