Real world running costs Rapide
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Hi, this is my 1st post in this section.
I am currently running a 2015 M6 Grand Coupe and absolutely love it, but... getting fed up of the attention from scumbags who feel it’s their given right to take what is mine!!!
Whilst looking for a suitable replacement, the Rapide ticks all of the boxes & I’d maybe not so desirable for the thieving scumbags???
I would be looking at spending around the £50k mark. Is servicing comparable to BMW?? Can you educate me please (hopefully not with the “if you have to ask the question you can’t afford it” line!
Cheers
I am currently running a 2015 M6 Grand Coupe and absolutely love it, but... getting fed up of the attention from scumbags who feel it’s their given right to take what is mine!!!
Whilst looking for a suitable replacement, the Rapide ticks all of the boxes & I’d maybe not so desirable for the thieving scumbags???
I would be looking at spending around the £50k mark. Is servicing comparable to BMW?? Can you educate me please (hopefully not with the “if you have to ask the question you can’t afford it” line!
Cheers
Sorry to hear of your woes with the M6.
A good friend who frequents this forum runs a Rapide and swears by it.
Pretty much bomb proof engine and gearbox 4 full seats ive been in the back and im no titch!
Annual service should be in the £700 region at main dealers i dont know how that compares to the M6.
Good luck hunting you will find a wealth of friendly advice here.
A good friend who frequents this forum runs a Rapide and swears by it.
Pretty much bomb proof engine and gearbox 4 full seats ive been in the back and im no titch!
Annual service should be in the £700 region at main dealers i dont know how that compares to the M6.
Good luck hunting you will find a wealth of friendly advice here.
Thanks David.
That’s pretty much the same as BMW! (Just been quoted £3k for new pads & disks 😳)
Im undecided on which way I’m going at the moment. I would will test drive a Rapide soon and then make the decision!! At the moment can’t wait to get the M6 out of storage, but have started to feel very vulnerable for me & family with it!
I hope the Rapide will just give the good attention, rather than the bad attention the BMW has been giving me. But interested to hear from AM owners point of view? Are they as desirable to the thieving scum??
That’s pretty much the same as BMW! (Just been quoted £3k for new pads & disks 😳)
Im undecided on which way I’m going at the moment. I would will test drive a Rapide soon and then make the decision!! At the moment can’t wait to get the M6 out of storage, but have started to feel very vulnerable for me & family with it!
I hope the Rapide will just give the good attention, rather than the bad attention the BMW has been giving me. But interested to hear from AM owners point of view? Are they as desirable to the thieving scum??
I ran an Audi RS6 as my daily before I got my first Vantage in 2007. The running costs over the following 30k miles were half that of the Audi, mainly due to main dealer service costs and no aftermarket disc/pads at the time. I think its different now with Audi fixed price servicing and wider aftermarket parts availability, still pretty similar to running a Gaydon era Aston Martin though.
I would be more than happy to run a Rapide daily if I needed the 4 seats. I cant imagine that they are a high theft risk, in fact I cant remember the last time I heard of an Aston being stolen. They are so rare, its not like its going to be easy to move on discreetly, or that theres a huge market for parts of unknown origin.
So hopefully a Rapide could address your issue, as well as being a very nice mode of transport for the family
I would be more than happy to run a Rapide daily if I needed the 4 seats. I cant imagine that they are a high theft risk, in fact I cant remember the last time I heard of an Aston being stolen. They are so rare, its not like its going to be easy to move on discreetly, or that theres a huge market for parts of unknown origin.
So hopefully a Rapide could address your issue, as well as being a very nice mode of transport for the family
I agree that the rapide will be less interesting to thieves. A lot of high performance car crime is to strip the panels and ‘show’ parts/wheels etc to sell to morons to pimp their cars to look like something they are not, easy quick money. With Astons it simply is not possible.
Also in an Aston people actually enjoy your road presence (on the whole) and are courteous in traffic etc. Its a whole different driving experience, and imo the feedback you get back from the machine and the V12 will put a big smile on your face the way a digital german machine just doesnt have the character to match.
Also in an Aston people actually enjoy your road presence (on the whole) and are courteous in traffic etc. Its a whole different driving experience, and imo the feedback you get back from the machine and the V12 will put a big smile on your face the way a digital german machine just doesnt have the character to match.
Stevem5 said:
I can see this is one of those topics that’s going to cost me a load of money!!!
I feel a visit to the local dealership needed.
Surely going to save you a load of money as a £50K Rapide is going to depreciate a whole lot less than an M Car. Always look on the bright side I feel a visit to the local dealership needed.
I occasionally consider a Rapide for our family car then I look at the state of my wife's car and think no, I couldn't let that happen to an Aston!
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