V12V values

[997GT3]

It was suggested to me yesterday whilst on my pro-drive in the V12V that the car will be a future collectors item and that values could well go up!
This may or may not be the case but where will values drop to first?
Where do ppl think values will go in say the next 5 years?

[christer]

This is a complicated question with a myriad of different variables that will become relevant:

1. How many are sold
2. Which future models will be introduced
3. What is and what will be the competition
4. How good is the car and how good will it prove to be in the future

Unfortunately most of the above are total unknowns. Personally I would look for the V12V settle around the same sort of mark as other relatively rare supercars. I would therefore expect thwm to depreciate fairly briskly to 70k and then from there many other factors will come into play

[clorenzen]

Do not agree. I think that during the first months after the introduction as disproportionate number of cars were used as journalist demonstrators and then went on the market through the franchised network and prices fell as a result. During the early summer these cars started to shift for two reasons. The weather as the Pirelli P Zero Corsas are definitely better in the dry and secondly due to the fact that the car gained some great reviews and slowly got admired by a broader audience. A demonstrator can be had for around 120k with a couple of thousand miles on the clock and it is now down to Aston on how they control the manufacturing volume as I believe that half of the intended 1000 cars have now been produced. Mine is definitely a keeper and obviously I am biased but this is not an overly complicated car with short service intervals (read Vanquish) or other huge running costs. Whether they will reach 70k in 3 years time is questionable but Aston sits with the answer to that question.

[christer]

If they limit to 1000 cars this may help depending on what comes next etc. But other than that it sounds to me as if we do agree on several points I love the looks and have still not driven one - but I think this version will be the first of others to come so it is difficult to judge. I still say close to 70k at 3-4 years old but should point out I have no vested interest. Whether they hold their value well or not has no consequence or importance to me - I am sure I will own one at some point regardless all being well

[clorenzen]

You're right. Maybe we do agree. It is an outstanding car nevertheless.

[christer]

I definitely hope to agree with that backed by actual experience enjoy your car(s) !

[polar8]

[quote=clorenzen] A demonstrator can be had for around 120k with a couple of thousand miles on the clock

EFA
A new, unregistered car with no miles on the clock can be had for 120k... The dealers still have a few sitting around.

Agree that they are awesome machines - nothing out there like them for that sort of money

[997GT3]

Thanks for the replies. The 1000 examples is world wide so it'll be interesting as to how many end up in the UK. May be no more than 200? Hope Aston sticks to its statement of only a 2 year and 1000 car production run.

[Murph7355]

christer said:

...I would therefore expect thwm to depreciate fairly briskly to 70k and then from there many other factors will come into play

Personally I think this is about spot on.

You'll then inevitably get some "more tired, less well spec'd" cars going for less, and some "well spec'd, garage queens" going for more.

They aren't going to go up in value for some considerable time IMO. Very, VERY few modern cars maintain their "premium over list" price tags for very long. And the V12V has never had one AFAIK (which isn't to say it's a bad car - never driven one. But I believe it's as far from bad as it's possible to get!).