£30k DB9?

[a13x]

How would a 90k miles, Sept 05 DB9 at only £30k sound? Is a good spec car with full SH, fresh service being done with new tyres and an AM dealer warranty.

A good buy?

[williamp]

A good by or good bye to £30k?

That does seem very cheap, perhaps too cheap so I would have alarm bells ringing. But, if someone like Rick checks it out and gives it a clean bill of health then why not? There are people out there who so not know the true value/want rid quickly, so there are always bargains to be had- £30k this week rather then £40k in 6 months may be enough to keep their house/business etc etc

[yeti]

That is a very interesting question... and one that has been coming for a while.

If it's 90k miles and very well looked after, then why not, plenty of DB7s around at that mileage. I've just come from DMS where I saw a 75k mile DB9 on the ramps looking very shabby and sorry for itself - but it's a hire car and has led a very sad life so probably doesn't compare

Can you get it inspected by an independent or does this need to be a *now* decsion?

Resale value would be non-existant as you go over the 100k mark in theory, but then at £30k with a whole raft of DB7s being more expensive... How much lower can it go?

If I had £30k and wanted an Aston coupe... I'd take a chance

[a13x]

It's from a main dealer and so I would be reasonably confident in it being a good car, if it's not then would be rejected. Will have a full check over, fresh dealer service before handover and any work needed doing to bring it up to retail standard will be done.

It's whether this will be a better buy than an 06/07 Vantage for £40k. Residuals need to be a factor and how much more money could the DB9 lose? It should be relatively problem free being backed up by the AM warranty...

An interesting decision to be faced with and one that I need some discussion on the forum before I make my my mind up.

Thanks all

[michael gould]

I dont think you can put an Aston warranty on a 7 year old 90k car......ifnyou can buy it because with a 12 month warranty it's very cheap

[Neil1300R]

a13x said:

It's whether this will be a better buy than an 06/07 Vantage for £40k. Residuals need to be a factor and how much more money could the DB9 lose? It should be relatively problem free being backed up by the AM warranty...

Thanks all

Interesting question. However, first you need to consider which model you want. Despite the friendly banter / mickey taking on here (Db9 owners are all old, pipe smoking etc etc ), we all recognise the DB9 / V8vantage are different types of car. The V8V is typically viewed as more sporty, with the DB9 being the ultimate GT cruiser.
I wouldn't make the decision purely based on price, try both models and decise which one suits you. Only then look at the price of a specific car.
As Mr Gould said, didn't think you could get the full Aston extended warranty on a car of that age, so check the T+C's.
Resale value would worry me as the majority of Astons haven't done that high a mileage. No known issues with higher mileage cars, apart from lack of care, but you could be heading into unknown territory.
Post up a link to it, to give us all a better idea of the car and its condition.

[a13x]

There is no link unfortunately as it's not arrived into them. Previous owner exchanges into his new DBS next week.

The only info I have other than the pictures emailed are what has been posted.

91k miles with full AMSH. Options are
Bright finish grille
Heated front screen
Heated front seats
Integrated GSM telephone
Rear parking sensors
Satellite Navigation

Will be fully serviced before sale and the usual 140 point check together with their 12 month warranty. 2 rear tyres last month and fronts in April.

I understand the concerns around buying purely on price, I have driven both and enjoy them both. It appears on the face of it to be a good buy, but is territory that hasn't been touched yet and I am not sure if I am ready to be the guinea pig to see how far values will drop.

Surely can't lose much more money and should be relatively hassle free motoring for the next 10 months?

[yeti]

Vergis said:

On autotrader there are 60k examples going for £33,800 , so say thats £33k after haggling. That might be an interesting possibility. £3k more for 30k less milage.

That's hard to say 'no' to in all honesty if supplied with the same warranty etc.

91k+ just gives me the shivers, no real reason why at all as ifg it's a warranted car, they obviously feel it's good or it'd have gone to auction.

I take it this is a mate and you're getting it at their trade price?

[andyxxx]

No, in my opinion, not a good buy. I wouldn't touch it.

There are loads of cars with a fraction of the miles adverized for £5 - 10k more (- who will probably haggle down.)

[George H]

yeti said:

91k+ just gives me the shivers, no real reason why at all as ifg it's a warranted car, they obviously feel it's good or it'd have gone to auction.

Agreed. It's not excessively high mileage either if you break it down, only 13k per year. But it still puts me off. Especially, as others have pointed out, for £5k more you can get one with 1/3 of the mileage on it.

[Jockman]

Agree with Neil - get a drive in both types of cars so that you can decide which one you prefer. I thought of myself as a sporty young chap in a V8V until I test-drove it and hated the gearbox. Much preferred the TT of the DB9 as well as the more GT looks and characteristics.

Then, run a mile from cars with freak value pricing attached to them, as per your original posting.

That car is so old it is unlikely to have the new DB9 standard fit colostomy reservoir in the seats

[Speedraser]

There was a thread (I think on PistonHeads but it could have been another forum) in which an owner was celebrating his DB9 Volante (red, perhaps Rosso Corsa) turning 100K miles -- still going strong.

[JohnG1]

a13x said:

How would a 90k miles, Sept 05 DB9 at only £30k sound? Is a good spec car with full SH, fresh service being done with new tyres and an AM dealer warranty.

A good buy?

My question: what is a "AM dealer warranty"??

I am very wary of warranties that are not the manufacturers. Many of them are just "underwrite at claims stage" insurance policies and they will just be a pain in the arse to claim upon.

[JohnG1]

Jockman said:

Agree with Neil - get a drive in both types of cars so that you can decide which one you prefer. I thought of myself as a sporty young chap in a V8V until I test-drove it and hated the gearbox. Much preferred the TT of the DB9 as well as the more GT looks and characteristics.

Then, run a mile from cars with freak value pricing attached to them, as per your original posting.

That car is so old it is unlikely to have the new DB9 standard fit colostomy reservoir in the seats

Funnily enough the 911 turbo has one of those bowel emptying optional extras. It's called "launch control"....

[Jockman]

JohnG1 said:

I am very wary of warranties that are not the manufacturers. Many of them are just "underwrite at claims stage" insurance policies and they will just be a pain in the arse to claim upon.

Or as I call them - 'Close your eyes and hope for the best' policies

[George H]

JohnG1 said:

Funnily enough the 911 turbo has one of those bowel emptying optional extras. It's called "launch control"....

So you finally tried it? About time too

[JohnG1]

George H said:

So you finally tried it? About time too

No - too much of a coward.

I live in North London, we don't have the wide open space of up Norf.

Once I find a clear, dry wide road I will have a crack at it.

But really - the pdk box when set to maximum attack is just awesome.

If AML could bin Graziano and Getrag and just buy the PDK box that would be wonderful. The noise from a red-line upshift is great but when you switch down to default settings you can be driving along at 31mph in 5th gear and you will not be able to notice the gearshifts.

[George H]

JohnG1 said:

But really - the pdk box when set to maximum attack is just awesome.

If AML could bin Graziano and Getrag and just buy the PDK box that would be wonderful. The noise from a red-line upshift is great but when you switch down to default settings you can be driving along at 31mph in 5th gear and you will not be able to notice the gearshifts.

Is it a double clutch automated manual set up, similar to the DSG in VW/Audi's?

[Neil1300R]

JohnG1 said:

No - too much of a coward.

I live in North London, we don't have the wide open space of up Norf.

Once I find a clear, dry wide road I will have a crack at it.

But really - the pdk box when set to maximum attack is just awesome.

If AML could bin Graziano and Getrag and just buy the PDK box that would be wonderful. The noise from a red-line upshift is great but when you switch down to default settings you can be driving along at 31mph in 5th gear and you will not be able to notice the gearshifts.

You need to try the gearbox in the Vantage S. Developed by Aston just for that car. Around town in non Sport mode you don't notice the automated gearshifts.

[JohnG1]

Neil1300R said:

You need to try the gearbox in the Vantage S. Developed by Aston just for that car. Around town in non Sport mode you don't notice the automated gearshifts.

It's an adaptation of the Graziano box in the original vantage sportshift. It's the same basic cogs and what not as used in the F458, mp4-12c and a few other pieces of exotica.

I have driven the original six speed sportdhift and it was crappy when compared to the pdk.

I respectfully suggest that you need to drive a car with a pdk box!!