Aston V12 Values

[Fast_cars_more_fun]

Has anyone made enquiries or been to see the car listed on AutoTrader at £63K? The advert content is basic and just wonder why this hasn’t sold already, given that the general population of the prices is at £70K+

[JJbing]

Fast_cars_more_fun said:

Has anyone made enquiries or been to see the car listed on AutoTrader at £63K? The advert content is basic and just wonder why this hasn’t sold already, given that the general population of the prices is at £70K+

I haven’t, but it’s at that classic Supercar mileage, just shy of 40k, which probably puts most off, unless a warranty is provided.

[vpr]

I don’t get the whole “B&O” hysteria

Unless you listen to your music at full blast of course.

I have it in the DBS but not in the V12v. Couldn’t tell the difference, but then I tend to listen more to the exhaust

Would love lightweight seats though

[cayman-black]

vpr said:

I don’t get the whole “B&O” hysteria

Unless you listen to your music at full blast of course.

I have it in the DBS but not in the V12v. Couldn’t tell the difference, but then I tend to listen more to the exhaust

Would love lightweight seats though

I have the premium sound system which is more than good enough and the sport seats with Alcantara mix which i also like.

[chesby]

vpr said:

I don’t get the whole “B&O” hysteria

Unless you listen to your music at full blast of course.

I have it in the DBS but not in the V12v. Couldn’t tell the difference, but then I tend to listen more to the exhaust

Would love lightweight seats though

I agree entirely. I find the premium audio great and I don’t feel deprived by not having the B&O option.

The lightweights are a must have for me.

Edited by chesby on Friday 12th March 11:13

[cornershop]

Lightweights were a 9k option over standard seats? Should be a small premium for them on the used market?

[AdamV12V]

cornershop said:

Lightweights were a 9k option over standard seats? Should be a small premium for them on the used market?

Noo, they were £2495 to spec at new.

£9k is aprox the cost to retrofit, hence they were one of the best value options you could choose as most other options are more or less the same price to add in afterwards.

[JaseB]

JJbing said:

Fast_cars_more_fun said:

Has anyone made enquiries or been to see the car listed on AutoTrader at £63K? The advert content is basic and just wonder why this hasn’t sold already, given that the general population of the prices is at £70K+

I haven’t, but it’s at that classic Supercar mileage, just shy of 40k, which probably puts most off, unless a warranty is provided.

Silly thing is a warranty won't help with the 2 things that buyers are most worried about, brakes and clutch, my car must be unsellable with near 50k miles, I'd best keep it

I've wondered about the sale of that car a few times especially as it has new front discs and pads, seems a bit of a steal.

[cornershop]

AdamV12V said:

cornershop said:

Lightweights were a 9k option over standard seats? Should be a small premium for them on the used market?

Noo, they were £2495 to spec at new.

£9k is aprox the cost to retrofit, hence they were one of the best value options you could choose as most other options are more or less the same price to add in afterwards.

ah ok, thanks

[vpr]

Where and how would I go about getting the lightweight seats retro fitted?

[JohnG1]

vpr said:

I don’t get the whole “B&O” hysteria

Unless you listen to your music at full blast of course.

I have it in the DBS but not in the V12v. Couldn’t tell the difference, but then I tend to listen more to the exhaust

Would love lightweight seats though

Tweeters rise from the dash. Very cool. Well worth the difference.

[cornershop]

cayman-black said:

I have the premium sound system which is more than good enough and the sport seats with Alcantara mix which i also like.

What are sports seats? The standard, heated reclining items? Does that mean there are comfort seats too?

[Doggleg]

vpr said:

I don’t get the whole “B&O” hysteria

Unless you listen to your music at full blast of course.

I have it in the DBS but not in the V12v. Couldn’t tell the difference, but then I tend to listen more to the exhaust

Would love lightweight seats though

I have the B&O in my 12 year old DBS Volante and spec'd it in my '18 V12VSRM and there is no comparison in the systems. The sound in the DBS is superb (to my ears), even with the roof down, whereas in the V12 it's not any better than my recollection of the system in my previous V8. When I mentioned this before I think I recall somebody saying it was because the B&O people set the system up specifically for the DBS whereas nowadays they're 'off the shelf' installations. Cat bypasses and a Cliveswitch in the V12V solved the problem!

[The V12 Way]

there were two seat options for the vantage, the sports seats which have a fair bit of play in themsleves and also have heating, and the lightweights that were carbon backed, non heated and with limited alterations

[cayman-black]

cornershop said:

What are sports seats? The standard, heated reclining items? Does that mean there are comfort seats too?

[cornershop]

Thanks both, just the standard offering then

[Big Ry]

vpr said:

Where and how would I go about getting the lightweight seats retro fitted?

Phone Works, they will happily relieve you of 5 figures and fit them for you.

Obviously you loose some functionality (heating and some movement), so don't know whether or not the wiring would be the same, but with some options "not available", or whether there's more to it than that.

Didn't someone on here retro fit them to a V12V a couple or years ago ??

[The V12 Way]

You could always talk to Michal Pastryk in Poland, he makes lightweight seats to fit the V12V, and at a very good price

[vpr]

Cheers

[kev1966900]

Mine must be rising in value then - lightweight seats, B&O and a new clutch 😊