New Member/New (to me) Aston Martin DB9

New Member/New (to me) Aston Martin DB9

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RobinJersey

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122 months

Tuesday 15th April 2014
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Hello everyone,

I had been looking for a low mileage, one owner DB9 for the last 12 months, meaning plenty of flights over to the UK to view a number of cars. For one reason or another none of them were quite right.

So it was a real surprise when I spotted a 2007, 19000 miles, one owner, Mercury Silver, Iron Ore, totally unmolested example in The Mansell Collection in St Helier. This is the garage owned and run by Nigel Mansell. It is an excellent operation with a fantastic exhibition of Nigel's racing trophies and cars upstairs. Oh and it also has a full 12 month warranty for my peace of mind and protection of my bank account!

So after an hour long solo drive, the deal was done, and I part exchanged my 911 Carrera Cabriolet for a beautiful DB9. It has a FAMSH with the Jersey dealer and Aston Works Service. Now I am driving it every chance I have. In the first month of ownership, I have done approximately 500 miles, which is going some on an island measuring 9 miles by 5 miles!

Rob

RobinJersey

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2 posts

122 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Thanks you all for the kind comments! The island has various speed limits, with the standard being 30 mph apart from green lanes which are 15mph and any national speed limit applies roads that are 40mph


It is off on a couple of sojourns to France in the next few weeks including Le Mans, and then back to blighty for a drive in Wales. It does need to live and breathe as on island driving means it is guzzling a gallon of Super every 11.2 miles!

MollyGTi said:
Neil1300r said:
Bincenzo said:
Congrats, sounds like a cracker, although a 6 litre V12 may be a little much for an island with a 30 mph speed limit, no? wink
There is a dual carriageway with a 40mph limit.

Congrats OP looks stunning
What the boys said …

+ please tell us it will be going for lots of trips into Europe to let it live and breath. Much as I love Jersey any fast car could go to waste there!