It’s not every day you come across a supercar that’s crossed 300,000 miles on the clock. Mainly because most owners tend to shy away from driving them that often, because of the astronomical service costs associated with exotic cars. One Lamborghini Murcielago owner, Simon George, has a different approach. He uses his supercar every day, racking up over 300,000 miles, but he takes a more hands-on approach when it comes to maintenance. George’s smart maintenance has helped save him money over the years, most recently resulting in over $90,000 saved on a simple suspension and steering rack refresh.
British supercar owner Simon George, one part of the Driver’s Keepers YouTube channel, founded his supercar rental company with his Murcielago to help pay for owning it. In the process, he’s helped thousands of people live their supercar dream, while racking up over that unbelievable mileage road tripping and tracking the Raging Bull. While the Lamborghini is certainly no Toyota, chewing through a clutch set every 30,000 miles and having had its engine replaced once already, George has found a way to avoid paying the marked-up maintenance charges Lamborghini would charge him.
As documented in the video series on the mini-restoration of the high-mileage Murcielago, the smart way to maintain an expensive car is to avoid buying parts directly from the manufacturer where possible. Most of the time, these parts are available directly from vendors at a fraction of the cost. Case in point, the suspension bushes in the Murcielago.
Lamborghini only sells replacement control arms instead of the bushes at over $5,000 for each. Instead, George bought replacement bushes from the vendor and had them press-fitted. He managed to refresh all the bushes, ball joints, and more around the big Lambo for under $10,000, where the dealership would’ve charged him nearly $30,000.
Similarly, George relates how a steering specialist wanted to charge him over $1,000 to refresh the $300,000 supercar’s steering rack once they found it what car it belonged to. When he approached the specialist, keeping the brand name out of it, they ended up charging him nearly a quarter of the price. George is one of those rare supercar owners who actually drives his car hard and maintains it smartly, avoiding paying the “Lamborghini tax” on a lot of his parts. That really is a winning combination and we hope this Murcielago keeps racking up the miles.
