Am I nuts?

[AB]

So say I had £35-£40k (£40k max!) to spend and I have always wanted an Aston Martin...

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Would something like the above be a silly decision if I was doing say 25k miles a year?

Currently doing that spread over a 435i and a TDV8 Range Rover so fuel consumption is not something that worries me and I'm no stranger to upkeep on the RR.

What do I need to be aware of and consider? Both the 4 and the RR would be going as the wife is ready to give birth and is getting rid of her MINI for an X3 so I have the larger car should I need it every now and again and family trips would be done in that.

I'm at the early stages here having originally thought something more practical might be the way to go, but I've always loved the Aston...

[Jon39]

This must be one of the lowest price 4.7 Vantages (it should have more than the advertised 380bhp). They can take high mileages, so should cope with the 25,000 miles p.a. you mention. After two years though, it will then be a 100,000 miles car. So many are used as second or third 'weekend toys', therefore buyers can find some cosseted very low mileage examples. High milers often take a long time to resell.

Really special, wonderful cars.

[WhiskyDisco]

Amazing value for a car that could be mistaken for one only a few years old. Those wheel are in my view the best that Aston make - Sport. I'm not sure about the value in driving 25k miles a year in it. It might be worthwhile buying a motorway donkey with a Vauxhall badge for the daily slog and keep the V8 for pleasure?

[Handyman2009]

The title and the advert are not talking about the same car!!! in the advert 7 spoke wheels and 380ps which is more in line with 2006-2008 and the title is 2009 with 420ps and looking at the picture the car has 5 spoke wheels from sports pack

[JohnG1]

AB said:

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Would something like the above be a silly decision if I was doing say 25k miles a year?
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What do I need to be aware of and consider?

I'm at the early stages here having originally thought something more practical might be the way to go, but I've always loved the Aston...

Yes, silly decision. You'll end up after two years with a car you cannot sell.

The car is solidly made, the engine and gearbox will last forever, clutch, flywheel, brake disks and pads will need replacing on wear.

But it's a high days and holidays car for most owners, not a daily driver.

A thing of beauty though...

(Former owner of a 4.3 V8, current owner of 5935 V12 Vantage)

Good luck.

PM me if you want more detail, happy to chat

[Shnozz]

JohnG1 said:

Yes, silly decision. You'll end up after two years with a car you cannot sell.

The car is solidly made, the engine and gearbox will last forever, clutch, flywheel, brake disks and pads will need replacing on wear.

But it's a high days and holidays car for most owners, not a daily driver.

I am currently sort of wrestling with the other side of this conundrum. Changes in my life mean my mileage will increase and I either get out of the Aston or I think "fook it" and whack tens of thousands on the car in the knowledge of it being hard to sell.

As a daily driver/GT car, the Aston is wonderfully suited, mpg aside. Comfortable car to swallow miles with relatively decent practicality.

At £35k or thereabouts, its cheap enough to think "fook it" IMO and if you get £20k back with 6 figure mileage then its a small price to pay for spending tens of thousands of miles behind the wheel of the Aston rather than something more mundane yet sensible..

[Mr.Tremlini]

As pointed out already, a couple of discrepancies in the advert...
Two schools of thought here, a special occasion/sunny weekend car, or something you just want to drive all the time, because what`s better than driving an Aston Martin, or any great sports/GT car for that matter. Cars are made to be driven, and I bought my car to use, and I have zero care what it does to the value. I don`t want to look back on my ownership and wish I`d driven it more, but know it`s worth 10k more. That`s not what it`s about.