AMV8 A Prospective purchasers questions!

[tin hat]

Hi,

I am struggling to resist a 2006 V8 Vantage and would be grateful if any fellow PH'ers could respond to the following questions, prior to a dealer getting their claws stuck into me!

1. Is the colour white availible (if so it must be super rare!)
2. I can just (!) afford the car, has anyone experienced a lease option with AM - The depeciation is a little alarming (although I appreciate that a £75K car with 2 owners (when I come to sell it) will lose a fair lump) - probably £ 1K a month in depreciation?
3. I am 37 with a clean licence,living in London. Will the insurance be wildly expensive (in excess of £ 2K?)
4. Will women rip my clothes off when I get out? (no response req'd, I need more than a exotic car for that)

Thanks in anticipation.....

[tin hat]

Gents,

Thanks, what a nice bunch Aston owners are!

I am allowing for running costs on top of the 'just affording' but assume that if I source a dealer supplied one, it would not need any funds spent for 6 months or so, depending on mileage.A cheaper private sale would leave a couple of quid for tyres etc.

I am not a fan of finance, but I also run an Elise (which I have no plans to sell) and a Clio 197 for everyday use.I think that a spare pound or two for the Prodrive mods would be nice.

The sound of the V8 is indeed irresistible - I was feeling like a bit of a saddo listening to various Vantages on youtube!

I will (hopefully)post the pictures soon, but at £1K a month, they are getting more affordable all the time!

Thanks again.

[tin hat]

Thanks guys.Happy speeding.