V12vS prices

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nofuse22

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212 posts

190 months

Sunday 24th November 2024
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Just spotted a 2017 v12vs going for c. £55k on collecting cars. Quite a nice colour too..

Other 2017 cars are at least c. £20k higher on AT, albeit much lower mileage. (It was c.55k - which I don’t think is unreasonable for a 7 yr old car that has been enjoyed)

Where is the market these days? Has someone just got a fantastic bargain?

Longers

4,504 posts

243 months

Sunday 24th November 2024
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Sold for £51,500. A stunning colour combo to my eyes..

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2017-aston-mar...

nofuse22 said:
Has someone just got a fantastic bargain?
And is someone else kicking themselves for selling without a reserve?!

BlackTails

1,637 posts

70 months

Sunday 24th November 2024
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£50k and one’s initial thought is ouch.

But the reality is that the market for higher mileage AMs is not a place for the optimistic seller. 7k+ miles a year is nothing, even for an AM, but for the market of those who are looking at AMs, it’s spaceship mileage simply because there are so many low mileage examples to choose from.

I imagine the owner was either skinned alive with the trade in offers, or couldn’t find a trader willing to take it.

Alloro Green is a lovely colour though.

Edited by BlackTails on Sunday 24th November 20:26

CSK1

1,750 posts

139 months

Sunday 24th November 2024
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Quite an incredibly low price really.
And the car has been badly presented, probably not the best way to get a good price.
Looking at the pictures, the car is equipped with the Performance Pack which was an extremely expensive option or dealer installed accessory, yet there’s no mention of it in the description.
You can see the black magnesium inlet manifold and the carbon diffuser on the pictures.
So maybe this is a distressed sale, car had to go whatever the price or the UK is in a very bad state right now.
What’s the point of selling such a car at that price? You may as well keep it!
No way in mainland Europe would you be offered that car at such a low price.
Alloro Green is such a lovely colour too.
Someone has done a cracking deal here.

CatalystV12V

840 posts

196 months

Sunday 24th November 2024
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It looks well used, with a lot of wear and tear.. I would imagine you’d need to spend a lot on it.
I’d say it’s a fair price for its condition..

Buster73

5,353 posts

168 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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No carbon fibre bonnet vents , not surprised it was so cheap ….

dbs2000

2,745 posts

207 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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CSK1 said:
Quite an incredibly low price really.
And the car has been badly presented, probably not the best way to get a good price.
Looking at the pictures, the car is equipped with the Performance Pack which was an extremely expensive option or dealer installed accessory, yet there’s no mention of it in the description.
You can see the black magnesium inlet manifold and the carbon diffuser on the pictures.
So maybe this is a distressed sale, car had to go whatever the price or the UK is in a very bad state right now.
What’s the point of selling such a car at that price? You may as well keep it!
No way in mainland Europe would you be offered that car at such a low price.
Alloro Green is such a lovely colour too.
Someone has done a cracking deal here.
I agree, thats an absolute bargain. The seats have a bit of wear and tear but thats easily fixed or you could put some light weight seats in.

hashluck

1,622 posts

290 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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No-one has mentioned this was a trade sale in. Newport Pagnell.

Suggests to me this may have been Aston Martin Works selling off a trade-in which they would not have been able to retail (or would cost too much to get to retail standard). As such I assume would not have been touched or prepared in any way by them, just moved on.

franki68

11,026 posts

236 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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See my post on the db12 thread about current v12S vantage prices , pretty sure trade values have dropped minimum 20-30k in last 12 months .
Great time to buy , bad time to sell .

BlackTails

1,637 posts

70 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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Yes - consumer confidence is very low at the moment. Lots of hoarding of capital.

macdeb

8,656 posts

270 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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Looks a beautiful car in stunning colour, I like the contrast between leather and alcantara on the seats. Plus, I actually like the bonnet vents being guaze with carbon trim. Though could be a hefty bill coming up for the brakes at some point by the looks. Anyone on here bought it?

Phil74891

1,085 posts

148 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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Probably about the right price. Although you can get a low mileage near perfect one now for £75-80k (or maybe less) from an AM dealer with a warranty, with nothing to spend. Hmmmmm…….

bogie

16,759 posts

287 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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Looks like a great spec at a fair price. If you were buying from a main dealer you would expect the mirror arm and door to be resprayed (bubbling) and the seats bolsters sorted. Otherwise you wouldn't tell it had covered > 50k miles.

The Vantage does take the mileage well, I have done 70k and 80k miles in 2 previous Vantage V8 and when I traded them in they didn't need much prep before they were sold out a few weeks later. They still drove the same as when I bought them. As always when you are looking for a used car, its tempting to buy the low mile garage queen but there are some bargains to be had if you can find a well maintained example with "high" mileage (for an Aston).

BiggaJ

1,009 posts

54 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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Its a lovely looking car in a colour that really suits it. While it has done 50+K miles it isn't a huge mileage, the wheels need attention, as do the mirror stalks and the tops of the doors for bubbling. The drivers seat also needs some work and I guess this will tidy up what can be seen. I would want to see the condition of the rear subframe and the side indicators will need refreshing at some point.

n12maser

663 posts

107 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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Remember that price doesn't include the fee to collecting cars.

So if you're judging it Vs the market, it represents someone paying more like £56k for that car. Which seems about right.

Love the colour.

n12maser

663 posts

107 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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Also, from observing lots of sales there, albeit mainly pork, overall collecting cars tends to get prices that are more trade equivalent.

DBA086

115 posts

68 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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hashluck said:
No-one has mentioned this was a trade sale in. Newport Pagnell.

Suggests to me this may have been Aston Martin Works selling off a trade-in which they would not have been able to retail (or would cost too much to get to retail standard). As such I assume would not have been touched or prepared in any way by them, just moved on.
100%.

From the photos there are a few spots of corrosion / paint that need to be rectified, and at that mileage there’s a risk of needing new discs and pads. Add in the price of a factory warranty and then it becomes a difficult sell.

M1AGM

3,548 posts

47 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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DBA086 said:
hashluck said:
No-one has mentioned this was a trade sale in. Newport Pagnell.

Suggests to me this may have been Aston Martin Works selling off a trade-in which they would not have been able to retail (or would cost too much to get to retail standard). As such I assume would not have been touched or prepared in any way by them, just moved on.
100%.

From the photos there are a few spots of corrosion / paint that need to be rectified, and at that mileage there’s a risk of needing new discs and pads. Add in the price of a factory warranty and then it becomes a difficult sell.
+1. All those jobs add up, plus there could be more work under the bonnet. High mileage V12S cars dont seem to get into the £60k bracket when they come up, so I do not think this was much of a bargain at all sadly.

cayman-black

13,121 posts

231 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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CatalystV12V said:
It looks well used, with a lot of wear and tear.. I would imagine you’d need to spend a lot on it.
I’d say it’s a fair price for its condition..
This and what Buster said , high miles I wouldnt touch it.