Aston V12V manual
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Yep agreed but it was the falling price of the V12V that put me off. That and the fact I couldn’t find one that didn’t have knackered / semi knackered brakes. My DBS came with a brand new set of front discs and pads included. I’m also addicted to the noise of my BR’d V8V which is truly epic and transforms the car. If I had the cash I would buy a V12V too as they do look very appealing now price wise. Especially when you compare them to other manufacturers.
Hi Nick, all you need to know how good they are is to drive one.
The torque makes the performance so accessible and the steering and brakes are awesome. I have used my previous V12V on track with no adverse effects on the brakes, although I have limited the number of consecutive laps I have done to limit the heat build up, just use some mechanical sympathy. Drive one and you’ll appreciate just how special they are.
The torque makes the performance so accessible and the steering and brakes are awesome. I have used my previous V12V on track with no adverse effects on the brakes, although I have limited the number of consecutive laps I have done to limit the heat build up, just use some mechanical sympathy. Drive one and you’ll appreciate just how special they are.
mafisher said:
Hi Nick, all you need to know how good they are is to drive one.
The torque makes the performance so accessible and the steering and brakes are awesome. I have used my previous V12V on track with no adverse effects on the brakes, although I have limited the number of consecutive laps I have done to limit the heat build up, just use some mechanical sympathy. Drive one and you’ll appreciate just how special they are.
Missed my point completely. I know exactly how good they are. And I have no shortage of torque The torque makes the performance so accessible and the steering and brakes are awesome. I have used my previous V12V on track with no adverse effects on the brakes, although I have limited the number of consecutive laps I have done to limit the heat build up, just use some mechanical sympathy. Drive one and you’ll appreciate just how special they are.
My point is why Paul thinks the ridiculously low mileage examples might be classed as "good" ones?
Hi Nick. The reason i mentioned those two is that 911flyboy said if he could find good ones with no brake problems, so i presume with such low miles and top price range the cars should be perfect. (Presume)!
I do see your point though and there is no reason a well looked after car with far more miles could be found.
Also, i remember when looking myself the amount of these that were badly prepped and had paint nearly everywhere was shocking for main dealer cars.
I do see your point though and there is no reason a well looked after car with far more miles could be found.
Also, i remember when looking myself the amount of these that were badly prepped and had paint nearly everywhere was shocking for main dealer cars.
cayman-black said:
Hi Nick. The reason i mentioned those two is that 911flyboy said if he could find good ones with no brake problems, so i presume with such low miles and top price range the cars should be perfect. (Presume)!
I do see your point though and there is no reason a well looked after car with far more miles could be found.
Also, i remember when looking myself the amount of these that were badly prepped and had paint nearly everywhere was shocking for main dealer cars.
I do see your point though and there is no reason a well looked after car with far more miles could be found.
Also, i remember when looking myself the amount of these that were badly prepped and had paint nearly everywhere was shocking for main dealer cars.
I have a client that has a V8V that is 2008 and done under 2,000 miles. It has cost him substantially more that a set of CCM's to keep it roadworthy. Granted it doesn't visit a workshop on an annual basis.
cayman-black said:
Yes its strange, for me i would never buy a higher mileage car and never have, always believed a low miles car is better, saying that i also have never had any problems whatsoever with my way of thinking.
So if i was looking those two mentioned would be my first visits.
So if i was looking those two mentioned would be my first visits.
There is a school of thought that a car which has done just a couple of thousand miles in 3-5 yrs will suffer problems from a variety of reasons, potentially including lots of short drives without the car being brought up to temp and very few long journeys, spent lots of time stood without being used which does it no good, hasnt been driven enough to spot the problems that can be sorted under warranty, has tyres with flatspots, etc, etc, etc
With high end cars in general, the high prices charged for low mileage cars seem often to be connected to new owners who also want to put low/no miles on and retain investment value. But if you are about to put serious miles on yourself, whilst there is of course a benefit to starting from a lower mileage so that after you put your miles on the mileage is kept relatively low, it would appear many owners can't justify driving those types of cars after they buy them because the reason they pay a premium price in the first place dissappears
On CCMs specifically, by & large, it's not the mileage that seems to kill them. Anecdotally, the majority of Astons with CCMs seem to have no issues with disc replacement. Those that do need new discs seem (again anecdotally) to be primarily as a result of poor choice of wheel cleaner which can happen at any miles, or some very hard, most likely track driving, again not necessarily with big miles involved
With high end cars in general, the high prices charged for low mileage cars seem often to be connected to new owners who also want to put low/no miles on and retain investment value. But if you are about to put serious miles on yourself, whilst there is of course a benefit to starting from a lower mileage so that after you put your miles on the mileage is kept relatively low, it would appear many owners can't justify driving those types of cars after they buy them because the reason they pay a premium price in the first place dissappears
On CCMs specifically, by & large, it's not the mileage that seems to kill them. Anecdotally, the majority of Astons with CCMs seem to have no issues with disc replacement. Those that do need new discs seem (again anecdotally) to be primarily as a result of poor choice of wheel cleaner which can happen at any miles, or some very hard, most likely track driving, again not necessarily with big miles involved
vpr said:
AMVSVNick said:
cayman-black said:
I think two for sale right now should be good cars, one at Leeds 4k miles and the one at Brentwood 3k miles.
Genuine question, Paul.Brakes aside what makes these "good" cars?
Low miles means nearer to new.
All I'm saying is 10 year old cars with uber low miles may not be what they seem.
AMVSVNick said:
I have a client that has a V8V that is 2008 and done under 2,000 miles. It has cost him substantially more that a set of CCM's to keep it roadworthy. Granted it doesn't visit a workshop on an annual basis.
AMVSVNick said:
As I said above my client has spent in excess of £20k to keep his roadworthy. Its amazing what starts to dry up/perish when they are left standing.
All I'm saying is 10 year old cars with uber low miles may not be what they seem.
But what I don't understand is why does he own it if he's not going to drive it? Just get a high quality picture of one and stick it on the garage wall instead. Or better still, here's a business opportunity - develop a holographic projector that people can install in their garages so it really feels like they own the car. And they can still fill their garage with all the other sAll I'm saying is 10 year old cars with uber low miles may not be what they seem.
t they never use. Win win 
I would go one step further Pete. Surely AML are missing a trick here? They should be making car shells (without the mechanicals), maybe fitted with a loudspeaker to make the engine noise
They could sell them for a fraction of the price of a real car for those who want one to sit in the garage but not drive it ??
They could sell them for a fraction of the price of a real car for those who want one to sit in the garage but not drive it ??
Edited by RobDown on Saturday 3rd November 10:48
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