Orange vantage ?

[phib]

How hard are sportshift, orange vantage’s to sell on if I was to just keep one for a year ?

Can imagine they are a bit marmite, but I really quite like them.

Just don’t want to get stuck with one for ever !

Phib

[Graze01]

Buy a grey/silver/ black one and wrap it orange

Then if u need to flick it you can

If not, happy days

Graze

[Upperworks]

The one on sale looks an absolute bargain to me.

[South tdf]

If you are talking about the private sale coupe it is (or was last year) owned by a member on here. Looks a great price for such an eye catching car.

[avinalarf]

Hi Phib....I've been giving your query a lot of thought since you posted at 13.35.
Crunched a few numbers and run them through my financial spreadsheet.
CONCLUSION.
You'd be more certain of a quick sale with less depreciation if you buy a black or silver Vantage and just keep a few oranges in the glovebox.

[Jockman]

phib said:

How hard are sportshift, orange vantage’s to sell on if I was to just keep one for a year ? F

Can imagine they are a bit marmite, but I really quite like them.

Just don’t want to get stuck with one for ever !

Phib

Phib if you purchase through a dealer it will be a bespoke, customised vehicle designed by the original owner whose wife has a sofa from the same Weir plant.

When you sell there will be a sharp intake of breath, a grinding of knuckles and a declaration that this one could be difficult to move on.

Wrapping is not a bad suggestion if done properly but if it’s Madagascar orange I’d be minded to contribute one Scottish pound to your fund.

[nickv8]

phib said:

How hard are sportshift, orange vantage’s to sell on if I was to just keep one for a year ?

Can imagine they are a bit marmite, but I really quite like them.

Just don’t want to get stuck with one for ever !

Phib

Good Q! No definitive answer, sadly.

I personally love the idea of buying an orange Vantage. I really wanted to think I could find one at the time of buying mine around May last year. So of course, I ended up with a black one

Personal preference time! For me Cinnabar Orange is #1, brighter blues, blacks, yellows and a lovely light green one is saw once, all come in at #2. Any shade of silver is a missed opportunity to make the most of a stunning shape, IMHO (at which point I’ll emigrate to avoid being torn apart).

However, I’m realistic and admit there are only a few colour sadists like me around. I know why many owners don’t want to draw even more attention to themselves. Having an AM is often enough...

There’s a really nice, mint V8VSM over at AM Bristol:
https://www.dicklovett.co.uk/aston-martin/used-car...

It started (over 6 months ago?) at around £92k (IIRC). It’s since dropped around £7k and still sits there resplendent in the showroom. OK - the pricing was a bit ambitious at the start (perhaps dictated by the current owner?), but it ain’t shifting.

I was very tempted, but have to finally admit that the manual shift is making my left arm ache due to it’s less than ideal positioning (the gear stick... not my arm ). So I am starting to think seriously about flappy paddles and an extra 4 cylinders. If I see a suitable one in orange, my wallet may have to scream again!

[CSK1]

I would definitely buy it if I were you and you like the colour.
There will always be someone out there looking for a special colour and those will be hard to find.
Buy what you like and don't think too much about resale I would say.
Or buy some boring black or grey, plenty of those available for sale.

[Mako V12V]

I’d buy it for sure. There’s always enough people out there who want to be different and stand out. Orange vantages are rare so should hold their value no problem.

[mhurley]

That's the cheapest N400 by a mile

[phib]

Thanks for all the advice, I’m basically looking for a cheapish sportshif car.

Missed a good one last week, black one on eBay at £27.5k (60k miles) really nice car.

Had two false starts with Aston dealers who’s cars didn’t pass timeless checks. And then didn’t have ‘enough money in the cars’ to fix the issues ( both brake related) so they both went to auction.

So the search goes on ... and on.

I had really decided on a 4.7 and went and had a look at the black one in the classifieds last week at £35k which is lovely.

I will have a think about the orange one.

Thanks
Phib

[thepanays]

I am thinking about buying a Madagascar Orange Aston. What’s the forums feeling on this colour. Will it be difficult to sell on in the future. Fine on a Lamborghini but an Aston? My previous colours have been California Sage and Tungsten very conservative.

[Phil74891]

To answer your question, I think it will be more difficult to sell an orange Aston than a grey one.

We can debate all the rights and wrongs of the above, but I feel that’s the correct answer.

[Octavarium]

You have to ask yourself, who are you buying it for ? You, or the next person ? If you're worried about the latter, then perhaps wait for something else.

[thepanays]

Thanks for your replies. I always buy a car for myself but, it is always wise to be aware of how easy it would be to move on when the time comes. I love the look of Madagascar Orange and am getting fed up with seeing every other car on the road in boring Black,white or silver/grey.

[Jon39]

thepanays said:

I love the look of Madagascar Orange and am getting fed up with seeing every other car on the road in boring Black,white or silver/grey.

But almost every other car on the road is a same looking SUV, or a Golf size hatchback often from an obscure unmemorable eastern manufacturer.

An Aston Martin certainly stands out amongst the everyday motoring dullness, whatever the colour.

[Mewsie]

A few people tried to turn me off my green/yellow n430 but it was the one that made me grin and gave me goosebumps to look at. And I get to have those goosebumps every time I walk back to it in a car park, so stuff em.

I’ll worry about the mad colours when I’m back in a few years time picking my next mad obnoxious car.

Cinnabar Orange is unbelievable. The one at Bristol verrry nearly had me, but I’d decided on SS by then. I was in today and someone with excellent taste appears to have bought it.

[james-witton]

Nuff said...

[nickv8]

Mewsie said:

A few people tried to turn me off my green/yellow n430 but it was the one that made me grin and gave me goosebumps to look at. And I get to have those goosebumps every time I walk back to it in a car park, so stuff em.

I’ll worry about the mad colours when I’m back in a few years time picking my next mad obnoxious car.

Cinnabar Orange is unbelievable. The one at Bristol verrry nearly had me, but I’d decided on SS by then. I was in today and someone with excellent taste appears to have bought it.

Ooh! It’s gone! Amazed it hung around in the last few months when the price became realistic (its was very ambitious around a year ago, probably due to owner’s request). I always loved looking at it when visiting and would have snapped it up if it as a SS.

Just as you Mewsie, I bought for my own taste. I suppose that when it comes to used, pricing becomes relative. If it’s a “unique” spec to a minority of tastes, you would both buy lower and sell lower.

[Beefmeister]

Cinnabar is my favourite Aston colour by far. In fact may be my fave colour in general, possibly tied with San Marino Blue.

I would love a DBS in Cinnabar.