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On the lambo forum they compare the two this way.
The Gallardo is the supermodel that you don't take home to meet the family the R8 is the girl you marry. not everybody is looking for the supermodel to get noticed and not everybody is looking for the girl to meet the family. Ive been rolling around the idea of a used G(05-06
) or a used R8 v10 (2011). The thing with the r8 is it an affordable exotic and you can get a CPO with 100k mile warranty and free scheduled maintenance up to 55k miles. Good luck finding a G with any kind of warranty but you can use Audi parts to save some of the cost. The maintenance cost posted are a little high from what I have come across but it is still no day in the park taking it to a shop, even and indy shop is pricey.