I've just seen the light
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For a start the engine doesn't feel so tight as DB9 and actually has some grunt unlike the AMV8. It's very free reving, loads of torque and has a nice bark to it to boot.
The handling is way way better. I have a favourite "handling test" route back from work (it starts at J9 of the M25 and then heads over country B roads for about 10 miles) and I just felt happy to keep on pressing on until I was having the little good driving light indicator feeling happy. I did experiment with the good driving light off switch, and I was able to get to a point that respect for the car and other potential road users overrides the desire to press on.
The suspension has two modes. Effing hard, and so hard your granny would die. Ideally you want a button that takes the effing hard to hard, but the little suspension button just goes the other way.
It naturally hides the fact that this thing weighs 1.7 tonnes with wonderful brakes and fluid steering.
I have to say though that the interior is badly put together (the carpet is already coming adrift) and the switch gear is circa 1980s fiesta at best. Add to that quite a few other terrible cost cutting which probably saved them at most £500 off the build cost but makes the whole thing just so "modern" Aston.
Other complaints is 1st is too short, 2nd too long but 3rd and 4th are just fab. 6th is ideal for motorway work as well.
It does also look the dogs b
kss as well. I never really liked the AMV8 (the front on view is all wrong for me), and the DB9 is just too much a GT to be classed a sports car.
However, at £100k (which they clearly will be after either 10,000 miles or 2 years) it's a stunning buy IMHO.
J
The handling is way way better. I have a favourite "handling test" route back from work (it starts at J9 of the M25 and then heads over country B roads for about 10 miles) and I just felt happy to keep on pressing on until I was having the little good driving light indicator feeling happy. I did experiment with the good driving light off switch, and I was able to get to a point that respect for the car and other potential road users overrides the desire to press on.
The suspension has two modes. Effing hard, and so hard your granny would die. Ideally you want a button that takes the effing hard to hard, but the little suspension button just goes the other way.
It naturally hides the fact that this thing weighs 1.7 tonnes with wonderful brakes and fluid steering.
I have to say though that the interior is badly put together (the carpet is already coming adrift) and the switch gear is circa 1980s fiesta at best. Add to that quite a few other terrible cost cutting which probably saved them at most £500 off the build cost but makes the whole thing just so "modern" Aston.
Other complaints is 1st is too short, 2nd too long but 3rd and 4th are just fab. 6th is ideal for motorway work as well.
It does also look the dogs b
kss as well. I never really liked the AMV8 (the front on view is all wrong for me), and the DB9 is just too much a GT to be classed a sports car.However, at £100k (which they clearly will be after either 10,000 miles or 2 years) it's a stunning buy IMHO.
J
3rtt said:
You should check the used car values, there are some very good prices around.
Cheers,
Ian.
I've seen some 2k 1y year olds around 120. I make that £200 a day or £30 a mile......Cheers,
Ian.
Once under £100k the drop should flatten off, but I'm not sure how quick. I'm sorely tempted I have to say if they start heading around the 80 mark.
J
chillidog said:
Thanks Justin.
Dealers are advertising 2008 models for 140K so they're becoming more "affordable" like everything else, if you have the cash of course.
I've seen a 1200 2008 at just under £130k in a dealer....Dealers are advertising 2008 models for 140K so they're becoming more "affordable" like everything else, if you have the cash of course.
chillidog said:
Do you like it more than the Masser GT albeit that the GT is just that, as well as having four seats for adults.
Richard
Chalk and cheese. I was very taken with the Maser I have to say, and they seem to be well under £60k.Richard
Choices choices at the moment!
J
Luvverly car,
I tried the V8 and while it handled nicely it was a bit lacking in the grunt dep't.
Likewise the DB9 reasonable grunt but waaaay too soft in the handling dep't.
I must try one of these and see what I'm missing.
It's so sad that they ruin a cars interior for want of a couple of decent looking / feeling stalks etc.
But then Fezza's are the same
F.C.
I tried the V8 and while it handled nicely it was a bit lacking in the grunt dep't.
Likewise the DB9 reasonable grunt but waaaay too soft in the handling dep't.
I must try one of these and see what I'm missing.
It's so sad that they ruin a cars interior for want of a couple of decent looking / feeling stalks etc.
But then Fezza's are the same
F.C.
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