DB9 from auction

[4leks]

Is it crazy idea getting such fairly expensive car from the auction?

My wife fancied Aston DB9 for quite a while now so I thought maybe it is time to get one this year.
Personally I would've chosen Vanquish but I don't like 03MY and can't afford facelift one without selling my F.
I realise that auction purchase is a bit of gambling.
Is it worth to consider buying one from auction for someone who is not mechanic/car trader?
I thought to concentrate on <3 years old to have a bit of factory warranty remaining (is it 3 years for Aston?) for peace of mind.
Is it good idea overall or not?
There are 2 nicely looking DB9s on BCA at the mo

[michael gould]

If you have no experience at buying cars from auction then stay clear.....either take somebody with you who knows what they are doing or buy from more traditional routes.......

[4leks]

Thx
I shall deffo take someone who can inspect the car (at least visually etc) with me
I'm not mentally afraid of buying car from the auction, I use to buy much more expensive staff from the auctions (property)
I just don't know if it is worth a try i.e. would I be able to get decent bargain. What is the normal margin for dealers on such cars? I would assume if the dealer sells the car at 65-70k the trade value he paid for it was 55-60k max innit?

[MichaelV8V]

Are there many DB9s going though auctions?

[michael gould]

yep lots of Astons going through the auctions......normally about 10 to 15 a month......they can be bargains, such as repos from finance houses, but dealers normally pick up the decent ones before they get to auction

[4leks]

I would only go for under 3 years old one to have warranty remaining anyway
(Is it 3 years for Aston, guys?)
I understand dealers want at least 10-15% margin on such cars, is it correct?

[michael gould]

dealers will look to have 12-15% (before expenses) from a car so you can expect buying from auction to be 15-20% cheaper, but very high risk

[cccscotland]

I've bought a few cars from auction, including a 550M. DB9 sale prices were always far stronger than I would expect, and I think you could probably buy cheaper privately. That way you get to check it out more thoroughly as well...

[DAMIT]

Nice Low 7k Miles 2 year old (58) Silver DB9 going through BCA Nottingham this Thursday!

Agree they seem to get strong prices, and don't forget buyer fee's will be £1k+ to private buyer, but that insures title.

You can also sometimes get a road test prior to completion, if you are the successful bid. (Within a couple of hours of sale)

[4leks]

Thx for advice guys
I will also be considering buying privately as by some strange reason I had far better experience of private purchases then through the dealer (bought my 360 privately as well)
However there are not that many DB9s changing hands privately I believe (no private ads for DB9s under 3 y.o in classifieds at the mo for example)