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Originally Posted by ErVikingo
My friend drives them daily and that was my plan. One of my 911's has over 150K miles, still ticking!
Now, I was not talking about depreciation, just service costs.
Want depreciation, get an Aston, RR, 7 Series, etc. Talk about a steep incline. The CPA in me says, those are cars to buy used.
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Ehh, the thing about the Aston Martin, is if you plan to own it long term, depreciation doesn't matter. I can see keeping an Aston long term, vs a 7 series BMW as a trendy must have new and dispose when the next model comes out sort of car.
If I bought an Aston Martin new, I'd not be selling it in a time frame to make depreciation matter at all. I also trust a new Aston Martin a lot more than a used one that might not of been taken care of. Aston Martin's still have character, and a knowledgeable owner might get some of that "character" sorted under warranty if they see it in time. A used one, you are on your own.
The real depreciation killer in my mind would have to be a turn of millennium Porsche.
I have to admit, the only real reason I would want an Aston, is its a bit of rarity as a large luxury sports GT with a manual gearbox. The bill for work on a hand built car with a V12(used DB9) is not yet something I think I could handle.
I would however, think a DB9 or 911 are more likely for me to own than a Ferrari. I used to really want a Ferrari until I started working on my 944's, it changed the way I look at a Ferrari's build quality entirely.
Modern ones do not have quite the soul, even though the build quality is much improved. I still stand by my earlier post in this thread years ago, favorite Ferrari is the 512BB. My second would be the blue 250 GT Lusso that makes a lot of rounds in pictures and shows.(Its in this thread.) Post 60's, I also like the 308 GT4, 550, and 348.