£70k everyday sports/supercar

[hven]

Would go V10 or V8 R8? Alot of the v8 cars seems to be quite blandly spec'd and by the time you find a nice one you're into V10 money. So maybe a pre facelift V10 with the oval exhausts is the current sweet spot?

I know the new one is around the corner but I'm not certain it will affects the values much given it's so expensive and personally, I prefer the looks of the old one.

[hven]

whoami said:

What do you drive now?

rs4

[Jasandjules]

Is an F430 within range?

[hven]

Is a 430 a practical everyday car?

[craigjm]

MattHall91 said:

Cayman GTS won't depreciate much. They're already above list in classfields.

Rubbish! GT4 maybe but the GTS will depreciate no slower than an S over the next few years. Facelift model coming soon too

[whoami]

hven said:

whoami said:

What do you drive now?

rs4

You're not far away from an early V12 Vantage.

[hven]

craigjm said:

Rubbish! GT4 maybe but the GTS will depreciate no slower than an S over the next few years. Facelift model coming soon too

I'm quite tall and know for a fact I couldn't fit inside a cayman mark 1. Not sure if that's changed for the current model.

[hven]

whoami said:

You're not far away from an early V12 Vantage.

I know but I'd have not much choice. Also not clear how V12 Vantage holds value? I don't think the normal V8's hold value that well, vantage's now start at £30k and they look the same in 2005 as they do today. Still look great but you get my point.

[Nickbrapp]

m6 gc

[craigjm]

hven said:

I'm quite tall and know for a fact I couldn't fit inside a cayman mark 1. Not sure if that's changed for the current model.

Slightly but I wouldn't say significantly enough to make much difference.

[petop]

hven said:

whoami said:

You're not far away from an early V12 Vantage.

I know but I'd have not much choice. Also not clear how V12 Vantage holds value? I don't think the normal V8's hold value that well, vantage's now start at £30k and they look the same in 2005 as they do today. Still look great but you get my point.

But look at it like this....V12 Manual car, give it when the Merc/AMG engined Aston comes out and then those "big NA" engined cars will go up again. And boot in a Vantage are bigger than a R8 for Tescos. Coming from a RS4 to a R8 you wont get any wow factor inside. By the way, those 30k Vantages are the V8 4.3's, 4.7's (read quicker) are 50k+ from dealerships and possibly around 47k from indies. Dont get me wrong, R8's look the business but V12, rear wheel drive, proper gearbox!!!???

[Jasandjules]

hven said:

Is a 430 a practical everyday car?

I'd be happy to use it everyday

[Lordbenny]

Boxster GTS with ALL the upgrades I you could always ask your teacher what she thinks?

[Gettoff]

whoami said:

hven said:

whoami said:

What do you drive now?

rs4

You're not far away from an early V12 Vantage.

https://used.astonmartin.com/en-GB/Search/Details~...

When I started looking for mine 18months ago they were the same price for 2009 cars, £70-75k, so as long as you don't put silly mileage on it depreciation should be negligible. Decent amount of boot space too, proper hot hatch.

[Benbay001]

Evora for me, if i was in your position.

[daytona365]

If I were in such a position I'd eschew modern depreciating balls of complicated fluff for something 'classic', not necessarily that old, but something that will appreciate over time. Someone mentioned the 355. I think something like that's a splendid choice. Or even such as the most pristine E30 M3 2.5 Evolution with change ?

[hven]

Benbay001 said:

Evora for me, if i was in your position.

You would? don't do anything for me I'm afraid.

V12 Vantage does, but just not many around within range.

[andrewparker]

daytona365 said:

If I were in such a position I'd eschew modern depreciating balls of complicated fluff for something 'classic', not necessarily that old, but something that will appreciate over time. Someone mentioned the 355. I think something like that's a splendid choice. Or even such as the most pristine E30 M3 2.5 Evolution with change?

Yeah but he's after an everyday car. Stick miles on an F355 and the value probably won't go up. It will also likely cost a fortune to run. As much as I'd agree that a classic is where the smart money is none of them fit the brief as a practical daily driver.

[MrBarry123]

A 550 or 575M?

[andrewparker]

MrBarry123 said:

A 550 or 575M?

Out of budget unless you'd entertain a left hooker.