V12Vantage Keeper?
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I think the only thing that would make me sell is if I needed to release the cash so fingers crossed that won't happen, I could do with oil prices sorting themselves out a bit though!
Other than that I can't think of a need ('Man need' obvs) for anything quicker or more exciting and fun to drive. It may not be the quickest A to B with other cars maybe working better on the road with switchable dampers or whatever, my ego can deal with that, someone else can get there first and get the beers in ;-) I can't see me ever getting bored which is often what happens.
My longest keeper is the 7 (15 years so far), which was similar in terms of not getting bored, always a giggle, but that's being sold as now as the V12V has completely taken it's place, oh and the Mrs likes it which helps significantly... She'll probably grumble about the Aston being old in 10 years time as girls usually do though.
Other than that I can't think of a need ('Man need' obvs) for anything quicker or more exciting and fun to drive. It may not be the quickest A to B with other cars maybe working better on the road with switchable dampers or whatever, my ego can deal with that, someone else can get there first and get the beers in ;-) I can't see me ever getting bored which is often what happens.
My longest keeper is the 7 (15 years so far), which was similar in terms of not getting bored, always a giggle, but that's being sold as now as the V12V has completely taken it's place, oh and the Mrs likes it which helps significantly... She'll probably grumble about the Aston being old in 10 years time as girls usually do though.
Edited by JaseB on Wednesday 20th January 11:39
AMDBSNick said:
Zod said:
getting on
Replace with "pushing on" and in the hands of mere mortals the 'S on the French B roads when we go to Le Mans makes a lot more sense.Especially if you want to keep all your fillings and not arrive at "B" dripping with sweat
Mine is a keeper, for a number of reasons;
1- It's an Aston Martin V12V
2 - IMHO it's one o the most beautiful Aston Martins ever made - proportions are perfect
3 - It's a V12 manual and when it starts it sounds like the Norse God of Thunder
4- It's worth the same today as when I bought it 3 years ago
5- It's an Aston Martin V12V
I am tempted to change it for a V12VS but I don't think 4 above would then apply so it makes little sense to change.
I now have to convince my wife that the 458 Spyder I really want would make a perfect stable mate for the Aston rather than a replacement
1- It's an Aston Martin V12V
2 - IMHO it's one o the most beautiful Aston Martins ever made - proportions are perfect
3 - It's a V12 manual and when it starts it sounds like the Norse God of Thunder
4- It's worth the same today as when I bought it 3 years ago
5- It's an Aston Martin V12V
I am tempted to change it for a V12VS but I don't think 4 above would then apply so it makes little sense to change.
I now have to convince my wife that the 458 Spyder I really want would make a perfect stable mate for the Aston rather than a replacement
Dingle Dell said:
JaseB said:
I could do with oil prices sorting themselves out a bit though!
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LOL - The current oil price and my speculative (failed) investments are the reason I can't get my hands on a V12V for at least another few years, unless there's an overdose of man maths.[/footnote]
Me too. Threw away a nice Aston to Kurdistan!
George29 said:
If they're doing a 5.2 V12 for the DB11 I can't see why they wouldn't do a new V12V
You are probably right but it will be with a Turbo and flappy paddles. I don't care how good the latest turbo technology has become. For me, nothing can replace the sound and character of a big displacement V12. It's also debatable if manuals will ever be offered again. All said, if you own a DBS or a V12V (particularly manuals) keep them. I can't think of anything else I would switch my DBS for with the exception of a V12V manual, so it's great to read all the comparisons between the two on here.
Dingle Dell said:
JaseB said:
I could do with oil prices sorting themselves out a bit though!
[/footnote]
LOL - The current oil price and my speculative (failed) investments are the reason I can't get my hands on a V12V for at least another few years, unless there's an overdose of man maths.[/footnote]
Being unemployed with an Aston on the drive is not a good look!
V8V owner but needless to say I'd love a V12V. I'd have to stay manual!
Yep, a keeper. Just bought my first Aston a couple of days before Christmas! V12V, Ceramic grey and film wrapped with £10K. Been out in it once due to bad weather and the country lanes I have to negotiate to get to the welsh race track being covered in cow s...t, 3 gorgeous hours cleaning it and a month looking at it. Fantastic. Looking foreward to warm days on the Welsh roads nearby, a couple of tours somewhere this year, but other than that looking at the long term for keeps! As with the other cars and bikes, make every mile as fun as poss. The challenge being to get the highest fun to mile ratio possible!
Been reading PH threads for weeks, great posts. Very interesting and informative.
Been reading PH threads for weeks, great posts. Very interesting and informative.
66MK said:
Dingle Dell said:
JaseB said:
I could do with oil prices sorting themselves out a bit though!
[/footnote]
LOL - The current oil price and my speculative (failed) investments are the reason I can't get my hands on a V12V for at least another few years, unless there's an overdose of man maths.[/footnote]
Me too. Threw away a nice Aston to Kurdistan!As a successful investor for longer than I dare say, I seem to be within a minority who never forecast the future of economics or financial markets.
Most serious investors will have holdings in 'big oil', but if you have adopted sensible strategies, the present oil price should not cause problems. When one business sector goes down, there are usually some others doing well.
One comment I can pass on, came from a report published recently by BP plc.
The shale extraction method of oil and gas in the USA, has produced a remarkable total production
increase. So much so, that the USA has become an exporter for the first time.
The aspect that interested me, was it appears that shale drilling can be stopped when commodity prices make it unviable, but restarted again much more easily than an oil rig, when prices move higher. Therefore supply can more easily match demand, which as the report suggested, means oil and gas prices may not fluctuate as much as they have done in the past.
As always, we shall have to wait and see.
Edited by Jon39 on Friday 5th February 14:17
VG12HAY said:
Yep, a keeper. Just bought my first Aston a couple of days before Christmas! V12V, Ceramic grey and film wrapped with £10K. Been out in it once due to bad weather and the country lanes I have to negotiate to get to the welsh race track being covered in cow s...t, 3 gorgeous hours cleaning it and a month looking at it. Fantastic. Looking foreward to warm days on the Welsh roads nearby, a couple of tours somewhere this year, but other than that looking at the long term for keeps! As with the other cars and bikes, make every mile as fun as poss. The challenge being to get the highest fun to mile ratio possible!
Been reading PH threads for weeks, great posts. Very interesting and informative.
Was yours the one at 555? You don't see many ceramic V12V's about.Been reading PH threads for weeks, great posts. Very interesting and informative.
divetheworld said:
Was yours the one at 555? You don't see many ceramic V12V's about.
Reason for that is when I ordered my V12 Roadster, which was towards the end of the V12V's life, AFAIK ceramic grey had only been used on the DBS ultimate edition, which it had been created forIn fact when I requested it on my roadster, it took a while to get confirmation they would even do it. But a number of the roadsters were then made in that colour and subsequently they launched SP10 and of course, started to then make it a more readily available (though expensive) option - IIRC it was £2.5k on my car for ceramic grey
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