I'm definitely leaning toward the DBS.

Now I need to decide on color. I like the quantum silver but storm black looks amazing. I just don't know if I want to take care of a black car.

 

Maybe something other than black or a shade of silver? So many of us play it safe. I'm kicking around wrapping my car with a color that's more fun than my Quantum Silver.

 

Kinda' depends on how much you plan on driving it. Black is great if you don't use it much since you can keep it looking spiffy most of the time. Any silver is superb for something you drive often.

However, these colors are pretty universal so you might think about something else to be different. For used, that's the Catch 22. Try finding one in another color besides black/gray/silver. You can go thru ad after ad and see nothing else. The Volante seems to be more 'colorful', but you didn't say if that's something you're looking at.

 

I always like the idea of a convertible and then after purchasing wish I would have gotten a coupe - so this will definitely be a coupe.

I have no problem with other colors and actually like the way the DBS looks in white - but I think the white car craze is starting to taper off.

I have a question, if anyone can answer it. If I get a black car and have full paint correction and detailing done and then apply a paint protection film, will it be easier to keep looking good? I'm not so much worried about cleaning the car more frequently. Rather, I'd like to avoid the microscratches that can mask the true depth of the paint - especially if I go with a color like storm black.

 

It will certainly protect the paint. However, if you are worried about how the color looks, I'm not sure that the loss of depth with the kit won't be equal to what you'd lose over time w/o the kit.

I've got a partial kit and I like it because I don't have any stone chips, but when you look very closely at it, the color depth and sharpness aren't as good as the unprotected surfaces. I assume that the protected area won't get any worse over time in that regard, whereas the unprotected areas will.

You can always just do a partial and then once in a while get the paint corrected.

 

DBS all the way..

 

http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos-11...es-SLS-AMG.htm

 

Agree on the test drive. The car reviews I have seen point to the Virage being a better car overall than the DBS-in suspension, steering and interior. I would want a back to back drive to see the difference.

The DBS is a better looking car IMO and continues the "DB" tradition. It would take a drive in the Virage that impresses me as much or more than the press for me to side step the DBS.

 

I was at the dealer yesterday. I didn't even bother going for a drive in the Virage after seeing the DBS again in person - it's just so much more of a balanced design. The interior is nothing I would be concerned over in relation to the Virage. The car they had was Magma Red over Sahara Tan and was absolutely stunning. They were going to give me a sweetheart deal on it, but I promised my wife we would put up a deck before I got a car (I can't belive how much they charge for decks).

So it will be the DBS, it's just a matter of when. We do our financials in october and if it was a good quarter I may be able to get in a car soon. Of course with winter just around the corner it may be better to just wait it out until the spring - I don't see myself doing much winter driving in it.

 

Magma Red is a beautiful color on the Aston.

 

Smart choice. The DBS is a future classic; the Virage is more the flavor of the day. Too many overdone bits: stick this on here, put that there, flare this part, headlamps du jour....

 

enjoy that deck

 

I'm not an outdoor person, so....

 

My friend also has Magma Red and loves it. Not to bad to keep clean either.

 

Getting a full paint correction job done and then covering it will obviously keep it perfect. However, the trade off is that it won't have the shine you desire. Even the best films have a bit of dullness to them when viewed on an angle. Especially, when compared to freshly polished paint alone. Moreover, a wrapped black car will not be any easier to keep clean than a non wrapped finish. The reason black is so difficult to keep flawless has to due with CONTRAST. Everything jumps out at you when placed against a black background. Just think of the dust on your television screen or the piece of lint on your black jacket. This is why the film won't help. Black is not a color, it's a part time job!