Longtime 911 Owner Considering New Model Vantage
Discussion
I've owned quite a few 911's over the years. I always go for S model with no sunroof and manual transmission. I like as few options as possible. On my current car I did get the "sport package". I've been intrigued by the new Vantage & am planning a test drive for tomorrow. I'm testing even though an automatic to get a feel for the car. I've gotten conflicting information regarding the timing of the introduction of a manual transmission for the current car & would need to drive to see how well matched the transmission would be to the AMG engine. I drive around 5000 miles a year & the Vantage would be my "daily" driver. I live about 80 miles from the nearest Aston dealership (Los Angeles). Are there any words of wisdom for a potential first time Aston owner? The default would be another 911 which would be fine but I figure why not shake things up.
Welcome. I'm a big manual guy with a V12 Vantage 6 Speed and also an Ariel Atom. I too was holding out for the manual AM but it's still some way away. I had the chance to drive the earlier new Vantage and I wasn't impressed - but went to Milbrook on Monday to have a better play with the new Vantage and it's changed a lot since the early drives and its fantastic! The gearbox is so good and the car so sorted its made me re-consider the Manual and grab a Vantage as an auto.
Cheers
Chris.
Cheers
Chris.
Ivan at Galpin Aston Martin appears on Salomondrin's Youtube channel a fair bit, he seems open to deals on the new Vantage so you could try to arrange a buy-back on the V12 if/when you replace it with the manual version of the Vantage when it is eventually released. There was some rumours that it might be a limited edition car, so maybe a small deposit on it when you buy the V12 would be advisable.
Hey there,
I had a 997.2 C4S Cab prior to picking up a new Vantage. It's been absolutely a joy. Im constantly wanting a drive in it to listen to the sound, feel the power and just enjoy the whole package. It's a spectacle up here as their arrival timing last year in my area had only me on the road for a month prior to another showing up and most sales have been out of the city.
I feel very secure in pushing it fairly hard to date (haven't had it to autocross.. Yet) but in some spirited (/cough) driving its been beyond admirable and throwing the back end out a giggle of fun that the 4S didn't want to do of course.
Id have it over my 997.2 and I'm very very happy for it.
It hasn't done anything odd, weird or such. It just fires up, gives me a infotainment system that works and absolutely flies.
Good luck with your choices. You'll enjoy the absolute heck out of it if you go that route.
I had a 997.2 C4S Cab prior to picking up a new Vantage. It's been absolutely a joy. Im constantly wanting a drive in it to listen to the sound, feel the power and just enjoy the whole package. It's a spectacle up here as their arrival timing last year in my area had only me on the road for a month prior to another showing up and most sales have been out of the city.
I feel very secure in pushing it fairly hard to date (haven't had it to autocross.. Yet) but in some spirited (/cough) driving its been beyond admirable and throwing the back end out a giggle of fun that the 4S didn't want to do of course.
Id have it over my 997.2 and I'm very very happy for it.
It hasn't done anything odd, weird or such. It just fires up, gives me a infotainment system that works and absolutely flies.
Good luck with your choices. You'll enjoy the absolute heck out of it if you go that route.
Viahuerto said:
Thank you. The dealership also has a V12 soft top manual used with 7 spd manual on lot. Has 89 miles on odometer. Do you drive your V12 often?
Over the winter not at all - I tend to garage it from Oct to March - but in the summer - yes - most weekends I'm out and about. Chris
Cold said:
A major hurdle among many for the proposed manual Vantage will be meeting emissions legislation. How this might translate into possible effects of sales in worldwide/local markets isn't yet clear.
With Euro7 coming - this could be the last Vantage with a V8 and a Manual Gearbox - possibly even the last with a V8. I hear a rumour that the Vantage could be shipped with a V6 soon. I drove the Vantage yesterday and was impressed. The car has a lot of character. It isn't the precise go kart that my 911 is & I do love the sensation of rowing gears in my 911 so there's that. The different driving characteristic is ok as the Vantage wears it's heart on it's sleeve and that a very compelling feature. I am going to give it a think for a bit. If there was a Vantage today with a manual it wouldn't be a difficult choice at all. I'd go for the character and have an adventure with the Vantage. I asked the dealer about possibility of getting a Vantage now and getting some sort of a deal when the manual comes out. Seems unlikely but had to ask.....
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