100k -vanquish or DB11?
Discussion
For 100k I've offered a 2016 Carbon Edition Vanquish or 2017 DB11 launch edition. I've had Astons before -Vantage and DB9 but not a Vanquish.
I have a feeling the Vanquish will depreciate less but is not modern as looks like an updated/uprated DB9!
In three years time, do you guys think they'll both be worth about 70k at trade value?
I have a feeling the Vanquish will depreciate less but is not modern as looks like an updated/uprated DB9!
In three years time, do you guys think they'll both be worth about 70k at trade value?
I suggested to the wife yesterday that I buy her a DB11. She refused on the basis that she’d feel short changed every time she saw it next to my Vanquish!
Having now put about 8k miles on a Vanquish S, I don’t think there’s a comparison. Indeed, so good is it, I’ve not felt the urge to consider a DBS.
Having now put about 8k miles on a Vanquish S, I don’t think there’s a comparison. Indeed, so good is it, I’ve not felt the urge to consider a DBS.
Some days I'd prefer a DB11 to the Vanquish, other days it's the Vanquish. I've clocked up probably 1k miles in an early DB11 V12, and approaching 3k miles in my Vanquish (early 6 speed) - I've not reached a conclusion beyond the Vanquish had more of a sporting edge, because the early DB11 didn't have as good damping as later ones, and the Vanquish feels more like a comfier, slightly bigger Vantage, than it does a soft GT. You can hustle it or cruise in it, it plays both roles extremely well. It certainly leans more toward the Vantage than the DB9 in driving dynamics. 2015 onwards it got better still on the dynamics side of it.
The DB11 engine and transmission is superior to the Vanquish (same 8 speed but better software in the later car), bar for noise - but as I noted in the DBSS thread(s), the AM31 sounds fantastic for what it is, and gets better with each iteration. It's very quickly disregarded by many, but the engine is a very impressive lump and epitomises Aston in many ways. Silky smooth, effortless power, fantastic sound, and remarkably frugal (28.5mpg in a 2 tonne, 600bhp V12 is good going).
Overall, the Vanquish would probably be the better bet, but with this caveat:
We're not comparing apples and apples - the complaints levelled at the DB11 for not being unveiled with the power and dynamics of the AMR at launch, is something that should have been levelled at the 8 speed Vanquish that replaced the 6 speed, because that was dynamically a better car. So the comparison in this case, is between the last flagship in its last (best) iteration vs the first (weakest) iteration of a next gen car.
In any case, it's a nice conundrum to have
The DB11 engine and transmission is superior to the Vanquish (same 8 speed but better software in the later car), bar for noise - but as I noted in the DBSS thread(s), the AM31 sounds fantastic for what it is, and gets better with each iteration. It's very quickly disregarded by many, but the engine is a very impressive lump and epitomises Aston in many ways. Silky smooth, effortless power, fantastic sound, and remarkably frugal (28.5mpg in a 2 tonne, 600bhp V12 is good going).
Overall, the Vanquish would probably be the better bet, but with this caveat:
We're not comparing apples and apples - the complaints levelled at the DB11 for not being unveiled with the power and dynamics of the AMR at launch, is something that should have been levelled at the 8 speed Vanquish that replaced the 6 speed, because that was dynamically a better car. So the comparison in this case, is between the last flagship in its last (best) iteration vs the first (weakest) iteration of a next gen car.
In any case, it's a nice conundrum to have
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