Bye, for now... V12V to 12C...

[cayman-black]

mattf93 said:

Great write up! Boring question but, what do you expect your over all running costs are/going to be for your first year of ownership? Also how does it perform mpg wise on a spirited drive and on a run? I know its a mundane question but interested to see how it copes with daily duties!

I am with you and v12 astons they just sound and look so special, was at top555 yesterday and they had 3 v12v in the showroom, and god they're gorgeous looking things, I personally like the carbon bonnet vents and the wheels too. They had a red, grey and black one in. Personally Id have grey but other than that Id want cobalt blue but there is only one in the uk (sold by jct leeds) . Aston are always admired by the general public but ferraris always seem to get an element of negative impressions from the public.

Hope you continue enjoying your 12c - glad you're racking up the miles - you'd get shot for doing that in a 458! haha

Hey Matt how where the top555 cars? very good i guess, there where, are some very poor cars at the main dealers i was shocked.

[mattf93]

cayman-black said:

Hey Matt how where the top555 cars? very good i guess, there where, are some very poor cars at the main dealers i was shocked.

As an Independent dealer I think they're great, that said I have no personal experience in actually buying from them, they had a little gathering on sunday morning for a driver club.

They generally have very good stock in, and does vary a lot, sometimes they have some special things in sometimes they don't. They cater for a large range of budgets really, but most of the low value cars are PX's.

I personally liked the v12 vantages they had in at the moment, nothing else was really grabbing me personally - but I'm one of the fussiest poor people ever when it comes to spec on cars!

[franki68]

cayman-black said:

Hey Matt how where the top555 cars? very good i guess, there where, are some very poor cars at the main dealers i was shocked.

I bought my Dbs from them,I can only recommend them.my car was in mint condition and a different league to the dbs's I was offered at main dealers who thought it ok to offer me £100k car with various dints and dents .
The only negative thing is the warranty they offer on the cars is not quite as good as the Aston warranty ,but fortunately I didn't have to use it .