R8 prices - where will they stop?

[Fittster]

Tony*T3 said:

Audi R8 passes you on the M4. Virtually no one notices, except somone says it looks a bit like a TT (especially with those silly lights)

You pass a Lambo Gallardo on the M4 (its on a recovery trailer). Heart beats are raised. You dont see many of them.....

And what happens when a 911 passes you?

[Demolisher 2]

Fittster said:

Tony*T3 said:

Audi R8 passes you on the M4. Virtually no one notices, except somone says it looks a bit like a TT (especially with those silly lights)

You pass a Lambo Gallardo on the M4 (its on a recovery trailer). Heart beats are raised. You dont see many of them.....

And what happens when a 911 passes you?

LOOK AT THAT!!!!



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OVER THERE!!!! ITS A FORD MONDEO!!!!!!

[bobthemonkey]

NoelWatson said:

bobthemonkey said:

ufoufo said:

£58k at auction for a 2008 tronic car seems very good value against a new price of £88k, but was £88k just too much in the first place? Surely they wont fall below £40k ever?

I don't know about that. I suspect the market history of the R8 will closely mirror that of the Honda NSX.

Retaining 50%+ after five years?

Maybe.

I think I'm right in saying that the NSX prices were in relative freefall, and then stabalised. I suspect the R8 will do the same, but there will be some cars that fall below £40K, even if they do rise in value again.

[blindswelledrat]

jdw1234 said:

Choosing a R8 over a Gallardo due to running costs is hardly a good basis for propping up the resale value.

Of course it is.
I reckon that is a significant factor as to any second hand performance cars price.

[The Milfman]

Will26 said:

My daily drive is a Gallardo Superleggera.

This man is my new hero!!

[Oneday]

Nasty car. Over engineered. Not a drivers car. Just a big pile of ...........

[Graham]

sjn2004 said:

Mclovin said:

if they ever reach 40k i'll have one...people should just drive them and enjoy them, i'm fed up with seeing them with a few thousand miles on for sale...

and how much are 355's / 360's thesedays? (which were 100k+ new)

they range from 28995 to 49995 on ph classifieds..

[Fittster]

Oneday said:

Nasty car. Over engineered. Not a drivers car. Just a big pile of ...........

You want an under engineered car?

[10 Pence Short]

It's never done anything for me. Every time I see one I just think 'Golf/TT/A3' rather than '911/Gallardo/NSX'.

[djon]

pits said:

djon said:

pits said:

djon said:

sjn2004 said:

Mclovin said:

if they ever reach 40k i'll have one...people should just drive them and enjoy them, i'm fed up with seeing them with a few thousand miles on for sale...

and how much are 355's / 360's thesedays? (which were 100k+ new)

25k will get you 355 IIRC

A st one yes, I wuoldnt buy a 25k 355. 25k is a good 348, 355s demand a good price still, because they are just so amazing

A good 348? Impossible.

Why not, I have done a fair bit of research on the 348 and the later ones are the better ones, but most 348 owners dont have a problem with them, where and when did you own one to give that info that they are all crap?

In my opinion. It's an old Ferrari built predominantly for the U.S. market based on the Testarossa. Just not something I personally like.

I admit, I've not owned one. And I'd not want to. Although I have three friends who have have owned them and I'd driven them all before they sold them, quickly.

HTH

[Live It]

Mclovin said:

if they ever reach 40k i'll have one...people should just drive them and enjoy them, i'm fed up with seeing them with a few thousand miles on for sale...

Maybe people just don't like it?

[djon]

Fittster said:

Oneday said:

Nasty car. Over engineered. Not a drivers car. Just a big pile of ...........

You want an under engineered car?

A TVR maybe?

[NoelWatson]

bobthemonkey said:

NoelWatson said:

bobthemonkey said:

ufoufo said:

£58k at auction for a 2008 tronic car seems very good value against a new price of £88k, but was £88k just too much in the first place? Surely they wont fall below £40k ever?

I don't know about that. I suspect the market history of the R8 will closely mirror that of the Honda NSX.

Retaining 50%+ after five years?

Maybe.

I think I'm right in saying that the NSX prices were in relative freefall, and then stabalised. I suspect the R8 will do the same, but there will be some cars that fall below £40K, even if they do rise in value again.

The new shape has held up remarkably well. New for £60k in 2002, and are still going for over £30k. I guess rarity helps - not sure what the production run was on the R8?

[Lost soul]

Gazboy said:

Fittster said:

Oneday said:

Nasty car. Over engineered. Not a drivers car. Just a big pile of ...........

You want an under engineered car?

He's got a Sagaris....

Audi envy

[posterboy]

Lost soul said:

Gazboy said:

Fittster said:

Oneday said:

Nasty car. Over engineered. Not a drivers car. Just a big pile of ...........

You want an under engineered car?

He's got a Sagaris....

Audi envy

[JRM]

djon said:

Swoxy said:

Has anyone heard of one being used as a daily driver?

I know of an 07 car with over 35k on it, it's had a few R-Tronic issues (complete new gearbox fitted under warranty) but other than that its not missed a beat.

Yep I have too - that one needed a new gearbox under warranty as well (£5k worth)

[btdk5]

10 Pence Short said:

It's never done anything for me. Every time I see one I just think 'Golf/TT/A3' rather than '911/Gallardo/NSX'.

They are still fairly rare though which makes them a bit more special than a 911. I see a couple of 911's every day...

[SAGPACK]

JRM said:

djon said:

Swoxy said:

Has anyone heard of one being used as a daily driver?

I know of an 07 car with over 35k on it, it's had a few R-Tronic issues (complete new gearbox fitted under warranty) but other than that its not missed a beat.

Yep I have too - that one needed a new gearbox under warranty as well (£5k worth)

I owned an R8 for almost exactly 12 months (sold it and another car to buy a DBS) the R8 (manual) was fantastic, easy to drive, turned heads where ever it went and was 100% reliable the whole time I had it. Only 2 minor gripes, not much storage for going on tour with Mrs S and secondly the brakes were a bit 'grabby' at low speed (but excellent from many leptons!), other than that a bullet proof daily supercar that I drove in all weathers and it looked fantastic either clean or upto it's a*se in sh*t!

Brilliant cars and at the prices they are now a fantastic ownership opportunity..I only wish I had more toy cupboards at my house because I'd have another in a flash.

Oh, and I've got a deposit down for a spyder whenever they get round to making it!

Edited by SAGPACK on Wednesday 18th February 16:32

[steve z]

Davey S2 said:

steve z said:

phib said:

Unfair comparison. Late 07 R8s are avaialble for sub-£60k. So now lets ask this question:-

04 Gallardo vs 07 R8, and you're doing more than 15k miles per year. Which would you choose?

But seriously if you er doing 15k and you are in this situation do you not have a 911 turbo / Range rover etc etc as well anyway ?

No, this is exactly the position I am currently in. Want one car that can do the commute plus work on the track and at the 'ring a few times a year, and not cost me the Earth to run.

997 Turbo it is then.

If I could get a low mileage 06 car with warranty for sub-£60k i'd be there in a heartbeat.

[jimmyb]

steve z said:

Davey S2 said:

steve z said:

phib said:

Unfair comparison. Late 07 R8s are avaialble for sub-£60k. So now lets ask this question:-

04 Gallardo vs 07 R8, and you're doing more than 15k miles per year. Which would you choose?

But seriously if you er doing 15k and you are in this situation do you not have a 911 turbo / Range rover etc etc as well anyway ?

No, this is exactly the position I am currently in. Want one car that can do the commute plus work on the track and at the 'ring a few times a year, and not cost me the Earth to run.

997 Turbo it is then.

If I could get a low mileage 06 car with warranty for sub-£60k i'd be there in a heartbeat.

The R8 is for those who dont want a porsche tbh. I had a porker come past me today and when i saw it in my mirror i casually thought "oh another boxster" funnily enough when it came past it was a carrera. I then saw two more in the space of five minutes and countless others all of which looked alike on the remainder of my 55mile journey. Funnily enough didnt see one R8.

In fact in my last 3000 miles/2 weeks i have seen 2 R8's.1 on the road and 1 in the dealers. Porsches well ive seen almost more of them than mondeos tbh.

Cant be bothered porsche wise.
They are quite frankly overrated by miles.

I would take an R8 over any porsche any day of the week without even thinking about it. (well ok except maybe a 993 or older turbo variant)