These Are The Heavily Depreciated V12s Our Readers Have Convinced Themselves Couldn't Actually Be That Bad To Own

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The inline-six is arguably a cleanable engine, but you cognize what's amended than 1 inline-six? A V12, which is fundamentally 2 inline-sixes put together. Or if you're a weird Volkswagen nerd, you'll opportunity a W12. Sadly, V12s and their W12 cousins are typically only utilized successful very costly cars, and nan costs of keeping those cars connected nan roadworthy extracurricular of nan warranty play tends to beryllium substantial. So while you tin prime up a 12-cylinder Bentley Continental Flying Spur for little than nan value of a new, loaded Toyota Camry, astir of nan proposal you'll find online says you shouldn't, because you'll astir apt spell bankrupt fixing costly things erstwhile they break.

Then again, astir of nan group giving retired that proposal are besides nerds, and why would we perceive to them? We're car enthusiasts, and we merit a small V12 successful our lives, arsenic a treat. And while regular car buyers would astir apt spell bankrupt buying a heavy depreciated V12, we could decidedly find a measurement to make it work. Maybe. Possibly. On Tuesday, we asked you which 12-cylinder cars you thought you could get distant pinch buying, and arsenic it turns out, nan Jalopnik unit isn't nan only group of car enthusiasts who are convinced we'd wholly beryllium good if we bought thing pinch a V12.

Let's return a look astatine immoderate of nan astir celebrated unspeakable ideas suggestions.

I erstwhile grabbed a 1994 Jaguar XJ12 (that's nan sedan pinch nan revamped 6-liter motor and nan 4-speed transmission).

That was successful 2000, and it was hugely depreciated – only $15,000 pinch a small complete 50,000 miles connected nan odometer. Over nan adjacent 10 years, nan only motor related issues were a grounded powerfulness steering pump, nan oxygen sensors that would regularly discontinue (later fixed successful a recall), and – of people – nan atrocious substance system (lucky to get 20 mpg connected nan highway). Also, nan exhausts were excessively adjacent to nan rear shocks, and nan unthinkable power would harm them, truthful that was an costly pain.

By nan clip I sold it, I had put 100,000 much miles connected it. That should opportunity thing astir really overmuch I enjoyed driving it!

Suggested by: semica altoid

BMW 850i. I dream astir these things regularly. I wish I were astir erstwhile Jalop scholar Bob sold his because I astir apt would person been astatine nan beforehand of nan line.

Suggested by: Mercedes Streeter

80's Jag (either a Series 3 XJ12 aliases XJ-S, depending connected what you tin find). At this point, there's not overmuch analyzable different than nan engine, presumably nan astir unreliable examples person been taken retired of work by this point, and costs of introduction is still debased capable conscionable stepping distant erstwhile disaster strikes isn't ruinous.

Suggested by: Maymar

...This whitethorn not beryllium Heavily depreciated (less than 50% of it's original Value is adjacent enough), But perceive maine out!

Suggested by: Agon Targeryan

I deliberation it was nan 2001-2003 Mercedes S-Class V12. Naturally aspirated, cylinder deactivation (ran for illustration a straight-six successful low-stress conditions). Sure, nan powerfulness wasn't overmuch compared to today's cars, but it would still beryllium a 12-cylinder vehicle.

Suggested by: DynamicPresence

Aston's v12 is bulletproof...

Suggested by: Winston Cuenant

Funny capable I've been toying pinch nan thought of a 2010ish BMW 7 series. There's a fistful of them adjacent maine for 15-17k pinch decent miles connected them and nan N74 12 is really not horrible from a reliability standpoint extracurricular nan substance pump

So arsenic agelong arsenic nan turbos dont fto spell a decently maintained 1 shouldnt beryllium excessively large a nightmare.

Suggested by: JaredOfLondon

The article publication my mind. The Toyota Century is my pick.

Suggested by: The Dood

The Ferrari Colombo designed V-12 was analyzable successful it's day, but elemental by today's standards. Just nan V-12 would costs an limb / limb to repair, not nan remainder of nan Jerrari.

Suggested by: George Z

Audi Q7 V12 TDI truthful you don't person to interest astir changing spark plugs

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