I have a 2011 DBS with about 8,500 miles. I live in Kansas and the nearest Aston Martin dealer is located about 7 hours from me in any direction. I was wanting to have my DBS serviced (oil change, etc.), however, if I transport it, its going to be around $2k transport plus whatever the service cost. I have a local Ford dealership that also does work on a number of exotic cars that we have in the area. My questions - if I have the local dealership do the service, are there any services AM would do that they could not, such as resetting codes, etc.? Is there a service schedule available online for my vehicle? Is there any particular items the local dealership would need to look out for?

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
Ethan

 

Oil changes, filters, and brake fluid flush your local Ford specialist can do. Make sure you have OEM parts and the approved fluids.

The service schedule should be online with AM corp site somewhere. I have seen it before. It's an annual or 10k miles, which ever comes first, so just annual for most of us.

 

Service guide is in the owners book also.

 

It's worth a discussion with the individual tech who will be preforming the work on your car. Talking to the tech and/or another exotic owner customer of the dealership should give you some confidence for their help in the future as well. My guess is the tech at the Ford dealership has a background other than just Ford. The service your asking for should be straight forward with the right OEM parts, that you might be required to provide. All service and sepc info is in the cars service manual. Good luck!