New, to us, 2007 V8 Vantage

jerhofer · 2016-02-25 02:53:19

One of my neighbors works as a finance man for exotic car dealerships. That position allows him to bring home some special cars. Recently his driveway was graced with an Audi R8. As I was curious, last Friday evening I checked out the website for the last place where I knew he worked. Turns out he no longer works for this dealership. No R8 there but, as the dealership listed their cars alphabetically, the three Aston's were first up. When I saw the 2007 V8 Vantage, my first thought was that it was so beautiful. I looked at the price and thought this might be doable. And I had a hard time sleeping that night. Early the next morning I drove for an hour in my '07 Porsche 997 to see the car. One of the owners had been driving it and it was dirty but oh that sound of that motor!!! After some heavy negotiating, the Porsche stayed there and I drove the Vantage home. And I love it. I have been a Porsche club member since 1978 and have had many Porsche's, and other nice cars, over the years. My 997 was a great car but this car is in a different league. Besides the motor, I love the interior. All of that leather and real metal on the AC vents, the knobs, the door panels, the angled struts on the interior and in the engine bay, and the aluminum eyelet for feeding the seatbelt. Even the inside of the glove box is leather!! After 48 years of marriage, my wife is seldom surprised when I show up with a different car. As I opened the garage door, her response was, "That's our car?? Kind of says it all!!