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I'm after some advice/thoughts on this interesting decision I've come to.
My 2011 V8 Vantage comes out of warranty at the end of the year and will cost me ~$10k to add a two year extended including inspection fees and servicing. I do also have a potential $5-7k clutch bill on the horizon as the Sport Shift clutches are made of paper and could go anywhere from 10k-40k miles.
I've been contemplating my options instead of throwing down the $10k and decided to go drive an F-Type V8S today. I liked the car, the noise is probably even better than my Aston but am slightly concerned that I'd be making a backwards step. Yes, it's faster but Jaguar is a prestige brand, not an exotic like AM.
Pro's would be that it's a 2014 car with 4 years of warranty. It sounds fantastic, looks good and is probably easier to drive than my Aston.
Con's, well it's not an exotic, it has far less drama and sense of occasion than the Aston Martin and probably the kicker, I have to add $15k to my Aston to make it happen.
$15k isn't a big deal but my Aston sticker price was $148k, compared to $101k for the Jag. Obviously, this means I'm paying a reasonable sum to move to a far, far cheaper car. I should mention however that I didn't pay MSRP for the AM, so I didn't take the huge depreciation hit, in fact I'll be getting out for only $3k less than I paid for it.
I know the Aston is technically an inferior car but there's something very special about it; the brand, the image and the looks of it. I'm kind of at an impasse and was wondering what you would do.
My 2011 V8 Vantage comes out of warranty at the end of the year and will cost me ~$10k to add a two year extended including inspection fees and servicing. I do also have a potential $5-7k clutch bill on the horizon as the Sport Shift clutches are made of paper and could go anywhere from 10k-40k miles.
I've been contemplating my options instead of throwing down the $10k and decided to go drive an F-Type V8S today. I liked the car, the noise is probably even better than my Aston but am slightly concerned that I'd be making a backwards step. Yes, it's faster but Jaguar is a prestige brand, not an exotic like AM.
Pro's would be that it's a 2014 car with 4 years of warranty. It sounds fantastic, looks good and is probably easier to drive than my Aston.
Con's, well it's not an exotic, it has far less drama and sense of occasion than the Aston Martin and probably the kicker, I have to add $15k to my Aston to make it happen.
$15k isn't a big deal but my Aston sticker price was $148k, compared to $101k for the Jag. Obviously, this means I'm paying a reasonable sum to move to a far, far cheaper car. I should mention however that I didn't pay MSRP for the AM, so I didn't take the huge depreciation hit, in fact I'll be getting out for only $3k less than I paid for it.
I know the Aston is technically an inferior car but there's something very special about it; the brand, the image and the looks of it. I'm kind of at an impasse and was wondering what you would do.
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