Which model would you put your 80k on?
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DavidV12V said:
X7LDA said:
They came out at Geneva and said they are already at c1300 and building more. Majority of the extra demand has gone to the US with only a little of the 'extra' going to the UK market.
Last time I checked it was up to 968 on the dealer computer a couple of weeks ago (with most of the recent cars going to the US) - but who knows? 
Funny how someone else saw 796 on a dealer computer on the 2nd of April
So if you are right, that's best part of 200 cars in 2 weeks! And as you can see from the rest of the thread, other dealers are saying the same, not just mine...Lost soul said:
George H said:
If I didn't have to pay for the (what I suspect are excruciating) running costs it would be this - http://pistonheads.com/sales/3791195.htm
In reality it would have to be a DB9 volante though
Last of the true Astons In reality it would have to be a DB9 volante though
But, not for the faint hearted
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Slightly over budget but potentially able to haggle I think the Rapide is your best bet. I doubt values will drop much beyond where they are now and I'd also bet that the Rapide will not be one of the models replaced in the next 2 years. Its practicality and power are also big draws.
Slightly over budget but potentially able to haggle I think the Rapide is your best bet. I doubt values will drop much beyond where they are now and I'd also bet that the Rapide will not be one of the models replaced in the next 2 years. Its practicality and power are also big draws.
I don't understand the appeal of a Vanquish, but then, I don't really see the appeal in old stuff, so can someone help me see what I'm missing? The intangibles like "last of the true Astons" don't mean anything to me, the V8 Vantage S is a true Aston, its designed and built by Aston, in their factory, it has all the right badges on it, its newer so it goes better and handles better than the first 4.3 Vantages, so why isn't it the last of the tue Astons?
MichaelV8V said:
I don't understand the appeal of a Vanquish, but then, I don't really see the appeal in old stuff, so can someone help me see what I'm missing? The intangibles like "last of the true Astons" don't mean anything to me, the V8 Vantage S is a true Aston, its designed and built by Aston, in their factory, it has all the right badges on it, its newer so it goes better and handles better than the first 4.3 Vantages, so why isn't it the last of the tue Astons?
I can quiet understand your stance Michael. A lot of old stuff doesn’t rock the boat for many.But that’s why we are what we are. I'm lucky, the Vanquish does rock my boat, but so does the latest DBS, but then so do well built girls and not so well build girls. Just means I'm more likely to be (easily) pleased!
MichaelV8V said:
I don't understand the appeal of a Vanquish, but then, I don't really see the appeal in old stuff, so can someone help me see what I'm missing? The intangibles like "last of the true Astons" don't mean anything to me, the V8 Vantage S is a true Aston, its designed and built by Aston, in their factory, it has all the right badges on it, its newer so it goes better and handles better than the first 4.3 Vantages, so why isn't it the last of the tue Astons?
The vanquish is to my knowledge having had 3 friends who have owned them,utter s
t.So unreliable they gave aston a image problem round here that really has only just gone away.Stick with a modern db9/dbs/vantage.DB9VolanteDriver said:
To me, it is quite obvious that 80K on a DBS will lose less money than 80K on a V12V than 80K on a DB9 than 80K on a V8V. The DBS will by definition be the oldest of all the others at 80K, hence farther down the depreciation curve.
Not quite sure if it works like that ,especially with a dbs replacement looming.V8LM said:
Lost soul said:
George H said:
If I didn't have to pay for the (what I suspect are excruciating) running costs it would be this - http://pistonheads.com/sales/3791195.htm
In reality it would have to be a DB9 volante though
Last of the true Astons In reality it would have to be a DB9 volante though
But, not for the faint hearted
franki68 said:
The vanquish is to my knowledge having had 3 friends who have owned them,utter st.So unreliable they gave aston a image problem round here that really has only just gone away.Stick with a modern db9/dbs/vantage.
oooo! Frankie, maybe you have to be a bit of an engineer to love the Vanquish. I think it's fantastic. The deeper I delve into it the more I love it!t.So unreliable they gave aston a image problem round here that really has only just gone away.Stick with a modern db9/dbs/vantage.F1 NDW said:
oooo! Frankie, maybe you have to be a bit of an engineer to love the Vanquish. I think it's fantastic. The deeper I delve into it the more I love it!
The first time I sat in the passenger seat of a Vanquish the first thing I noticed was the handles, not for opening stuff, just for staying in your seat. I was also being driven by a friend that was well used to pushing a V12 Vantage, DBS and the rest and yet his style in the Vanquish was one of respect and caution.It is a very different animal to the current generation. Built by similar people but with a rawness that you would be disappointed to find in most of the current cars.
There is a lot more impetus on great sound systems, excellent sat nav, and other gadgets on the current crop of cars. I believe the Vanquish was a 'back to basics' car.
Lunablack said:
As an engineer I can honestly say that the Vanquish is way down my list of AM wants...
I suppose I'm fussy, in that when I was working, I liked machines that were built to high standards, we're reliable, and didn't cost an arm and a leg to fix...
From my other threadI suppose I'm fussy, in that when I was working, I liked machines that were built to high standards, we're reliable, and didn't cost an arm and a leg to fix...
FWIW Chris was completely overwhelmed by the quality of the engineering. A Porsche man through and through he was thinking it might be time for a change and a project. Even the guy in the 911 Turbo S said "why didn't I consider one of those" I don't think us lot realise how lucky we are
F1 NDW said:
oooo! Frankie, maybe you have to be a bit of an engineer to love the Vanquish. I think it's fantastic. The deeper I delve into it the more I love it!
on looks it is utterly sensational,but a ford part bin interior and a complete lack of reliability makes it something of a joke ,its one of those cars that should just be displayed for its beauty..on a plinth...never driven.MichaelV8V said:
I don't understand the appeal of a Vanquish, but then, I don't really see the appeal in old stuff, so can someone help me see what I'm missing? The intangibles like "last of the true Astons" don't mean anything to me, the V8 Vantage S is a true Aston, its designed and built by Aston, in their factory, it has all the right badges on it, its newer so it goes better and handles better than the first 4.3 Vantages, so why isn't it the last of the tue Astons?
Last of the hand built Astons. Before the move to a robotised production line at Gaydon.Nothing wrong with either, just some people see 'real' Astons as being hand built by blokes in sheds. Having said that the
Vanquish is a very different production technique to the real hand built cars. Sort of a step between the old and the new.
Later cars, especially the S are more sorted. Will Probably depreciate less than the any of the Gaydon cars but will cost more to service and maintain.
Lunablack said:
As an engineer I can honestly say that the Vanquish is way down my list of AM wants...
I suppose I'm fussy, in that when I was working, I liked machines that were built to high standards, we're reliable, and didn't cost an arm and a leg to fix...
I have some sympathy with this comment.....so many horror stories of 10k+ bills for fixing Vanquish gremlins....i have heard that the Vanquish S is more reliableI suppose I'm fussy, in that when I was working, I liked machines that were built to high standards, we're reliable, and didn't cost an arm and a leg to fix...
To the OP whats wrong with a nice 06/07 plate DB9 for 45k.....its got the same body/engine/interior to a DBS and over 2 years you will probably drop less than 10K
George H said:
Hasn't the Vanquish and Vanquish S been given heritage status by AM recently? That should pretty much guarantee that it's going to be a future classic and limit depriciation (if there is any left, they seem to be going up if anything)
Yes it has - thereby ensuring the availability of parts. Beautiful car, but I agree that its reliability level did harm the marque in the eyes of some would-be buyers.Fantastic, but not for the faint-hearted.
Interesting question comparing buying a Vanquish with a DBS or a V12V (if you could get them for that money). I think a more interesting question would be comparing the running costs combined with depreciation loss. Don't know the answer but it could well be that the running costs on the Vanquish outweighs potential depreciation on the newer models. Either way buying an Aston will never prove a sensible investment in financial terms - we do it for the love of the cars.
If it was me I'd make the budget £90k and get a V12V- and lose even more money!!!! Actually untrue, I'd come up with some cockeyed argument that I had a DB9 already - add £80k to that and get my name down for a V12V Roadster - if they ever produce it But that is probably a step to far away from topic!
If it was me I'd make the budget £90k and get a V12V- and lose even more money!!!! Actually untrue, I'd come up with some cockeyed argument that I had a DB9 already - add £80k to that and get my name down for a V12V Roadster - if they ever produce it
But that is probably a step to far away from topic!Gassing Station | Aston Martin | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff