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Live about an hours drive from a dealer. Once concern is that if an issue occurs if and when I get a DB9 from a dealer thus under warrenty is that its and hours drive there and back for warrenty work- do dealers do a drop off for a CC or come out to collect? I presumre that if non starting then a recovery service with hire car.
Hesitant in getting an AM due to the distance to the nearest dealer and the certainty of works being required and the time involved. Lewes Sussex area - nearest is Chichester.
Hesitant in getting an AM due to the distance to the nearest dealer and the certainty of works being required and the time involved. Lewes Sussex area - nearest is Chichester.
hussar10a said:
Long time no see ! (remember Preston Street Brighton ?)
I only live a few miles east of you and had a V8V for 3 years and truly loved it.
Chichester did collect (mostly) for any warranty work, for small quick jobs I used to drive down and hang about in the city for an hour or so. All the roundabouts en route were good fun !
Used them for my first (the car's second) service, then discovered the now defunct DMS in Derby for the rest - well worth the drive IMHO.
I learnt from experience that the majority of the niggles are just that, the Vantage is a robust beast, and you don't need to lose too much sleep over the occasional warning light, squeak etc. Wait a bit and get them all sorted in one hit !
PM me if you want any further info on Chichester, or living day to day with an Aston.
Don't you dare drive through my village - you'll confuse my mistress !!
Nick
I though I recognised that PH name - tap tap at the window !! I hahaI only live a few miles east of you and had a V8V for 3 years and truly loved it.
Chichester did collect (mostly) for any warranty work, for small quick jobs I used to drive down and hang about in the city for an hour or so. All the roundabouts en route were good fun !
Used them for my first (the car's second) service, then discovered the now defunct DMS in Derby for the rest - well worth the drive IMHO.
I learnt from experience that the majority of the niggles are just that, the Vantage is a robust beast, and you don't need to lose too much sleep over the occasional warning light, squeak etc. Wait a bit and get them all sorted in one hit !
PM me if you want any further info on Chichester, or living day to day with an Aston.
Don't you dare drive through my village - you'll confuse my mistress !!
Nick
Thanks for the reply Nick appreciated. After I saw you, I broke the 996tt into a tree and went all Landlrover for a few years - its only now Im after a something a bit more fun and stylish although to pursade the wife that another 2+2 (Db9) would be ok is a tricky one. An E AMG may be a better bet but I hoping for an AM of some description to enjoy & drive before the younglins are too big to fit in a DB9 hence AM first then when Im ready to chill and the kids bigger something bigger.
Derby is a long drive for a service -!
Edited by superlightr on Tuesday 6th March 12:38
Edited by superlightr on Tuesday 6th March 13:45
michael gould said:
A DB9 can hardly be called a 2+2. The rear seats would jus about fit an anorexic midget who's had his legs amputated .....the rear seat are useless......but the car is wonderful
Yep- Understand they are tighter than the gap between Pro Hawkins and his electric chair.my younglins are twins at 7 and one at 4 so I can get at least 2 of them in if one is in the passenger seat and is moved forward and one behind. The 3rd can go in the boot or run fast.
Vantagefan said:
Soon you'll be able to get a Rapide at the same price as a DB9 and all your problems will be solved!!
Dont think I can wait that long for the curve to fall, but unless I can get the dealer to retro-fit a rag top or I become good at DIY then I wish to aim for a DB9 ragy. If I get a DB9 it should be a rag top - Quite converted to a convertable now, gives the birds a fighting chance of landing one on me or at least a can red bull.
Edited by superlightr on Tuesday 6th March 13:35
Edited by superlightr on Tuesday 6th March 13:36
michael gould said:
Dont wish to kill your dream of owning an DB9 but kids in the back of an Aston is a joke ......I suggest you try before you buy......90% os DB9 owners have alternative transport for their children .....8% are so old they can't remember if they ever had children
no rain - just the wrong clothes.
We have a Disco3 for the family to bash and be sick in. If I get a DB9 90% of the time its just me, 7% its me and 1 youngling and then 2% its me and 2 younglings and then 1% its all 3.
AM V8V as its is clear to even the most optomistic illusionist is a 2 seater whereas with the squish of an eye and flurry of the hands and a pair of speedos a DB9 could be classed as having rear seats. Rapieedo is too far up the curve and not a rag.
So long as I can get two of them in the DB9 the wife wont notice the slight of hand. and number 3 is quiet - she wont sqeek too much from the boot.
Edited by superlightr on Tuesday 6th March 14:49
Activly looking for a DB9 with dealers at the moment. Green light from the wife - and the kids have been learning to curl into a boot shape.
How flexible are dealers on their prices - are DB9s in the region of 56k to 60k shifting like hot cakes, will there be say 1500 do able etc of their asking price?
How flexible are dealers on their prices - are DB9s in the region of 56k to 60k shifting like hot cakes, will there be say 1500 do able etc of their asking price?
AMDBSNick said:
No p/x. Bid them they will give you one of two answers
yes do have a px - An AM dealer has given a Cap value of between 12500 to 13500 and wbac 13300 so working on 13000 as the px and putting in the rest. But if their sticker is 60 how likely are they to come down a bit?or put it another way - has anyone had a reduction in the sticker price for a used DB9 at around the 56 to 60 mark? and if so small etc?
Thanks - cant wait to get a DB9 !!
AMDBSNick said:
Tricky. I bought my car and paid the full ticket price knowing I was getting top whack on my px (V8V). Its all about the amount to change really. If the dealer is to be believed they actually lost money on my V8V which does not suprise me given what they paid, what they advertised it for and what needed doing to it. He was happy however that he had got me into a DBS. As has been said before on here some dealer cars only have a couple of grand profit in them. Good luck with your search 
Im hoping for 1k off the sticker price of 60k and the 13k px Heck - I got 1.5k off my pork turbo a few years back and I thought they played hard ball ! Anyway Im keeping it all fun as we all have to make a living. silverspeed said:
Minimum I would go is 45 k to change on a 60k car with that level of px. DB9 is a fabulous car.
yes - said my top was 45 to change assuming 13px and Sticker 60k asked if they would perhaps meet in the middle of the gap of 2K ie I put in 46 and they do 59 - doenst help they are 3 hrs drive away !AMDBSNick said:
Which car. Where. Can we see. 3 hours is bugger all if its the one you REALLY want
Not necessary REALLY want - not even seen it in the flesh - just keen on black 09my if I can and under 20k miles this fits the bill.https://used.astonmartin.com/en-GB/Search/Details~...
Just started looking so no real hurry but nice to sort somehting sooner than later.
Jockman said:
Lovely car - priced about right.
Now you are in the zone with the Dealer, with only 2k here or there, start thinking of additional features you would like that would cost the Dealer much less to add on..... eg clear rears would cost the dealer a fraction of the 1100 you would save. RFL is too blunt an instrument as it costs you both the same.
Start playing with the margins
Thank you ! havnt thought along thoses lines at all.......Now you are in the zone with the Dealer, with only 2k here or there, start thinking of additional features you would like that would cost the Dealer much less to add on..... eg clear rears would cost the dealer a fraction of the 1100 you would save. RFL is too blunt an instrument as it costs you both the same.
Start playing with the margins
From dealer: We have just reduced the price of this car to 59950 and this makes it very good value and is attracting a few enquiries again all of a sudden. The ownership to date is Two it was firstly owned by Aston Martin then a private owner.
Anything to be concerned or consider with AM owning it first?
Anything to be concerned or consider with AM owning it first?
Edited by superlightr on Thursday 15th March 19:20
Jockman said:
Plausible....
470 bhp came in in 2008 anyway.
Ask them when AM sold it to the private individual and what was the mileage at that time.
This should tell us what we need to know
appreciate everyones help ! the Q has been ask - Ill let you know. Ive asked for the original reg number as well. Wonder if its been a Car Mag termer?470 bhp came in in 2008 anyway.
Ask them when AM sold it to the private individual and what was the mileage at that time.
This should tell us what we need to know
My wife has put away the PH book on AM's for xmas for me - Ill have to try and get her to let me have a sneeky peek - didnt plan on buying an AM this early in the Year.
Right have further info from the dealer:
The date it was sold to the last keeper was 28/08/2009, I have no record of the mileage at that time I am afraid. The registration number is KX08 PCF.
Surpised there is no mileage for the date it was sold by AM?!
The date it was sold to the last keeper was 28/08/2009, I have no record of the mileage at that time I am afraid. The registration number is KX08 PCF.
Surpised there is no mileage for the date it was sold by AM?!
Edited by superlightr on Friday 16th March 12:26
Jockman said:
Only sensible to research the history of a car before purchase. You wouldn't buy a house without a survey.
I asked similar questions a couple of months ago regarding a Morning Frost ?? V12V I was looking at.
Still waiting for an answer from Wilmslow, but heard elsewhere that it was ex press or demo.
Being ex press or demo will not mean 'don't buy'. It will just make you look more closely at certain items
so you didnt buy. I asked similar questions a couple of months ago regarding a Morning Frost ?? V12V I was looking at.
Still waiting for an answer from Wilmslow, but heard elsewhere that it was ex press or demo.
Being ex press or demo will not mean 'don't buy'. It will just make you look more closely at certain items
This DB9 was owned by AM for 1 yr and 4 mths but no record of the milage and then new owner has had it 2 half yrs which does give me warmer feelings.
What other issues if was a press car to look out for?
Some more info:
"Not too sure as to the initial usage of the DB9. As KX registrations are factory cars, not necessarily used as press cars, could be a sales demonstrator or a management car. The thing to consider is that anything that needed to be done would have been done and the car is reconditioned prior to being sold by Aston Martin to the dealer network.
Servicing wise, it has been done every year in accordance with the manufactures recommendations. I have looked into the warranty history and there have been no major warranty issues other than a couple of minor recalls a new D button on the gear box selection and a new windscreen, so nothing to worry about.
July 2009 @8316 by Aston Martin Fleet Operations
September 2010 @13682 Grange Aston Martin
August 2011@16994 by Grange Aston Martin.
Sounding better to me now although very low use over the last year - any pearls of wisdom thoughts?
"Not too sure as to the initial usage of the DB9. As KX registrations are factory cars, not necessarily used as press cars, could be a sales demonstrator or a management car. The thing to consider is that anything that needed to be done would have been done and the car is reconditioned prior to being sold by Aston Martin to the dealer network.
Servicing wise, it has been done every year in accordance with the manufactures recommendations. I have looked into the warranty history and there have been no major warranty issues other than a couple of minor recalls a new D button on the gear box selection and a new windscreen, so nothing to worry about.
July 2009 @8316 by Aston Martin Fleet Operations
September 2010 @13682 Grange Aston Martin
August 2011@16994 by Grange Aston Martin.
Sounding better to me now although very low use over the last year - any pearls of wisdom thoughts?
Edited by superlightr on Friday 16th March 17:55
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