AM V8 Vantage - questions, questions, questions from newby

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Having always fancies an AM V8V I started having a look to see whats avialable. I am looking to spend about 40-42K but first some questions:

1) Which is more desirable, manual or auto? - http://www.redlinespecialistcars.co.uk/car.php?id=...
2) What are must have extra from a re-sale point of view?
3) Should I only buy from AM specific dealers?
4) Re 4 saw a car at Redline in Yorshire as the right price
4) Best colours to by from re-sale point of view

I am sure I will have loads more qestions

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The search continues

Lower miles older car http://www.stratstone.com/vehiclesearch/used/aston... or higher miles yonger car http://www.stratstone.com/vehiclesearch/used/aston... only thing is the second car has no cruise

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Would the mileage put you off and is the interior colour, which I like, risky. It would be my first dip into AM ownership and want a car that will sell easily if I change my mind

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What about seats, I notice they changed the seats for the MY07 cars to what looks like are still fitted now. I have heard people complain about the seats giving them a bad back.

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Cheers, the older car is sold. Stratstones site is rubbish

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It now looks like the Black one is also sold as I sent an email, had no reply as yet but noticed it has been taken off the AM and Autotrader web sites. Frustrating that they don't seem to bother keeping them up to day nor have the curtesy to phone - grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I hate car dealers

Any thoughts on this one - http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2397208.htm

Got your email, thanks but I think were are not in the same budget

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I now know what its like to be a woman looking for shoes, you know, first shop shoes are perfect but insists on spending the rest of the day looking at others only to go back to the first shop and buy the ones you saw first

Anyway to the point, I am going to have a better look at the red car at Glendale. Its £39990 and they have offered £19k agaist my car. Their car includes 6 month tax So the cost to change including 1 yr AM warranty would be £22K

The best the dealer can do so far, which is better than their previous attempt which now has me in a quandry

Their car is Metior with Black interior and jsut about the same spec as the red car except its an 07/07 car with 39000 miles but at £42000. They have offered £18 for my car so the cost to change would be £24K

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Yet again another car on the Stratstone site thats actually sold

Maybe the Red one has my name on it

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Decided against the Red one after having another look

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Somethinj just not right about the car, call it gut instinct

I am starting to feel like this is not meant to be as I have seen an other car which I love at a dealer, more expensive but its an MY07 so a year yonger with 25K miles, drove muck better in the colour I like with the interior colour I like but they are offering a very low ball price on my car due to it not having a full porsche service history, needing two rear tyres and there being a scratch on the bonnet.

So I am wondering wether I just take the hit on the part ex and put it down to experience and go and buy my dream car or wether I throw my toys out the pram and go tell the dealer to stick it

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No need, deal done, car bought

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Need to get the car first