sandstone interior - is that a no no?

[CraigW]

chaps, friend looking at AMV8 roadster, its black with sandstone interior, is this ok for resale or a no no?

[michael gould]

if he likes it buy it ......if not then don't

[CraigW]

he does like it but its comparable price to a black with black car (which is a lot further away) and he may not keep it for a long time so he wants to minimise risk of resale

[michael gould]

black with black is probably more popular but there's nothing wrong with sandstone.....its not outlandish.....get it bought

[XXXAngelXXX]

i had dark green with sahara tan and it was no prob to sell the car unlike the black on black DBS

[D16RR_Rich]

Got sandstone seats in my car with contrasting dash & carpets.

Looks superb!

[Cipo]

I would, it's a good combo, I looked at one last year and asked the same question on this forum as I wasn't sure either. Unfortunatly I dithered and it went, still, I'm more than happy with my black/black.....

[IM NUTS2]

I have sandstone in my Coupe and i like it as it's different from the usual Black, Grey, Silver with Black TBH i don't see it affecting the resale if anything it will make it more desirable, I get a lot of positive comments on it, one from friend who has a DBS and wished he went for it and not the Black interior he has.

Go for it

Any pics of the car?

[timmybob]

XXXAngelXXX said:

i had dark green with sahara tan and it was no prob to sell the car unlike the black on black DBS

Are you changing again? What are you getting next?

[DB9VolanteDriver]

These cars look great with a contrasting interior. With black it's hard to appreciate the design of the interior surfaces and materials. This is one of the few bespoke car interiors left, and people go and select solid black...a waste IMO.

[David W.]

timmybob said:

XXXAngelXXX said:

i had dark green with sahara tan and it was no prob to sell the car unlike the black on black DBS

Are you changing again? What are you getting next?

little swan?

[timhum]

Angel, I've always understood you lease your cars so don't get involved in selling them, are you taking a different approach now. May be able to get a good discount also on an outright purchase.;)

[XXXAngelXXX]

more like the credit crunch hit me

[V8VKK]

I have a black car with sandstone and love the combination, the only critisism I have is you get a lot of reflection on the screen on sunny days ( not a big problem at present!)

[IM NUTS2]

V8VKK said:

I have a black car with sandstone and love the combination, the only critisism I have is you get a lot of reflection on the screen on sunny days ( not a big problem at present!)

Yep same here but having the top of the dash (the 2 pannels at the bottom of the screen) changed to black and also the instrument cover changed to black with Beige stiching, a friend with a DB9 had this done and it solved the reflection problem.

[V8VKK]

IM NUTS2 said:

V8VKK said:

I have a black car with sandstone and love the combination, the only critisism I have is you get a lot of reflection on the screen on sunny days ( not a big problem at present!)

Yep same here but having the top of the dash (the 2 pannels at the bottom of the screen) changed to black and also the instrument cover changed to black with Beige stiching, a friend with a DB9 had this done and it solved the reflection problem.

Do you have any pictures? Sounds like a good modification, what was the cost?

[IM NUTS2]

V8VKK said:

Do you have any pictures? Sounds like a good modification, what was the cost?

Not had it done yet but will be next month, I'll post pics once i have had it recovered and let you know the cost.

I know AM works want best part of £1600 but i have a friend who is a car upholster and going to do it for me using the same quality leather as AM.

[alanp1]

Sandstorm it is called , and it is the second most pop colour.
So i wouldnt worry about it , and as it has already been said they look great with a contrast.

[cardigankid]

XXXAngelXXX said:

more like the credit crunch hit me

Hard luck. it won't go on for ever though.

Surprised to hear you had a problem with black/black - it seems to be a really popular combination.

This is a little boy with car brochure remark, so take it with a pinch of salt, but it always seems to me that if you were looking for a nice contrast leather finish for an Aston the Sandstorm is a little pale while the Kestrel Tan is a bit strong - and there's nothing in between as far as I can see. I seem to remember pressing my nose against showroom windows in the 60's and seeing many nice DB6's in both Silver Birch and Dubonnet Rosso with gorgeous light tan leather interiors that looked nothing like eith Sandstorm or Kestrel.

A supplementary - can you order Astons with the dash, instrument pod AND steering wheel in matching leather or do you have to have a black wheel? To me the black wheel looks as if you have had an accident and the wheel has been replaced with one of the wrong colour. If the whole dash top is black no doubt you wouldn't get this effect.

Edited by cardigankid on Friday 12th February 09:19

[Jay_Davis]

Remember, if you're willing to pay extra, they'll make the leather any color you want.