Tell me about Late model DBS Ownership
Discussion
giggsy said:
I bought a DBS manual over a month ago, having previously owned a 997 turbo. The Aston is no way near as quick but you just feel more special driving the car. It is superior product and for me I much preferred the manual for the DBS.
Buy one.. You won't regret it.. I have and drive it as often as I can..however be prepared to visit petrol stations a lot.. & smile a lot :-)
I had a 997t gen 1,and I disagree slightly about how quick it is in relation to the aston.Buy one.. You won't regret it.. I have and drive it as often as I can..however be prepared to visit petrol stations a lot.. & smile a lot :-)
The 997t has an enormous traction advantage and grip advantage so off the line and going round bends it is much quicker ,but the engine (which I thought pretty crap tbh) runs out of puff at 5000rpm whereas you are still accelerating like mad in the dbs .The performance figures (997t 0-100mph in 8 seconds,the aston in 8.6) show once up and running the aston is as fast if not faster in a straight line since the porsche has huge advantage to 60 (3.5 secs vs 4.3 ...)so after 60 the aston actually accelerates faster .This is based on it being dry,in the wet the 997 is miles quicker..
I take it all back if you had a 997.2 turbo s as that is miles quicker.
Thanks for all the replies. But how practical is it for daily use rather than a special occasion car? Are the bills controllable or is it just an expensive car to own. How long do tyres last, what sort of fuel range do you get, how long do clutches last? etc etc. Bearing in mind I am use to Porsche prices.
In my experience , if you really need to ask all of those questions......you shouldn't be buying the car....however there are some good deals to be had ref servicing etc....good independents...when they can be bothered to reply....or I just had my 5 yr service at main dealer £850.00 all in....
Manual clutches you are looking at 2k ish.....mileage.....depends on how you drive it.....if like some Miss Daisy would win a drag race....mileage is pretty good....then when you give it some , acceleration etc.....fuel gusge does seem to fall rapidly....but 300/350 miles per tank achievable...
Manual clutches you are looking at 2k ish.....mileage.....depends on how you drive it.....if like some Miss Daisy would win a drag race....mileage is pretty good....then when you give it some , acceleration etc.....fuel gusge does seem to fall rapidly....but 300/350 miles per tank achievable...
NBTBRV8 said:
Thanks for all the replies. But how practical is it for daily use rather than a special occasion car? Are the bills controllable or is it just an expensive car to own. How long do tyres last, what sort of fuel range do you get, how long do clutches last? etc etc. Bearing in mind I am use to Porsche prices.
Mine (manual) is pretty much a DD and is as easy as any Porsche I've owned. I can never seem to get more than 14 to the gallon.
Servicing is annual and under £1,000.
Brake pads are circa £850 an axle.
No clutch issues that I know of.
Tyres will of course depend on how you drive
In two years of ownership I don't see it as any more expensive than anything else I've owned
Get it bought
tonyhall38 said:
In my experience , if you really need to ask all of those questions......you shouldn't be buying the car....however there are some good deals to be had ref servicing etc....good independents...when they can be bothered to reply....or I just had my 5 yr service at main dealer £850.00 all in....
Manual clutches you are looking at 2k ish.....mileage.....depends on how you drive it.....if like some Miss Daisy would win a drag race....mileage is pretty good....then when you give it some , acceleration etc.....fuel gusge does seem to fall rapidly....but 300/350 miles per tank achievable...
It is not that I can't potentially afford it (even though I do have a budget), it is just that I get sick of spending money on bills outside of standard servicing. In the last 12 months I would have easily spent 15K+ the ownership of my GT3. Manual clutches you are looking at 2k ish.....mileage.....depends on how you drive it.....if like some Miss Daisy would win a drag race....mileage is pretty good....then when you give it some , acceleration etc.....fuel gusge does seem to fall rapidly....but 300/350 miles per tank achievable...
NBTBRV8 said:
Guys,
First time post in here I think. I have come from M BMWs to a 996 turbo and now I am in a 2010 GT3. At the end of the year it will probably be close to the ownership cycle change on the GT3 after two years. I use my GT3 as a daily driver doing around 13,000 miles a year or so with about 65-70% of those on the highway.
The GT3 is fantastic in the way it cossets you and makes you feel as if you are part of the car, rather than an inserted bit riding it. The steering feel, precision and grip makes it so special and the car is confidence inspiring to drive, just point and shoot. I do the odd track day in it when I can but where I live they don't hold that many, or as many as I might like to do.
Of late a few things have gone wrong with the GT3 plus general expenses have come up which has cost me probably about 8-10k in the last two months which has taken some of the thrill out of the ownership. I don't intend on selling it straight away because of it, but it does make you think.
So now to the point. I have loved the look of the ~2007 > DBS but have never driven one. Now I have no illusions that this isn't a sports car in the apex hunting category as the GT3 and that it is a heavy heffer also. Given the above and for the fact I've never been in as Aston I don't know what to expect, nor do I know how the cost of ownership would be as a daily driver. I also understand that this is the AM forum, so views may be biased, but what is the DBS like as a proposition as a daily driver and from a cost point of view i.e. reliability, serviceability etc. I don't have kids to haul around so a 2 door 2 seat car is perfectly practical, hence the GT3.
Are there any life cycle changes to consider? I hear that early ones had pretty average steering which was corrected in the later models, but I don't know when this took place. Also I would only consider a manual, so no auto for me.
Before anyone says have you considered a V8 or V12 Vantage, I have but don't find them as asthetically pleasing to look at (just my opinion). I do fear that it may be a case of "never meet your idol", after coming from German precision.
I am in Australia, and there aren't many here, my first preference would be black or white, but this is the type of thing I would be looking at:
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Aston-M...
So what light can people shed for me?
Thanks in advance.
Ciao, First time post in here I think. I have come from M BMWs to a 996 turbo and now I am in a 2010 GT3. At the end of the year it will probably be close to the ownership cycle change on the GT3 after two years. I use my GT3 as a daily driver doing around 13,000 miles a year or so with about 65-70% of those on the highway.
The GT3 is fantastic in the way it cossets you and makes you feel as if you are part of the car, rather than an inserted bit riding it. The steering feel, precision and grip makes it so special and the car is confidence inspiring to drive, just point and shoot. I do the odd track day in it when I can but where I live they don't hold that many, or as many as I might like to do.
Of late a few things have gone wrong with the GT3 plus general expenses have come up which has cost me probably about 8-10k in the last two months which has taken some of the thrill out of the ownership. I don't intend on selling it straight away because of it, but it does make you think.
So now to the point. I have loved the look of the ~2007 > DBS but have never driven one. Now I have no illusions that this isn't a sports car in the apex hunting category as the GT3 and that it is a heavy heffer also. Given the above and for the fact I've never been in as Aston I don't know what to expect, nor do I know how the cost of ownership would be as a daily driver. I also understand that this is the AM forum, so views may be biased, but what is the DBS like as a proposition as a daily driver and from a cost point of view i.e. reliability, serviceability etc. I don't have kids to haul around so a 2 door 2 seat car is perfectly practical, hence the GT3.
Are there any life cycle changes to consider? I hear that early ones had pretty average steering which was corrected in the later models, but I don't know when this took place. Also I would only consider a manual, so no auto for me.
Before anyone says have you considered a V8 or V12 Vantage, I have but don't find them as asthetically pleasing to look at (just my opinion). I do fear that it may be a case of "never meet your idol", after coming from German precision.
I am in Australia, and there aren't many here, my first preference would be black or white, but this is the type of thing I would be looking at:
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Aston-M...
So what light can people shed for me?
Thanks in advance.
Just got my DBS, previous car 997 gt3 3.8, you can't make a comparison too different, but I can tell you that I'm very happy with the Aston. Personally I think that the DBS ride much better then the 599....
NBTBRV8 said:
Guys,
First time post in here I think. I have come from M BMWs to a 996 turbo and now I am in a 2010 GT3. At the end of the year it will probably be close to the ownership cycle change on the GT3 after two years. I use my GT3 as a daily driver doing around 13,000 miles a year or so with about 65-70% of those on the highway.
The GT3 is fantastic in the way it cossets you and makes you feel as if you are part of the car, rather than an inserted bit riding it. The steering feel, precision and grip makes it so special and the car is confidence inspiring to drive, just point and shoot. I do the odd track day in it when I can but where I live they don't hold that many, or as many as I might like to do.
Of late a few things have gone wrong with the GT3 plus general expenses have come up which has cost me probably about 8-10k in the last two months which has taken some of the thrill out of the ownership. I don't intend on selling it straight away because of it, but it does make you think.
So now to the point. I have loved the look of the ~2007 > DBS but have never driven one. Now I have no illusions that this isn't a sports car in the apex hunting category as the GT3 and that it is a heavy heffer also. Given the above and for the fact I've never been in as Aston I don't know what to expect, nor do I know how the cost of ownership would be as a daily driver. I also understand that this is the AM forum, so views may be biased, but what is the DBS like as a proposition as a daily driver and from a cost point of view i.e. reliability, serviceability etc. I don't have kids to haul around so a 2 door 2 seat car is perfectly practical, hence the GT3.
Are there any life cycle changes to consider? I hear that early ones had pretty average steering which was corrected in the later models, but I don't know when this took place. Also I would only consider a manual, so no auto for me.
Before anyone says have you considered a V8 or V12 Vantage, I have but don't find them as asthetically pleasing to look at (just my opinion). I do fear that it may be a case of "never meet your idol", after coming from German precision.
I am in Australia, and there aren't many here, my first preference would be black or white, but this is the type of thing I would be looking at:
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Aston-M...
So what light can people shed for me?
Thanks in advance.
Ciao, First time post in here I think. I have come from M BMWs to a 996 turbo and now I am in a 2010 GT3. At the end of the year it will probably be close to the ownership cycle change on the GT3 after two years. I use my GT3 as a daily driver doing around 13,000 miles a year or so with about 65-70% of those on the highway.
The GT3 is fantastic in the way it cossets you and makes you feel as if you are part of the car, rather than an inserted bit riding it. The steering feel, precision and grip makes it so special and the car is confidence inspiring to drive, just point and shoot. I do the odd track day in it when I can but where I live they don't hold that many, or as many as I might like to do.
Of late a few things have gone wrong with the GT3 plus general expenses have come up which has cost me probably about 8-10k in the last two months which has taken some of the thrill out of the ownership. I don't intend on selling it straight away because of it, but it does make you think.
So now to the point. I have loved the look of the ~2007 > DBS but have never driven one. Now I have no illusions that this isn't a sports car in the apex hunting category as the GT3 and that it is a heavy heffer also. Given the above and for the fact I've never been in as Aston I don't know what to expect, nor do I know how the cost of ownership would be as a daily driver. I also understand that this is the AM forum, so views may be biased, but what is the DBS like as a proposition as a daily driver and from a cost point of view i.e. reliability, serviceability etc. I don't have kids to haul around so a 2 door 2 seat car is perfectly practical, hence the GT3.
Are there any life cycle changes to consider? I hear that early ones had pretty average steering which was corrected in the later models, but I don't know when this took place. Also I would only consider a manual, so no auto for me.
Before anyone says have you considered a V8 or V12 Vantage, I have but don't find them as asthetically pleasing to look at (just my opinion). I do fear that it may be a case of "never meet your idol", after coming from German precision.
I am in Australia, and there aren't many here, my first preference would be black or white, but this is the type of thing I would be looking at:
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Aston-M...
So what light can people shed for me?
Thanks in advance.
Just got my DBS, previous car 997 gt3 3.8, you can't make a comparison too different, but I can tell you that I'm very happy with the Aston. Personally I think that the DBS ride much better then the 599....
Get yourself over to Trivett (if you are in Sydney) and get some test drives.
I've had a 997 C2S, a 997.2 turbo, a V8V, a V12V and I've driven a couple of DBS models. All very different.
With regard to servicing - you'll get screwed over the same as Porsche.
The DBS clutch is a twin-plate piece and pretty solid and the CCM brake disks re good for 100,000 miles of normal use, pads about 25,000 miles.
The problem is that there are so few AML dealers in Australia that each has a state wide monopoly since you're hardly likely to drive from Perth to Sydney to save a few $$ on a service.
Happy hunting...
I've had a 997 C2S, a 997.2 turbo, a V8V, a V12V and I've driven a couple of DBS models. All very different.
With regard to servicing - you'll get screwed over the same as Porsche.
The DBS clutch is a twin-plate piece and pretty solid and the CCM brake disks re good for 100,000 miles of normal use, pads about 25,000 miles.
The problem is that there are so few AML dealers in Australia that each has a state wide monopoly since you're hardly likely to drive from Perth to Sydney to save a few $$ on a service.
Happy hunting...
Hey NBTBRV8,
Ive moved from a V8V to an Evora to a C63 Coupe and then currently a manual 2008 DBS. Shes my daily drive and Ive had no real issues using her as such apart from some very mean traffic calming kerbs in London!! The boot space isnt as practical as the Vantage but thats about it. Mileage as mentioned before about 300-350 miles/tank on the motorway. Tyre wear is pretty decent, Ive done 10K and a trackday at Snetterton and there's still plenty of life left in them.
In the year Ive owned her Ive spent £1.5K on getting the steering sorted (caused by god awful 21" Kahns that I replaced,the usual water in lights, broken fuel cap release mech, £3K on an uprated clutch (be aware that the early cars had crap clutches, mine needed replace after 27K, probably not helped by driving in London traffic) and Im about to spend £850 on a 6 year service. Ive spent no more money so far than I have on any other of my previous cars.
However one caveat on quoting all these prices. A couple of years ago I was considering moving to Oz and was looking round the Aston dealer in Perth and getting a feeling of purchase and servicing costs and they are considerably more expensive than the UK.
Ive moved from a V8V to an Evora to a C63 Coupe and then currently a manual 2008 DBS. Shes my daily drive and Ive had no real issues using her as such apart from some very mean traffic calming kerbs in London!! The boot space isnt as practical as the Vantage but thats about it. Mileage as mentioned before about 300-350 miles/tank on the motorway. Tyre wear is pretty decent, Ive done 10K and a trackday at Snetterton and there's still plenty of life left in them.
In the year Ive owned her Ive spent £1.5K on getting the steering sorted (caused by god awful 21" Kahns that I replaced,the usual water in lights, broken fuel cap release mech, £3K on an uprated clutch (be aware that the early cars had crap clutches, mine needed replace after 27K, probably not helped by driving in London traffic) and Im about to spend £850 on a 6 year service. Ive spent no more money so far than I have on any other of my previous cars.
However one caveat on quoting all these prices. A couple of years ago I was considering moving to Oz and was looking round the Aston dealer in Perth and getting a feeling of purchase and servicing costs and they are considerably more expensive than the UK.
how did you manage that?
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