Are you serious? A Vette?? Come on man. This is a MOTOGP BIKE!! Infinitely worth more than a freakin' Vette, infinitely worth more than any other bike on the road today. I don't care if Ducs are "unreliable." (they aren't, there's a couple of guys around LA that have Desmos and ride the canyons with them).
Dude, sell whatever you have (shy of a house) and buy this bike. (IT'S NOT GOING TO DEPRECIATE). Vette= money hole, kawis = money hole. Desmo = break just about even (given that you don't crash it).
Think about how many useless people drive Corvettes. Think about how many people drive Kawis. Now think of how many people you know that own a freaking MotoGP bike. Case closed. Sell all you have and buy it dude. This is a no-brainer.
Even if you ride it and decide that the bike is not for you, sell it (you'll definitely break even and have no problem selling it), and re-buy all your old run-of-the-mill stuff.
Dude, Jdgun, i respect everything you say on this forum, but this is a no-brainer.
I told you to expect that from the 1098. You can't take such a small company with such a small production run, create a brand new machine from the ground up with a massive R&D budget and no first-production-year racing classes, sell it for $3k LESS, and expect it to be reliable. Hate to say it, but I told you so, man. Other than the charging system glitches common to the 916, my baby gave me 10k+ trouble-free miles, because it was well-designed, well-funded, and in exchange cost an assload on the showroom floor.SKYWALKER, the reliability issue is a serious concern especially since my 1098 has been down off and on all year long with warranty issues...hows 145miles all year sound for riding?
If you buy it new, it did. Not sure if it was 3 years unlimited miles on the service, might have just been the first few major ones...plus if you're going to buy it 2nd hand, I'm not sure if it's transferable.I thought the price includes a 3 year warranty and service?
That's what insurance is for. Plus, isn't the GTR going to be like 90k?SushiMe said:I could never ride the thing to its potential, not to mention I would be scared of dropping it. So I would pass . Maybe get a GTR .
It's the same reason you hear bad problems with everything. The only time you ever listen are when people are complaining, and the 1098 totally doesn't count. lol But i'm not going to go into that yet again.145 miles all year? There must be crack in Duc exhausts.. I just dont understand why everyone loves the Duc, but at the same time it seems i'm ALWAYS hearing about the constant maintenance w/ them. I love the designs & sexy rev's, but I'd hate being sidelined for any amount of time..
I guess I'm just old, but if I were liquidating toys I would use the money to oh...pay off my house? I know, I'm practical and silly but I am getting older with a family. Now, if you are unattached, no real worries why not buy one, own it for a while, sell it and settle down? Just remember, you are buying a big piece of depreciation!
At that point it's no different from just leasing a vehicle, and people do that all the time. That's how I see things, anyway. I HATE owing money to people, and try to pay for everything with cash. I don't even own a credit card, just a debit card that is accepted by any Visa vendor. My Z, for example...I bought it for $7,500, used it for a good while, around 15,000 miles, then when I was done with it sold it for $7,000. So the way I see it, I paid $500 total to 'lease' an AMAZING machine for almost a full normal lease term. :dunno: Being a D16RR...that thing won't depreciate much as far as percentages goes. It's not like they're going to be everywhere and they're going to keep making more and more of them. I doubt it'll EVER be worth as little as 40k or 45k, EVER, not even 5, 10, 20 years from now, not even with 40,000 miles on the odometer. Most mass produced Ducati's hit their trough around 30% of MSRP, then stablize, then after a decade or so if they're still mint they start creeping back up in price, and these are bikes that are released globally in healthy 5-digit unit numbers, not exactly 'limited edition' by exotic vehicle standards.This reminds me of a buddy of mine who deperately wanted an M3, sold some toys and used a home equity to borrow the 50k and then ended up selling the car for 10k less a year later. I guess as long as it doesn't depreciate much, there's no real risk.
btw-Not sure what vette you have, but I'm in the market for a late model C5.
Absolutely. Unless you're pretty damn sure you will keep the vehicle forever, the key becomes how much if any the thing will depreciate. In my friend's case (actually brother-in-law) he bought an almost brand new M3 before it had a chance to depreciate. Then a baby comes along and he needs to sell, but now the new M3 comes out, the economy and gas prices hit and he takes a 10k hit after only driving it a few thousand miles. The end result is his 'dream car' purchase was a bust.At that point it's no different from just leasing a vehicle, and people do that all the time. That's how I see things, anyway. I HATE owing money to people, and try to pay for everything with cash. I don't even own a credit card, just a debit card that is accepted by any Visa vendor. My Z, for example...I bought it for $7,500, used it for a good while, around 15,000 miles, then when I was done with it sold it for $7,000. So the way I see it, I paid $500 total to 'lease' an AMAZING machine for almost a full normal lease term. :dunno: Being a D16RR...that thing won't depreciate much as far as percentages goes. It's not like they're going to be everywhere and they're going to keep making more and more of them. I doubt it'll EVER be worth as little as 40k or 45k, EVER, not even 5, 10, 20 years from now, not even with 40,000 miles on the odometer. Most mass produced Ducati's hit their trough around 30% of MSRP, then stablize, then after a decade or so if they're still mint they start creeping back up in price, and these are bikes that are released globally in healthy 5-digit unit numbers, not exactly 'limited edition' by exotic vehicle standards.