I assume part of it is people who want a SUV also wants updated features. And DBX uses like a 8 year old Mercedes infotainment system that isn’t even a touchscreen.
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That navigation map is so dated.
@Fausterion - Have you yet narrowed down your choices? I’m just curious.
It looks like a Ford. The most generous thing you can say about the looks is that it will help you blend in and not be a show-off.
And not enough people want Astons in general. They’ve just never been poster cars like the way f, P and L cars have been ever since cars became aspirational. They sell in small numbers to old farts who want GT cruisers and not real sports cars. The brand new market is almost the entirety of the market for them, there’s almost no secondary.
A brand new 80-150k car like a 911, vette or mustang would hold its value better than a “heavily depreciated” 100-150k DBX
When it comes to infotainment, the BMW iDrive is simply the best. Nothing else comes close!
Still basically where I started lol. Urus, Roma, 911/taycan.
Friend of mine recommended the new Lotus eletre, any opinions? I think it looks like an electric Urus.
I mean there is only so many options in this price range…
I would be careful with a Taycan. The used market has been coming down hard in the past 4 months. I have sold two CPO Taycans for $40k less than when we originally listed them many months ago and I had a client take a $50k hit on a new Turbo within a year. And there is a facelift around the corner, which won’t help the value.
I would stick with a 911 or Roma if you want to keep depreciation to a minimum. Urus is a wildcard IMO. You can also look at a MY24 Cayenne Turbo GT. That shouldn’t depreciate more than $20k/yr and is essentially a Urus cousin and it has the latest tech from Porsche.
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Who’s says blue and red don’t match! This is my vote.
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3y0VNPQw/2022-porsche-911-carrera-s-coupe
Yes but aston martin depreciation is only comparable to maserati depreciation, lmao
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The trick is to find a gently used Maserati that is being sold with its emotional support tow truck.
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It’s about time. I always kinda felt their used value was a bit high for what you were getting.
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1+2+3 = You shouldn’t be buying or leasing an “exotic” car.
emotional support Italian mechanic also included?
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Lots of good suggestions here, but consider dialing-in what you want out of exotic ownership. Best weekend joy ride? You can rent that. Track capability? Experience of owning a particular brand (and driving it to Pebble Beach for the show)? Activewear that people comment on when you wear it Costco or Trader Joes?
I think this is the best idea in this thread. Why not spend a month on Turo renting something different while you setup a
Check out fractional exotic ownership groups — I’m sure you can find one less Potemkin than my first DuckDuck result:
https://www.xotikz.com/invest/
Maybe all this while visiting the local exotic dealers to test drive a CPO and scope their service departments, to see what ownership looks like (unless you buy from a dealer with pickup/dropoff, or you already have someone in your life you trust to do that).
The coffee bar at Porsche SD is 
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I’m not suggesting you get a Purosangue, but getting your car worked on at F SD is an all day show.
that kind of investment can buy a whole experience, not just a logo in the driveway, or the 100 weird offers for credit and financial products you never asked for. And if you don’t crave any of those trappings but your heart falls for something specific, you have a shopping target.
P.S. none of us will ever drive your car, so take the suggestions but form your own opinions.
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Buy a 911 at MSRP and be done with it.
I can say that a Taycan Turbo as a daily is an easy one. The depreciation is another story. However buying a couple year old cpo will help out with some of that depreciation. I suppose they can still keep dropping deep over the next couple years but I assume there is a flattening due. No crystal ball. The drive however between Normal to Sport Plus makes it fun when you want it and chill when you don’t. I find it to be super comfortable and incredibly sporty. The lift function is great and you can save locations so it lifts for you automatically.
There are a lot of cool suggestions out there. Go drive some if you can. As mentioned Porsche has the subscription that you can get a feel. I think the RS GT e-tron is a great lease for what it is. But if you are buying I would prefer the Taycan Turbo driving dynamics over the e-tron. Do you have at home charging for an electric?
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911 over the Taycan. The Taycan is not going to feel like a 911 and spending 200k to drive a 5000 lb car for this purpose is borderline criminal
I daily drive a c8 corvette z51 with fe4 mrc shocks.
Great daily driver but you should buy and not lease
Jmo and good luck
Under a hundred loaded.
Do these depreciate a lot? Is it worth financing or leasing?
I was tracking these for a while. Really wanted one, but the tiny trunk meant I would need another vehicle for regular tasks - I could only have 1 vehicle at the time. Also, the infotainment is garbage. Otherwise its a fantastic car.
I’d really go used/CPO on one. The depreciation hit the first 2 years is pretty heavy. No idea on a lease
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