Buying a Lusso V12

[JJMatrixx]

I'm going to be buying a GTC4 Lusso V12 soon. Is there anything I need to look out for? Is there any spec that's deemed critical? Do they come with front lift and is this commonly spec'd. I'm likely to send it to Novitec for exhaust, alloys and some carbon shortly after purchase. Oh, and will largely use this as a daily driver with an Aston DBX 707. So aim to do about 5-6k miles a year in it.

[JJMatrixx]

kbf1981 said:

Nothing much to add other than I got one of these around a year ago and really enjoy it - take it to work, use it a lot. I've a couple cars but I use this around a third of the time.

I think lift was an option and I'd always get it to give you piece of mind. Aside from that the glass roof is nice for rear seat passengers. I think they're great value given the Puro will be 350-400 with options and the interior is a step up from an FF.

Ok, cheers - have you not felt the need to give it a proper exhaust yet? Or quite happy as is?

And yeah, the Puro just seems so overpriced - will depend on numbers but I suspect the resell will drop quite a lot after a year.

[JJMatrixx]

ANOpax said:

Lift is an option and it operates both axles.

If you'e going to Novitec the car, lift is essential as Novitec springs lower the car and you'll need the lift to clear normal obstacles again.

Other options to watch out for are;

Carplay - really nice to have
Pano roof - most would prefer it but it's the pax who benefit, not the driver
Shields - most would prefer it but some actively seek a no shield car
Lots of interior carbon - lifts the cabin ambience
Upgrade HiFi - hard to retrofit so get it if you like your sounds
Semi-aniline leather - extra touch of luxury and wears/ages really nicely but not essential
Seat heating & cooling - always nice to have
Cameras (the really late cars had ADAS which is even better) - really useful as it's a big car

Good luck and please drop us some photos when you've found one.

Thanks, appreciate it. Will be sure to post pics/update.

Unlikely but are there any details/links to the full options sheet of spec + list price costs?

[JJMatrixx]

ANOpax said:

JJMatrixx said:

Thanks, appreciate it. Will be sure to post pics/update.

Unlikely but are there any details/links to the full options sheet of spec + list price costs?

No price lists available (and they change every year anyway) but the supplying dealer will have the full breakdown for any specific car you find. They may quote GDPR as a reason for not sharing it but that's BS as long as the printout doesn't contain any personal details.

I've actually got hold of a full industry data spec and price list thing, which I think will really come in handy. Options are so expensive that when you're comparing two cars side by side, it's great to work out what the list price of each would have been. A few things on it look proper mental though - for example it says 'Rear privacy glass - £2,640.' Surely that can't be right?! Fixed Panoramic Roof was £11,520. It's no wonder cars quickly got to over £300k when I'm looking at this. Puro is going to be even more wild I guess.