I am just considering my first AM, I've found a few '07 6SPD V8V in the $50-60k range that is right for me.

Most have very low mileage which is wonderful, but I am curious why *NONE* have high mileage. As a test I tried to find used AM with 50k+ miles on them and they simply don't seem to exist....why not?

Where do these cars go?

Most people seem to report annual maintenance costs ~$2000-2500 plus a clutch every 15-30k miles for $7-10k. Any "limits" I should know about on the engine or other wear? Other hidden costs to be aware? I know to check for the O2 sensors.

If I can put aside $2500/yr for maintenance am I in good shape? I am heavily considering an 07 V8 Vantage with 6k miles on it for $55k; planning to drive it for ~3-4 years (@10k mi/yr) and then??

I like to keep my cars but the lack of old cars on the market concerns me and makes me think I should ditch it by then.


Thanks for the advice.



For comparison:
My previous car was an 04 Mazda RX-8 I bought new and drove to death at 114k miles with very minimal maintenance costs. I'm familiar with the oil guzzling and bad mileage.
Before that I had an 91 Mitsubishi 3000GT (sold at 120k+ miles)

I also steal my dad's Maserati Quattroporte from time to time. :P

 

My guess would be most people that put a lot of miles on them end up keeping them, what's the market value for one with 50k+ miles? Mid 30s?

If you can afford an aston, at mid 30s I would rather keep the car then selling it. When I was selling my car I came very close to just keeping it and adding something else because the resale values were so poor.

 

Those of us with high mileage cars are keeping them

If you do your own maintenance, these cars aren't all that expensive. If you use an indie mechanic, they're still reasonable. Dealerships are going to be expensive. Clutch is more along the lines of $5k for OEM, less if you know where to look, more if you upgrade to a ballin' setup. Wear rate depends on how you treat it.

 

I bought my 08 Vantage in May from the AM dealer here in DC. The car was a one owner with 52K miles on it. Previous owner took very good care of it and even had the 60K service done on it before he traded it in on a DBS. The dealer was kind enough to print out the service history for me and I have all the maintenance records. I paid in the low 40's for the car and have been happy with it ever since. The only things I've done to the car was change out the interior lights for LED's, replaced the driver's seatbelt (actually an easy job), added Telum01's catch can, and changed out the brake fluid for a recommended brand that Telum01 suggested. Ironically, I searched nation-wide for 3 years and ended up finding one around the corner from me.

 

I have 6 cars, none of them have many miles on them. Most Astons are not someone's primary car. Usually not even their second or third car. Hence, low miles on most.

 

For now it is my daily driver. I'll pick up something for the winter, but I'm enjoying it too much to just leave it in the garage until that perfect weekend drive.

 

^This. My AM is my 5th car. Had to have it. I put 1000 miles/year on it. A clutch job costs about the same as my Subaru at an indie. Oil changes are very reasonable if you know what to get and how to do it. The design of the car is very robust in general, not nearly as much plastic in critical areas as other contemporary cars nor as many complicated technologies that become troublesome. My last Porsche was more expensive to keep up than this Aston. It's no where close to $2500/year to keep up.

 

Edit: 6Speed app crashed.

101k miles vantage for 45k

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/5793932246.html

 

well, the polarizing doug demuro did just sell his 07 vantage with over 50k miles for $37k to a jalopnik editor...

 

[QUOTE=Zettinger;4572515]Edit: 6Speed app crashed.

101k miles vantage for 45k



wow that's nuts, hope that's not our own jroback moving on from his vehicle?

 

Didn't the new owner say 60k miles?

 

quite possible, don't remember.

 

My car is an 2006 V8 Manual. 32000 km.(20 000 miles) I bought it at 10 000km (6250miles) in 2009.
I have spend money on the bootlid gas struts, Oil filters, oil, airfilters and brake Pads.
I did not buy Aston Pads to pricey. I have tested a few pad makes and found well priced pads that suit my drive style. I am on my second set of tyres because the bridgestone made a bubble.
These cars are not expensive to run.

 

Some owners enjoy using them, others enjoy seeing them in the garage and having the pride of "owning" an Aston as a special occasion car. In either case they do LOOK GREAT. The ones who use more seem to keep and enjoy them longer (more miles & enjoyable ownership). Those cars that sit in garages eventually get in the way as they take up too much space to just sit while paying for insurance and maintenance .......and are sold with low mileage. I, for one, prefer a car with some mileage....or another way actually putting the mileage on the car.

 

My 2010 Rapide has 51500 miles on it and runs like a champ. The car looks great sitting there but I prefer the view from behind the steering wheel.