V12 Aston Martin Rapide

HEADRAT · 31 Dec 2012 at 10:44

Hi,

Went around my sisters , my brother in law bought himself a V12 Aston Martin Rapide for Xmas :eek:

What an epic car, never been in a V12 before and the noise is just insane, effortless power just as a big GT car should be.

Hoping he might give me a go next time we go over at the weekend

He managed to get a fantastic deal as well, not too many people buying Astons at this time of the year!

HEADRAT

4T5 · 31 Dec 2012 at 10:48

No pics is a crime against humanity. :mad:

HEADRAT · 31 Dec 2012 at 10:49

Yeah sorry, fair play to him , he works really hard.

Scania · 31 Dec 2012 at 10:51

Thread title raises excitement, lack of pics lowers it.

:/

4T5 · 31 Dec 2012 at 10:53

I only wanted to see pics to share the Dudes joy, Like you say Fair play to him, The disappointment this thread will raise though is unforgivable.

HEADRAT · 31 Dec 2012 at 10:56

Had one on my phone.

Gaygle · 31 Dec 2012 at 11:01

Yeah, my old boss had one and went in it a quite a few times. What an engine.

When it started up you could hear it from a long long way away.

~Mike~ · 31 Dec 2012 at 11:15

Looks lovely, buts still needs more pics

4T5 · 31 Dec 2012 at 11:39

WOW

+

I'd have one myself if it wasn't for the Angel eyes.

Addicted · 31 Dec 2012 at 11:43

4T5 said:
WOW +

I'd have one myself if it wasn't for the Angel eyes.

Because that's the only thing stopping you from buying a brand new Aston Martin Rapide..

4T5 · 31 Dec 2012 at 11:53

Addicted said:
Because that's the only thing stopping you from buying a brand new Aston Martin Rapide..

That was the joke & if you'd like to turn around you'll see a mark on the wall where it went over your head & splattered.

Scania · 31 Dec 2012 at 12:09

HEADRAT, your forgiven!

Very nice.

Cosimo · 31 Dec 2012 at 12:21

4T5 said:
I'd have one myself if it wasn't for the Angel eyes.

They do look naff.

Addicted · 31 Dec 2012 at 12:25

4T5 said:
That was the joke & if you'd like to turn around you'll see a mark on the wall where it went over your head & splattered.

Unfortunately sir it was you who fell for the bait :eek:

delta0 · 31 Dec 2012 at 12:32

Got a good look at a Virage outside the Aston Martin stand at Le Mans this year. Really stunning car.

Begbie · 31 Dec 2012 at 12:50

Wrong colour choice.

But still NOM.

HEADRAT · 31 Dec 2012 at 12:56

Yeah I'm not a huge fan of white but MEH!, still wouldn't say no

Mr-White · 31 Dec 2012 at 13:24

That must have taken him ages to wrap that up

MW

paddy · 31 Dec 2012 at 20:33

Very very awesome! :cool:

This isn't a dig, and I'm not looking for specifics for your brother in law but how do people buy a car of ~£140'000.
I'd assume finance, but what sort of ball park deposit and monthly payments are considered "normal"?

These are some yard stick numbers I threw together, do they seem about right?

Assuming you haggle 25% off: £105'000 purchase price
£50'000 deposit and 2 years @ £600/month.
Leaves ~£40'000k at the end.
2010 Rapids appear to be worth ~£80'000 which gives you £40'000 in your pocket.
So has 2 years Aston Martin ownership really just cost: 50k + (24*600) - 40k = ~ £24'000.
£1000/month doesn't seem too bad - assuming I earnt something approching 6 figures!

Anyway, more Aston pictures needed

delta0 · 31 Dec 2012 at 21:49

Paddy- for a start you don't get a discount on an Aston.