Not sure you can order a new Vantage. I understand the replacement Vantage is a few years out. Also, the new Vantage will have a Benz Engine which some believe dilutes the brand. Considering this do you think the current Vantage will hold it's value over time.

 

Vantage is a high volume car for Aston. Plenty on used market. Likely won't see residuals affected from their current rate. Expect 50% discount from market value in 5 years

 

The 06-08 held their values level for a long time, but recently have taken a dive (most likely due to the Vantage GT $99k psychological price. They will bottom out and flat line again probably another $10k lower from here at the lowest before they hold for good. At that level it's stupid value for the money

The best value (and one that will probably hold its value the best), are the 2016 Vantage GT due to its unique interior for 2016, and the V12S vantage (along with the GT12 of course).

Hope that helps

 

Disagree on the value of the V12 VS. I bought mine new and it plummeted. Never again.

 

Ouch! Sorry to hear. I think 007 Vantage was referring to the "new" and low price of the V12VS, which I reckon might stabilize a little better. I was offered $75k off of a new V12VS.

 

V12VS isn't holding value at all. Just saw a brand new one roll out of a dealership. MSRP optioned out at $220k, rolled out for way, way less. I want to say $145k or something absurd like that. Dealership had it for months.

 

They are killing the brand....

 

Cant wait for the new benz engined models and littered with electronics and other things that take away from the cars they are. It will make the current models gold mines

 

Wow! That's crazy.

 

The new and different engine might mean that people prefer the older one from the used market. Remains to be seen how it will shape its future since benz lends its own touch to cars that it powers.

 

We may live long enough to see early, unmolested versions of the V8V and V12V appreciate (to perhaps their) MSRP values.
However, for the next decade or two, I strongly believe all modern, mainstream AM will remain (in terms of value & collectability) simply used cars — which appeal to a very limited and slowly shrinking market.

 

Depends on what you paid for it then hell no. If you bought it for $50+k off sticker brand new then it should easily hold around that level for a while... Remember, it will NOT increase in value until production finally stops and Aston switches over to the twin turbo V12. 2011 V12s are in the $110k range, so $145k for a new V12S is totally justifiable in my eyes.

Looks at the Especiales and the SLS black series etc... Literally going through the the roof. The V12S will be in that same category ONCE the turbos come... But for now nobody will see the collector value in them... Yet.

 

DB7 value has only gone in one direction so why will the V12S be different? Everything to come from Gaydon has been superior to the DB7 and the same will be true of the next-gen series. It has taken the air-cooled Porsche two decades to start appreciating and only a few select variants have gone up. Two friends that ran out to buy "the last non-turbo 911" at the end of 2015. They will depreciate the same as most other cars.

 

This sucks and makes me a bit sad.
I clearly remember your post drive report and how thrilled you were to be buying the car. At the risk of hijacking this thread, I do wonder why you wanted to get out of it so soon.

But whatever the reason for wanting to unload your V12VS, the value drop is a bit surprising. I'm trying to form some theory as to why this would happen. I don't remember the original V12V dropping so much, so early.

Is it just the fact that it's a Vantage and the GT effect has diminished the value of all Vantage bodied cars? This doesn't seem to happen in the 911 family, not sure why it would in the Vantage.

 

V12V values seem to be holding relatively steady in the 110k to 135k range. I too was shocked at how far V12VS values have fallen. Basically only a slight premium over the V12V. The market doesn't seem to recognize much difference between the two cars.


Whoever said in 20 years we MAY see these cars back to MSRP is probably right. The same thing happened with the 80s and 90s Vantages. It wasn't but a few years ago that hese were $20,000 cars. They are starting to appreciate now.


The problem with the Vantage is that there are some many of them. It's possible special models -- and while I'm biased I think the V12V with the manual is probably about it -- will go up more like some of the rarer Porsches but Astons will never be like Ferraris. Ferrari does an excellent job controlling supply, manipulating demand and keeping values high. A V12V is a stunning, involved drive. Probably on par with a 430. and it may keep values similar to a 430. But you can't expect a "run of the mill" (and I mean that with all due respect) V8 Vantage to hold the same value.