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Financing an Aston Martin for 144 Months

by Frédérick Boucher-Gaulin
2014 Aston Martin Vanquish
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How long did you pay for your last new car? 36, 48, 60 months? Maybe the salesman convinced you to stretch it out to 72 months, to enjoy lower monthly payments… Once again, America has brought the concept to new heights: a businessman just took delivery of a $300,000 Aston Martin, and he signed the contract for a 144 month payment plan.

144 months. 12 years. 4380 days.

This is unbelievably long for a car payment. Let’s put things back in context, shall we? These events happened in 2002, 12 years ago.

- The euro became the official currency of France, Spain, Germany and other European countries.

- The Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City.

- Operation Anaconda marked the start of the American invasion of Afghanistan.

- Joe Strummer, singer for The Clash, died.

- The Ford Thunderbird was named Car of the Year, according to Motor Trend.

- Die Another Day debuted in theaters, with an Aston Martin Vanquish as the poster car.

So let’s say you just saw the movie, you are in love with the Vanquish (because you can’t really buy Halle Berry) and you decide to go get one, even if you have to pay for it over more than a decade. Fast-forward to today, you’ve driven 240,000 km in your car, and you still have 9 months of payments left, because you took possession of the big coupe in December. And we are not talking about all the expensive repairs, because let’s face it, English cars are not known for their reliability…

The man who bought the 2014 Aston Martin has given a big down payment, and he says he will pay the car off well before the due date.

We all said something like that when we signed for our cars too, right?

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