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You came from Porsches so you know the saying There is no such thing as a cheap Porsche. The same could be said for Aston Martin x5. If you're looking for a nice car to just jump in, maintain regularly and enjoy, look elsewhere. This car clearly did not have an attentive previous owner.
i wouldn't restrict my search to my local area. north america would be my hunting ground. for the price you'll be paying, a quick flight or maybe a drive would be worth the investment. my most recent purchase involved a 600 mile round trip by car to test-drive and a one-way flight and a 300 mile drive to get it home (probably cheaper to have it transported). ...price of doing business for hard to find automobiles, IMO.
A positive could be the mileage in one respect. The car hasn't been idle most of its life. Coil packs are a concern. Maybe you could go 50/50 on that one with seller? Can you get the car on a lift unannounced? Would be good to check for leaks.
Thank you all, genuinely - lots of food for thought and points to unwrap.
This is literally the only DB9 coupe for sale in Canada (been this way for some time), they’re very scarce here apparently. There are 3 Volantes, all priced similarly, but I’m absolutely keen on the coupe version.
Price-wise, if I change my mind and decide to sell, it shouldn’t be much of a loss. The car is priced about $5k above blue book value. The reason I’m buying now is because the dealer is offering me crazy money for my trade-in, plus a comprehensive warranty on the Aston, and up to $8k in repairs pre-purchase, which makes it financially worth it even if this DB9 requires up to $20k of work afterwards. Hopefully, that’s not the case though
I’ve read up on the primary cat failure as well. Is cat delete + remap a viable option, or considered bad taste (no cats - no problem 😁? Alternatively, I suppose I can always replace them if needed.
First thing I’d do though, is a complete liquids change. So engine oil, trans fluid (it’s a ZF; I’m not buying the “sealed for life” thing AM is pushing), engine coolant, brake fluid, power steering fluid, and rear diff fluid. Would also get an AM dealer to program the misfire correction profile.
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I would be concerned with the wrong oil stick. They indicate when full to have not enough oil. I would really check the oil for debris and listen to it closely for any dreaded tick
Speaking of which, I remember reading on some forum that the stock engine oil dipstick showed an incorrect amount of oil or something like that, and that it needs to be modified/replaced. Can anyone kindly shed any light on this?
That is correct. They changed the dipstick to make it different domension so as no to starve the engine. There was a recall done. If this critical recall wasn't done, I would be really hesitant about all the other maintence that wasn't done....it was the first thing I checked when I bought mine.
The original oil dipstick was the wrong length, resulting in it reading a higher oil level than was required. Basically, the oil level would look ok, but would actually be low.
This was a huge concern for me when I was looking way back in 2015. I reviewed your list, and have to say, a number of things on there are regular wear and tear. That said, many items on this list indicate it has not been taken care of. Of all the cars to take a chance on, an AM V12 is not one of them I would be comfortable with
Mis fire learn protocol is easy: just have to drive in auto at 70 mph with AC off, let go accelertor, let it slow down till 20 mph by itself, dont change gear, dont apply brake, repeat X 2 more and it will learn mis fire protocol.
there are post about it.
sirent: is a ford part, look up and replace by your self, easy
Head light small cracks are common they are from inside and i dont think it affects anything, I have them on my DB9 for years and no leak or anything.
BF flush and oil change is easy too.
When i bought my car I replaced all fluids, coolant, brake, oil, rear diff etc.
as far as stolen goes its possible it was towed and prior owner though it was stolen so he/she may have reported stolen.
I had one of my car (old BMW which we are not using) towed from street and we did not notice it was missing for 5 days and on sat evening i noticed it was missing so reported it stolen. I wonder if my car fax report now will sho car was reported stolen
? Alternatively, I suppose I can always replace them if needed.
