quick question

[amv8beauty]

I know we are in tough economic times, but with the growing number of aston martin v8 vantages and some db9's coming down to "affordable prices" will we be seeing a lot more of these cars on the road and having said that will the aston lose its exclusivity seeing so many on the road ?

Just a thought

[George H]

Since all the Astons that are dropping to affordable prices are used, I would suggest that you won't see any more than usual. There will still be similar (probably less) new ones manufactured, so won't be much of an increase. They aren't exactly the cheapest motor to run either, so I suspect a lot of people will be put off by that.

The DB7 has been affordable to buy for quite a while, but I don't see many of them on the road.

[kerbys]

May not be a untrue statement?

Im 25 just bought a V8V..

::waves goodbye to the neighbourhood::

[amv8beauty]

yes same here i bought my v8v and im 24.

[Shmee]

This is officially the youngster's thread, George get in here!

[bogie]

they are still not really mass production cars are they?

so theres 10,000 units in the world of the Vantage after nearly 6 years production...thats 10x less than Porsche sell in a year

Astons are a more common sight than Italian stuff ...but thats just down to the type of car, I really dont think a Lambo can used as a daily runabout to dump off at the airport etc, but lots of people use Astons daily ...hence the appearance of being "more common" when in reality they are not, its just that owners use them

[George H]

Shmee said:

This is officially the youngster's thread, George get in here!

Beat you to it, posted 2nd

[Jockman]

Shmee said:

This is officially the youngster's thread, George get in here!

Me too.

Well, 44 ain't that old

Good to see youngsters enjoying the marque, and the more people that experience an Aston the better in my opinion.

[George H]

Jockman said:

Well, 44 ain't that old

Keep telling yourself that

[Shmee]

George H said:

Beat you to it, posted 2nd

Oh gosh, I don't know what I thought I had read!

[Jockman]

Must be quite distressing to realise that people are merely glossing over your postings, as if you were invisible Georgeous

[George H]

Jockman said:

Must be quite distressing to realise that people are merely glossing over your postings, as if you were invisible Georgeous

[Diablos-666]

I'm 26 and am thinking of changing from my T350 to a V8V

I'm trying to convince myself that running costs will be similar to a speed 6 TVR...

I currently save £250 per month to cover insurance, service, MOT, Tax etc for the year.

Would this need to change much if I did indulge in a V8V?

[Shmee]

Diablos-666 said:

I'm 26 and am thinking of changing from my T350 to a V8V

I'm trying to convince myself that running costs will be similar to a speed 6 TVR...

I currently save £250 per month to cover insurance, service, MOT, Tax etc for the year.

Would this need to change much if I did indulge in a V8V?

Some very quick guesses that are probably wildly out:

Insurance: Best part of £1,000

Service: £1,000 dealer, maybe £700 indy?

MOT: What is it, like £100?

Tax: £450 and rising

So I guess you'll be on for about the same before factoring in the warranty or putting something aside for the worst.

[Jockman]

MOT is £54.

Going by Kerby's recent insurance deal then £1200 pa is not unreasonable.

It really all depends on the MY of Vantage you are looking at

[Ice27]

I would factor in Petrol to those costs too. Especially if it's your daily car! 18 mpg average!!

[burntout]

Or you could just do what I done!! Take none of the above into consideration, go and buy one, enjoy it... And worry about the repair costs later... In all fairness I dont think that you will have much to worry about as far as repair costs go.. Just make sure you buy one from a main dealer with warranty, or one with an extended warranty, Oh and if you do buy private have it inspected before you part with any monies....

Even if you find it too much in the future, sell it on... At least you can always say you have owned one!

[Diablos-666]

Fuel isn't really an issue, only do about 4-6k miles a year.

The TVR isn't exactly frugal either

If I did decide to get the V8V I think i'd go for the sport shift option. How much of a premium over manual are these cars roughly?

[mikey k]

Ice27 said:

I would factor in Petrol to those costs too. Especially if it's your daily car! 18 mpg average!!

+1 I've spent £3,700 in fuel on the Aston this year :drive:

[mikey k]

Diablos-666 said:

Fuel isn't really an issue, only do about 4-6k miles a year.

The TVR isn't exactly frugal either

If I did decide to get the V8V I think i'd go for the sport shift option. How much of a premium over manual are these cars roughly?

ASM1 came in on MY07 cars along with the roadster version.
There doesn't seem to be a premium on it.
ASM1 on the 4.7 is better as they updated it.
ASM2 is bloody great