V12Vantage Keeper?
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I don't think I'll be parting with mine any time soon. It still puts a smile on my face and the noise is amazing.
Prices have held from over the last 2 or 3 years, in fact are rising. I like the fact it may well be the last naturally aspirated V12 with a manual gearbox.
The only other thing I would want is an Aventador (They are just mad and bonkers) :-)
But the Mrs has said WE ARE NOT GETTING RID OF THE ASTON. So that answered that argument lol.
Prices have held from over the last 2 or 3 years, in fact are rising. I like the fact it may well be the last naturally aspirated V12 with a manual gearbox.
The only other thing I would want is an Aventador (They are just mad and bonkers) :-)
But the Mrs has said WE ARE NOT GETTING RID OF THE ASTON. So that answered that argument lol.
Never say never and all that... But much will depend on what AM do in the next couple of years.
Had mine two years and still happy with it but I only have one fun car and if I fancied a change it would have to go. There's very little around at the moment that I would consider in the same ball-park, another AM would be the obvious choice but there's nothing in the current line up that appeals enough to change. If the new cars, DB11 on etc. really hit the spot then there is something to aspire to in a few years but if it's all a diluted AMG turbo and auto mish-mash then that incentive to change goes for me.
There are other cars out there that do the 'new-tech' better so if the new cars follow that path and aren't close to class leading then maybe something else would start to appeal. As it stands though I'm looking forward to picking it up on Thursday after its six year service and MOT, it's not the same not being able to have a quick look in the garage .
Had mine two years and still happy with it but I only have one fun car and if I fancied a change it would have to go. There's very little around at the moment that I would consider in the same ball-park, another AM would be the obvious choice but there's nothing in the current line up that appeals enough to change. If the new cars, DB11 on etc. really hit the spot then there is something to aspire to in a few years but if it's all a diluted AMG turbo and auto mish-mash then that incentive to change goes for me.
There are other cars out there that do the 'new-tech' better so if the new cars follow that path and aren't close to class leading then maybe something else would start to appeal. As it stands though I'm looking forward to picking it up on Thursday after its six year service and MOT, it's not the same not being able to have a quick look in the garage .
Gettoff said:
Never say never and all that... But much will depend on what AM do in the next couple of years.
Had mine two years and still happy with it but I only have one fun car and if I fancied a change it would have to go. There's very little around at the moment that I would consider in the same ball-park, another AM would be the obvious choice but there's nothing in the current line up that appeals enough to change. If the new cars, DB11 on etc. really hit the spot then there is something to aspire to in a few years but if it's all a diluted AMG turbo and auto mish-mash then that incentive to change goes for me.
There are other cars out there that do the 'new-tech' better so if the new cars follow that path and aren't close to class leading then maybe something else would start to appeal. As it stands though I'm looking forward to picking it up on Thursday after its six year service and MOT, it's not the same not being able to have a quick look in the garage .
DBS Had mine two years and still happy with it but I only have one fun car and if I fancied a change it would have to go. There's very little around at the moment that I would consider in the same ball-park, another AM would be the obvious choice but there's nothing in the current line up that appeals enough to change. If the new cars, DB11 on etc. really hit the spot then there is something to aspire to in a few years but if it's all a diluted AMG turbo and auto mish-mash then that incentive to change goes for me.
There are other cars out there that do the 'new-tech' better so if the new cars follow that path and aren't close to class leading then maybe something else would start to appeal. As it stands though I'm looking forward to picking it up on Thursday after its six year service and MOT, it's not the same not being able to have a quick look in the garage .
bentley01 said:
I have said I will never change my car before but this time I mean it. Considered a 12c and thought about ordering a 570s but to be honest it was always going to be another Aston. I would like to keep it and one day drive my children to their weddings in it. They are aged 4 and 7.
Bloomin hec Darren, you cant let them get married so young Looks like you will have to keep the car for a minimum of 11 years.........such a burden I know
AMDBSNick said:
Gettoff said:
Never say never and all that... But much will depend on what AM do in the next couple of years.
Had mine two years and still happy with it but I only have one fun car and if I fancied a change it would have to go. There's very little around at the moment that I would consider in the same ball-park, another AM would be the obvious choice but there's nothing in the current line up that appeals enough to change. If the new cars, DB11 on etc. really hit the spot then there is something to aspire to in a few years but if it's all a diluted AMG turbo and auto mish-mash then that incentive to change goes for me.
There are other cars out there that do the 'new-tech' better so if the new cars follow that path and aren't close to class leading then maybe something else would start to appeal. As it stands though I'm looking forward to picking it up on Thursday after its six year service and MOT, it's not the same not being able to have a quick look in the garage .
DBS Had mine two years and still happy with it but I only have one fun car and if I fancied a change it would have to go. There's very little around at the moment that I would consider in the same ball-park, another AM would be the obvious choice but there's nothing in the current line up that appeals enough to change. If the new cars, DB11 on etc. really hit the spot then there is something to aspire to in a few years but if it's all a diluted AMG turbo and auto mish-mash then that incentive to change goes for me.
There are other cars out there that do the 'new-tech' better so if the new cars follow that path and aren't close to class leading then maybe something else would start to appeal. As it stands though I'm looking forward to picking it up on Thursday after its six year service and MOT, it's not the same not being able to have a quick look in the garage .
I regularly look for manual V12V across the Internet for my register. It is not only the uk where selling cars are dwindling. The Euro version of auto trader - mobile.de used to have 2 and half pages of them advertised. Now a quarter page or 3 cars. The USA had easily a dozen at any one time. Now one or two. With the introduction of the V12VS the manual V12Vs seem to have gone to ground!
Jeff Young here, in the US. Have a 2012 "final forty" edition satin black V12V. Bought with 9000 miles Dec. 2014. Now have 16000 miles on it. Keeper, do not intend to sell.
I've been tracking V12V and V12VS prices for a while. I've had my car go back to the dealer twice for warranty work and the yearly service and each time they pushed me hard to drive an S. I did once, and while it's a great car, the V12V is special with the manual. And in my view not that much slower, at least not perceptibly so.
In any event, V12VS prices have fallen dramatically in the US. You can buy a NEW one with maybe a few hundred road test miles, never titled, for US$160k or so. Used ones are falling into the US$140k range and have been dropping for a while.
V12Vs hovered in the US$130-140k range for a long time but are dropping some as well. I dont' see the absence of cars on the market like others do, but there are certainly fewer on Cars.com and Autortrader than there used to be. I'd say until the last 3-4 months, there were routinely 10 cars or so, but now only 3-5.
That's the good new. The bad news is values are falling. A silver 2012 (with a bad red interior in my book) was for sale at the local AM dealer for $145k when I bought mine (I paid $130k). It's still for sale now, with the price dropping steadily to $128k (5,000 miles on it).
2012s and in particular the Carbon Blacks seem to have held their value hovering in the 120k to 130k range still. But a 2011 with more than 15,000 miles? There are two of them for sale in the US now under the psychological barrier of $100k -- both at $99k.
We'll see where this goes. I suspect these cars will bottom out around US$50k but then rise mid next decade.
I've been tracking V12V and V12VS prices for a while. I've had my car go back to the dealer twice for warranty work and the yearly service and each time they pushed me hard to drive an S. I did once, and while it's a great car, the V12V is special with the manual. And in my view not that much slower, at least not perceptibly so.
In any event, V12VS prices have fallen dramatically in the US. You can buy a NEW one with maybe a few hundred road test miles, never titled, for US$160k or so. Used ones are falling into the US$140k range and have been dropping for a while.
V12Vs hovered in the US$130-140k range for a long time but are dropping some as well. I dont' see the absence of cars on the market like others do, but there are certainly fewer on Cars.com and Autortrader than there used to be. I'd say until the last 3-4 months, there were routinely 10 cars or so, but now only 3-5.
That's the good new. The bad news is values are falling. A silver 2012 (with a bad red interior in my book) was for sale at the local AM dealer for $145k when I bought mine (I paid $130k). It's still for sale now, with the price dropping steadily to $128k (5,000 miles on it).
2012s and in particular the Carbon Blacks seem to have held their value hovering in the 120k to 130k range still. But a 2011 with more than 15,000 miles? There are two of them for sale in the US now under the psychological barrier of $100k -- both at $99k.
We'll see where this goes. I suspect these cars will bottom out around US$50k but then rise mid next decade.
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