F Type - Used 2014 V6 or V8 ?

[JetskiJezz]

I'm thinking about selling my V8 Vantage Roadster (it's a 2008 manual 4.3) and replacing it with an F-type. I bought the Aston Martin purely as a stopgap whilst waiting to see what happened with the used car values with the F-type. I've been lucky, the Aston seems to have gone up in value whilst the F type has dropped, but not quite by as much as I had thought/hoped.

I've been watching auto trader almost religiously every day just to see what seems to be going on with advertised prices.

The gap between a V6 and V8 doesn't seem to be quite as wide as I thought it would be. Although a couple of months back there were a few sensible mileage v6's advertised at around £38,000, the current prices seem to be more like £40,000.
What's confusing me however is that a v6S seems to be more like £43,000 (dependent on mileage spec and condition of course) whereas the v8's seem to start at not much more, somewhere around £45,000/£46,000.

I had initially said once they come to be hit £40,000 I would seriously think about buying one, with the above in mind, the v6 is now in that sort of price range.

So I just wonder what the general thoughts and opinions were. To me it would be far more sensible to go for the more powerful and usually better specification v8 when the difference is only going to be say £3,000 - £4,000. A lot of the reviews I've seen seem to think the v6s is the one to go for, but the reviews are all based on new prices where there is a much bigger gap between them.

When they first came out, I was lucky enough to be in a position to hire a v6 from Munich and spend a week driving round the Alps. I enjoyed it so much I went back with a friend a few months later and hired the v6 S and did the same thing. Haven't however driven the v8, things have been more than a little hectic and with a combination of bad weather and nothing interesting being local just haven't had the chance yet.

[JetskiJezz]

I'm pretty sure the V8 will be the one to have in the long run especially when it is compared to its new or original price.

I'm surprised I haven't had anyone commenting about the change from the Aston Martin to the F-Type, I posted pretty much the same question under the Jaguar forum of piston heads and have received countless comments about the Jaguar being fake in terms of the noise and a poor, plastic imitation of the Aston Martin.

[JetskiJezz]

I've just sold my Aston Martin Vantage Roadster and so begin the hunt for a replacement.
When I posted this thread originally, I wasn't sure if I wanted to sell the Aston, but the price I got through it made the decision really easy in the end.

Anyone got any thoughts on comparing the V8 with the V6? prices seen to be higher at the moment than they were only just a couple of months ago, I'm guessing that the little bit of sunshine making a difference.

[JetskiJezz]

Phil. said:

Advertised prices for used V8S's are all over the place. Many unrealistic and not moving. I am watching daily at the moment. Check out PH and Autotrader for evidence. Prices are dropping but I think there will be significant drop in Sept/Oct when I'm planning on buying my second V8S. Buyers market at the moment in my opinion.

I pretty much think the same thing. There are a couple of private sale cars, one of which is £46,750 - 20,000 miles, but also two owners. The thing is, the cheapest advertised baseline v6 is still £40k, so something isn't right somewhere.

Dealers who seem to be picking random prices for them at the moment, there is quite a bit of variation.

[JetskiJezz]

akadk said:

If that car had the right spec it would sell

Wrong seats, wrong wheel, base sound system ... And yes, over priced.

£50k is the sweet spot at the moment for a good one.

I wouldn't necessarily agree with the wrong Wheels - looks however just to be a relatively basic spec car. I suspect the biggest issue is a £50k car at a relatively minor nonspecialist, non-main dealer. So, as you say - overpriced.

Just out of interest, what would you say were the right wheels?

[JetskiJezz]

akadk said:

Phil. said:

The spec on this one is ok, except it's missing the exhaust 'loud' button and the colour isn't to everyone's taste. However, being a 2013 it's overpriced. I'm comparing this my 2014 4K mile V8S that was sold by a Jag dealer for £57k last August and I received £55k. I would expect that my old car with a few more miles to be advertised now at the same price or less than this when taking in to account a reasonable level of depreciation. The 2015 version in the same colour at £58k seems better value. So best to sit it out for while until 2013/14 prices become more realistic.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Edited by Phil. on Friday 20th May 13:26

I wouldnt agree that was overpriced in the summer market. I'd say its the sweet spot, given the mileage and wheels.

Not having the switchable exhaust option could be a killer for some thou.

You have to remember, or appreciate as not all will be in the know .... the market was flooded with 13/63/14 V8 S cars, then when the Coupe came along in 2014, the convertible numbers were paired back massively, and then in 2015 the V8 S was discontinued and replaced by a much more expensive R.

So the number of 2015 cars is tiny, so these will not push down 2013/4 cars as you might reasonably expect.

Its a simple law of supply and demand ... due to the low supply of 64/15 cars the 13/63/14 cars will not reduce as you might expect, and given they are racking miles and getting abused as we speak, the excellent condition, low mileage cars will be holding their value

of course Summer is artificially helping this at the mo.

That's a really interesting way of looking at it, so in your opinion the early V8 S cars are probably coming close to them major depreciation curve? I'm interested in picking one up to run for a year, probably doing a couple of thousand miles at most and then moving on to something else - for me I was aiming at under £45 K, but also wanted to be fussy. I can buy a car without the exhaust switch option, I've instantly discounted everyone I see without it. I'm happy to wait, but will continue the search.

Anyone got any thoughts on the most resaleable colours and most preferred options?

[JetskiJezz]

akadk said:

bit leggy, but decent value

will be easy to move on, just need to make sure its advertised cheapest in the country

http://used.jaguar.co.uk/search#/details/2692262

A bit Leggy - You can say that again, nearly 40,000 miles, that must be the highest mileage one advertised at the moment. I can't see that selling in a hurry.

[JetskiJezz]

akadk said:

took a little longer than 1 week, but not much

shocking