Lookin to buy an Aston

[bogie]

for the DB9 add a few hundred quid to the service bill ...other than that, pretty similar running costs ...10K miles a year is one service per year

I dont think you will find enough owners on here that have owned one from new to 60K miles to comment on longetivity of other components ....and of course, you will always find the odd person with any make of car, thats had bad luck and got a nightmare experience to tell ...they usually shout the loudest and start the internet myths

to me the, one of the appeals of owning a modern Aston, is that they are designed to be used, hence they have engines that are in slightly lower states of tune, with longer service intervals ...unlike the more fragile Italian marques with high bhp/litre engines needing 6K intervals and silly consumable prices.

Obviously running a V12 over a flat 6 is going to cost a lot more in oil, and plugs, servicing...but not an outragous amount...Id have no qualms about running a DB9 daily for 10K a year ...for piece of mind you could spend £1500 on extended warranty I guess

[BavarianBiturbo]

bogie said:

for the DB9 add a few hundred quid to the service bill ...other than that, pretty similar running costs ...10K miles a year is one service per year

I dont think you will find enough owners on here that have owned one from new to 60K miles to comment on longetivity of other components ....and of course, you will always find the odd person with any make of car, thats had bad luck and got a nightmare experience to tell ...they usually shout the loudest and start the internet myths

to me the, one of the appeals of owning a modern Aston, is that they are designed to be used, hence they have engines that are in slightly lower states of tune, with longer service intervals ...unlike the more fragile Italian marques with high bhp/litre engines needing 6K intervals and silly consumable prices.

Obviously running a V12 over a flat 6 is going to cost a lot more in oil, and plugs, servicing...but not an outragous amount...Id have no qualms about running a DB9 daily for 10K a year ...for piece of mind you could spend £1500 on extended warranty I guess

Do u know chrisbin with the E92 BMW, who may have recently asked you about a 'friend' buying a V8V on the BMW Forum??

[BavarianBiturbo]

THIS IS THE ONE!!
http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1505576.htm
Shame its not June!!! I have to wait till June to change car!!!!

[bogie]

actually might be - not sure ... a couple of guys I know on the Lotus forums have asked me for V8V advice recently

Edited by bogie on Thursday 18th March 19:39

[Neil1300R]

Hi,

Suugest opening a new thread the DB7 guys may have stopped reading this one as its all about V8V's.

Also, do a search, have been several posts beofre on DB7's. And phone Derby Motor Services / look at their website - owner of DMS is well known here for top free advice

Welcome (hopefully) to Aston ownership!

[BavarianBiturbo]

Hi guys, need help with Age vs Mileage. Looking at the current cars available, u can have an older car with low mileage or a new car with slightly higher mileage...my question is...which will affect future resale value more, mileage or age??

[bogie]

I dont think anyone knows really ...depends on condition I guess

you can have a 5 yr old car thats been looked after, done 60K miles and like new

or a 2 year old one thats covered in chips n dings with 10K miles

either way, when the avg price of a early used one is down to £30K I think it will be based on condition of the individual car, rather than age/mileage

[Jay_Davis]

It also depends on how you are going to drive it. If you are going to drive it a lot, you are better off with lower mileage to start with. If you aren't going to do a lot of miles, than starting with one that already has some is best. That way, in the end, you end up with a car where the miles and age are about even.