u/AccidentalPickle

Hi all. Suburban dad 42M here. Hitting my mid life crisis and seriously considering buying myself a convertible. I’m absolutely infatuated with Aston Martins and they’d be my top choice over any of the other options (BMW, Mercedes, Jag etc).

I’ve looked at DB9, DB11 and DB12 on Cars.com and obviously the DB9 is by far the most affordable used. Are the DB11 or 12 substantially better enough that I should wait and get one of those?

Would like to spend 50-70k so it’s sort of a question of the DB9 now vs waiting to find a DB11 or 12 in that price range in a few years.

What do I need to know about the differences between these models?

Thanks!

Given how much emphasis Elon has been putting on the company's future being autonomy - I have a prediction. I believe Tesla will require a subscription to FSD as a condition of new leases starting in 2027. I believe they will lump this into an announcement about the Model Y L coming to the US; consumers get what they want, but the catch of being forced to pay for FSD as a condition of lease. (I don't think they could enforce this in perpetuity on owned vehicles, though.)

Elon was adamant they would not be releasing a new car in the United States that wasn't autonomous from here on out. This allows him to hold to that vision and probably delights shareholders.

Side note: Tesla should offer a 50% discount to any user who drives FSD more than, say, 70% of their miles. It would encourage rapid adoption, which is the whole name of the game for the company right now.