lower end Vantage V8's

[xcentric]

Those with a good memory will recall I've been looking for a V8 Vantage for a while - mostly for my wife, bu I';ll drive it a lot too. It'll be a third car, but will see some serious usage I expect -high days and holidays.....

There have been some very reasonably priced cars recently e.g. https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

and I recall a private one for £24k.

So the question is, is buying one of these a good bet, or would I be better served, depreciation and servicing-wise, to get a newer one and probably the 4.7 from somewhere like McGurk or privately? It's up to half as much again, but if I won't lose all that then it's probably better.....

thoughts welcomed....

[xcentric]

thanks for the input. It's the continuing gentle fall that makes me wonder about spending more, however....

Other cars - a few classics, a Caterham, a Boxster, a Disco, a transporter and a DS3. So speed and style and practicality all covered :-)

She';s drive a 4.7 and loved it - and I do have the book. Am guessing that the 4.7 always has a premium over the 4.3 so might not be too much to worry about, depreciation wise. Agree getting one with a new clutch seems good - and it would be a manual anyway.

Hmmm, decisions, decisions.....

:-)

[xcentric]

thanks all. will hunt a clutch-done 4.7 then, I think.....

[xcentric]

on here would be good, as there may be more than one person interested......