V8 Vantage Running Costs.
Discussion
These seem very cheap now and I’m thinking of buying one. With a lot of Ford/Volvo parts and a Jaguar derived engine plus the ability to plug in Volvo diagnostics what areas really cost horror story cash? Can you make savings being savvy with parts? Discs from a VW Tourag etc.
Excuse my ignorance but it all on paper looks straight forward in comparison to my nightmare Bentley Continental GT.
Excuse my ignorance but it all on paper looks straight forward in comparison to my nightmare Bentley Continental GT.
You can get alternative parts for some things, but equally some common issues will cost you £££s if you're unlucky.
Rear lights fail due to water getting in them? That will cost you about £1k for a pair (a single light isn't much less).
Front light led failure? That will be £1,500 for a new light sir.
Doors not locking properly? Ah, new door modules sir....
Generally, they are fairly reliable and shouldn't be too bad year on year. But if you're unlucky, sometimes you will be horrified by the cost of parts.
Rear lights fail due to water getting in them? That will cost you about £1k for a pair (a single light isn't much less).
Front light led failure? That will be £1,500 for a new light sir.
Doors not locking properly? Ah, new door modules sir....
Generally, they are fairly reliable and shouldn't be too bad year on year. But if you're unlucky, sometimes you will be horrified by the cost of parts.
Most of the big running costs are consumables, unfortunately consumables also include clutches....and suspension, wheel bearings etc...all of which wears out on older cars sooner or later. You would buy any 10 year old car and not expect stuff to wear out.
In a bad year on my previous Vantage it might have had; clutch (£3k) pads and discs (£1500) tyres (£800) 2 wheel bearings (£1000) etc and service (£650).
On the "best" years, it just had a £600 service. Over 83k miles and 9 years or so it had more good years than bad. Only a couple where it just needed a service though, usually it was service + tyres , bearings or brakes etc. ....say £1500-2000 a year.
You can buy a 10-12 year old Vantage for £25k, but unless its been impeccably maintained and the owner is selling it with fairly new consumables you are going to have some multi thousand pound service bills over a year sooner or later. You could of course buy a good one, run it for a couple of years and sell on before it even needs tyres....if you get lucky
In a bad year on my previous Vantage it might have had; clutch (£3k) pads and discs (£1500) tyres (£800) 2 wheel bearings (£1000) etc and service (£650).
On the "best" years, it just had a £600 service. Over 83k miles and 9 years or so it had more good years than bad. Only a couple where it just needed a service though, usually it was service + tyres , bearings or brakes etc. ....say £1500-2000 a year.
You can buy a 10-12 year old Vantage for £25k, but unless its been impeccably maintained and the owner is selling it with fairly new consumables you are going to have some multi thousand pound service bills over a year sooner or later. You could of course buy a good one, run it for a couple of years and sell on before it even needs tyres....if you get lucky
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