DB7 ownership and maintenance experiences
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I have been spending some time looking into Aston Martins. The models I am interested in are the DB7 6 cylinder, DB9 and Vantage V8. In each case it is the manual gearbox I am interested in. From reading threads on this site and finding web sites like Aston1936 I have found a lot of information about ownership of the DB9 and the V8V. I have not found much about ownership of DB7s.
On the face of it, I expect the DB7 to be the better home maintenance choice. So, I am surprised not to have found any sites like the Aston1936 one but dealing with the ownership of DB7s. Can anyone point me in the direction of any such sites?
On the face of it, I expect the DB7 to be the better home maintenance choice. So, I am surprised not to have found any sites like the Aston1936 one but dealing with the ownership of DB7s. Can anyone point me in the direction of any such sites?
Thanks for your replies everyone. I agree with the suggestion that I need to try driving them.
Ease of home maintenance may not be a normal consideration on here but I enjoy tinkering with cars as well as driving them.
As with many forums, when you ask a relatively focused question many comments arise because of not providing much background. So here is a bit of history.
I have been messing around with cars since before I was able to drive. I have had MGBs since I was 19 in 1980. In that time the only work I have paid for others to do on an MGB is aligning the headlamps and machining work when I rebuilt an engine to standard class speed event rules.
In 2013 I bought a 2004 Jaguar XJR with 166k miles on the clock which I kept until 208k miles in 2018. On that car I did much of the non routine service work that it needed. So I have broad experience. My Jaguar was bought as my daily driver and historically I had avoided doing work on my daily driver, partly due to the domestic debate when I opted out of company cars in the mid 90s and partly due to the need for short off road periods.
However, in reality the Jaguar was also a toy. When I sold it I went back to having a pure daily driver, Honda CRV.
Now our daughter is planning to move out and take her car there will be space for a second toy car. I see a comfortable closed coupe as a something that will complement my open MGB. Cost wise I have missed the boat on an E type and I had a Jensen in the 1980s so that led me to the DB7. Being brought up on The Persuaders and James Bond clearly is a factor. Although as my elder brother says, a DB7 is more Jonny English than James Bond.
The level of price overlap between the DB7, V8V and DB9, plus a conversation with Quinten Wilson at the 2018 London Classic Car Show, has lead me to consider the more modern cars. Apart from the limited boot, I think the DB9 would suit better than the V8V but it is easier to find a manual V8V. Hence I have been considering all 3.
Ease of home maintenance may not be a normal consideration on here but I enjoy tinkering with cars as well as driving them.
As with many forums, when you ask a relatively focused question many comments arise because of not providing much background. So here is a bit of history.
I have been messing around with cars since before I was able to drive. I have had MGBs since I was 19 in 1980. In that time the only work I have paid for others to do on an MGB is aligning the headlamps and machining work when I rebuilt an engine to standard class speed event rules.
In 2013 I bought a 2004 Jaguar XJR with 166k miles on the clock which I kept until 208k miles in 2018. On that car I did much of the non routine service work that it needed. So I have broad experience. My Jaguar was bought as my daily driver and historically I had avoided doing work on my daily driver, partly due to the domestic debate when I opted out of company cars in the mid 90s and partly due to the need for short off road periods.
However, in reality the Jaguar was also a toy. When I sold it I went back to having a pure daily driver, Honda CRV.
Now our daughter is planning to move out and take her car there will be space for a second toy car. I see a comfortable closed coupe as a something that will complement my open MGB. Cost wise I have missed the boat on an E type and I had a Jensen in the 1980s so that led me to the DB7. Being brought up on The Persuaders and James Bond clearly is a factor. Although as my elder brother says, a DB7 is more Jonny English than James Bond.
The level of price overlap between the DB7, V8V and DB9, plus a conversation with Quinten Wilson at the 2018 London Classic Car Show, has lead me to consider the more modern cars. Apart from the limited boot, I think the DB9 would suit better than the V8V but it is easier to find a manual V8V. Hence I have been considering all 3.
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