Aston DB9/Bentoey Continental GT used.....
Discussion
My wife is a constant source of surprise...
We were talking the other day about what car to replace the Land Rover with once the deal is up.
Something about 40K. Don't mind if it's a bit used and was considering something like a new or nearly new XF.
Then my wife came in the room with her IPad. She was on Autotrader.
40 grand buys you some very nice looking DB9s and Continental GTs. They are all reasonably old, but most have low miles and FSH.
I'd not expect to do massive miles in it, so fuel consumption shouldn't be a major downside. Loking at keeping it maybe 4 or 5 years.
How good or stupid an idea is this to persue? How about reliability? I'd be prepared for higher service costs, but just how stupidly high are they?
And what are they like to own and drive?
We were talking the other day about what car to replace the Land Rover with once the deal is up.
Something about 40K. Don't mind if it's a bit used and was considering something like a new or nearly new XF.
Then my wife came in the room with her IPad. She was on Autotrader.
40 grand buys you some very nice looking DB9s and Continental GTs. They are all reasonably old, but most have low miles and FSH.
I'd not expect to do massive miles in it, so fuel consumption shouldn't be a major downside. Loking at keeping it maybe 4 or 5 years.
How good or stupid an idea is this to persue? How about reliability? I'd be prepared for higher service costs, but just how stupidly high are they?
And what are they like to own and drive?
My concern with Astons is the number of them, limited access to mass production well tested technology due to various changing relationships with the big players, Ford, Prodrive and now MB? This might be myth rather than reality, and I'm no VAG fan boy despite owning two of them, and their mass production tech is not a paragon of reliability either, but the GT has a big and consistent parts bin available to it being basically a steel A8 with turbocharging?
It would be used lightly. Keep the Land Rover as the daily hack, dog car, MG for when the sun shines' so it would be a "best" car for going out for the evening, a weekend away, or when there's no gear to carry, to use on our regular 130 mile trip to our place in Scotland.
So not a daily drive/shopping car. My wife works a mile from our home and I work from home in the main.
I would expect higher running costs, so 20-30 per cent more than say a Jag, BMW and the like?
So not a daily drive/shopping car. My wife works a mile from our home and I work from home in the main.
I would expect higher running costs, so 20-30 per cent more than say a Jag, BMW and the like?
wildcat45 said:
It would be used lightly. Keep the Land Rover as the daily hack, dog car, MG for when the sun shines' so it would be a "best" car for going out for the evening, a weekend away, or when there's no gear to carry, to use on our regular 130 mile trip to our place in Scotland.
So not a daily drive/shopping car. My wife works a mile from our home and I work from home in the main.
I would expect higher running costs, so 20-30 per cent more than say a Jag, BMW and the like?
Go for it. A DB9 has few big costs over and above scheduled maintenance. So not a daily drive/shopping car. My wife works a mile from our home and I work from home in the main.
I would expect higher running costs, so 20-30 per cent more than say a Jag, BMW and the like?
Yes the only live once idea, but at this stage it is an idea.
I did think Astons were a bit like Jags with a lot of Ford bits.
I suppose for "sensible" fun an XFR would be great, it's just the thought of tooling round in an Aston or Bentley never crossed my mind until she mentioned it.
You'd need what, a 10k slush fund just in case?
May cost more in maintenance, but id bet over that 5 year time frame it'd cost the same as a brand new xf which you were thinking of due to limited depreciation now? A new xf will lose what, £5k a year on average at least? Pretty sure the AM wont cost that every year in maintenance?
I'd say go for it.
In the past, I've gone for cars which internet folklore states are renowned for their borkage potential; an Audi C6 S6 with the 5.2 litre engine, an L322 Range Rover Vogue SE and presently a 996 Carrera 4S. Throughout my ownership of all three, all I have spent my money on is routine maintenance. Obviously, your choice of cars are in a different league but they aren't new anymore so there will be a legion of reasonably priced independents to take care of servicing and repairs at a price which is a lot cheaper than main dealers.
What I would say is keep on top of maintenance and service schedules. Preventative maintenance will keep bigger problems at bay.
As others have said, you only live once. Plus if things go tits up, blame the wife...
In the past, I've gone for cars which internet folklore states are renowned for their borkage potential; an Audi C6 S6 with the 5.2 litre engine, an L322 Range Rover Vogue SE and presently a 996 Carrera 4S. Throughout my ownership of all three, all I have spent my money on is routine maintenance. Obviously, your choice of cars are in a different league but they aren't new anymore so there will be a legion of reasonably priced independents to take care of servicing and repairs at a price which is a lot cheaper than main dealers.
What I would say is keep on top of maintenance and service schedules. Preventative maintenance will keep bigger problems at bay.
As others have said, you only live once. Plus if things go tits up, blame the wife...
DB9 for sure. 100% go for it. Buy from an AM dealer for a bit of peace of mind and enjoy.
Not one person commenting here about big bills/maintenance has actually owned one so take the comments with a big pinch of salt.
Might be worth posting in the AM forum for some more specific responses.
Not one person commenting here about big bills/maintenance has actually owned one so take the comments with a big pinch of salt.
Might be worth posting in the AM forum for some more specific responses.
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