I don't think many of us bought our Astons for anything other than the joy of owning one. Nevertheless, it's always been interesting to me that the dominant position has been "don't ever expect the value of a core-model Gaydon car to go up."
I'm still going to drive my '06 DB9 anytime I want to and I'm not trailering it to Cars and Coffee events so that people can marvel at how I managed to get all of the q-tip fuzz out from under the chrome trim.
But...I'm pretty sure that prices for 2006s and 2007s are now running $5k-10k higher than they were four years ago when I bought mine. That's no reason to get excited, but I have the impression that the curve has bottomed out and has begun a gentle upswing. Perhaps the bottom line is for those who DON'T have an early DB9 but are thinking about it: you might not want to wait too long.

 

 

 

For me, I was curious as to what pricing did across the various years and platforms of the DB9. This isn't time-based, so the below reflects only this year and doesn't show any change in overall. But maybe it'll be helpful as a rough guide that I've found across ASKING prices. Who knows what the final pricing ends up as, or for a more accurate if limited picture, you could look at a few closed eBay auctions like Steven McEvoy (Aston1936) did for his AMOC article.

I tweak this model around a little, but have found it to be roughly true, maybe within 15%

• Mileage is for models with ~10-20k. Lose ~10% for every decade further.
• Manual, +22% ('08-'11), +20% in more common years ('05-'07)
• Volante, +18%
• Post face-lift ('09-'11), +25%
• Each model year newer, +7%

CoupeAuto CoupeManual VolanteAuto VolanteManual
2005 $45,155 $55,089 $51,345 $61,614
2006 $48,315 $58,945 $54,939 $65,927
2007 $51,698 $63,071 $58,785 $70,542
2008 $55,316 $67,486 $62,900 $76,738
2009 $66,380 $80,983 $78,500 $95,770
2010 $71,026 $86,652 $83,995 $102,474
2011 $75,998 $92,718 $89,900 $109,900

I've found that for the DBS, they're going for about 34% higher than the DB9 version, and its Volante version is only 7% higher than the coupe version.

 

Hard to believe the rag top is worth more than the coupe........IMO the lines aren't as clean.

 

Interesting you came up with all this. I am definitely following the trends.

However, you have the 2005 model DB9 listed for manual. Aston never offered the Manual transmission officially for 2005. It started as an option in 2006. I have it straight from the factory that in 2005 less than 20 models were produced worldwide with a manual, both coupes and volantes together, and by their estimates most likely less than 12 exist today due to accidents and such. I was told mine was extremely rare, and at first AM US didnt believe me when I said mine was a 2005 mid-year and another member here has a 2005 manual also. After a few weeks AM US got back to me with those numbers above.

Interested in seeing how that should affect pricing. Regardless of pricing, I wouldn't sell mine for anything less than 65k. Try and find another like it, and as well taken care of. But, that doesn't mean I would get it either.

 

I have a 2005 DB9 coupe.....manual. Iron ore red interior and tungsten exterior. 17k miles

 

 

Most Good Astons don't go through Manheim Auctions. Most Good Astons don't go through eBay. Most good Astons are sold by private parties or through AM dealers otherwise you are buying a car with a questionable service history (Unknown Service History) and can expect to have big service bills for deferred maintenance.

If you decide to go bottom fishing, make sure you can have an Aston Martin Dealer perform a PPI Pre Purchase Inspection before committing to the purchase.

But you can always roll the dice and hope for the best and maybe get lucky..

 

It will also be interesting to see how sales of the new Vantage are doing over the next couple of years. If the new Vantage design is not well received, prices for older cars could move up or at least depreciate at a slower pace.

 

I think what we should all hope for is that Aston Martin becomes wildly successful and that the new models are in such high demand that the company cannot satisfy the market. Imagine if the factory had to start rationing allotments to their dealers instead of pushing on them too much inventory. Imagine if you had to wait in line to get one and once you got one you could turn around and sell it for a profit. Sounds like a fairy tail? Sounds like Ferrari. That is what will make the older cars worth more money. That is why a Ferrari 550/575 Maranello sells for much more than a DB7 or DB9.

Instead they seem to be going down the road trying to become a limited production hyper car builder selling few numbers of cars at million dollar price tags. Not sure how that formula will work in the long run.

 

 

If the car doesn't have many miles, let's say under 20K, you can just do the services and not worry about maintenance history. Changes all the fluids and filters and you are at a good starting point. A lack of records does not mean it's never been done. Doing all those services is like a PPI as they are already contending with each area.

 

To be specific, I bought my 2006 DB9 Volante with 39,000 miles in 2014 for $38,000. I had looked at two other 2006 Volantes, one asking $36,000 and another asking $38,500.
I thought that I'd prefer a hardtop, but the convertible was a concession to my wife. I now agree that she was right. I have a 12-year old car that is still incredibly enjoyable and satisfying because with the top down I don't have to be drag-racing Mustangs or replacing tires every 3,000 miles to feel like I'm really driving it as intended. (And because my wife is more likely to sitting next to me, and I actually like that.).
I'm also happy that I bought a car with some miles on it. My car had averaged 5,000 miles a year, which meant that it had been used enough to reveal issues, all of which had been addressed.