higher milage V8V's

[awg454]

I am now driving a 55 plate with 52k miles on it taken in part ex on my roadster,I think it drives as well if not better than my 2 previous V8's (both bought nearly new and sold around the 15k miles) no rattles etc just shows how well build and engineered these cars are!

[mikey k]

I'm with you on that
My Sept 08 car has ~19k miles on it and feels and looks like new.
One big improvement was getting the geometry sorted.
It is a common problem with most performance cars that the factories never set them up properly

[michael gould]

this is a really interesting topic as most Astons (including mine) spend most of the time in a garage......my 2005 DB9 has on 27k miles......It seems to be the older, ultra low millage cars that have the problems........is the moral of the story that fantastic value for money can be had by buying a well serviced higher millage Aston ?

[bogie]

my car is a Jan06 55 plate with 59K on it, needs nothing other than a service next month

drives better than new

some signs of wear I will address when I get time; respray for stone chips, then put film on (should have had it from the start) and some scuffmaster/leather treatment...im lazy getting in/out and the seat bolster is wearing a bit

not too bad really, id have no qualms about buying a 5 year old car...most have been garage queens anyway

[DeadMeat_UK]

I'm researching V8Vs as a possible next car, and this thread has me a tad worried that it's not quite the car I was hoping.

It'll be my only car, and although not used daily for commuting needs to be turnkey for long jaunts as well as the mundane supermarket and gym trips. Am I deluded thinking these machines won't live that life well ?

Is 58k, or even 19k viewed as high mileage in Aston-Land ?

I'd expect all cars to be running well and sorted at 58k to be honest, and 19k is just run in and loosening up nicely.

[mikey k]

The problem with not using cars like this is;
moisture gets in to the fluids, electronics and many other parts as ther is no heat put in to them
The lubricants completey drain to the lowest point so you are more likely to do damage when you do start it
Drops in battery voltage are more likely to confuse or damage electronics
Pads start to corrode on to the discs either squeaking or seizing
Most important of all you get less driving pleasure out of it
(I'm sure a there are a few more!)

[bogie]

DeadMeat_UK said:

I'm researching V8Vs as a possible next car, and this thread has me a tad worried that it's not quite the car I was hoping.

It'll be my only car, and although not used daily for commuting needs to be turnkey for long jaunts as well as the mundane supermarket and gym trips. Am I deluded thinking these machines won't live that life well ?

Is 58k, or even 19k viewed as high mileage in Aston-Land ?

I'd expect all cars to be running well and sorted at 58k to be honest, and 19k is just run in and loosening up nicely.

Vantages are the first AM you can truly run as an "everyday" car in my opinion

I used mine daily for a few years, but most of the time have 2 or 3 cars that I spread 20-25K miles a year around

One year it did 20K another it did 6K etc

It gets used for everything; touring (3K miles in 2 weeks) followed by trackdays, then airport runs with holiday luggage for 2 weeks, supermarket etc

no issues at all, and (suprisingly) the cheapest car to run ive had in about 10 years ! (I dont pay my own fuel)

so If you are looking for something that feels special at the weekend, but can cope with 10-20K miles a year of daily use if required, then a Vantage is a good fit

[awg454]

I think the problem is 50k is considered high mileage but really shouldn't be these cars definitely seem to get better as they get more miles on them,i wish i had used my other two more!

Edited by awg454 on Friday 7th January 19:33

[notax]

I'm soon to be in the market for a V8V and I'm amazed (and relieved) that mileage doesn't seem to have too much of an impact with earlier cars. I will use mine as one of my daily drivers and am likely to notch up about 10-15k miles a year in it. The starting point for decent cars seems to be around £40k and there is a lot of choice with cars having anything from 16-45k typically. As I'll be adding quite a few miles I may as well opt for a lower mileage one and hope it doesn't have the issues often associated with garage queens.

[flyingjase]

DeadMeat_UK said:

I'm researching V8Vs as a possible next car, and this thread has me a tad worried that it's not quite the car I was hoping.

It'll be my only car, and although not used daily for commuting needs to be turnkey for long jaunts as well as the mundane supermarket and gym trips. Am I deluded thinking these machines won't live that life well ?

Is 58k, or even 19k viewed as high mileage in Aston-Land ?

I'd expect all cars to be running well and sorted at 58k to be honest, and 19k is just run in and loosening up nicely.

There are V8V's with over 100k miles on them right now. The problem is perception, because the earlier Astons were more delicate, had shorter service intervals and generally didn't reach high mileage without major costs associated. Unfortunately it's dificult to break perception, however a lot of V8Vs out there are living proof that mileage is not an issue, in fact as you can see on this thread in some cases it's a real advantage as it improves the car's reliability.