Ready for 360 F-car, but saw Murcie...

Murci and 360 are not in the same leage. Get the Murcie you will not regret it. I personnally would not spend close to 300 for a non roadster esp if I did not get it built to my personal specs. the only true difference in favor of the f-car is depreciation. If you do not mind picking one up slightly used or carry over you can lessen the drastic drop in price. If you do not care about depreciation then go for it. the difference in the experiance between the Lambo and f-car is night and day.
///mk

 

Drive them all and you be the judge.After being in the Murci or the Gallardo you will not be impressed with the 360.Also if you choose to go with the Murci you can buy a slightly used one for around 220k.

 

I won't trash you as I own a 360 and 13 months ago drove a Gallardo and Murcielago both an hour each. I could not get the V-12 experience out of my mind. I ALMOST bought the Murcie but found a 01 Diablo and kept the 360. Thinking the Diablo couldn't become my favorite,,,,Times have changed, Spring has come finally to Indiana and my desire for a Murcie has happened again. Guess which car will be traded if I can come to terms....the 360. Drive all three and if you have similar tastes to mine, you'll purchase the Murcielago and never look back!!!!

 

I have driven both the 360 and Murcie extensively. Overall, the Murcie has much better performance in terms to acceleration and handling. The Murcie could take corners and with such pose that the 360 couldn't possibly have taken. Grip levels on the Murcie is much higher, and the fact that you sit lower helps a lot too. However, I think the 360 feels a bit more nimble due to smaller size.

Stock for stock, the exhaust on the 360 is more audible. After you change the exhaust on the Murcie, exhaust note will be superior. It's just mind blowing...

I think the 360 revs quicker than the Lambo's V12 on both upshift and downshift. The F1 tranny on the 360 is very fun, although the 6pd manual on the Murcie is very fluid as well. I haven't tried the e-gear.

Acceleration is no contest. The Murcie has incredible torque at each gear. Given the same roads, I could hit 150mph casually in the Lambo all the time, whereas, the 360 will just to reach 130mph on the same stretch of road. I think there are a lot of cars on the road today that will outrun the 360, but that's not really the point is it. Regardless, you will have lots of fun in both cars, especially on the track or backroads, so it really depends on what your needs are.

Overally, the Murcie is much more car than the 360. Reliability of both cars are quite good as well. The Lambo draws more attention, not sure if it's a good or bad thing.

 

Did it occur to anyone that the 360 is an "entry level" car and the Murcielago is Lambo's top of the line model? They don't even have the same price point.

 

on the used market.....360 spiders are around $220 and so are Murcies

might make a good poll, to see how many people would go with L or F-car

 

I repeat: 360=entry level Ferrari, Murcielago=top of the line Lambo

Also, if you want to use the 360 spider, why don't you use a similar type of vehicle, like the Murcielago Roadster. How much is the Roadster, again?

 

You can insert "Gallardo" everywhere it says Murci and you have the same result, a better car.

 

Sorry in advance for this post and kind of getting away from the subject at hand but, its not supposed to be a rant its just that I see this argument over and over and its a bit tiring......

I find myself reading all of these threads about what's better or worse, Lambo vs F-car, F-car vs "X"; if you go to a Toyota message board you will find the same types of discussions my Toyota "X" is better than the Nissan "Y" and continuing with my analogy.... you go to an elementary school and you'll get the kids arguing over my Schwinn 18 speed is faster than your Huffy.... Why is it that we care so much????
Is it not enough that the person who owns it is happy with it? or can't anything stand on its own merits without having to be measured against something else?

sort of back on topic.... I think cars at the levels of Ferraris, Lambos etc can't be measured by plain numbers on a piece of paper or just about "the lambo has much more grip" or else how can anyone justify buying a >$200K plus car when one could get a Z06 which on paper can better every one of those figures for a 1/4 to 1/3 of the price? or how about a Subi WRX which can stay pretty close on most figures for 1/8 of the price? No one can! These cars are all about emotion and passion so they have to stand alone in their own merits and so the Murcie is a great car, the 360 is a great car, the Maranello is a great car, the Gallardo is a great car, etc. Just drive them all and see what stirs your soul the most and what you can afford ( if that is a concern at all ) and go for it!

 

Ask Fchatter Clax: he sold his 360 Spider to get a Murci, and loves it.

 

Here is what I did. Purchase a used 360 six speed, 2 years later looked at the Murcie but purchased a 01 Diablo 2k miles. I made the mistake of liking/driving my Diablo too much as I an seriously trying to get a Murcie trade deal done with my 360. I ventured over to the dark side and can't find my way back.

 

In that case, 360 all the way! Something about Ferraris just makes ones blood boil inside. The Murcie is a great car but IMHumbleO they are heavy and even more of a grand tourer than the 360 but coming from an Elise everything looks big to me ;-)!

Good luck with whatever choice you make! great dilemma to find yourself in!

 

My friend the 360 is a twister. The Lambo 12, a hurricane.

 

I'm lucky enough to own both a Murci and 360 Spider, both with Tubi's as well as test pipes for the 360.

If you held a gun to my head and told me I could only keep one. It'd be the Murci in a heartbeat. No contest.

You can read about my experiences with it on my profile on www.pistonheads.com if you want. My log in name is the same.

Turn to the Dark Side, you'll never look back.
Tuan

 

I sat in a 360 duing the autoshow in NY and liked it. I didn't sit in the murci, but got to put my hand on the door when my pic was taken standing next to it. They let me sit in the 360 after i spent 20$ on the beyonde the quarter DVD. I think you should get a Murcie. I would take the Murcie over all Ferraris except the Enzo. The Murcie will turn more heads than a 360, espcially if you get it in orange or yellow.

 

Here's a direct link to Tuan's excellent Murci write up, well worth reading:

http://pistonheads.com/members/showCar.asp?carId=18813