Looks like the auction ended at $37K. Not bad, I guess, for a modern V12 Aston depending on how much money you had to put into it

 

IF that DB9 has had decent service (at least oil changes) ... looks about as good as the pictures... Someone got a screaming good deal. Its almost worth buying and just putting together a MUCH better e-bay ad.. with shots in front of an expensive house...better lighting, etc... so you can get $15k more out of it! We'd all probably have more faith in the car if it had a $50k reserve!

 

^^^ Not a chance..... $50k reserve and no description? Really? Not with a ten foot pole! Somebody prolly got screwed is more like it.... Pictures can be VERY deceiving. Might be a 20 footer but, prolly worse. Who on earth would pay $37k for this thing? Be interested to see if this deal really happens.

 

If its too good to be true.... it is not...

 

More than likely his buddy won the auction!

 

Agreed x2

 

Lets hope for the buyer the quality of the car is better than the quality of the ad... Arguably the worst car ad I have seen in a while.

 

You are being too kind! That's the worst car ad I have ever seen!

 

the best thing about these cars is the interior.

 

I don't mean to sound like too much of a snob but some of the backdrop settings in the photos don't inspire confidence in the car or sale........not sure I would bid on it no matter how cheap....

 

2005 AM DB9 - Nada (Consumer) shows low retail $67k, avg retail $70k, high retail $70k..trade-in value would be less and the fact that it was in 2 accidents (depending on nature of accidents) devalues it further (plus w/ 90k miles.) Hmmm.. very tough to buy a car online - especially on ebay - without having seen it...but someone out there definitely thought it was worth at least $37k as is....

 

Hey guys - just stumbled upon this when trying to find out maintenance expenses on a db9 - hah! I am the winner of the auction. I look for deals like this in the exotic space every so often, and have had pretty good success so far (with a GTR, my current car, and an older ferrari 360) - both had terrible ebay/craigslist ads, and I was able to get a great deal on both. Of course, this method has led to tons of terrible cars that I passed up on!

I am the sucker who paid $37k! But, after talking with the owner, I really feel like he just doesn't speak english well or know how to build an ebay ad. I am going to go checkout the car and let you guys know what I find. I think it COULD be a diamond in the rough. I'm aware of the accident history as well. Any tips of things I should checkout? I am trying to find the closest AM dealership to get the car checked out. He also seems to have a lot of documentation on the maintenance as well, just again, terrible at making ebay ads!

 

Maybe find a high performance car specialist in the area to check it out. Not neccessarily AM.

I would definately get it on a ramp and thoroughly look under the car for damage.

Sounds like you know what you are doing... Best of luck !

 

Fantastic advice. I am not sure how much AM will really be able to help. I was able to take the GTR to TopSpeed motorsports in Atlanta - who gave me a fantastic overview of the current condition of the car.

That being said, I wish someone would have been able to tell me the 2009 GTR's were plagued with transmission issues (but this was in 2009, so who can blame them!)

I would love to put 100k more miles on this car - my main concern is maintenance. I am used to the GTR oil change of $300. The GTR has an underbody that makes it somewhat difficult to do on some jack stands, but the db9 seems like I could actually do it myself - which is exciting

Any advice would be greatly appreciate - I'll make sure to be very detailed and take lots of pics - keeping you guys up to date and seeing how it goes!

Edit: V8V and Supra? Nice combo!

 

The e-bay listing says the car is in Falls Church Virginia. Aston Martin of DC is in the area, and I believe several members here use their service and can offer thoughts on the quality of work done there.

http://astonmartinwashingtondc.com/

Additionally, this thread has info on independents in the same area as well as positive feedback on Aston of DC
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-mcleanva.html