Re: 700miles on an 07 db9-is that too little
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First post: Im looking to purchase a db9 and have sourced one with only 700miles(apparently genuine) on an early 2007 model. It seems crazy low.
People on the forum talk about "issues" often needed to be ironed out on low mileage models. What are these issues and can I avoid them?
Thx to all responses
Ps Ive posted elsewhere on this matter so apologies for any x-over.
People on the forum talk about "issues" often needed to be ironed out on low mileage models. What are these issues and can I avoid them?
Thx to all responses
Ps Ive posted elsewhere on this matter so apologies for any x-over.
Cars (of any type) need to be used - they are designed to be after all. If they weren't they'd be called sculptures, coffee tables etc and would be made very differently!.
Rubber components (seals etc) don't like being sat unused, unlubricated. Compressed in one position only. Leather doesn't like it either. Nor do metal parts that are meant to move around.
Where has it been stored? When/how did it do its 700 miles? Has it still been serviced? Why has it done so few miles? How many miles will you do in it?
You will no doubt be asked to pay a premium for such low mileage, then the second you use it that premium vanishes.
I'd much sooner have a nicely used car that has proper evidence of proper servicing and any issues sorted/resolved (with no major ones recently) than a garage queen that's an unknown quantity.
You pay your money and take your chances...
Rubber components (seals etc) don't like being sat unused, unlubricated. Compressed in one position only. Leather doesn't like it either. Nor do metal parts that are meant to move around.
Where has it been stored? When/how did it do its 700 miles? Has it still been serviced? Why has it done so few miles? How many miles will you do in it?
You will no doubt be asked to pay a premium for such low mileage, then the second you use it that premium vanishes.
I'd much sooner have a nicely used car that has proper evidence of proper servicing and any issues sorted/resolved (with no major ones recently) than a garage queen that's an unknown quantity.
You pay your money and take your chances...
agree with Murph - that would ring alarm bells with me, if only from a financial perspective ...they will want top dollar for it, but its still a 2 year old car...so you drive it, put 6k miles on it and have similar depreciation to a new car 
I would sooner have one with 6K on the clock, or maybe even 10K ...it would be nice at least to make it to its first regular service and have all the niggles sorted...and save ££££ in the process
otherwise you end up paying a premium for a "nearly new" car, and getting alll the new car fun with it to - high depreciation, niggles to sort out over the next few thousand miles .....
I would sooner have one with 6K on the clock, or maybe even 10K ...it would be nice at least to make it to its first regular service and have all the niggles sorted...and save ££££ in the process
otherwise you end up paying a premium for a "nearly new" car, and getting alll the new car fun with it to - high depreciation, niggles to sort out over the next few thousand miles .....
While I agree with the comments regarding value for money, the actual relative inactivity should not be cause for concern on such a new car. Plenty of new cars stand around for ages until sold, this has at least seen some use and will likely have been stored with some sympathy rather than left in a field!
If it were a 30 year old car ,then 700 miles in 30 months could be more of a problem, but it isn't ,so dont worry too much! Just dont pay over the odds for it!
If it were a 30 year old car ,then 700 miles in 30 months could be more of a problem, but it isn't ,so dont worry too much! Just dont pay over the odds for it!
Rollcage said:
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If it were a 30 year old car ,then 700 miles in 30 months could be more of a problem, but it isn't ,so dont worry too much! Just dont pay over the odds for it!
From experience thus far I reckon 80%-90% of the niggles with the car (mine's a V8) come out in the first 12mths. Another 10%-20% in the next 12mths and from there trickles if anything.If it were a 30 year old car ,then 700 miles in 30 months could be more of a problem, but it isn't ,so dont worry too much! Just dont pay over the odds for it!
These are low volume cars and niggles are part of the charm. But not worth paying for on a 2yr old car.
And cars of any age do not like being stood. I know what you're saying about cars being left stood anyway, but I'm not convinced Astons are generally left for several years without use in the way that fields full of Rovers (for example) were. Some 4.3V8 cars hung around a little while when the 4.7 was released as an example, but I doubt even the oldest of these was more than 18mths old.
Murph7355 said:
Rollcage said:
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If it were a 30 year old car ,then 700 miles in 30 months could be more of a problem, but it isn't ,so dont worry too much! Just dont pay over the odds for it!
From experience thus far I reckon 80%-90% of the niggles with the car (mine's a V8) come out in the first 12mths. Another 10%-20% in the next 12mths and from there trickles if anything.If it were a 30 year old car ,then 700 miles in 30 months could be more of a problem, but it isn't ,so dont worry too much! Just dont pay over the odds for it!
These are low volume cars and niggles are part of the charm. But not worth paying for on a 2yr old car.
And cars of any age do not like being stood. I know what you're saying about cars being left stood anyway, but I'm not convinced Astons are generally left for several years without use in the way that fields full of Rovers (for example) were. Some 4.3V8 cars hung around a little while when the 4.7 was released as an example, but I doubt even the oldest of these was more than 18mths old.
The point about ironing out the niggles is a good one - it would be interesting to see what the service history throws up!I guess the new car niggles may still be present, but I cant see that the low miles will have added any. Modern materials have more integrity than those of old - especially stuff like fuel hoses and the like.
I recently had bought a car that had been laid up for ten years -literally not turned a wheel! With fresh petrol and a new battery it started second go and ran perfectly.
mojo21 said:
bogie said:
agree with Murph - that would ring alarm bells with me, if only from a financial perspective ...they will want top dollar for it, quote]
Bogie on a high-spec car-everything onboard pretty much except sports pack-what would you expect to pay for such a car?
TBH, im not a car salesman, and I dont watch the market daily, I dont have access to the real, trade glasses guide (not consumer Autotrader or Parkers which are misleading apparently)Bogie on a high-spec car-everything onboard pretty much except sports pack-what would you expect to pay for such a car?
so im going to do what you are doing - go and look what else is for sale, what I can get for similar cash, what the premium is for the low mile car.....
how much is one similar, but with average miles on the clock? £65-70K seems to be about right - theres a good selection of 07 cars with like 10K on the clock under £70K.
So if it was like £5K premium for basically a new car, 2 years old - say £75K I would be happy paying that.....
if it was £80K or more, so a £10-15K premium for the same year, but with no miles on it, I probably wouldnt, as it would only take me a few months to bring the mileage up, and lose that £15K premium ...which would be expensive per mile to me for essentially no benefit over getting the 10K mile car instead .....
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