100%. While buying used is great - assuming you find what it is you're looking for - I fell in deep lust with my new 2015 V6S with far more options than I sought (but glad I have) and went into it with eyes wide open and the understanding that I was going to take a big hit. Price of admission or, as Unhingd would say, "price to play".

Speaking of Unhingd...vvv

 

The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre.

 

The electronics on these cars will never last 20-30 years and the cost to repair will not be worth the price.

 

Agreed - a good example is the infotainment system which runs on a spinning hard disk - when that disk fails it will be interesting getting the system up and running again. Getting hold of spinning disks in 20 years is going to be a challenge unto itself, probably have to retrofit a different technology platform.

 

I have two words for you:

Carpe Diem

 

Mr. Mojo Risin!

Same can be said for me.

 

Ok, so if you were planning on keeping your car 30 yrs and hoping it's a "collector" one day, it would be wise to purchase a spare infotainment system and keep it safe. Any other parts worth picking up to keep for a while?

 

I agree with that - I think that the F-Type will follow in the footsteps of the E-Type;
The coupés of both model looks the sexier, and the earlier cars command the higher prices as the model becomes 'tarted up' with unnecessary styling mods and plastic (Sport 400's etc).
The 'off-road' 4x4's are common place now as everyone seems scared, and the 4 pot will be the laughing stock...then comes the F-EV-Type!

 

If you think of it this way, a lot of those 47-60 year old cars that you see getting the big bucks at auction are frame off resto jobs. Can you imagine doing it to the F type.

 

Was it that 2014 Firesand out of austin TX?

 

Mmm, could be a bit tricky on a frameless aluminium car that in theory, shouldn't rust.

 

I know what you mean. I would like to see a R vert sit out in a field in Ohio for 30 or 40 years and see what would need to be repaired.

 

Try leaving it on the street in NYC and see what you're left with after just a week. LOL.

 

The spare tire they leave behind will appreciate. Oh, wait.

 

rwd v8 my16 here with every option incl. ceramics - was confident i was going to keep it for a while, and now with all v8's being awd only and new smaller engines, i'm definitely going to keep it for a while

 

Sounds like it's time to add a 14V8 vert to the coupe.

 

That's the one.

 

Edit: Nevermind, I see that 2016 R (RWD) is outside of the US.

 

This thread is only 4 years old, so TTT it goes

 

2016 3.0L S coupe just sold for $51K, IMO that's pretty good coin for a five year old unit.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...uar-f-type-25/