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Originally Posted by Humdizzle
fast only lasts so long. Cars always get faster. Just like how newer cars with screens everywhere will look dated... while a car with nice analog gauges will never be outdated. Quality of the performance matters more than quantity.
Mclarens depreciate like crazy too. I bought my 458 3 years ago for around 200k. At the time the 650s was newer and quite a bit more money ~250k. Now the 2015 650s goes for about the same price as a 2010 458, despite them having a similar MSRP when new.
The 2015 458 speciale is now worth 100-150k more than the 2016 675 LT (they both had the same msrp when new, and the LT is by far the faster car)
why? one reason is no one wants to own McLaren out of warranty or pay the ridiculous warranty prices. Modern Ferrari's and porsches by comparison are pretty bulletproof.
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This would matter far more to me than a comparison test where one car was judged to be slightly better than the other. If the numbers are accurate an additional $100k - $150k over the time I own it would matter as this is over an additional $1000 per month. Wouldn't matter if I could afford it, the cars are too similar to want to throw this money away.
Often wondered what the true cost of a 458 purchased today, driven 4k miles a year and sold 5 years from now. Possibly not that extreme?
Buy it for $185k and 5 years from now it is worth $150K? and I lost $7k a year in depreciation plus maintenance and repair (all rough estimates not based on a lot)? Buying a new Corvette would remove maintenance and repair but the depreciation would be similar and at 20k miles over 5 years even the 458 would have manageable maintenance and repair?