Lease or Buy for an F430
Discussion
I wouldn't ask this now about other cars as I've learnt with the Aston i would have been better off leasing it instead of buying it. But i wonder if this is different with an F430, it looks like you will pay £1700 + vat for a min 24 months(£47940). Now this doesn't include any servicing, its pretty much your car i take it and have to maintain it to your own cost?
I dont think owning one and servicing it for 2 years would be anywhere near this much. Does anyone have any experience of doing this with a Ferrari?
I dont think owning one and servicing it for 2 years would be anywhere near this much. Does anyone have any experience of doing this with a Ferrari?
Yeah thats also a good idea. Im getting rid of my 968cs and was going to get the new GT3 but also harbouring thoughts of getting a 996rs instead but i still dont have a garage so im limited to what i can put on my drive. The F430 is something id really think about when a garage comes up 
bund said:
I wouldn't ask this now about other cars as I've learnt with the Aston i would have been better off leasing it instead of buying it. But i wonder if this is different with an F430, it looks like you will pay £1700 + vat for a min 24 months(£47940). Now this doesn't include any servicing, its pretty much your car i take it and have to maintain it to your own cost?
I dont think owning one and servicing it for 2 years would be anywhere near this much. Does anyone have any experience of doing this with a Ferrari?
I dont think owning one and servicing it for 2 years would be anywhere near this much. Does anyone have any experience of doing this with a Ferrari?
If you can get a brand new car at list price, then I think you are better off buying the car if you are going to do 15,000 miles in 2 years. I think the car will depreciate around 40K in 2 years (with a SOR/Private sale at end) + servicing costs of under 2K.
If you are looking for a stable financial solution, plus no hassle of SOR/Private selling, then look at the lease option and throw a TON of miles on it!!
OK another thought is when are these second hand cars going to start dropping? There is now a lot more on Autotrader then i have noticed before but there asking for nearing new price for an 05/05 car. In all fairness it doesn't look like there selling but I'm only after a black car. I think id do about 15/20k over 2 years.
bund said:
Yeah thats also a good idea. Im getting rid of my 968cs and was going to get the new GT3 but also harbouring thoughts of getting a 996rs instead but i still dont have a garage so im limited to what i can put on my drive. The F430 is something id really think about when a garage comes up
you're selling a cracking £15k car to buy a £75 k car ...can't see the logic myself. As for 430 prices, nearly new cars are at list already...
Edited by tony h on Monday 4th December 10:26
tony h said:
you're selling a cracking £15k car to buy a £75 k car ...can't see the logic myself. As for 430 prices, nearly new cars are at list already...
When you say nearly... how nearly?
Wife's boss has just sold his 430 back to the garage he bought it from for "only a small loss".
apparently he's ordered a replacement new 430 to be delivered in spring - he can't see the point of keeping a car like that over winter so is going to buy one each year for the summer then sell it back as winter approaches...
tony h said:
bund said:
Yeah thats also a good idea. Im getting rid of my 968cs and was going to get the new GT3 but also harbouring thoughts of getting a 996rs instead but i still dont have a garage so im limited to what i can put on my drive. The F430 is something id really think about when a garage comes up
you're selling a cracking £15k car to buy a £75 k car ...can't see the logic myself. As for 430 prices, nearly new cars are at list already...
Edited by tony h on Monday 4th December 10:26
The thing is the 968 is sitting at my parents in Kent(1hr at least from me) if i do get rid of that and buy GT3/RS then the Aston will be going as well.
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To be honest I think it really depends on whwther you want to tie up any large lumps of money i.e buying or just using your disposable eachg month and maybe putting the lumps into something that will work for you??
Personally I thing leasing is very sensible particularly if you can get the VAT back through work??
Just my 2 pennies
Lovely problem to have though.........Gallardo??????
JOE
Personally I thing leasing is very sensible particularly if you can get the VAT back through work??
Just my 2 pennies
Lovely problem to have though.........Gallardo??????
JOE
JOETHETOE said:
To be honest I think it really depends on whwther you want to tie up any large lumps of money i.e buying or just using your disposable eachg month and maybe putting the lumps into something that will work for you??
Personally I thing leasing is very sensible particularly if you can get the VAT back through work??
Just my 2 pennies
Lovely problem to have though.........Gallardo??????
JOE
Personally I thing leasing is very sensible particularly if you can get the VAT back through work??
Just my 2 pennies
Lovely problem to have though.........Gallardo??????
JOE
See I cant claim back the vat and im just trying to way up the options. Lambo's very nice but one of my best mates has one and the 430 cries out to me also like the cs.
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