scottsdale car is overpriced. You're getting into 08 territory at that price.

CPO-on mine, this is a ASTON MARTIN factory warranty, so the aston dealers don't have a choice of honoring it. BUT it doesn't cover wear items. Still a huge plus in my book. Additionally, they have to do an extensive inspection of the car before it can be accepted as certified pre-owned. FYI, not all used astons sold at AM dealers are CPO.

Here's a copy of the warranty that came with my car. It's not as good as a new car warranty but it's some degree of support, and on mine didn't cost extra. Also attached is the CPO certificate you should get with your car.

Chris

 

have you looked at AM pre-owned listing? It's how I found mine. Note the cars listed are listed by registration date I think , not model year

http://used.astonmartin.com/en-GB/Se...maxm=&maxp=&d=

 

Thanks, Chris! I'll be sure to look for those documents if I get a CPO car. I'm beginning to lean towards the Scottsdale car though and thinking of offering $66.5k OTD. Do you feel that this is still over-priced? My concern is the CPO in California with 24k on the clock is $63.9 (and it says warranty @ asking price - is that just fluff or will it really go away if I negotiated?), and at that price I'd rather pay the extra 3k for one with less than half the miles. Thoughts?


Thanks! I'm surprised that doesn't include every dealerships cars... for instance, it doesn't even show the CPO at Los Gatos on that search page. Yesterday I actually went to *every* AM dealers web page to look at their used inventory since it doesn't seem to trickle up to the national site Any easier way to find CPO cars?

 

This is kinda bugging me:



Both photos taken by the same dealership, both cars the same color, wildly different color levels in each photo (look at color of wall in each photo). The pictures for the Tungsten Silver @ Los Gatos look closer to the first one in this photo, but those were taken under a tree in the shade... so I actually have no idea what "Tungsten Silver" actually looks like. If it looks like the second car in the picture I posted, I like it better than the way the first car and the way the Los Gatos car looks... it's almost more of a brown / bronze hue to the silver in those vs. the lighter silver in the second picture.

Can anyone who has seen or owned a Tungsten Silver car confirm which of these examples the color of the car is actually closer to?

Thanks

 

Stay away from the 06s. $65k is the right number but don't say your number until after you have talked to them many times and done your due diligence with them. My PPI was done at the audi dealership I bought it from. After speaking with them on phone and asking for all the records & info then offer your $65k price and stand firm to it, state that's your absolute max budget for the car. Remember ... In negotiations "he who is willing to walk away usually wins"

Of all the options you have shown the Scottsdale car for $65k is the right car. But you really shouldn't be paying more then that. Ignore the 24k mile car for 63k, that one is a ginormous ripoff by comparison so don't let that skew your numbers, that price is wishful thinking on his part nothing more.

 

Yeah, the AM link doesn't list all the CPO cars, but I actually found my CPO car thru that link, but it was another car.

Going to each dealer site is the best way. I pretty much discounted early buying from non-aston dealers. So on a weekly basis I'd go to most of the dealers and check what they had.

Agree, stay away from 06s, few of the teething pains were worked out in 07, The scottsdale car looks good $65k is reasonable, I'd also see if they'd pay shipping if you don't want to drive out to it., if you can get service history that'd be great too.

 

I wouldn't get a PPI from anyone other than the dealer or an independent Aston Martin service center who has access to AMDS. Also, if they aren't familiar with the Service Bulletins, there might be issues that they probably won't be aware to look out for.

Tungsten does have a slight bit of bronze/brown tint in the flake.

 

I believe in that photo the "year" is the registration date - both of those cars are MY07. I very much dislike the seats in the 06's alone, so yes, I will not be considering MY06 cars.

Thanks for the input - it seems like $65k would be the right price, and like you said, after due diligence. I'm assuming Aston Martin Scottsdale would be the preferable place to have the PPI done?

 

I'm kind of ambivalent about the mileage issue. Personally, I'd rather buy a CPO one owner car from a dealer than purchase from an independant, but that's just me. I also researched the dealership I purchased from to see of any horror stories (none). The process was smooth and flawless.

24k miles is nothing on these cars, if well maintained.

Karl's right, if you can't get a ppi from an AM dealer you might miss a huge piece of the puzzle (this is another aspect of AM CPO in that they have to go through a pretty thorough inspection prior to being CPO). In addition to the AM diagnostic software, you'll also be able to find out any warranty history on the car.

 

absolutely, they'd be good to do the ppi, additionally the CPO requires 140+ checks to be done, in fact probably most of what a ppi would cover. I didn't bother with a ppi because mine was a cpo car and had also had a full service just a few months prior, including new tires and fluids.

 

My Vantage is that Tungsten color and I can say that both pictures are correct. In the sunlight it looks like that second picture. On an overcast day, you can see that it has a tinge of brown in it, somewhat like that first picture (although not as pronounced). It is a great color.

Too bad you are looking for a manual trans or I might have the car for you.

 

To add to the apparent indecision...

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/4552013379.html

 

looks like a nice car, good price. He needs to get karl to help him take some good pics. Interior shots are always tough tho.

 

I don't understand when people state things like this when selling a car:

If it's so easy to buff out the "surface scrape" and so cheap to fix the curbed wheels, why on earth would he not correct these problems prior to selling it? It just comes across as either:

1) He's not being sincere and it's not really that easy or cheap to fix these things; or
2) He's too lazy to get them fixed prior to selling the car.

Either way, the result is that it makes the buyer think that he is not very meticulous and doesn't bother to fix things on the car when they happen.

He says he doesn't want any low-ballers, but he better be willing to take a discount from his asking price from a potential buyer since he didn't get these minor things fixed.

 

Plus, looks like it's going to need tires soon (he says 25% left) and brakes (he says 33% front and 50% rear). I do dig the clear tail-lights though... thats a $2k+ upgrade at least. He'd better still have the originals though.

Anyone with experience know how much the wheels and front scrape would REALLY cost to fix? My off-the-wall guess is $400 for the wheels and $200 for the paint, give or take. Tires are a $1,200 job, and brakes I think are $1,500? I mean, he's not asking a ridiculous price, but take everything in to consideration and it starts looking like a $56k car give or take...

Thoughts?

Edit: Also, not really sure how I feel about it being lowered... I'd prefer stock suspension so that might be a killer.