1999 vs 2000 Lamborghini Diablo
Draft: this page has not had its final check yet, so check the sources behind anything you rely on.
Both years are the same generation, so most of what they offer is shared.
Watch out for
Reputation: what owners and the press report. Tap one to see what to check.
1999
Nothing that 2000 lacks.
2000
Nothing that 1999 lacks.
Both years
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Cam chain tensioners 1990–2000
What to check: Ask whether the original tensioners were replaced with the later manually adjusted ones, and listen for a rattle off the throttle.
Goodwood says the early 5.7's hydraulic tensioners can in time let the chain snap, and that the later manual ones are often fitted instead. Seven owners in three FerrariChat threads raise the tensioners too.
Goodwood Classic Solutions, owners' reports (unofficial)
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Worn clutch All years
What to check: In a high gear, accelerate from low revs and feel for slip, and make sure it shifts cleanly when warm. Ask when the clutch was last done.
Six owners in four FerrariChat threads call the clutch the main worry, and five say a clutch job means taking the engine out.
Owners' reports (unofficial)
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Bent clutch slave rod All years
What to check: Ask whether the rod between the clutch slave cylinder and the pivot was replaced.
Two owners in two FerrariChat threads say this rod can bend or break and leave the car stranded.
Owners' reports (unofficial)
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Rust in the steel spaceframe All years One source so far
What to check: Have the frame looked over from underneath for corrosion.
Goodwood says the aluminium and composite panels do not rust, but the steel frame beneath them can.
Goodwood Classic Solutions
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Failing catalytic converters All years
What to check: Ask whether the catalytic converters were replaced or checked, and smell for overheating after the drive.
Three owners in two FerrariChat threads warn that the early cars' catalytic converters can fail badly, and two raise the chance of a fire.
Owners' reports (unofficial)
Rare catches
1999
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Rare
Alpine Edition Package
Sold only in the US A published reference
12 built for the US A published reference
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Rare
Momo Edition Package
Sold only in the US A published reference
12 built for the US A published reference
2000
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Rare
Millennium Roadster Package
The last VT Roadsters; 10 went to the US, all in Titanium Metallic A published reference
30 built A published reference
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Good find
Diablo VT 6.0 SE Trim
42 built, in two colours only A published reference
42 built A published reference
Why it is a good find: Four owners in a FerrariChat buyer's thread put the 6.0 SE and the SE30 at or near the top of their lists. Owners' reports (unofficial)
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Rare
Titanium Metallic Color
One of two Millennium Roadster colours, and the only one sent to the US A published reference
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Rare
Oro Elios Color
VT 6.0 SE only A published reference
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Rare
Marrone Eklipsis Color
VT 6.0 SE only A published reference
Both years
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Good find
Diablo GT Trim
83 built A published reference
83 built A published reference
Why it is a good find: Six owners in a FerrariChat buyer's thread rank the limited versions such as the GT above the regular cars, and Goodwood counts the GT among the Diablo's prized rarities. Goodwood Classic Solutions, owners' reports (unofficial)
What changed between
After 1999, up to and including 2000.
- 2000The VT 6.0 arrives with a new front and the 6.0L V12, as a coupe only, and the VT Roadster bows out with the Millennium Roadster. A published reference