Aston DB9/Bentoey Continental GT used.....
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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?
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?
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?
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