Aston Martin dB7 V12

[mercGLowner]

To those in the know, are these cars good value and are they potentially ruinous to run? I am attracted by the apparent reasonable buying costs and would buy one as a weekend toy and to drive on high days and holidays . Not bothered by the 12mpg as won't drive more than a couple of thousand miles a year, more interested in reliability, service costs, potential mechanical pitfalls etc.

One that caught my eye was a 2002 (51) with 56000 miles and a full AM dealer history - 12 services, in silver metallic. It looks absolutely stunning.

[mercGLowner]

Thank you for the responses, all very useful and educated me and opened my eyes to potential AM ownership. I did not think for a second that you could run these cars on a shoestring. The requirement for 6 monthly servicing was a a surprise though and begs the question whether the 12 year old car I had seen, with 12 main dealer services, actually has a 'full' service history.

[mercGLowner]

I also didn't realise that early DB9s are not that much more expensive that a really good DB7. Presumably the DB9 is slightly more modern and less of a Ford influence, particularly the interior.