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inso · 02-27-2007, 03:56 PM

In the new EVO magazine there was an article about P1 club, that does rent some pretty nice wheels;
599, 612 a few F430s
Murcielago, few Gallardos
Ford GT
two Aston Martin Vanquish S, DB9s, pair of V8 Vantages
RS6+, R8 coming
Continental GT(most booked car in the fleet, 305days last year)
M5s and M6s.

There was also a few mentions about the running costs.

Vanquish, loses 30% of value in first year, average service £1527, good reliability now, before very bad because of the transmissions.

DB9, loses 15% of value/year, reliable and cheapish to maintain.

V8 Vantage, 20% depreciation, highish running costs, about the same as Vanquish, eating tyres and so on

Poor Reliability, both have had engined changed.

Audi RS6+, 25%/year, really high running costs £10 474 for the year(eats plenty brakes and tyres, so yes that is correct number), very good reliability still.

Continental GT, 15% depreciation, not so bad running costs and very good reliability

BMW M6, very bad depreciation, 47%, not bad running costs and very good reliability.

Ferrari
456M GT, over 50% depreciation first year, down from £178 000->£82 000 in a year, with only 800miles! Sold.
612, expecting similar depreciation, servicing costs have been for 2006 £21 150.
550/575, expensive to run and the mileage showed also other ways, all kinds of groans and creaks appeared with mileage. Average service £5 287 a pop. Reliability very good.
599, came just a few weeks ago, so too yearly to say anything.
F430, have proved tough mechanically, only problem cracking exhaust manifolds near 16k miles mark, new manifolds modified and better. Highish service £2232 each, running costs for 2006 £14 798, depreciation about 20%, pretty good reliability

Lamborghini
Murcielago, clutches £6 000 plus fitting. Servicing costs for year 2006 £37 391(clubs most expensive car to run, but the P1 members do love it too). 30%depreciation the first year, reliability good.
Gallardo, same bad depreciation 30% in the first year, high running costs 5clutches in the first 7000miles, reliability not so good.

Maserati
Quattroporte, 27%depreciation(Gran Sport was at 19%), very high part prices, good reliability.

Porsche
911, 14 of them, and changed 3times a year, whole fleet of them, between 10 000 and 12 000miles in odometer.
997tt, not loosing value yet, since high demand, but that is soon to change, just look at the 996tt prices at the moment, how they are sinking. Very low running costs, only £351 a pop. Reliability generally good, only the rear engine oil seals fail.

What to expect from 2007, XKR, R8 and Gallardo Spyder, possibly Alfa 8C, Z06 and the new Maserati Coupe. There might come also Carrera GT, Zonda, SLR for members that have been over a year with the club(Enzo was dropped from the list because of fear of Enzo not putting up with the mileage members tend to do with the cars).

02-27-2007, 03:56 PM	#11
inso Regular User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 633	In the new EVO magazine there was an article about P1 club, that does rent some pretty nice wheels; 599, 612 a few F430s Murcielago, few Gallardos Ford GT two Aston Martin Vanquish S, DB9s, pair of V8 Vantages RS6+, R8 coming Continental GT(most booked car in the fleet, 305days last year) M5s and M6s. There was also a few mentions about the running costs. Vanquish, loses 30% of value in first year, average service £1527, good reliability now, before very bad because of the transmissions. DB9, loses 15% of value/year, reliable and cheapish to maintain. V8 Vantage, 20% depreciation, highish running costs, about the same as Vanquish, eating tyres and so on Poor Reliability, both have had engined changed. Audi RS6+, 25%/year, really high running costs £10 474 for the year(eats plenty brakes and tyres, so yes that is correct number), very good reliability still. Continental GT, 15% depreciation, not so bad running costs and very good reliability BMW M6, very bad depreciation, 47%, not bad running costs and very good reliability. Ferrari 456M GT, over 50% depreciation first year, down from £178 000->£82 000 in a year, with only 800miles! Sold. 612, expecting similar depreciation, servicing costs have been for 2006 £21 150. 550/575, expensive to run and the mileage showed also other ways, all kinds of groans and creaks appeared with mileage. Average service £5 287 a pop. Reliability very good. 599, came just a few weeks ago, so too yearly to say anything. F430, have proved tough mechanically, only problem cracking exhaust manifolds near 16k miles mark, new manifolds modified and better. Highish service £2232 each, running costs for 2006 £14 798, depreciation about 20%, pretty good reliability Lamborghini Murcielago, clutches £6 000 plus fitting. Servicing costs for year 2006 £37 391(clubs most expensive car to run, but the P1 members do love it too). 30%depreciation the first year, reliability good. Gallardo, same bad depreciation 30% in the first year, high running costs 5clutches in the first 7000miles, reliability not so good. Maserati Quattroporte, 27%depreciation(Gran Sport was at 19%), very high part prices, good reliability. Porsche 911, 14 of them, and changed 3times a year, whole fleet of them, between 10 000 and 12 000miles in odometer. 997tt, not loosing value yet, since high demand, but that is soon to change, just look at the 996tt prices at the moment, how they are sinking. Very low running costs, only £351 a pop. Reliability generally good, only the rear engine oil seals fail. What to expect from 2007, XKR, R8 and Gallardo Spyder, possibly Alfa 8C, Z06 and the new Maserati Coupe. There might come also Carrera GT, Zonda, SLR for members that have been over a year with the club(Enzo was dropped from the list because of fear of Enzo not putting up with the mileage members tend to do with the cars).