New Aston V8 with 420bhp or used Ferrari F430??

[polar8]

About to swap an ageing Vanquish S for a newer, more nimble car...this is the current dilemma - any feedback would be welcome -- what would you do?

The new Aston V8 due in August will have a 4.7 litre engine and 420 bhp, as well as DBS dash and sports pack....

or for the same money, a late 05 or 06 F430 in a subtle colour?

F430 = more exciting, better near perfect drive
AMV8 = prettier, less in your face, should go better too

As the car will spend a decent amount of time in London (but not in much traffic) -- which way is best???

Thanks!!!

[jofanon]

Absolutely no question.

The Ferrari very time.

[dxb335d]

The f430 mate!

[Miyagi]

I'm not even a ferrari fag......I mean fan

But the F430 by a long shot!

BTW what do you mean "should go better"?

[cronk-flakes]

F430, everytime!

A generally all-round stunning car. And how many V8's do you see? I must see 3 Astons everyday around here...

[Harsh]

i imagine you'll miss the smoothness and torque of the Aston, but i would say the Ferrari every time.....

would you consider the spider?

[JCB123]

Out of those two - F430...

Or wait for the V12 Vantage (and get saving)

[Jonty355]

What sort of answer were you expecting from this forum???

[JCB123]

Probably not the one I just gave...I'll get me co...

[sebo]

May be worth posting the same question on the Aston Martin forum...

[dxb335d]

sebo said:

May be worth posting the same question on the Aston Martin forum...

+1

[Murph7355]

He already did

[polar8]

dxb335d said:

sebo said:

May be worth posting the same question on the Aston Martin forum...

+1

Fair enough, god point! If I'm honest, the key issue against the F430 is the potential attention side -- even in Grigio Silverstone and short shifting, how is it in a city? Positive reactions / too much attention? I can just about handle it in a dark grey vanquish - I'm sure the 430 is the same but upped a few notches... ? thanks

Edited by polar8 on Friday 11th April 16:00

[JCB123]

Dude - seriously - if you want to be inconspicuous whilst driving in the shtty, get a Mundano or something....F430's and Astons aren't really designed for stealthing around in....

[selmahoos]

Personal experience (Grig-silv F430 Glasgow) is of 4 broad groups. 1) gives thumbsups and smiles, 2) grimaces and would like to damage you/the car and 3) enthusiasts who wanna do everything from take phone-pics to talk for hours about ferraris and cars in general. By far the biggest group (90-95%)is 4) no reaction at all. hth. R.

[DIW35]

It would be the Aston for me.

[964Cup]

polar8 said:

dxb335d said:

sebo said:

May be worth posting the same question on the Aston Martin forum...

+1

Fair enough, god point! If I'm honest, the key issue against the F430 is the potential attention side -- even in Grigio Silverstone and short shifting, how is it in a city? Positive reactions / too much attention? I can just about handle it in a dark grey vanquish - I'm sure the 430 is the same but upped a few notches... ? thanks

Edited by polar8 on Friday 11th April 16:00

I've got a TDF 360 spider which I drive in the city most days. You get some attention, but it's hardly unbearable, and so far all positive. Not a 430, I grant you, but I doubt the majority of passers-by know the difference between the 360 and the 430; I suspect, with it not being red, only half of them realise it's a Ferrari to begin with. What I would do is stick with the standard exhaust, just for the neighbours' sake if nothing else.

From a practical POV, the nose of my car scrapes on half the speed bumps in N London (and is slowly being destroyed by my driveway). I don't know if the Vantage is a more practical proposition from that perspective. And I'd avoid F1 - I didn't, and it's OK, but you can't avoid crawling up hills and reversing up inclines in London, really, so clutch life will inevitably be shorter. You also end up having to choose between using 2nd at low speed and accept all the clutch slip, or take 1st and have to drive like your gran or end up with a lot of unseemly shunting.

[Murph7355]

964Cup said:

...I don't know if the Vantage is a more practical proposition from that perspective. ...

It is.

tbh, if you're not keen on attention a Ferrari is not the right choice.

I am not saying people buy them FOR the attention, but it cannot be helped.

Spraying it an "unfavourable" colour will make little difference except to mask some of the reasons you buy one in the first place. So a bit self defeating.

Even mild coloured 550s etc get a lot of attention.

The sort of attention you get in Astons is different. Less "in your face" (like the car).

As mentioned elsewhere, you really need to decide what you want out of the car. They are very different animals.

[900ssduke]

Nissan Micra for the city and the 430.

[tobybmw535i]

f430 my mates got one amazing cars sound redicluous