A potential new Joiner to the AM world
Discussion
Good evening,
I spent several hours reading through different topics trying to figure out which is the best car to buy. I have learnt a lot and you are all very knowledgeable. I tried jaguar, 911, or r8 but the vantage has something special that i cant describe. Although i love the DBS , it might be too expensive to run, still a bit high for me, so i will start with a V8vantage if i find the right one.
I am starting to have an idea of what i want and understood that a post 2009 v8 vantage was normally better, and was having less niggles. Thanks in advance for those who will reply.
I prefer a sportshift gear box as well as my wife might drive it from time to time (easier to drive, for me as well
. A roadster could be nice but it's not really my style. I was thinking about spending 50k initially and then found few more vantages at 55, 60, 65k so i gave up sticking to my initial budget. It is not a rational thing to buy anyway, so why try to stay rational... (I cant go above £70k however... and thought i would try to think more in term of depreciation of the car over the period of ownership which is likely to be two or three years at least.
Now where i would need help is on the following thoughts:
- I found a 2012 car with sportshift2, garmin Sat Nav and few options for little less than 70k, and almost no mileage. i assume the 1st owner already got the biggest hit in depreciation and it has the warranty.
- I also found a 2010 model (09 plate), for 55k , with 20k miles.
I was thinking that actually the price i pay doesnt matter that much as it would depreciate by roughly the same amount for each car every year. It seems that it is losing 5-6k / year, looking at the price of 2009 to 2012 cars on autotrader. While i would lock more money in the '12 V8V i could also do more miles with it without having to worry. it might be easier to sell back a '12 with 25k miles than '09/10 car with 45-50k miles in two/three years time.
Any thoughts would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
I spent several hours reading through different topics trying to figure out which is the best car to buy. I have learnt a lot and you are all very knowledgeable. I tried jaguar, 911, or r8 but the vantage has something special that i cant describe. Although i love the DBS , it might be too expensive to run, still a bit high for me, so i will start with a V8vantage if i find the right one.
I am starting to have an idea of what i want and understood that a post 2009 v8 vantage was normally better, and was having less niggles. Thanks in advance for those who will reply.
I prefer a sportshift gear box as well as my wife might drive it from time to time (easier to drive, for me as well
. A roadster could be nice but it's not really my style. I was thinking about spending 50k initially and then found few more vantages at 55, 60, 65k so i gave up sticking to my initial budget. It is not a rational thing to buy anyway, so why try to stay rational... (I cant go above £70k however... and thought i would try to think more in term of depreciation of the car over the period of ownership which is likely to be two or three years at least.Now where i would need help is on the following thoughts:
- I found a 2012 car with sportshift2, garmin Sat Nav and few options for little less than 70k, and almost no mileage. i assume the 1st owner already got the biggest hit in depreciation and it has the warranty.
- I also found a 2010 model (09 plate), for 55k , with 20k miles.
I was thinking that actually the price i pay doesnt matter that much as it would depreciate by roughly the same amount for each car every year. It seems that it is losing 5-6k / year, looking at the price of 2009 to 2012 cars on autotrader. While i would lock more money in the '12 V8V i could also do more miles with it without having to worry. it might be easier to sell back a '12 with 25k miles than '09/10 car with 45-50k miles in two/three years time.
Any thoughts would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
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