Conquering the Millau Bridge with a 1988 Vantage Volante
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totally different cars, different numbers of production (100 vs 5000), different ability to hold residual values
the VV has already gone through the depreciation phase and is picking in value
the DB 7 is still under a lot of pressure of previous owners now selling it
and the bills are the SAME when you have to fix an Aston
the VV has already gone through the depreciation phase and is picking in value
the DB 7 is still under a lot of pressure of previous owners now selling it
and the bills are the SAME when you have to fix an Aston
I would have thought the newer Astons cheaper to repair given the wider availability of parts and less handbuilt nature.
I know when I helped an old friend rebuild his 1967 DB6 that many of the "fixtures and fittings" were common to much cheaper cars - i.e. rear lights from Triumph, but that getting them to fit was often a nightmare. Because the older (real) Astons were handbuilt, every single one is different, and the panels from one would not fit another.
Having said that, you don't buy these cars because of logic or to try to make a profit. You buy them because you irrationally love them.
I know when I helped an old friend rebuild his 1967 DB6 that many of the "fixtures and fittings" were common to much cheaper cars - i.e. rear lights from Triumph, but that getting them to fit was often a nightmare. Because the older (real) Astons were handbuilt, every single one is different, and the panels from one would not fit another.
Having said that, you don't buy these cars because of logic or to try to make a profit. You buy them because you irrationally love them.
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