Hi All -- another trivial question. I've expanded my search to include new cars with slightly higher mileage (in the 20k mi range). Some of the car I am looking at show wear on the final inspection tag under the hood. See the attached picture as an example. How does something like this happen? I would think the inspection tag is pretty well protected under the bonnet.

Also -- one car I am interested in is missing the Vantage emblem on the boot. There is no history of an accident, and I find it hard to believe someone would de-badge the car. My first through is there has been a respray.

Again -- I know it's impossible to determine anything without seeing in person. Just looking for opinions.

 

Vantage emblem delete is a free option from the factory. Most like to remove them so people don't know the model and ask, or just like the exterior clean.

 

The comment like, 'some people don't mind it' I'd like to replace with some people actually love it! Yes, it's not smooth and perfect, but you are almost as involved with the manual tranny if you use it right as prescribed by Aston Martin (working the gas as if you had a clutch) and raw enough to be incredibly enjoyable. I had a manual and then a 2009 with a sportShift, and would not go back to a manual and held up till I found the right color 2015 GT with sportshift. I hope the next generation Aston is just as involving without a clutch to manipulate in day to day traffic.

 

Thanks for that info. I had no idea that was an option!

 

I would recommend getting the build sheet for any car you're serious about, in addition to a carfax report and its service history of course.

 

I appreciate your feedback about your Sportshift experience. I have been reading a lot about the Sportshift and how to drive it and am convinced it will be the right choice for me.

The only real risk is not knowing how it was treated by a previous owner -- which is impossible. I know an AM dealer can check the wear but that's tough to do when buying used from a non-AM dealer or from some place that is not near an AM dealer.

Aside from the lack of crawl, the extra gear and no cooling in ASMII, are there any major drivability differences between the two? I have seen comments that there really isn't any big difference.

 

I have been pulling reports on the cars I am looking at. Some have very interesting histories.

Where can I get the build sheets from?

Randy

 

am.com / contact, they let me get about 10 before they politely declined to give me anymore and told me to use my local dealer. So be serious about the car before asking for it. They'll get back to you usually within 48 hours.

 

Perfect. Thanks for the tip. I figured my dealer could pull them but wasn't sure how open they would be doing that if I wasn't buying the car from them.

 

The only differences between my 2009 Sporthsift and the 2015 is there is a notification the 'kiss procedure' is complete, hill assist, and 1 more speed. The 'feel' I thought of the 2009 was better and like shifting from reverse to first for some reason takes a lot slower in my 15 than the 2009, perhaps it has something to do with the reverse camera. That's slightly irritating knowing the 2009 was instant.

 

Thanks. Did you notice any real difference when starting from a standing stop in stop & go traffic between the SSI with crawl and the SSII without crawl? I don't plan on spending a lot of time in traffic but am curious if you noticed anything.

 

Here's another odd one: on the Carfax for one of the cars I am reaching, two of the service events (6k and 10k) list "Instrument cluster checked." These were checks done at a non-AM dealer. I've never come across this comment in other Carfax listings so it seems unusual to me. Sorry to sound like such a noob but I am really being overly **** about this purchase.

 

Just so you know, you can call an AM dealership's service department and ask them about the car. When I was curious about a Carfax service history entry on a car I was looking at, they were able to give me more information about it.

With that said, it could've been routine for that shop to check the instrument cluster (if they had experience with an issue they were looking for), or the customer could've reported noticing something and asked the shop to look into it (which could just be a paranoid owner).

 

I removed my vantage badge, if it did not have indents I would remove the back and front wings as well , I like a clean look I know what it is and am not interested if some stranger has no clue.
Also the Aston wings are a easy target for vandals and they could damage the body when or if stealing them so my choice is no badge
Just drive it like a bad ***

 

Does anyone know what color this is? Listing says Hardly Green but it looks way too dark and more teal to me...