I actually had that flagged as them seemed to be the cheapest.

they also had the instrument panel (ski slope) for $1500 which I thought was reasonable.

 

Divinatech dot com has a great price on the front splitter parts. Looked at them when I was shopping for a DBS earlier in the year, but haven't seen them in person.

ECPS just delivered a carbon fiber slam panel for my Vanquish. It's a work of art. Buying was easy, took about a month to make & deliver. Good selection of interior/exterior parts.

 

Wow! Great find on the front splitters! I also like the sequential taillight upgrade option. I haven't gotten the Red DBS yet but I can tell it suffers from the condensation issue.

Love the idea of a cool slam panel but I'm afraid I won't open the hood much

 

I got a great deal on the tail light from Scuderia. I think it was around 1K delivered. $200 for an autobody shop to swap.

 

That is one great looking car!

 

Got her home last night. She needs a little more love than I thought. I took the front plate tag off and it was held on by the tow hook. Ordered a new one from AM bits. Then tried to heat up the old ppf and remove it… numerous paint pulls happened.
Going to send it to some pros before doing anymore but it will need to have some paint work
Removing the tint and installing AirBlue 80
Need to refinish wheels due to curb rash
New waterfall for sure. Thinking I’ll still with black

She does look pretty from far away

 

The pros use steam to remove wrap (PPF). Steam leaves the paint in perfect condition plus leaves all the glue on the wrap being removed.

I removed the wrap on my Bentley that way. Dry heat not too good.

 

I was looking at it on the auction, like 20 times..\ Just kept coming back to the auction to see the color combo's

 

Finally got a chance to look at the listing, very nice pickup! I love the color combo; thanks for sharing.

Also, nice garage setup you have there, both in the details of the space itself, as well as the cars in it! Definitely nice all around; kudos.

 

On sale already? https://www.marinoperformancemotors.com/2011-aston-martin-dbs-c-14667.htm]Used 2011 Aston Martin DBS For Sale (Special Pricing) | Marino Performance Motors Stock #E02573

Too many things that needed to be fixed?

 

Yeah, I had it for 6 days and it was much worse in person than I thought. Was going to cost me way too much to bring it back to the level I wanted. My '14 Vanquish is a better car and the Rossa Corsa works on a Ferrari but not an Aston.

Marino bought it from me and interested to see what they sell it for.

 

Was looking at this car on Marino’s website today actually, can you give a few more details on what prospective buyers should look out for? They have it advertised as “can’t tell from brand new”

 

So let me preference this as I'm extremely particular when it comes to my cars. I would suggest you search on BaT for additional photos and comments. The car wasn't bad I just didn't have the patience to fix the car and I honestly only bought it on BaT because it was a good deal and I got caught up in the action (which typically happens if you look at my purchase history under "actfsu").

When I got the car, I tried to pull the PPF as it was aging, cracked, and pretty rough behind the front license plate. I used a heat gun yet I still pulled the clear coat off in numerous areas on the lower bumper. I stopped and called a few shops that said steam was the best. The plan was to take it to a professional and have them remove the rest. I contacted Marino, who I've used before, and was looking at a trade for a McLaren. I ended up just selling it to them directly after registering it in my Montana LLC.

CONS:
The window tint needed to be replaced as there were cuts and scratches in the film. The radio waterfall needed to be replaced as there were tons of hairline cracks in the piano black. The CCBs squeaked a ton, more so than my '14 Vanquish. 3 of the 4 wheels had curb rash. Tire sensor on the front left tire needed to be replaced and the codes reset. Headlights needed to be polished. Front drivers carbon splitter was damaged and needed to be replaced. All the ppf on the car needed to be replaced (it actually looks like they did that), it was missing the round cover on the front bumper when the front license plate was removed. It also hasn't been serviced by an AM dealer in years.

All those issues can be fixed and they may have done them all or some already.

PROS:
The color is very unique and cool looking but too flashy in my opinion when I saw it in person. The tan and black interior was my favorite and the interior was better than I expected. It has low miles and no accidents.

At the end of the day, it didn't fit in my collection and I moved on it quickly.

With the amount of work they probably did to it since I Gave it to them, I'm sure they will be asking 6 figures for the car.

You can see more pictures of the car here: https://see-more-here.com/ (I'm a dork and keep my cars and bikes on a centralized website for pictures, vins, maintenance records, so forth)

 

Great Info, Thanks!

 

Well, let me say that this somewhat validates my purchase decision on my recently acquired DB9.2 that I purchased from Aston Martin Newport Beach. I paid a bit more than market but the car is in excellent condition and was very transparently represented by the AMNB salesman. One of the leading alternatives was a car at Marino that had lower miles and was similarly (to this DBS) represented as all but brand new. I invested in a PPI that revealed that the hood had been repainted and the OBD recently erased, neither of which were disclosed a priori and when brought to their attention was met with a bunch of “dancing around”. I ended up passing on that car simply because of my perception (right or wrong) of a trust gap.

I have no intention of bashing this business; just accurately stating my experience for the possible benefit of others. (BTW, the reason this listing came to my attention was simply that I haven’t yet unsubscribed from their mailings - I did get a sense of deja vu when I saw it!)

FYI for grins, my “new” car…