Tuesday 16th October 2007

Car Depreciates By £630 Per Mile

And someone has just snapped it up.

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The motor was a 1985 Buckingham which cost around £250,000 to build and had covered just 348 miles in the past 22 years.  

Commissioned by a wealthy enthusiast, it took eight skilled Aston Martin Lagonda craftsmen two years to design and three years to construct.  The car used modern technology but with classically inspired coachwork design finished in two-tone Burgundy and Champagne.  

The ‘gullwing’ rear doors led to an air-conditioned passenger cabin, finished in Champagne leather with rosewood trim and black leather.  The radiator badge, produced by Garrards, the royal jeweller, was in gold and black enamel.  

As a true one-off, the Buckingham has sold at auction for £28,000 – meaning it had cost over £630 per mile in depreciation alone.

[Fetchez la vache]

...and you can see why. it's hideous (IMHO of course).

Goes to show wealth and taste are not always linked

[sprinter885]

Yeh..but we need more hardcore motoring facts like 0-60, V-Max & will it do "The Ring" !!!

[tinman0]

Why would someone sell something like this that they had built at huge cost? Why not keep it?

(unless of course the owner is dead and the estate are disposing of it).

[Twincam16]

Can you imagine the Stig taking it round the TG test track

[Schnell]

Twincam16 said:

Can you imagine the Stig taking it round the TG test track

No.

[patmahe]

Quick stick it on the bargain barge thread. Surely merits a mention

[Beemer-5]

Reminds me of the Mercedes owner who lost £65,000 in 3 years on his S65 AMG.
£400+ a week, every week, for 3 years.
YIKES!

[iluvmercs]

The Original Advert

The car for sale for a good couple of years, with the same dealer.

I guess a one off car has a limited customer base

Darren

[mc_blue]

Is it just me who sees the appeal (I guess so). Any other pictures of the car - esp the interior.

[Road_Terrorist]

tinman0 said:

Why would someone sell something like this that they had built at huge cost? Why not keep it?

(unless of course the owner is dead and the estate are disposing of it).

Well it's only done 385miles so maybe they decided it was crap to drive as well as to look at.

[lukeasbury]

In the US it would be called a "Pimpmobile".

[vinceh]

Give it a month and this could be Shed of the Week

[thefrog]

Well, I wouldn't like to be a "skilled Aston Martin Lagonda craftsman" on the wages the numbers suggest...

£250,000 / 8 craftsmen / 5 years = £6,250 per year, and that's assuming parts were free !!!

[clemens]

It's got one of those cool 1980's car phones!! My dad used to have one of those! Brilliant!

[clemens]

thefrog said:

Well, I wouldn't like to be a "skilled Aston Martin Lagonda craftsman" on the wages the numbers suggest...

£250,000 / 8 craftsmen / 5 years = £6,250 per year, and that's assuming parts were free !!!

These were late 1970's - 1980's salaries. I'd say that was quite reasonable back then!

[88v8]

Good try, but like many 'vintage' replicas, the proportions are wrong because the wheel diameter is too small. This needs at least 18" or 19" wheels, and not with low-profiles.

[Double R]

for THAT amount of money you can build an Aston Martin DB4 GT or a Zagato replica and still have its value intact

[mnewlyn]

88v8 said:

Good try, but like many 'vintage' replicas, the proportions are wrong because the wheel diameter is too small. This needs at least 18" or 19" wheels, and not with low-profiles.

[Oddball RS]

Serves the original owner right.......

[Diverted]

88v8 said:

Good try, but like many 'vintage' replicas, the proportions are wrong because the wheel diameter is too small. This needs at least 18" or 19" wheels, and not with low-profiles.

I disagree, go for polished rims with low-profiles, then you could go straight to Sean Pee Diddly or whoever and flog as an 'Aston' more exclusive than a Bentley. Bling Bling loads more wonga