Had another random car though, what about a Jaguar F-Type?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324805575917?hash=item4b9febc4ed:g:vJ0AAOSwFgNhUgdw

I won't deny the Jag is mighty handsome, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me if you cross shop other British luxury cruisers (which are even more handsome).

I think the pre-facelift DB9 is among the best looking cars ever penned, and everything Aston has done since is an over-designed copycat of their greatest hit.

Cactus said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324805575917?hash=item4b9febc4ed:g:vJ0AAOSwFgNhUgdw

I won't deny the Jag is mighty handsome, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me if you cross shop other British luxury cruisers (which are even more handsome).

 

I think the pre-facelift DB9 is among the best looking cars ever penned, and everything Aston has done since is an over-designed copycat of their greatest hit.

 

 

 

 

I suspect maintenance costs on a V6 Jaguar would be far easier to swallow than an older Aston Martin. 

And trust me, if I won the lottery, an Aston would be the first thing I would buy. The proper gentleman's GT car. 

I just did a quick search on Autotrader, in the entire country, there are only 8 manual V6 F-Type's for sale vs 212 V8 F-Types. 

Strong argument for the v8 Vantage:

https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/the-case-for-the-v8-vantage

They claim it's very reliable, and it sure looks and sounds the part. Plus you'd have an Aston Martin which has a ton of panache.

dculberson said:

Strong argument for the v8 Vantage:

https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/the-case-for-the-v8-vantage

They claim it's very reliable, and it sure looks and sounds the part. Plus you'd have an Aston Martin which has a ton of panache.

Thanks for sharing, that's a good article. I might need to shoot the indy BMW/Exotic guy here in town an email regarding maintenance costs and common issues for both of these cars. 

I spent several months shopping for a Vantage, and it was my first choice. Prices for a decent V8V, even the 2006-2007 era car, have appreciated dramatically over the past ~12 months (that statement won't surprise anyone here of course). You could buy a nice one for under $40k in mid-2020. Now they all seem to have a floor of $50K, if not higher. 

I shied away from a V8V a few years ago from the many reports of the clutch being a high wear item that was quite significant to replace.  Shame, as they are so pretty.   I ended up with the NSX though so it all worked out.  

dyintorace said:

I spent several months shopping for a Vantage, and it was my first choice. Prices for a decent V8V, even the 2006-2007 era car, have appreciated dramatically over the past ~12 months (that statement won't surprise anyone here of course). You could buy a nice one for under $40k in mid-2020. Now they all seem to have a floor of $50K, if not higher. 

Thanks for that, that's pretty the absolute limit (and likely lower) of anything I want to buy. Especially something that's already 15 years old. No point in calling the mechanic than. 

Interesting to think about though. 

 

Sonic said:

I shied away from a V8V a few years ago from the many reports of the clutch being a high wear item that was quite significant to replace.  Shame, as they are so pretty.   I ended up with the NSX though so it all worked out.  

Jives with my research. I was looking for one with recent clutch service as a result. There aren't many of them to begin with, so it was certainly looking for a hen's tooth. 

What about a gated v8 R8? 

yupididit said:

What about a gated v8 R8? 

 

 

Pretty sure those are north of $60k now. 

In reply to dyintorace :

Well, its obvious the market does not care about our budgets. So we can either wait or play 

In reply to yupididit :

Wait 

I'm ballin' on a budget!