Opinions, New 5.0 litre XKR versus Aston Vantage

[cathalm]

Chaps, I've asked the same question on the Aston forum and I'd like to get some advice from the Jag community too. I'm wondering which of these to get as my next car over the next little while and am royally flumoxed. Aston beauty versus Jag go? Jag sophistication versus Aston hand built charm? Would appreciate any opinions on the subject here or on the Aston forum. Cheers.

[cathalm]

I'm not really bothered about fuel comsumption, but I thought the touch screen system in the Jag was pretty swanky. Interesting to hear that some of you don't like it. How much do you think the XK will be worth after 2 years? I get the impression the Aston might be a better buy from that point of view.

[cathalm]

Yup, I could do 60k with a bit of a squeeze. You're right it would have to be a 4.3 Aston, but the folks on the Aston forum seem to belive the percieved lack of go is exaggerated. I mean, a car that does 60 in under 5 is hardly slow is it?

[cathalm]

Cerbman, As the original poster on both of these threads I was sad to read the last couple of pages on the Aston forum. I've had an abundance of good feedback up to that point but it really descended into abuse towards the end. I'm not going to asume that sort of behaviour is indicative of Aston owners as a whole, I think as the mod said, those people are clearly on the wrong site.