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IMI A said:
Very Very nice. What are they like to live with as daily drivers? Say 100 miles a day. Reliability? Is there space in back for kids?
Drove alongside one for a while in traffic and thought it had much more road presence than standard car. Looked special.
IMI ADrove alongside one for a while in traffic and thought it had much more road presence than standard car. Looked special.
They are now available with rear seats for kids!!
Not much space in the rear however, rear seats/legroom far smaller/less that a Porker 997.
Same size interior as a DB9 (DBS based on DB9).
Therefore take your kids for a sit in/test drive in a DB9 if you want to establish rear accomodation etc.
As previously mentioned, it would be interesting to see the residual value of a DBS having covered an average mileage of around 100 miles/day !!!
Running cost would probable be around £50k per annum including depreciation!!
If you can afford it, go for it!!!!
Fantastic deals currently available on DBS's.
Edited by bikeracer1098 on Saturday 22 November 13:19
Edited by bikeracer1098 on Saturday 22 November 13:20
joust said:
No space in back, the two rear's are removed.
Not sure you'd want to do that sort of milage in it for any other reason that it would cost you £10+ per mile in depreciation if the high milers around are anything to go buy. However, "car" wise it would be fine if you wanted to do it.
J
Beautiful car mate.Not sure you'd want to do that sort of milage in it for any other reason that it would cost you £10+ per mile in depreciation if the high milers around are anything to go buy. However, "car" wise it would be fine if you wanted to do it.
J
Are you pleased with your purchase?
Enjoy!
Edited by bikeracer1098 on Saturday 22 November 13:20
joust said:
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Not sure you'd want to do that sort of milage in it for any other reason that it would cost you £10+ per mile in depreciation if the high milers around are anything to go buy. ...
J
100 miles per day would be in excess of 1,000GBP per day on your mathematics.Not sure you'd want to do that sort of milage in it for any other reason that it would cost you £10+ per mile in depreciation if the high milers around are anything to go buy. ...
J
Assuming the car was used for 200 ish days a year, it would have 20k miles p.a. on it and be worth approximately -20k! I don't think so.
Mileage can hurt cars, but only so much. The curve shallows out a lot.
The biggest issue with depreciation on these, IMO, is that there are too many around (for what is a "special version" of a current model) at exactly the wrong time market wise. You'd be mad to pay list for one if depreciation is a concern (mad regardless really).
I reckon depreciation on a car doing that sort of mileage, and if bought at the right price (this is where you lose your money) will be under 4 quid a mile. Probably much lower still.
PS How many "high milers" have you seen sold and what did they go for?
joust said:
I've seen a 10,000 miler for just over 110k. Add in petrol, tax and insurance that works out about £10 a mile....
Agreed this would flatten out eventually, but it's brutal at the moment.
Finally, this isn't mine, it's Ecurie25's.
J
Based on £3000 for petrol (17mpg), £800 for insurance, £400 for car tax, £50,000 depreciation.Agreed this would flatten out eventually, but it's brutal at the moment.
Finally, this isn't mine, it's Ecurie25's.
J
Total of £54,200.
That would be £5.42 per mile!!!
Not sure where you estimate of £10 per mile x 10,000mile = £100,000 came from?
Edited by bikeracer1098 on Saturday 22 November 18:01
joust said:
So you can do sums that you think makes you look clever.
Well done.
I guess it's better than doing sums that demonstrate a lack of grasp of basic mathematics Well done.
Also, petrol (etc) do not count as depreciation.
Personally I'm not convinced this sort of loose grasp of fact actually matters to genuine buyers of such vehicles. But I do find it better to at least be able to substantiate throwaway comments, unless deliberately exaggerating (in which case smilies help, or a comment noting such).
That said, it would seem a number of quarters seem to be taking digs at Aston at the moment, which is strange as all cars are being kicked in the nuts at the moment.
The DBS looks OK in black, but I'm not convinced of the fluidity of its lines. My money would still likely go elsewhere...
joust said:
So you can do sums that you think makes you look clever.
Well done.
Peace Joust lets not go back to the Noble thing, no need to be defensive I think we all recognise that the DBS will be heavy on depreciation, I think Biker is just saying things may not be as bad as you think! Although lets face it what new car isn't loosing its shirt in today's market... unfortunately.Well done.
Conversely what a great buy the DBS will be 18 months down the road!
joust said:
So you can do sums that you think makes you look clever.
Well done.
JoustWell done.
Sorry for pointing out the obvious!!
The reality is that the DBS will probably cost between £2 to £4 per mile to run, which is around the figure which you pay the club for the use of this vehicle.
All prestige cars have taken a huge hit during the past three months, therefore it is unreasonable to look at the short term cost of running these car during that period in isolation.
Edited by bikeracer1098 on Sunday 23 November 01:51
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