I don't believe there are major differences between the 09 vs 11.
I would let someone else depreciate the car and pick up an 09. If you want more power - you can mod it quite easily.
I picked up an 09 DBS and didn't even think about a 12 DBS - no appreciable difference for me - near same car. But I saved a bundle of $

 

The 2010/11's are still likely to be under the three year factory warranty (depending on in service date); that's a definite plus, but you'll have to decide whether the extra $$$ are worth the peace of mind that comes along with the warranty .
I purchased my '07 with one year still remaining on the warranty and it was an important factor in my purchase decision.

 

Any place i can find the specific differences from 09-12 ? can't find that side by side anywhere.

Warranty is BIG and is worth for me a few extra $$ to sleep well at night

 

Grant's book is really the only place in the world you'll find that. When's your order supposed to arrive?

 

Not much is different from what I know. Here's what I know off of the top of my head;

1. '11+ has the Vantage S as an option with the SportShift II as standard. The S has a lot of little upgrades such as; more HP, more torque, Sport button adds a lot more punch when stepping on the gas, bigger brakes, different interior stitch, SportShift II, carbon bits all over the exterior, side sills, diffuser, front splitter standard, different wheel option. (If you are considering a Vantage S let me know, I'm selling mine ).
2. '10+ have the optional side sills from the N400. I personally prefer them.
3. '12.5 Stock Vantage was updated with a new front splitter and the side sills as standard.

 

Not sure.. Ordered thru amazon 3 days ago and its still hasn't shipped

 

The s is out of my price range a little. I thought that the 2012 base is the 11 S specs ?

 

As noted, Grant's book is the source. However I have the book in front of me, so I can help with the differences. I'm summarizing below, but not quoting verbatim. Also, you asked in another thread about differences for base vantages, so that is what I list below. I'm not addressing various packages like the N400 package, or the Vantage S.

For 2010:

Standard items

• HID headlights were made standard
• Powerfold mirrors were too
• A/C system was improved
• A new 6 grille design was released
• There were minor changes to exterior mirrors and seat headrests to comply with regulation changes
• Fuel economy was improved, C02 was reduce
• New controls settings for autofold mirrors, reduced alarm guard alarm function
• Auto-unlock was improved
• Sound dampening technology changed, reducing noise levels a bit

New or improved options

• B&O sound now available
• Navigation upgrades
• A handful of appearance options including mesh inserts for grilles and vents, new wheel options, perferation options for seats, luggage options, clear tail-lights, new silver exterior color

For 2011:

Standard items

• New tire pressure monitoring system showing individual tire pressures (older versions show an idiot light, and ask you to look for color-coded lights under the glove box that coincide with color-coded bands on each tire valve)
• A new "PURE ASTON MARTIN" appearance in the display at startup

New or improved options

• Improved Bluetooth
• New microphone in the roof above the driver

For 2012:

Standard items

• More aerodynamic windshield wipers

New or improved options

• Improved optional Garman navigation
• Yellow calipers

In my year-old edition of Grant's book, he cited the MY09 as the best pick.

Jeff

 

Great. thank you so much.. so i gather that there are no trans mods or any technical ones? all just cosmetics, right?

 

The items I listed are all I found in the comparison summary pages. I looked, but did not find, discussions on technical changes after 2009. It appears that the vantage, like the db9, reaches a sweet spot in 2009 with the mechanical updates that distinguish the 09s from the 08s.

 

To tempt you back to thinking about a Roadster, 6MT, my 2011 is available and it still has 27 months left on the original factory wrty. Feel free to check out the link below if you're interested.

The lines are different than the coupe to be sure, but the interior is far less claustrophobic than my 997.2 Cab was because the headliner is a light bone/grey color (fit and finish on the top far exceeds my Porsche) and the pillars are covered in a similarly colored alcantara.

It's gorgeous inside and out, you'd be surprised how much of a difference these two small things makes in keeping the car from feeling like a cave when the top is up - considering you're in Malibu, that may not be often!

Good luck with your search.

 

Thank you for the offer, unfortunatly it is about 20k out of my budget

 

I really like the look of the n400 add starting the 2010 line.. i also found this info, please feel free to input your opinions...

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-show...tin-v8-vantage

 

http://www.collectionmotorsports.com...32&type=dealer

Any thoughts?

 

Good find.

My edition of Grants book did state that publication date constraints could result in late-announced updates for 2012 being omitted from the book.

At least you have that site to fill on the blanks for 2012. Tomorrow I can dig up the electronic addendum Grant sent out a few months ago, see if it has better info.