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So by deciding to sell, you must have an idea of what you are looking at buying?
I constantly like us all look at other cars and think it’s time for a change but that is the dilemma. Into what? I think also situation and time of life also plays a part in that, a big part.
I have 2 kids (13 & 7) so ideally I need 4 seats. Would love a 2-seater but I could not do it to them! Yet ;-) Also have a 2 seater at my disposal.
I also want to have a dealer “local’ish” for anything expensive that I would need a proper MD or very respected indie doing the work. So being north of Colchester, my options are limited to Ferrari, Maserati, Bentley (yuk) or Porsche.
I am also bored with paying for depreciation! I do not mind it on a daily driver, wife has a Disco but that owes us nothing and looking at the GBP 114K I paid for the Stradale knowing that it is worth GBP 68-78K probably, I would want to go fo a car that does not depreciate if I pay more than 100K for a replacement.
So that leaves me with looking for a proper 4-seater sports car that I will be happy to drive when I want to (i.e. does not live in a dehumidified garage daily) but will not do more than 3-4K miles per year and which will be a better drive, experience and car compared to the Stradale,,,,,, and will NOT depreciate!
Find me a car that ticks those boxes and i’d be interested...
I have been dreaming of Indy’s and Espadas but they are not a DD. 456 and 612’s leave me cold. I want to like a 612 but just can’t.
So it’s either 2 seats (laters kids but I have always lusted after an Orange Lambo) or stick.
Good luck with the sale and i’d be really interested in knowing what you are thinking of getting.
Stu
Well, I'm just east of Colchester and hence have an equally limited choice of local main dealers. As well as Lancaster Colchester, Marshall Ipswich will sort you for Jags, Grange Brentwood and Lancaster Cambridge will do for an Aston. Other than that it's into London.
My kids have more or less fledthe nest now, so two seats is feasible and I have the all clear from ground control. I don't have lots of other cars to use day to day but I don't drive day to day and don't need a car for work so it's not really an issue. My shortlist at the moment is probably (with notes):
- Stradale (but too visually similar to what I already have)
- Ferrari 599 (but I'm pretty sure I can't afford one, though the idea of some appreciating is extrenely attractive. Should have bought one three years ago when they were £80/90k)
- F-Type SVR (but ouch!, that Jaguar depreciation!)
- V12 Vantage S (jiggly ride may not be fully wife-compatable and depreciation is questionable. Still, one of the last N/A V12s has potential to not totally tank. Er, right..?)
- Cayman. This is on the list only because I keep looking at them, especially blue ones, but in reality will probably never buy one).
What I do know is that unless I sell mine first I'll never replace it.