V8 Vantage with low mileage - what to look out for?

[limey1]

Hey Guys,

Looking to get my first Aston, and hopefully it will be next weekend all being well.

The car I am going for is a low mileage V8 Vantage 4.7 2008 ... with <12,000 miles. I suspect the car has lived a pampered life and garaged for most of the time. It's immaculate... all seems fine mechanically, car was just serviced, new MOT, and will come with an AM warranty.

I'm thinking that there could be some things that may come up as I will be putting on ~3-4,000 per year, but hoping that it wouldn't be anything major (fingers crossed!). I guess the dealer would address any recall or service notifications prior to delivery.

Is there anything that I should be looking out for? The test drive didn't reveal any issues, and clutch seems fine as you would expect for such low mileage.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers

[limey1]

thanks for the replies. I will check the tyres, I recall they are Bridgestones and 96Y rating... where is the AM rating and date stamp located? Cheers

[limey1]

Sounds like it's almost impossible without taking the wheel off, or contorting on the floor at the dealership!

Jon39 said:

I have found that manufacturing date codes seem to be on the inner tyre walls, which does not make them easy to see.

A four digit code will be one of the markings.
First two digits show the week number (therefore between 01 and 52).
Second two digits show the year number, so you will probably see 08.