Help and advice needed.

Help and advice needed.

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robgt

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Tuesday 27th May 2014
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At present I own a Aston Martin Vantage S . Car is about 12 months old with approx 11000 miles. It has had some serious work performed on it by a specialist indie as in lightweight flywheel, twin plate clutch, switchable suspension, ceramic manifolds and de -catted. All in all it is a very good car. It may be just man maths but I am starting to wonder whether I should make a move to a F430. The new Vantage is about 20 months away sporting a AMG sourced twin turbo V8. When it does arrive the jump from mine to the new model will be just too great to justify.

I have been looking at 2008 2009 F430 models on the net. First impression is how many there are with so few miles on them! Prices seem to hover around the 85 to 89000 which seems a lot for cars of 4-5 years old. Do I stay with main dealer cars? What problems should I look out for . How colour sensitive are they? Which are the must have options? I really do not want to drop a clanger! I understand clutches last about 20,000 miles though clutch wear can be tested via a laptop.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated.