106k miles DB9 how scared should I be?

[downr]

those look quite chunky bills

all main dealer? - just had a quote from one for my 7 year service at twice the price of my nearest indy!

[kippax]

downr said:

those look quite chunky bills

all main dealer? - just had a quote from one for my 7 year service at twice the price of my nearest indy!

Yep all main dealer in Surrey.

[Speedraser]

Any significant engine or gearbox/transaxle work?

[V8V Pete]

Can you tell us what the:

8/. 28/7/10 - £5798.11 - 72009 miles ( not a service)

was for so soon after a "service" that cost £4055.81.

I can't help thinking that once you decide the car is a "keeper" and you know a respected Indy then that is the way to go.

[kippax]

V8V Pete said:

Can you tell us what the:

8/. 28/7/10 - £5798.11 - 72009 miles ( not a service)

was for so soon after a "service" that cost £4055.81.

I can't help thinking that once you decide the car is a "keeper" and you know a respected Indy then that is the way to go.

Roll bars deployed & went through window / roof

Roof replaced & roll bars reset all under warranty.

[V8V Pete]

kippax said:

V8V Pete said:

Can you tell us what the:

8/. 28/7/10 - £5798.11 - 72009 miles ( not a service)

was for so soon after a "service" that cost £4055.81.

I can't help thinking that once you decide the car is a "keeper" and you know a respected Indy then that is the way to go.

Roll bars deployed & went through window / roof

Roof replaced & roll bars reset all under warranty.

Oops! Was the car on a track at the time?

kippax said:

I'll go through the mountain of invoices this week & list what the car has had over the years so you can see what to expect with high mileage?

If you can be bothered it would be really helpful to see in detail what the car has had each year to add up to some of those bills. If you can't, then just enjoy driving it

[Du1point8]

someone get their dates wrong?

9/. 24/6/11 - £5798.83 - 86127 miles
10/. 23/4/11 - £6143.02 - 96971 miles

service 9 then 2 months earlier service 10 and 10k more miles...

Maybe Im missing something and the pain killers have not kicked in and neither has the coffee, but that does not compute.

[hashluck]

kippax said:

I'll go through the mountain of invoices this week & list what the car has had over the years so you can see what to expect with high mileage?

If you can be bothered it would be really helpful to see in detail what the car has had each year to add up to some of those bills. If you can't, then just enjoy driving it

+1 this is fascinating stuff. Some of those bills look huge so will be really interesting to everyone here.

[Jon39]

kippax said:

Roll bars deployed & went through window / roof

Roof replaced & roll bars reset all under warranty.

I can recall a photo on this forum of a DB9 Volante with roll hoops through the rear window.

Don't think the car was your colour though.

[kippax]

Du1point8 said:

someone get their dates wrong?

9/. 24/6/11 - £5798.83 - 86127 miles
10/. 23/4/11 - £6143.02 - 96971 miles

service 9 then 2 months earlier service 10 and 10k more miles...

Maybe Im missing something and the pain killers have not kicked in and neither has the coffee, but that does not compute.

Apologies now edited it should be 23/4/12

[kippax]

hashluck said:

+1 this is fascinating stuff. Some of those bills look huge so will be really interesting to everyone here.

Happy to put more details on if it's useful?

No significant engine work completed.

Spoke to the previous owner today really nice guy the rollover hoops deployed when he went over a hump back bridge too fast. He didn't take off but suspension travel was all the way hence they deployed. Happy with that as this resulted in complete new roof. He also had clear lights conversion done at the same time.

He says that he had nothing unexpected in all of its life just consumables & air con condenser.

While some of bills are high bear in mind that absolutely everything has been done at main dealer right down to blown bulbs, new tyres etc.

Edited by kippax on Sunday 14th June 21:26

[Ken Figenus]

Liking this story Superb that you have contact with a friendly previous owner - I like to see the whites of their eyes (let alone see how the use the clutch) and have rarely been averse to a private purchase because of this with other cars

[DB4DM]

Great that you've got so much detailed history and a friendly previous owner

I'd reckon on setting cash aside for major engine and or transmission work around the 140 to 150K mileage mark hoping it wasn't sooner!

My DB4 engine got to 160K before stripdown and rebuild but was pretty worn and feeble by then, but it had a hard first 10 years without proper service after the first 4 years. I got it around the 110K mark

[kippax]

Ok so more details below next to each service (can't list all small items)

Hopefully this info is useful or interesting to some?

kippax said:

Service Info & Costs Below
PDI - 19/12/05 - 77 miles
1/. 15/1/07 - No Paperwork- 15289 miles
2/. 19/9/07 - £2285.85 - 24109 miles - 20k service plus rear discs & pads & both rear tyres
3/. 16/4/08 - £2250.10 - 34127 miles - 30k service plus front & rear pads & 2 front tyres
4/. 7/10/08 - No Paperwork - 39905 miles -
5/. 9/6/09 - £3274.05 - 51370 miles - 50k service plus both rear tyres, front & rear pads & discs & handbrake pads,
6/. 7/10/09 - £3033.06 - 60111 miles - 60k service plus both front tyres, rear brake pads, new horn assembly, new bonnet struts, replace both front headlamps (70% warranty cost)
7/. 20/4/10 - £4055.81 - 71242 miles - 70k service plus brake fluid change, replace nsf seatbelt (frayed), replace nsf air filter box, replace front & rear brake pads, both rear tyres, replace osf coil spring (seized)
8/. 28/7/10 - £5798.11 - 72009 miles - Fit complete new roof due to roll over bars deploying, replace rear lamps to clear, replace high level brake light to match, fit new wing mirror nsf (corrosion) replace osf seatbelt (fraying), fit new seatbelt pretensioner (due to roll bar activation)
9/. 24/6/11 - £5798.83 - 86127 miles - 80k service plus replace os mirror (corrosion) replace fuel flap actuator & cable,replace ns quarter glass seal, replace front tyres, replace front springs, replace rear discs & pads, replace handbrake cable & replace starter motor cable.
10/. 23/4/12 - £6143.02 - 96971 miles - 90k service plus refurb all 4 wheels, replace front discs & pads, replace font side light bulbs (£270!!) replace all spark plugs & cols, replace transmission cooler pipes, replace throttle body assembly x 2
11/. 14/6/13 - £4573.18 - 109678 miles -110k mile service plus replace air con condenser, replace rear brake pads, new rear tyres, replace handbrake pads
12/. 9/6/15 - FOC - 118088 miles ( Dealer service for me)

Some big bills there
5 sets of front & rear pads
3 sets of brake discs
1 Air Con Condenser
& lots of other things.

Edited by kippax on Sunday 14th June 14:08

[threadlock]

Wow - this is an eye-opening thread. I considered a leggy/old DB9 when I went shopping with a similar budget two years ago. The relative lack of practicality compared with the XKR I ended up buying put me off the DB9, along with stories of unreliability and body corrosion, but I had no idea that a regularly-used DB9 could throw up those sorts of bills on an annual basis. The Aston Martin is arguably the more desirable car for many people and I wondered whether I'd still end up owning one myself but I'd struggle to justify the ten-fold increase in running costs over my Jaguar.

Glad you're happy with yours though, OP. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy my Jaaag!

[timbals]

kippax said:

Ok so more details below next to each service (can't list all small items)

Hopefully this info is useful or interesting to some?

kippax said:

Service Info & Costs Below
PDI - 19/12/05 - 77 miles
1/. 15/1/07 - No Paperwork- 15289 miles
2/. 19/9/07 - £2285.85 - 24109 miles - 20k service plus rear discs & pads & both rear tyres
3/. 16/4/08 - £2250.10 - 34127 miles - 30k service plus front & rear pads & 2 front tyres
4/. 7/10/08 - No Paperwork - 39905 miles -
5/. 9/6/09 - £3274.05 - 51370 miles - 50k service plus both rear tyres, front & rear pads & discs & handbrake pads,
6/. 7/10/09 - £3033.06 - 60111 miles - 60k service plus both front tyres, rear brake pads, new horn assembly, new bonnet struts, replace both front headlamps (70% warranty cost)
7/. 20/4/10 - £4055.81 - 71242 miles - 70k service plus brake fluid change, replace nsf seatbelt (frayed), replace nsf air filter box, replace front & rear brake pads, both rear tyres, replace osf coil spring (seized)
8/. 28/7/10 - £5798.11 - 72009 miles - Fit complete new roof due to roll over bars deploying, replace rear lamps to clear, replace high level brake light to match, fit new wing mirror nsf (corrosion) replace osf seatbelt (fraying), fit new seatbelt pretensioner (due to roll bar activation)
9/. 24/6/11 - £5798.83 - 86127 miles - 80k service plus replace os mirror (corrosion) replace fuel flap actuator & cable,replace ns quarter glass seal, replace front tyres, replace front springs, replace rear discs & pads, replace handbrake cable & replace starter motor cable.
10/. 23/4/12 - £6143.02 - 96971 miles - 90k service plus refurb all 4 wheels, replace front discs & pads, replace font side light bulbs (£270!!) replace all spark plugs & cols, replace transmission cooler pipes, replace throttle body assembly x 2
11/. 14/6/13 - £4573.18 - 109678 miles -110k mile service plus replace air con condenser, replace rear brake pads, new rear tyres, replace handbrake pads
12/. 9/6/15 - FOC - 118088 miles ( Dealer service for me)

Some big bills there
5 sets of front & rear pads
3 sets of brake discs
1 Air Con Condenser
& lots of other things.

Edited by kippax on Sunday 14th June 14:08

New brake pads every 10k miles, is that normal? Was the car a track car?

[kippax]

timbals said:

New brake pads every 10k miles, is that normal? Was the car a track car?

No used as daily driver with 90% being motorway miles.

[cayman-black]

timbals said:

New brake pads every 10k miles, is that normal? Was the car a track car?

Seems excessive to me too.

[kippax]

cayman-black said:

Seems excessive to me too.

If pads were more than 50% worn he asked for them to be replaced so that he didn't have to bring in again before next service.

[kippax]

cayman-black said:

Seems excessive to me too.

If pads were more than 50% worn he asked for them to be replaced so that he didn't have to bring in again before next service.