Discussion
Looking to add a more relaxing GT type car to the fold and have narrowed the field down to the following:
Maserati GranTurismo 2012
Aston Martin DB9 2008/09
Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2011/12
Will mostly be used for long trips, Euro hoons etc (when we can again)...
Budget is around £40k, it won't be a daily but will be used during the week for some short journeys from time to time.
Hoping to hear from anyone who has driven the above cars and can give an indication on how they compare to drive, servicing costs etc. Don't mind using an Indy for servicing, based in the Midlands.
Also, what are the must have options on the cars.
Steering towards the DB9, just for that V12, however the Maserati sounds wonderful as well.
Maserati GranTurismo 2012
Aston Martin DB9 2008/09
Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2011/12
Will mostly be used for long trips, Euro hoons etc (when we can again)...
Budget is around £40k, it won't be a daily but will be used during the week for some short journeys from time to time.
Hoping to hear from anyone who has driven the above cars and can give an indication on how they compare to drive, servicing costs etc. Don't mind using an Indy for servicing, based in the Midlands.
Also, what are the must have options on the cars.
Steering towards the DB9, just for that V12, however the Maserati sounds wonderful as well.
Edited by MrVert on Saturday 20th June 18:50
That XKR-S is a lovely thing, however for what I want a car for it's probably a bit too much of a brute (never thought I'd be typing such nonsense obviously)!
I'm leaning towards the DB9, however went out open my bike earlier and followed a Granturismo through town.....what a noise! I could easily be seduced....
Someone mentioned the build quality of the cabin, that is a consideration, I had a V6 Ghibli for a week a couple of years ago and it definitely wasn't up to Porsche / Audi / BMW standards and did feel a tad flimsy.
How are the GT's faring on the robustness of the cabin? As I'd be looking at 7/8 year old cars with 20-30k miles, are they holding up well?
For the DB9, it does worry me somewhat that the earliest car I've seen within budget is a 2008 model, so 12 years old and not getting any younger. Assuming full AMSH, what are the big items to look out for on these that hopefully would have already been sorted by previous owner?
I'm leaning towards the DB9, however went out open my bike earlier and followed a Granturismo through town.....what a noise! I could easily be seduced....
Someone mentioned the build quality of the cabin, that is a consideration, I had a V6 Ghibli for a week a couple of years ago and it definitely wasn't up to Porsche / Audi / BMW standards and did feel a tad flimsy.
How are the GT's faring on the robustness of the cabin? As I'd be looking at 7/8 year old cars with 20-30k miles, are they holding up well?
For the DB9, it does worry me somewhat that the earliest car I've seen within budget is a 2008 model, so 12 years old and not getting any younger. Assuming full AMSH, what are the big items to look out for on these that hopefully would have already been sorted by previous owner?
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