3 year old Mustang or 12 year old DB9?

[mrpenks]

So, my daily 2016 diesel A6 needs to be replaced as it is depressing.

At the moment it is supplemented by an old Boxster for weekends but I’m thinking of getting rid of both and swapping for a DB9 or Mustang V8 so the kids can pop out in it too.
Mileage is low at around 8k pa and I don’t care about fuel costs.

Budget between £20 and £25k and I want a sense of occasion, some practicality (a boot and occasional rear seats for toddlers) and no turbos, diesels or SUV nonsense.

What I want is something fairly reliable (I don’t mind servicing basics myself) and fun that I can use year-round for short journeys and occasional schleps.
It will be out in all weather and will be used - no beauty queen.

I arrive at the DB9 or Mustang each time I think hard about it. I can buy either in the price range with similar mileages but the gap in age worries me. DB9 seems to have more theatre and ironically given its construction a better option to leave outdoors all weather but is it likely to be a nightmare over 4 or so years of use?

Any experience or general views kindly received.

Edited by mrpenks on Saturday 21st December 10:27

[CS Garth]

I think the Mustang would be a more suitable daily for reasons of servicing cost, reliability and being over 10 years newer it will feel much more modern.

Have you ruled out a C63?

[mrpenks]

CS Garth said:

I think the Mustang would be a more suitable daily for reasons of servicing cost, reliability and being over 10 years newer it will feel much more modern.

Have you ruled out a C63?

Yes, I know they’re good but I need a nice a break from German 3 box saloons and forced induction.

Edited by mrpenks on Saturday 21st December 10:28

[SturdyHSV]

I'd 100% fall on the Mustang side.

Any work you wanted to do yourself, there'll be thousands of YouTube videos and guides. Parts will be cheap and plentiful and readily available. Upgrades will be cheap and plentiful and readily available. Doing some work yourself probably won't scare any future buyers away.

Mustang will probably depreciate more during your ownership but if anything goes wrong on the DB9 it'll surely be £££?

[LuS1fer]

Mustang without question. There is a YouTube video about the cost of owning a DB9 and, from memory, it's very high indeed.

The Mustang should hold its price and will be cheaper to run and insure. That said, a Civic Type R will probably be faster A to B.

[bobbo89]

A Maserati Gran Tursimo and (if you can get over the supercharger) an XKR would also fit the bill.

If it were my money I'd be having a Mustang though.

[anonymous-user]

My Mustang first service was £175, 2nd year service £250ish and nothing has gone wrong with it.

The Aston will be a money pit, it's a no brainer surely?

I'd love an Aston, but not a 12 year old one who's best days are long gone.

[ocrx8]

Left field choice - RCF?

[mrpenks]

ocrx8 said:

Left field choice - RCF?

Hmm, doesn’t do it for me. Nice car though.

[mrpenks]

Coin Slot. said:

My Mustang first service was £175, 2nd year service £250ish and nothing has gone wrong with it.

The Aston will be a money pit, it's a no brainer surely?

I'd love an Aston, but not a 12 year old one who's best days are long gone.

Yes my head seems to scream that too but I see in many forums that the DB9 is fairly robust mechanically.

[stevemcs]

Mustang for me, a self serviced DB9 will never sell and you won't be able to buy parts from Euros should you need discs and pads. I would guess the DB9 could hurt financially if you got a bad one. Where as you could bolt a supercharger on the Mustang if you got bored with the power.

[CraigJ]

Just over a year ago i was looking at the same cars plus the Maserati Granturismo.

I ruled out the DB9 as the rear seats are just a joke and i have a 2yo daughter and it will be the main family car.

The Granturismo i still like a lot but each one i viewed just wasn't in the condition you expected a low mileage car to be in of that type. And looking through history and seeing the amounts that had been spent was just enought to make toy think twice.

I opted for a 2016 Mustang GT. The rear seats are usable for kids and small adults and my 2yo's seat fits with out issue. Boot is nice and large but the opening is a bit small so its easy to fill with lots of stuff just not large stuff.

The aftermarket for the Mustang is huge and i mean huge. I bought a standard 5.0 V8. A year later it is near 800bhp.

Plenty of UK mustang groups about on facebook like Simply Mustangs and Mustangs unleashed and Mustang6G forum is full of info.

Mine when i bought it in October 18



Queuing for the standing mile at Elvington



and at accelerating to 182mph




They are very good cars. If you get a 15-17 year car ditch the Pirelli P zero's for a set of Michelin's.
The V8 can return mid 20's mpg if not more for motorway cruising. I used to see about 20 for normal running around with little motorway use.

AC can be an issue as well as the oil cooler (fails internally)
Oil cooler can be replaced with a Mishimoto cooler and the stock item deleted.

[Summit_Detailing]

Mustang out of that and a DB9.

The only other thought I had was a ContiGT but appreciate it's not NA...less bork factor than a DB9 though and easy to maintain away from main dealers.

Cheers,

Chris

[ZX10R NIN]

You won't be fitting anyone in the back of the DB9 & it goes the same for the boot you can't fit much in there either all in all the Mustang wins this one hands down, but there's an alternative out there & it's this:

GranTurismo 4.7 S

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

or the Jaguar XKR

4.2 XKR-S

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

5.0 XKR

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[ooid]

Every time I’m in the States, renting mustang. Brilliant cars and rear seats are massive. It would be quite difficult to navigate and Park where I live (London) though...