Yes, we like this kind of article on italing! Buy a Lamborghini Gallardo for the price of a nice used car? It is the a little crazy bet that Biaheza, an American Youtuber followed by more than a million subscribers, tried. Its objective: to find an accident supercar on COPART, an auction site of disaster vehicles, and then restore it in a state itself with a tight budget. The result is stunning!
Looking for a Lamborghini at $ 40,000
It all starts with an obsession. For several weeks, Biaheza investigation: he recovers the police reports of the damaged car, tracks down the digital traces of the place of the accident, and is preparing to bid on Copart. A first attempt fails: a mysterious buyer based in UTAH is outbid. But a few months later, another from Gallardo 2005 appeared on Copart, just 30 minutes from his home in California.
This time, without having studied the history of the vehicle, he decides to bid without exceeding $ 42,000. Luckily: he won the auction at $ 40,000. The accident Lamborghini Gallardo is his.
Surprise: a modified and not approved Gallardo
By discovering the car, he realizes that she does not look like a classic Gallardo: bodywork modifications, exhaust not of original … She seems to have had a dozen owners according to the Youtuber. The sound is impressive, but obviously not in accordance with Californian standards. Biaheza quickly understands that to legally register the car, he will have to return to original parts.
The diagnosis reveals:
- A distorted left rear wing
- A cracked rear bumper
- A damaged mirror
- Unpaid rear lights
- An interior with moldy door panels
- An absent audio system and hazardous wiring linked to an old bass box
Despite everything, the car starts, rolls, and brakes, which makes the project viable.
Rather than calling on specialized garages, Biaheza opts for the D system:
- Purchase of original spare parts on eBay
- Homemade repairs
- Negotiations with local garages (body repair)
- Removal of the broken active spoiler system, replaced by a simpler and cheaper fixed spoiler
He even managed to find the former owner, who resells the original exhaust, the rims, the fin, the catalysts and a double of key.
A car restored… and finally in conformity
After several weeks of work, and a total estimated to About $ 17,000 in various parts and costs, The Lamborghini is almost restored:
- The original exhaust is reinstalled
- Catalytic sensors have come back
- The noise level is reduced to 88 dB (against 111 dB previously)
- The cabin is disinfected and equipped with an original audio system
- The right rear light is replaced by a model of the same shade
The car is ready to roll. A license plate is still missing.
The accident Lamborghini Gallardo, bought for $ 40,000 and repair with a total budget of around $ 57,000, is not yet perfect: it will ultimately be necessary to provide a new clutch and some maintenance operations. But the feat is there. Not only does the car run perfectly, but it is also close to its original condition, a rare feat for a car declared “irreparable”.
The video of this adventure, published on the Biaheza channel, already has more than 1 million views. It perfectly illustrates the new trend of young enthusiasts: bringing supercars back to life for a fraction of their new price, with resourceful, a little luck … and a lot of work.