Going to sell the Vanquish

[Upperworks]

I've taken the tough decision, and figure if I say it out loud it's harder to back out!

With my V12VSRM arriving soon and the fact my new garages are still in planning, I'm unlikely to go through the hassle of cleaning/putting the cover on it every time I want to use it. Therefore it'll often be sat there doing nothing which to me is a waste.

Although I didn't spec it, it is my perfect spec Vanquish, so I'll be sad to see it go. They really are fantastic cars and when space allows I'm sure I'll be looking at them again.

Also decided to sell my Range Rover and get a Tesla. I'm sure there's a couple of Tesla owners and plenty of Range Rover owners, so feel free to tell me if I'm making the best/worst decision.

I'll probably delete this thread in a day when I've back tracked on everything I just said!

[RobDown]

It makes perfect sense to me. The Vanquish is going to depreciate near term so if you don't think you will use it then it financially makes sense to sell (and nor will it do the car any good doing zero miles).

The only reason not to would be if it were such a perfect spec that you worried about not being able to buy a similar one 2-3 years down the line (if that's the way you go). But surely enough have/are being made to avoid that?

Can't comment on the RR vs Tesla, I know some on here rave about the latter but I'm guessing it's heavily dependent on how and what you use it for

[Upperworks]

RobDown said:

It makes perfect sense to me. The Vanquish is going to depreciate near term so if you don't think you will use it then it financially makes sense to sell (and nor will it do the car any good doing zero miles).

The only reason not to would be if it were such a perfect spec that you worried about not being able to buy a similar one 2-3 years down the line (if that's the way you go). But surely enough have/are being made to avoid that?

Can't comment on the RR vs Tesla, I know some on here rave about the latter but I'm guessing it's heavily dependent on how and what you use it for

Agree, I was fortunate to get a cracking deal when I got it, so unless I'm way off on the market, it'll have been a good value way to have a Vanquish, and as you rightly say, they do have a fair chunk of depreciating still to do.

Spec-wise - there are quite a few CB ones around, so it's only the small details - stitch colour, logos rather than Vanquish on the head rest etc. And the first owner being Christian Horner was a nice touch. I'm sure I'll be able to get something pretty close in the future if I choose to.

As for the Tesla, I don't do many really long trips. Not going to get a silly fast one, because I want something to drive slowly and calmly. Got the others for spirited drives!

[leerandle]

Upperworks said:

Agree, I was fortunate to get a cracking deal when I got it, so unless I'm way off on the market, it'll have been a good value way to have a Vanquish, and as you rightly say, they do have a fair chunk of depreciating still to do.

Spec-wise - there are quite a few CB ones around, so it's only the small details - stitch colour, logos rather than Vanquish on the head rest etc. And the first owner being Christian Horner was a nice touch. I'm sure I'll be able to get something pretty close in the future if I choose to.

As for the Tesla, I don't do many really long trips. Not going to get a silly fast one, because I want something to drive slowly and calmly. Got the others for spirited drives!

slightly off topic, but does that mean 'unofficially' youv'e had a spice girl in your car ???? Not sure that helps with the resale......

[Upperworks]

leerandle said:

slightly off topic, but does that mean 'unofficially' youv'e had a spice girl in your car ???? Not sure that helps with the resale......

oh, you mean in Geri's seat? I have no idea, but I bought with 284 miles on the clock, so for good or bad, she couldn't have been there long. Anyway, I think that'd be better that the usual overweight middle aged men found in most Astons But whatever floats your boat.

[NeinFondue]

FWIW, I had a similar dilemma albeit a DBS rather than Vanquish. Like you I found my perfect spec DBS used, but just couldn’t get the finances to work out for me to keep the DBS along side my incoming V12SM. Was a tough decision, but figured it would be easier in the medium term to replace the DBS than it would be to get a manual V12 Vantage.

[Jemacd]

The Vanquish is gonna depreciate pretty heavily when the new version comes out next year so it seems like a wise move either way. Actually, that's one of the reasons I didn't even consider it in my shortlist recently.

[Upperworks]

Jemacd said:

The Vanquish is gonna depreciate pretty heavily when the new version comes out next year so it seems like a wise move either way. Actually, that's one of the reasons I didn't even consider it in my shortlist recently.

hmmm, not sure I'm convinced about that.

Did the DB9.2 depreciate heavily when the DB11 came out? (not sure as I haven't followed them).

Also with it being a DBS rather than a new design Vanquish I don't think it'll make a massive difference.

Don't get me wrong, I expect a 18 month old Vanquish to continue to depreciate, just not convinced the replacement will have an especially big impact.

[RobDown]

The replacement will no doubt be a bi-turbo. So there may be many who prefer the NA Vanquish and that may limit the depreciation. Or it may not (I wish I knew!)

[CSK1]

Very complementary cars, always heartbreaking to have to make such a decision.
Ideally keep both but I guess that's not an option.
I would definitely keep the Range Rover, if you must go electric/hybrid, there's a new Range Rover PHEV being launched next month as a MY18.