After owning several Jaguar and Lotus cars over the years, I finally succumbed to the lure of Aston Martin. I decided to search for a low mileage (under 15K miles) V8 Vantage S. My only other requirement was color (Cobalt Blue). I finally found one in Florida and had it shipped to Southern California last month. I wish I could have driven it home (like others on this forum) but I didn’t have the time. I realize that this car isn’t as unique an Aston as others but it’s special to me. I even like the SSII shifter. Anyways, I’m looking forward to contributing to this forum.

Here’s a photo of the car near Channel Islands Harbor. Sorry it took so long to post but I’m having issues resizing photos on my iPhone https://www.6speedonline.com/ed2d76a...2-ec6ed7f3d930

Congratulations and welcome. This is a great forum with a lot of helpful information. I’m on my third Aston. You are really going to enjoy your new toy.

Congratulations and welcome. That’s a cool color. I almost bought a colbalt blue when I was looking but the service history wasn’t right for me. What color is the interior...pics?

I’ve already replaced the front markers with black led’s and would like to get matching (black) side repeater lights but Redpants is out of stock on its custom lights. I replaced the car’s battery (since it wasn’t holding a consistent charge) with a small Braille battery and mount from Redpants. Rich is providing a great service to Aston owners.

Over the last few weeks, I was only able to find a small number of Cobalt blue Vantages for sale. I’ve seen a few Cobalt Blue examples with Tan or Truffle interiors but none for sale at this time. All of the rest have black obsidian interiors (like mine).