DBS daily driver?
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997 Turbo at the moment which is definitely the ultimate daily supercar... But wanting something a little more exotic / special.
I don't want two cars for a lot of different reasons, so could I use a DBS every day? Including a central London commute.
Less focused on depreciation or servicing costs, more on reliability and anything that would make it a hassle day to day.
Thoughts?
I don't want two cars for a lot of different reasons, so could I use a DBS every day? Including a central London commute.
Less focused on depreciation or servicing costs, more on reliability and anything that would make it a hassle day to day.
Thoughts?
SydneyP said:
997 Turbo at the moment which is definitely the ultimate daily supercar... But wanting something a little more exotic / special.
I don't want two cars for a lot of different reasons, so could I use a DBS every day? Including a central London commute.
Less focused on depreciation or servicing costs, more on reliability and anything that would make it a hassle day to day.
Thoughts?
my thoughts are your a lucky man not to have to worry about depreciation or service costs !!! good luck I don't want two cars for a lot of different reasons, so could I use a DBS every day? Including a central London commute.
Less focused on depreciation or servicing costs, more on reliability and anything that would make it a hassle day to day.
Thoughts?
I was in a similar position to you 12mths ago when I switched from my 997.2 C2S PDK as a daily driver to a manual 4.7 V8V Coupe. The car has been fantastic and I have loved every minute and have no regrets about moving away from Porsche. The Aston just feels so much more special than the Porsche ever did.
It has been as equally reliable as the Porsche so I would say you have no reason to worry in that regard. As a daily driver it is more practical due to having a larger boot but does use a little bit more fuel, and I lost the use of the rear seats (not an issue for you with a DBS however) and it isnt as quick as the Porsche was. However I really dont care about the little perfomance difference as the Aston has so much more to offer - it is a pheonominal car. The only car in the world I would swap it for now is a V12V or a DBS.
Im petty sure that your move from a 997 TT to a DBS will be similar to my experiences.
Go for it!
It has been as equally reliable as the Porsche so I would say you have no reason to worry in that regard. As a daily driver it is more practical due to having a larger boot but does use a little bit more fuel, and I lost the use of the rear seats (not an issue for you with a DBS however) and it isnt as quick as the Porsche was. However I really dont care about the little perfomance difference as the Aston has so much more to offer - it is a pheonominal car. The only car in the world I would swap it for now is a V12V or a DBS.
Im petty sure that your move from a 997 TT to a DBS will be similar to my experiences.
Go for it!
Edited by Adam2S on Tuesday 27th July 14:49
Adam2S said:
SydneyP said:
But a corporate culture that frowns on Maranello's products... 
Corporate culture! WTF... Am I to assume this is a company car? I must get me one of those jobs where you get an Aston as a company car instead of paying hard earned cash for one... lolHmmm - These people who look upon a Ferrari parked in a Canary Wharfe company car park as being declasse or gauche sound like a right bunch of Bankers! 
Really - looking down upon a £150k car in todays economic climate beggar's belief. The car is way way beyond more people than ever now, and I would hazzard a guess that those looking down their nose are at the centre of the reason why that is the case.
I'd buy the car I want and like and not let other people's views influence me. If I wanted a California I would buy one and to hell with them and bigoted ways. Are you sure this is the company you want to go and work for?
Really - looking down upon a £150k car in todays economic climate beggar's belief. The car is way way beyond more people than ever now, and I would hazzard a guess that those looking down their nose are at the centre of the reason why that is the case.
I'd buy the car I want and like and not let other people's views influence me. If I wanted a California I would buy one and to hell with them and bigoted ways. Are you sure this is the company you want to go and work for?
Edited by Adam2S on Tuesday 27th July 16:31
Up until quite recently I was fortunate enough to be running a DBS and California, for no other reason then the children getting slightly older and the fact that we spend the summer months in Portugal, we have part exchanged the DBS for a Rapide so the car is more practical down in Portugal. The California is a great car, however for build quality, running cost and living in a practical world the DBS will always win, in terms of performance there is very little in it, we have done less then 1000 miles in the California and its been back and forth to the dealership, where as we did 5,000 miles in 8 weeks in the DBS and averaged over 25 mpg and the car never missed a beat, the california will be put up for sale at the end of August and my order for a new DBSv is already in, there are also some fabulous deals around at the moment on new DBSv
I drove my DBS through central London to the City every day for 1.5 years. Absolutely brilliant. Only surpassed by the V12 Vantage I'm in now. The smaller size and more pointy nature of the V12V might suit you better for the task - it easier to steer through the city. Back seats of DBS are useless.
You won't regret the move into either car!
You won't regret the move into either car!
Edited by polar8 on Tuesday 27th July 21:58
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