Best V12 sub £150k

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Ok I posted in Ewan’s “2023 car plans” thread that next year as I plan to cash in some investments and will be considering swapping out my cars, and he suggested my conundrum would make an interesting thread on its own.

The last time I considered upgrading / changing from the Strad I decided to chuck the cash at upgrading my classic instead and bought my Tiger, which is a keeper (for now).

I think the only thing that might tempt me out of the Strad would be a V12 as staying with Maserati it really only leaves the MC20 and that is far too much of a “Supercar” for me.

I owned a very lovely Aston DB7 V12 a number of years back and think a big Aston could be the way to go, something like a DBS.

But what should I be considering……… I would hope the budget to be £150k and would hope the pain of huge depreciation will have been shouldered by previous owner, so defiantly a few years perhaps 5-7 years old so I can own it for a few years and it will still be less than 10 years when I come to sell.

I saw this at the weekend and was rather smitten, but hefty depreciation still to come….

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Hard to say about how far the DBS will still go down but not sure there will be many under 100k in the future. These are a bit a fan animal. What about a DB11 AMG. Still a V12 and even more rare. You would probably not take a hit as much either. Not as aggressive looking as the DBS mind you.
 
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Andyk said:
That looks lovely. Dread to think of the running cost for a V12 Ferrari though.
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It's only money, this one has reasonable miles so looks like it has some use and therefore bills over the next few years might not be silly dependent on mileage. Super low mileage cars always seem to deteriorate more than you would think, cars like to be used
 
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Scaf said:
Ok I posted in Ewan’s “2023 car plans” thread that next year as I plan to cash in some investments and will be considering swapping out my cars, and he suggested my conundrum would make an interesting thread on its own.

The last time I considered upgrading / changing from the Strad I decided to chuck the cash at upgrading my classic instead and bought my Tiger, which is a keeper (for now).

I think the only thing that might tempt me out of the Strad would be a V12 as staying with Maserati it really only leaves the MC20 and that is far too much of a “Supercar” for me.

I owned a very lovely Aston DB7 V12 a number of years back and think a big Aston could be the way to go, something like a DBS.

But what should I be considering……… I would hope the budget to be £150k and would hope the pain of huge depreciation will have been shouldered by previous owner, so defiantly a few years perhaps 5-7 years old so I can own it for a few years and it will still be less than 10 years when I come to sell.

I saw this at the weekend and was rather smitten, but hefty depreciation still to come….

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Think I would buy from an Aston dealer at this price point due to the warranty they give As it is a good one.
 
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Scaf said:
Ok I posted in Ewan’s “2023 car plans” thread that next year as I plan to cash in some investments and will be considering swapping out my cars, and he suggested my conundrum would make an interesting thread on its own.

The last time I considered upgrading / changing from the Strad I decided to chuck the cash at upgrading my classic instead and bought my Tiger, which is a keeper (for now).

I think the only thing that might tempt me out of the Strad would be a V12 as staying with Maserati it really only leaves the MC20 and that is far too much of a “Supercar” for me.

I owned a very lovely Aston DB7 V12 a number of years back and think a big Aston could be the way to go, something like a DBS.

But what should I be considering……… I would hope the budget to be £150k and would hope the pain of huge depreciation will have been shouldered by previous owner, so defiantly a few years perhaps 5-7 years old so I can own it for a few years and it will still be less than 10 years when I come to sell.

I saw this at the weekend and was rather smitten, but hefty depreciation still to come….

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You can ask Jay Em, surely he knows about cars....


Always liked the manual V12 vantage, if that's of your taste. Other than that a 599 could be another option, but from what i understand the latter would be too sporty for you.
 
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Mr.Cambio said:
You can ask Jay Em, surely he knows about cars....


Always liked the manual V12 vantage, if that's of your taste. Other than that a 599 could be another option, but from what i understand the latter would be too sporty for you
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The 599 is an option, it’s not “sporty” that’s a problem, it’s the supercar look, doors opening up etc - just too much for me.
But I like big cars so the Vantage is not for me.
 
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F12 for sure, they have been creeping up in price and sub £150k would be a stretch but what a car.
 
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From my limited driving experience of a few V12s, I would definitely go for the Ferrari over the AM. To me they feel like thoroughbreds, designed from the ground up, sound glorious and generally very robust. (Isn't the AM a pair of V6 Mondeo engines?)
I would consider spending around 100k and keep a healthy repair budget just in case. If you are only going to do the V12 thing once, do it properly!!
 
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(Isn't the AM a pair of V6 Mondeo engines?)
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Yes and no. The two Ford engines bolted together was a myth. As with their relationship with AMG now when they were owned by Ford it gave them an opportunity to move forward which couldn’t have done as an independently due to finances.

‘The AML V12 design featured all-new block, cylinder head and crankshaft designs, using the piston assemblies and valvetrain components from the then-upcoming Ford Duratec V6 family. The use of some Duratec components may have contributed to the myth of the AML V12 being “two Duratec V6s welded together.” The reality is that the engines are quite different.
 
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Guy said:
From my limited driving experience of a few V12s, I would definitely go for the Ferrari over the AM. To me they feel like thoroughbreds, designed from the ground up, sound glorious and generally very robust. (Isn't the AM a pair of V6 Mondeo engines?)
I would consider spending around 100k and keep a healthy repair budget just in case. If you are only going to do the V12 thing once, do it properly!!
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Back in 2012 I did my first V12 experience with a Ferrari 456 for £25,000 so I could take part in the Guinness World Record at Silverstone that September.
Didn't get my pants pulled down either another car I should have kept a while longer and would have made a bit of coin.
 
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philw696 said:
Back in 2012 I did my first V12 experience with a Ferrari 456 for £25,000 so I could take part in the Guinness World Record at Silverstone that September.
Didn't get my pants pulled down either another car I should have kept a while longer and would have made a bit of coin.
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That sounds like a Guinness record for the cheapest working v12 Ferrari!

Paid £28k for my manual 95 reg 456 in 09. Held it till my daughter was born 5yrs later.
 
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