![]() 11/12/2015 at 13:32 • Filed to: Aston Martin Vantage | ![]() | ![]() |
These beauties are getting relatively cheap. There are a lot on Ebay !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . This or a fully loaded BMW/ATS. The answer seems pretty obvious to me. I wonder how reliable they are?
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They’re as reliable as a V8 powered hand-built British car can be, which is to say don’t buy one.
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The one pictured here was the first exotic I ever rode in. I was probably 11, and my dad drove me by my friend’s house while his whole family was outside. I felt like the coolest kid on the planet. And the sound. Dear sweet zesty Jesus, the sound.
That will be the car that I buy when they’re cheap and used someday just because I wanted one as a kid.
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IIRC, these were THE most expensive ‘supercar’ to keep running.
dont.
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Well, he could always take it to the Ford dealer for service. “It’s basically a Thunderbird!”
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But... but... pretty!
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Oh my lord was that exhaust stock??? And having been in one myself I see where you get the excitement from. This car might not be the fastest but it sure as hell is one of the coolest
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Even the V8? I figured it was the V12 that was the real problem
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Yup, stock exhaust. The kid whose house we dropped by said they could still hear it for nearly a minute after it disappeared from sight.
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worth every penny
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Looks like I will be wasting my next thirty minutes watching Aston Martin youtube videos
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erm. yea. the engine wasnt bad. it was the rest of it that was pricey.
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I don’t know how reliable they are, but I do know that you’ll be paying out the ass if something goes bad. It is a British exotic afterall
Of course, if you’ve got a bit more money, you can bid on this instead. There are some rough patches, but you can easily fix it up.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lincoln-Co…
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And suddenly I could care less about the Aston Martin. Gordon Buehrig was an outstanding designer.
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I’d get a V12 instead, since the values on those will probably do nothing but climb after the AMG partnership killed the V12.
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That sounds simply amazing.
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I was just looking at these on AT yesterday. Love!
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I drove one at Brands Hatch! Was great, very muscular in torque delivery and handled well (as far as I could tell)
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That must have been a total blast
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It was too short! I’ll be doing the same again soon with an Atom.
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That will be more fun but as Clarkson said you will look a bit more like a nerd
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What does EL_ULY, who worked at a dealer that serviced these think?
If I remember, most of the electronics and a lot of the computers came from the FOMOCO parts bin. I think they would be decently reliable.
I would also love one, Light Blue, in Manual, oxblood interior...
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If that is true this might be one of the greatest deals out there for a used exotic sports car.
And I like the way you think.
This particular shade of blue has always been one of my favorites.
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They look good, sound good, but they’re really not that great. If you want something that offers a true “driver’s experience”, I wouldn’t get one. -talking from experience
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People that have driven them tell me they’re shitty
I value these people’s opinions so I’d trust that they’re right
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This is not a car for people looking for something “relatively cheap”. This is a fourth or even fifth car. It might be ok if you only use it on sundays , but even then, I still probably wouldn’t recommend it. There are cars that will deliver a much more engaging driving experience than this for 10k less.
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I wonder how reliable they are?
British car
RELIABLE
BRITISH
wat
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I kinda figured. I remember clarkson wasn't a fan
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I remember Clarkson wasn't a fan so they must not be that spectacular
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Yeah the best answer at 50k in my opinion is probably something like a Z06 maybe a Zr1 but they are a tad high
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i didn't know you valued my opinion
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well more than any of the other fakes on this website !