Standard DB9 purchasing questions
Discussion
Dewi 1 said:
What might Mrs Nuffield think of this colour?
One of her customers is Aston Martin Works on Tickford street, so she's spent a lot of time eyeballing cars over the past couple of years and has a pretty clear idea on what she wants.
Monochromatic colour scheme all the way.
Having just been through the same process you are going through I'm happy to throw my thoughts into the hat.
Like you and your good lady I wanted nothing other than silver/grey with black and black. I was also looking for an early model DB9 as an entry point to the brand (I was originally going to get a DBS - but that is another story of a dreadful Stratstone experience!).
First piece of advice I would give is wait until you have found the right car - it will turn up. I looked at some that were almost - but not exactly - right and nearly gave in just to have one. So glad I didn't!
I ended up going for one with 60,000 miles as it obviously really knocked down the price, was in immaculate condition, had a full AM service history, came from a great AM dealer with a one year AM warranty and as I would do so little mileage in it anyway it will start to balance out after a few years.
Secondly, do by Grants book and also take into account the generous feedback here.
Third thing - buy from a good dealer. I got mine from HWM Aston Martin and they were nothing short of brilliant. Call Stuart and let him know what you are looking for and he will find it for you (obviously there are other great dealerships - this is just my experience).
It also had the clear rear lights (I really think this is important as the red ones do age the car in my opinion) and the added benefit of Tony's knobs! We agreed £34K (including a new grill, refurbished alloys, 12 moths MOT and AM Warranty and upon delivery (flatbed lorry) they gave me invoices for £6,000 of service work they had done to bring it up to AM warranty level.
I would personally put things in the order of (1) right spec, (2) condition and service history, (3) mileage and (4) age. That is just me though.
Obviously mileage is very important, but a low mileage car in the wrong spec, or not in great condition, or with an incomplete service history is not a good buy.
I can assure you that owning an Aston Martin is unlike owning any other car. Find it and buy it!
Like you and your good lady I wanted nothing other than silver/grey with black and black. I was also looking for an early model DB9 as an entry point to the brand (I was originally going to get a DBS - but that is another story of a dreadful Stratstone experience!).
First piece of advice I would give is wait until you have found the right car - it will turn up. I looked at some that were almost - but not exactly - right and nearly gave in just to have one. So glad I didn't!
I ended up going for one with 60,000 miles as it obviously really knocked down the price, was in immaculate condition, had a full AM service history, came from a great AM dealer with a one year AM warranty and as I would do so little mileage in it anyway it will start to balance out after a few years.
Secondly, do by Grants book and also take into account the generous feedback here.
Third thing - buy from a good dealer. I got mine from HWM Aston Martin and they were nothing short of brilliant. Call Stuart and let him know what you are looking for and he will find it for you (obviously there are other great dealerships - this is just my experience).
It also had the clear rear lights (I really think this is important as the red ones do age the car in my opinion) and the added benefit of Tony's knobs! We agreed £34K (including a new grill, refurbished alloys, 12 moths MOT and AM Warranty and upon delivery (flatbed lorry) they gave me invoices for £6,000 of service work they had done to bring it up to AM warranty level.
I would personally put things in the order of (1) right spec, (2) condition and service history, (3) mileage and (4) age. That is just me though.
Obviously mileage is very important, but a low mileage car in the wrong spec, or not in great condition, or with an incomplete service history is not a good buy.
I can assure you that owning an Aston Martin is unlike owning any other car. Find it and buy it!
JulianPH said:
Having just been through the same process you are going through I'm happy to throw my thoughts into the hat.
Like you and your good lady I wanted nothing other than silver/grey with black and black. I was also looking for an early model DB9 as an entry point to the brand (I was originally going to get a DBS - but that is another story of a dreadful Stratstone experience!).
First piece of advice I would give is wait until you have found the right car - it will turn up. I looked at some that were almost - but not exactly - right and nearly gave in just to have one. So glad I didn't!
I ended up going for one with 60,000 miles as it obviously really knocked down the price, was in immaculate condition, had a full AM service history, came from a great AM dealer with a one year AM warranty and as I would do so little mileage in it anyway it will start to balance out after a few years.
Secondly, do by Grants book and also take into account the generous feedback here.
Third thing - buy from a good dealer. I got mine from HWM Aston Martin and they were nothing short of brilliant. Call Stuart and let him know what you are looking for and he will find it for you (obviously there are other great dealerships - this is just my experience).
It also had the clear rear lights (I really think this is important as the red ones do age the car in my opinion) and the added benefit of Tony's knobs! We agreed £34K (including a new grill, refurbished alloys, 12 moths MOT and AM Warranty and upon delivery (flatbed lorry) they gave me invoices for £6,000 of service work they had done to bring it up to AM warranty level.
I would personally put things in the order of (1) right spec, (2) condition and service history, (3) mileage and (4) age. That is just me though.
Obviously mileage is very important, but a low mileage car in the wrong spec, or not in great condition, or with an incomplete service history is not a good buy.
I can assure you that owning an Aston Martin is unlike owning any other car. Find it and buy it!
Great Post! Thanks for your advice.Like you and your good lady I wanted nothing other than silver/grey with black and black. I was also looking for an early model DB9 as an entry point to the brand (I was originally going to get a DBS - but that is another story of a dreadful Stratstone experience!).
First piece of advice I would give is wait until you have found the right car - it will turn up. I looked at some that were almost - but not exactly - right and nearly gave in just to have one. So glad I didn't!
I ended up going for one with 60,000 miles as it obviously really knocked down the price, was in immaculate condition, had a full AM service history, came from a great AM dealer with a one year AM warranty and as I would do so little mileage in it anyway it will start to balance out after a few years.
Secondly, do by Grants book and also take into account the generous feedback here.
Third thing - buy from a good dealer. I got mine from HWM Aston Martin and they were nothing short of brilliant. Call Stuart and let him know what you are looking for and he will find it for you (obviously there are other great dealerships - this is just my experience).
It also had the clear rear lights (I really think this is important as the red ones do age the car in my opinion) and the added benefit of Tony's knobs! We agreed £34K (including a new grill, refurbished alloys, 12 moths MOT and AM Warranty and upon delivery (flatbed lorry) they gave me invoices for £6,000 of service work they had done to bring it up to AM warranty level.
I would personally put things in the order of (1) right spec, (2) condition and service history, (3) mileage and (4) age. That is just me though.
Obviously mileage is very important, but a low mileage car in the wrong spec, or not in great condition, or with an incomplete service history is not a good buy.
I can assure you that owning an Aston Martin is unlike owning any other car. Find it and buy it!
Noogly said:
Speculatore said:
Tony's Knobs and Bamford Rose Glass buttons in my DB9
Slightly off topic, but what is that V12 button, is it a switch for fuse22?Also what does the WC button on the right actually do?
The V12 button converts the standard V8 into a V12........it's a BR modification that's brilliant BUT costs a fair bit.
The WC button is another modification normally only provided on a DB9 coupe.....this allows the older incontinent owner to have a pee whilst on the move.
The AC button however which some peeps understandably confuse with the WC button controls ,would you believe ,the AC.
Edited to add...on the new Vanquish (in red) there is also an AC/DC button especially and particularly useful for Aston owners that swing both ways.
Edited by avinalarf on Friday 31st July 21:01
Edited by avinalarf on Friday 31st July 21:02
Noogly said:
Speculatore said:
Tony's Knobs and Bamford Rose Glass buttons in my DB9
Slightly off topic, but what is that V12 button, is it a switch for fuse22?Also what does the WC button on the right actually do?
The 'V12' button is the traction control and the WC is in fact A/C.
When you purchase your glass buttons from BR you can have whatever logo/symbol you want on there.
Speculatore said:
The 'Sport' button on the main dash on the left of the start button activates/deactivates fuse 22. The suspension arm button on the right of the start button is the switchable suspension between hard (Track/Spirited driving) and comfort mode.
The 'V12' button is the traction control and the WC is in fact A/C.
When you purchase your glass buttons from BR you can have whatever logo/symbol you want on there.
Nice, I didn't know you could have different text/logos. The glass buttons do look better than the old plastic ones, I may have to pay BR a visit!The 'V12' button is the traction control and the WC is in fact A/C.
When you purchase your glass buttons from BR you can have whatever logo/symbol you want on there.
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