New to Aston Martin HELP NEEDED
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Having owned 996 GT3 Porsche ,then moved on to a Ferrari 360,then moved on to a Ferrari 360 CS which i owned for 3 years ,then once more moved on to a GT3 RS Gen2 Porsche 911 which now i have sold.
I will be buying a Aston but decided on either a Vantage V12 or a Vantage S or a Vantage N420 Manual as i have been told the 6 speed auto box is no so good as in the Vantage S as it is a 7 speed and a quicker change.
And which Aston would hold its money better the V12 ,vantage s or vantage N420 Manual.
So could any Aston Martin Piston headers give me some advice please
Thanks
Dale
I will be buying a Aston but decided on either a Vantage V12 or a Vantage S or a Vantage N420 Manual as i have been told the 6 speed auto box is no so good as in the Vantage S as it is a 7 speed and a quicker change.
And which Aston would hold its money better the V12 ,vantage s or vantage N420 Manual.
So could any Aston Martin Piston headers give me some advice please
Thanks
Dale
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I'm sure you realise this but this but they are very different - you need to go and drive them
N420 is an optioned up V8 with the slower steering, narrow wheels/tyres and smaller brakes
An S is sport shift only but has all the above and some other good bits (but then I'm biased
)
The V12 is a beast and may suit your car history best
N420 is an optioned up V8 with the slower steering, narrow wheels/tyres and smaller brakes
An S is sport shift only but has all the above and some other good bits (but then I'm biased
)The V12 is a beast and may suit your car history best
If you need flappy paddles, then the V8S is the one as the V12V is only Manual. The 7 Speed ASM2 is indeed a very good box mated to a very good dry sumped V8 engine. The V12V is a bit of a handful and just awesome (I am biased though 
). You really need to drive both, but the V12V is a special car especially with 570BHP ...
Also the flappy paddle in a Vantage is an automated manual box, not an auto box. Read Grant's book, but to give you a clue he drives a V12V
). You really need to drive both, but the V12V is a special car especially with 570BHP ...Also the flappy paddle in a Vantage is an automated manual box, not an auto box. Read Grant's book, but to give you a clue he drives a V12V
Edited by Cockernee on Tuesday 11th December 08:29
Hi
Thanks for your information in the end I purchased a late November 2011 Vantage S in Metorite Grey 3,200 miles on the clock
From H R Owens in Cheltenham, after alot of negotiations I got 5 grand of the asking price ,I did try the Vantage V12 which is a great car but I did prefer the auto 7 speed box over the Manual in the V12.
I did try the Vantage N420 both auto and manual cars in this case the manual was better than the 6 speed auto, but after a long thinking time i did think the vantage S was a nicer looking car and the overall driving experiance was better.
Will post some pictures later it is raining hard right now so the car is in my garage.
Thanks
Dale
Thanks for your information in the end I purchased a late November 2011 Vantage S in Metorite Grey 3,200 miles on the clock
From H R Owens in Cheltenham, after alot of negotiations I got 5 grand of the asking price ,I did try the Vantage V12 which is a great car but I did prefer the auto 7 speed box over the Manual in the V12.
I did try the Vantage N420 both auto and manual cars in this case the manual was better than the 6 speed auto, but after a long thinking time i did think the vantage S was a nicer looking car and the overall driving experiance was better.
Will post some pictures later it is raining hard right now so the car is in my garage.
Thanks
Dale
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