Used 2014-2015 Vanquish vs 2009-2011 DBS, which one you guys think would hold the value better say in 5 years?

Also better keeper in terms of reliability and more fun to drive?

Please share your thoughts!

 

DBS probably won't depreciate as much from its current price compared to a newer vanquish but what do I know

 

Tough question...

 

DBS, will hold it's value better. Especially with a manual trans.
Ron

 

I think both are going to still see massive depreciation unless you don't drive them. So if you want to seriously drive either it would take a crystal ball to predict the bottom for 80,000 mile cars. If you're going to drive it 500 miles a year then the stick DBS would also be my bet.

 

DBS----------all the talk is that the DBS has hit bottom or very close to it, especially for a stick. BUY A 6-speed MANUAL and that will give you max value in the end.

Mile-aging them up-----yep, likely a crap shoot on these 2x cars. If you mileage up a DBS, likely you will take a big loss compared to where they are at that time. Who would want to buy one, when spending 20k more would net mucho less mileage.


IMHO

 

That's the drawback of buying these cars if your main focus is depreciation. If you want to drive the car forget about depreciation and you'll enjoy the car far more. If you're too concerned about how much value it's loosing by driving it, you can still always enjoy looking at it.

 

Rule of Thumb...

Figure your planned yearly mileage then multiply by 10. Don't buy a car with fewer miles then that number, otherwise you will be paying too much for a car that you will be driving. The idea is that you will be doubling the miles in 10 years and won't lose that much when you compare it to how much you paid initially.

You don't want to pay a premium for a 2000 mile car and then in 10 years have 12000 miles on it. Start with a 12000 mile car sold at a discount and then in 10 years you'll have a 20k+ car that will sell for not much different than the 12K car.

 

After thinking about it some more today, even though I love the DBS, I love the Vanquish too. More important though is that the 15 or 16 Vanquish came with the new 8 speed transmission, so the funnest one to drive is probably that one.