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Hi all
2012 has been a terrible year. Lost 4 close family members due to heart attacks (including my Mother) and I also survived an attack in July. Hence, now or never for my Aston!
Never having sat in an Aston, how comfortable are they for long journeys? I really know less than nothing about them but I prefer the V12 DB9 (it is within my budget) so how is that as a first foray into Aston ownership?
2012 has been a terrible year. Lost 4 close family members due to heart attacks (including my Mother) and I also survived an attack in July. Hence, now or never for my Aston!
Never having sat in an Aston, how comfortable are they for long journeys? I really know less than nothing about them but I prefer the V12 DB9 (it is within my budget) so how is that as a first foray into Aston ownership?
Sorry to hear your news Deepak !
Best advice I can give is for you to go and sit in one in a showroom. Take a doctor with you for when they start talking about prices, service costs, depreciation etc
The bottom line is that everything will depend on the condition of your back. The seats are fine but I have a wee bit of sciatica so I try to avoid trips over 500 miles
Best advice I can give is for you to go and sit in one in a showroom. Take a doctor with you for when they start talking about prices, service costs, depreciation etc
The bottom line is that everything will depend on the condition of your back. The seats are fine but I have a wee bit of sciatica so I try to avoid trips over 500 miles
dkatwa said:
Thanks Guys....budget is up to £40k so looking at 2005/ 2006. I suppose the main thing is warranty as things are expensive if they go wrong. I hope reliability is not an issue (I have never seen an Aston broken down - maybe because they are on the back of covered lorries??!!)
A Dealer will give you a one year warranty as part of the deal. The warranty will cover some items, but not all.Privately, you may pay less but you will need to factor in getting a warranty yourself. Mr Gould is a resident expert on Warranties - if he is about he will no doubt comment
Hi dkatwa your story sounds very simpler to mine, i am not a small man but i get in and out fairly easy, and once your in it is comfy. may not be as comfortable as say a range rover but way more comfy than my old 1.6 escort yellow estate!!)
If and when you get yourself a Aston you will be smiling a great deal, and will get lots of positive comments, ie what a lovely looking car etc.
But as far as driving a long distance, i would not worry about it at all, trust me when your in there driving you will be grinning all the way.
Long trips were what thy were designed to do and thy do it very well.
If and when you get yourself a Aston you will be smiling a great deal, and will get lots of positive comments, ie what a lovely looking car etc.
But as far as driving a long distance, i would not worry about it at all, trust me when your in there driving you will be grinning all the way.
Long trips were what thy were designed to do and thy do it very well.
Thanks for the encouragement folks....I turn 50 in a month's time so even more incentive to realise my dreams!
Will go to a dealer I think, as I am sure they can advise better on servicing costs and any other questions that I might have.
Never owned a car costing more than £16,000 so this is uncharted territory.....wish me luck!
Will go to a dealer I think, as I am sure they can advise better on servicing costs and any other questions that I might have.
Never owned a car costing more than £16,000 so this is uncharted territory.....wish me luck!
As far as servicing costs etc, i used to have a range rover, and costs seem to be approximately 20% more for the Aston.
I was lucky and found the one i was looking for fairly fast, though i was prepared to wait to get the one that i wanted.
Insurance is slightly more than a range rover approximately 20%, and alas my sons are not permitted to drive it, as unless your over thirty years old the insurance will make you gulp.
I am very near to your age,and even though i am in the early stages of aston ownership i love the feeling i get when drive her every time.
I was lucky and found the one i was looking for fairly fast, though i was prepared to wait to get the one that i wanted.
Insurance is slightly more than a range rover approximately 20%, and alas my sons are not permitted to drive it, as unless your over thirty years old the insurance will make you gulp.
I am very near to your age,and even though i am in the early stages of aston ownership i love the feeling i get when drive her every time.
Fuse 22 opens up the bypass valves in the exhaust system so you get the full heart throbbing Aston noise throught the rev range! Don't worry about taking it out, it's located in the boot fuse box if you ask the dealer nicely they will take it out for you. Sorry to her of your loss and I'll health, carp diem as they say! Get your Aston and drive with the biggest gin ever!
Great cars for long distance, if you can squeeze your budget to an 07 model year (my car is on a late 56 plate) it's worth trying the newer seats out - not to say the older ones aren't great too but I preferred the newer ones personally.
My DB9 was my first foray into a car over £18k so I'm with you on that one!!
My DB9 was my first foray into a car over £18k so I'm with you on that one!!
dkatwa said:
Thanks for the advice and info.Were there any other changes in 2007, apart from the seats? Visually,the cars look the same but then again, I am almost 50......
Buy Grant's book, everything you ever wanted to know about the Gaydon Astons, modfel year changes etc.http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...
Hi, I just bought an October 2007, 40,000 miles from Stratstone Wilmslow for £43,205 ( don't ask for a discount the answer is no but you will get a 2 year warranty if you ask).
Go for an Aston dealer. Stratsone have been great. I had a series of niggles (including some expensive ones like heated rear screen not working on 3 bars - they replaced the whole window ) and no quibble they just say oops sorry and fix it. Quality control in the first place could have been better, but you just don't want the hassle - or I dont! The only other experience I have had like this is Fairline boats ( Essex Boatyards) and again a problem? - fix it without question.
On the whole very reassuring. All Aston dealers maybe like this i don't know but a big group has the resources and wide shoulders to just fix it - which is want we all want at the end of the day. I would be sceptical that an independent outside of a few highly regarded Aston specialists - would do this, and you can pretty much gtee that the dealer who just happens to have an Aston on his lot will run a mile.
Dealer prep also includes a service and in my case new tyres, disks, pads and more.
Good luck
Go for an Aston dealer. Stratsone have been great. I had a series of niggles (including some expensive ones like heated rear screen not working on 3 bars - they replaced the whole window ) and no quibble they just say oops sorry and fix it. Quality control in the first place could have been better, but you just don't want the hassle - or I dont! The only other experience I have had like this is Fairline boats ( Essex Boatyards) and again a problem? - fix it without question.
On the whole very reassuring. All Aston dealers maybe like this i don't know but a big group has the resources and wide shoulders to just fix it - which is want we all want at the end of the day. I would be sceptical that an independent outside of a few highly regarded Aston specialists - would do this, and you can pretty much gtee that the dealer who just happens to have an Aston on his lot will run a mile.
Dealer prep also includes a service and in my case new tyres, disks, pads and more.
Good luck
The things I have found are non mechanical. The door did not lock, the AC button did not light up when pressed - ie no mechanical knowledge required.
Personally I trust the dealer on the core mechanical bits - indeed I have little choice!
A previous post recommended that you get a copy of the definitive guide to Aston (£20 delivered). I would second that. From what I can tell most of what will go wrong is known. The doors dont lock as there is a faulty door module ( known fault ) and so on. Just have a REALLY good look at it, push every button etc. That will get you 90% of the way there.
You could always get a specialist to look at it for £300 or so. I would ignore the AA! Strastones will stand by what they sell you just need to know the car is in a good state when you get it. The warranty does not cover everything, so this relies on dealer goodwill ( and the sales of good act ....) to fix stuff. You will probably find a series of things. Just pop them in writing and check they are done when you collect it.
There seems little price incentive to shop outside the dealer network from what i can see. I am new to DB9 ownership, so whilst i can share my experience to date please bear in mind others will have a more expert view.
My punters summary would be they are pretty bomb proof other than the known bits that go wrong and the guide above will tell you all the known issues. Simples!
All you then have to worry about is doing 10 to the gallon!
Personally I trust the dealer on the core mechanical bits - indeed I have little choice!
A previous post recommended that you get a copy of the definitive guide to Aston (£20 delivered). I would second that. From what I can tell most of what will go wrong is known. The doors dont lock as there is a faulty door module ( known fault ) and so on. Just have a REALLY good look at it, push every button etc. That will get you 90% of the way there.
You could always get a specialist to look at it for £300 or so. I would ignore the AA! Strastones will stand by what they sell you just need to know the car is in a good state when you get it. The warranty does not cover everything, so this relies on dealer goodwill ( and the sales of good act ....) to fix stuff. You will probably find a series of things. Just pop them in writing and check they are done when you collect it.
There seems little price incentive to shop outside the dealer network from what i can see. I am new to DB9 ownership, so whilst i can share my experience to date please bear in mind others will have a more expert view.
My punters summary would be they are pretty bomb proof other than the known bits that go wrong and the guide above will tell you all the known issues. Simples!
All you then have to worry about is doing 10 to the gallon!
thanks once again, Jeremeydb9
Thing is, if things go wrong, I really don't want to end up taking the car to the dealer and getting a loan car in exchange, while they sort the problem out. I suppose it makes sense to buy from a dealer close by and take the hit on, maybe, higher prices around the London area.
Will take the plunge in the next few weeks...
Thing is, if things go wrong, I really don't want to end up taking the car to the dealer and getting a loan car in exchange, while they sort the problem out. I suppose it makes sense to buy from a dealer close by and take the hit on, maybe, higher prices around the London area.
Will take the plunge in the next few weeks...
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