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lady topaz
Original Poster
2,340 posts
81 months
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For resale I mean. I have only had mine a few months but have clocked 5,000mls. I believe a car is to be used. Its my daily drive and weekend pleasure, but I have just seen a thread re a 2006 with just 9,000 miles on it. I will have done that by spring next year easily.
I guess I might suffer but is this the price of pleasure?
I usually keep my cars two years so I would imagine 20,000mls would not be unreasonable if I choose to trade. It just worries me a bit that mine wont get a look in with such low mileage examples being available.
Thoughts!!!
Di
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WantanewV12V
261 posts
29 months
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I guess that it is inevitable that a vehicle with higher mileage will seem less attractive to some but at least you have had the enjoyment of driving the car as intended. What is worse - driving 1000 miles a year and see your car lose £20k or driving 10,000 a year and losing £30K over two years but driving every day. I will be driving my V12V with enthusiasm and enjoying every moment. It is also true that you should be wary of a car that has spent most of its life idle. Most cars nowadays benefit from regular use and that is especially true of an Aston. It is obvious from your posts that the thrill of the Aston is not lost on you - so just enjoy.
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DB9VolanteDriver
39 posts
3 months
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WantanewV12V said: I guess that it is inevitable that a vehicle with higher mileage will seem less attractive to some but at least you have had the enjoyment of driving the car as intended. What is worse - driving 1000 miles a year and see your car lose £20k or driving 10,000 a year and losing £30K over two years but driving every day. You are SO right. I sold my 2 year old Z06 with only 850 miles on it. Lost $20K depreciation. So it cost me $23/mile. If I had at least driven her 5k miles I might have lost a few more dollars, but the cost per mile would have been a LOT less, plus I would've gotten some pleasure out of it. Never again!
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Neil1300R
95 posts
5 months
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Sounds as if you are crucifying your mind more! Why did you buy it to stick in your garage / house as an objet d'art? Having read some of your posts I would guess you bought it to enjoy driving, wouldn't worry too much. Bought a 3 year year old one myself with 21k on the clock - higher than most then stuck 2500 miles on it in the first month! Have reduced the average mileage per month since, as I don't use mine to get to work (train actually  ) Did see a post on this forum about a month ago where someone had only done a 1000 miles in a year - resisted the temptation to reply FFS!  Much prefer to see someone using and loving a car than leaving it in a garage. Yes you will lose a bit more on depreciation, but you also come across as someone that will cherish and care for the car throughout it time with you, so slightly higher mileage but a caring owner with a bad case of Astonitis 
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Murph7355
4,357 posts
83 months
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Agree with the guys above.
30k miles in 31mths in mine. And it's not a daily driver! (5k miles around Spain and Portugal helped rack up the miles).
Enjoy the hell out of it. People will learn that a well used, properly serviced example is better than a garage queen anyway.
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bogie
6,313 posts
99 months
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enjoy it and use it usually I do 15k miles (sometimes more, depends which 2nd car I have at the time to share with)...except for the last 18months (ive been ill) or so when its only done about 12K miles ... I dont consider Ive got value for money out of a car unless Ive put 15-20K miles a year on it, usually sell around 80-90K miles old, so plenty of life in mine yet - its Jan 06 with 42K now you know, the longer you keep it and the MORE you drive it, the cheaper per mile it gets ..and I always think to myself, you cant take money with you, and you could be retired and skint later in life, but you will always have years of great memories of the time you owned the car and where it took you
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Steve*B
167 posts
35 months
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Unfortunately Di it's a fact of life that it will be harder to shift the car with higher mileage; it doesn't mean that you won't, just that you'll be lower down the list for potential buyers. If it's to a dealer then it's likely to cause deep sucking sounds and certainly be an issue that they'll beat you over the head with. Most that have already responded use their cars daily and have the philosophy that the car is for driving. Nothing wrong with that standpoint but I'm afraid that a garage queen with low mileage will generally be more desirable than a higher mileage daily driver. Whilst I'd like to believe that someone would buy my car because it's been well used the reality, imho and in my personal experience, is somewhat different.
Bottom line is not to let it spoil your ownership.
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5 wh
1,410 posts
42 months
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The person who owned my car bought it new and only did 3000 miles in it.in that time he lost £40k in depreciation-that's over £10 per mile in depreciation alone before you factor in all the other running costs involved!
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XKRacer
124 posts
34 months
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The DB9 in my workshop at the moment is a 2005 car with 5000 miles on the clock the guy paid £50K for it.
Low mileage cars are only good if you want to use it once a year and drive it to the odd show.....what a waste of time....
Personally I wouldn't want a low mileage car, the working parts of the car, bushes/bearing etc turn to plasticine with lack of use and can end up costing you more than a very high mileage car.
Perfect for me would be a motorway used car with good average mileage 10K+ a year.......So enjoy your car and bugger the resale value!
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Steve*B
167 posts
35 months
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5 wh said: The person who owned my car bought it new and only did 3000 miles in it.in that time he lost £40k in depreciation-that's over £10 per mile in depreciation alone before you factor in all the other running costs involved! You don't say how a) how old the car was at the time you bought it and b) whether the low mileage was a factor in your decision to purchase, both points are relevant to the OP. Nobody said that you won't lose money on a car regardless of mileage but, at the point of sale and with low mileage, it'll be a lot easier to justify what your asking for it.
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bogie
6,313 posts
99 months
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Di - I really wouldnt worry too much - we sold our Sagaris earlier this year - just 3 years old, with 32K on the clock, it made it the highest mileage one that id seen on PH Other low milers were up at £35K upwards with a few thousand on them Only a bit of interest at £33K ...but it sold within days for £30K..... Was it worth the £5k pounds difference to drive an extra 25,000 miles of pleasure, touring Europe, doing trackdays ? etc etc ....errrrr....yeah I wouldnt worry about putting 10K miles a year on a Vantage at all - thats nearly avg for a few owners I know personally....it is supposed to be a real alternative to say a 911 as a daily drive 
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AMD1
199 posts
13 months
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Di,
28k on my V8V, has never driven better and as an owner and driver, I have never even thought about the resale cost, too busy enjoying life. Next time you think about it, get in your car and give it a blast...it will soon be forgotten.
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Tacitus
54 posts
3 months
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I had 32k miles on my V8 when I traded it in for the V12V - and i got a very good deal. The mileage didn't seem to be an issue. There was more attention to the spec, service history, and how well maintained (scratches, etc) the car is. It probably depends more on what's more important to the potential buyer. You could look at it that a car with miles on it has been well broken in and has most of the mechanical issues well resolved - and is potentially more reliable.
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