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Just a quick hello to everyone from a longtime lurker, having eventually just bought my first Aston.
The information gleaned from this forum and Grant's superb book has been invaluable. I am grateful to you all.
I have attached some obligatory photos but they are not very good as they were taken on my iphone. I'll take some more if it ever stops raining up here!
Please be gentle as I know the colour is not quite mainstream!
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Dave
The information gleaned from this forum and Grant's superb book has been invaluable. I am grateful to you all.
I have attached some obligatory photos but they are not very good as they were taken on my iphone. I'll take some more if it ever stops raining up here!
Please be gentle as I know the colour is not quite mainstream!
Dave
The interior is black with yellow contrast stitching which I like very much but like the colour I guess, it is just personal taste.
I first saw a Sunburst car at Donnington about 3 years ago on an Aston driving day and I have been unable to see past it since then! However they are very few and far between - some might say for a reason!!!!!! Anyway I absolutely love the colour although I think that the Aston design is so good that it looks fantastic in all the colours.
I first saw a Sunburst car at Donnington about 3 years ago on an Aston driving day and I have been unable to see past it since then! However they are very few and far between - some might say for a reason!!!!!! Anyway I absolutely love the colour although I think that the Aston design is so good that it looks fantastic in all the colours.
Just catching up with all the latest replies. Thanks again to everyone for the kind welcome and comments.
Colour is an interesting topic, clearly - I did not expect it to provoke such debate! Also I did not expect such an overwhelmingly positive response towards the colour - many thanks for that as I did wonder if I might be one of a very small minority who liked the colour.
I must admit to being warned by more than one dealer, as well as a few enthusiasts, that yellow may not be the best colour from a resale perspective. However, over the years I have had more than my fair share of more mainstream colours, and whilst I really do think that Astons look fantastic in just about any colour, I wanted something a little different this time. As I don't intend to sell for many years, all being well, I took the view that I would buy this car in a colour which I loved and if, when I eventually come to sell, that choice costs me a few quid then so be it!
It is interesting that whilst searching for my car, I just missed another Sunburst Yellow car which the dealer sold before his advert became live and I also missed a Karussel Orange car in a similar way. My car was not for sale very long before I bought it, albeit the dealer had it on an SOR basis which is perhaps quite telling!! However, it does seem that there may be a better market for more unusual colours than certain dealers may have us believe and although I am aware of one or two cars which seem to be sticking, genuinely good cars at fair market prices seem to sell very quickly, perhaps simply because there is so little choice.
Best wishes to all,
Dave
Colour is an interesting topic, clearly - I did not expect it to provoke such debate! Also I did not expect such an overwhelmingly positive response towards the colour - many thanks for that as I did wonder if I might be one of a very small minority who liked the colour.
I must admit to being warned by more than one dealer, as well as a few enthusiasts, that yellow may not be the best colour from a resale perspective. However, over the years I have had more than my fair share of more mainstream colours, and whilst I really do think that Astons look fantastic in just about any colour, I wanted something a little different this time. As I don't intend to sell for many years, all being well, I took the view that I would buy this car in a colour which I loved and if, when I eventually come to sell, that choice costs me a few quid then so be it!
It is interesting that whilst searching for my car, I just missed another Sunburst Yellow car which the dealer sold before his advert became live and I also missed a Karussel Orange car in a similar way. My car was not for sale very long before I bought it, albeit the dealer had it on an SOR basis which is perhaps quite telling!! However, it does seem that there may be a better market for more unusual colours than certain dealers may have us believe and although I am aware of one or two cars which seem to be sticking, genuinely good cars at fair market prices seem to sell very quickly, perhaps simply because there is so little choice.
Best wishes to all,
Dave
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