Can You REALLY Buy A Good Aston Martin For £25,000? (My Friend Did!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2020
- Today we are looking at another Aston Martin Vantage. I only looked at one a couple of months ago, but now I've got one back on the channel. Why? Well, my friend bought this at a bargain price and I wanted to show everyone that the idea of a super cool dream car can be yours at a realistic price!
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What an excellent presenter. Friendly, honest, down to earth. Truly refreshing.
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Totally! I really good at it
A couple of months I traded in my very loved Honda S2000 to a 2007 V8 Vantage manual with less than 40k. Its Ghillies green exterior on Bitter Chocolate interior was what finally made me byte the bullet. It never fails to make me feel like a child, everytime I enter it and turn it on. Damn, just looking at it!
Thanks James for your input when I was still considering other options! No regrets :)
Ghillies Green / Bitter Chocolate sounds like a beautiful spec!
Yet the S2000 was more fun :p
@Matthew Molens Isn't about the speed. Completely different cars... Absolute monghead,
Do you miss the s2000?
Is it reliable?
I'd pay that money for just that sound. Gosh it's good
I got a 2008 a couple of months ago and couldn’t be happier. Love the fact that I can rev high to enjoy that amazing sound without having to break the speed limits. The only thing I wish this came with and I agree is a nonessential gimmick is to have a ECU crystal key. Anyone has done a conversion from the early Volvo Fobs?
This is a great and insightful series. Everyone here has an affordable dream car I'm sure. I also love that in most of these when an interesting car drives past, we get a quick look front and back from it. Shows the detail and love that goes into making this channel. Cheers!
Owned mine for 7 years and in that time the only thing that failed was a £15 washer fluid pump. Parts and service kits can be sourced for very little money.
Was that from new?
Nice! Curious to know the age and condition of the car when you bought it, cheers. Always nice to hear about a well-taken care of car taking care of its owners.
I bought it 4 years old with ~6k kilometers. Was in perfect condition when i bought and subsequently sold.
Mansfield hi been considering buying one myself , could you tell me where you get parts from please ,
I know a guy at work that had one with ~30k miles on the clock. Took it off the road because he was sick the thousands of pounds he would spend on servicing (at the dealership in Pangbourne). I can remember I bill of over 2k for a front light cluster
Thanks Jay, you've really cornered the market in used car reviews of the type I constantly think about buying. I find these extremely desirable, though if budget would allow a late model V12 manual would be in the garage. This time next year Rodney...
I actually just purchased my first dream car! 2010 V8 vantage. Absolutely love everything about the 4.7 and the car as a whole. Best purchase ever!
I love these so much, used to see one each morning on the road going to college in Ireland, the guy appeared to be driving it to work every day, what a cool car to be daily driving. Great video.
That V8 does sound glorious.
This car's spec is pure class! But the gaudy numberplate spoils it somehow...
Yeah I clocked that...bit tacky 😔
@@simonkilby9273 yes, but it's quite likely that someone would pay good money for that plate, therefore reducing the cost of purchase even more.
Probably a £our £igure number plate?
Common.
Yes personal number plates are chavy
Still holds up in 2020!!
Many Thanks, Peace From London. 🙏🙏
Your one of my favorites Jayemm! Don’t quit brother
I bought one second hand - best car I've ever owned. It's handbuilt so little stuff sometimes needs a word with itself (various monitors go mad, then it's fine 20 mins later); but nothing big ever went wrong. You never get a bad reaction on the road. Every time you look at it you smile, and the noise... cannot recommend highly enough.
Yep, I have one, I agree
Should have his own tv show. One of the best deliveries on the subject of motoring. Camera work is brilliant, specially the 'drive-by's
Really happy you reviewed this Jay.
I’m Currently driving an M2 but on my list of future cars are this (ideally a 2nd gen/430bhp) as well as a Cayman GTS and e92 M3. The badge, looks and sounds of the Vantage can’t be beaten for the price IMO. Sure you don’t have the tactility of the Cayman (981) but this one ticks more boxes 👍🏾
Excellent promotion for this super Aston Martin, a few years ago I was looking at a DB7 for the same price, now I realise I could (if needed) come up the ladder a long way for similar bucks!
Thanks for these great promo's so very entertaining
I loved mine for 4 years, upgraded to the 12s but the 4.3 V8 is awesome and with the factory aston after market sports exhaust was a treat as well. You may have to rev them a little to get the best out of them but listen to that sound why would you not want to.
lovely classy car,even after these years,
another great video !
having lost my mum and dad in the last five years and just hit 50 im going to treat myself,these are on my shortlist.
These AMV8's just keep growing on me!! Especially at these prices!! Amazing!
best ever clip I saw for a car review was that of Mr Clarkson with that V12 vantage! whot a car/clip that was! But your review not bad bud
Thats wad awesome, my wife always gets a tear in her eye when that comes on Dave. Car drives like it wants to headbutt the horizon. Customers have swapped them for v8 as too hard-core and needs constant attention when driving. Its the one I dream of owning.
25 grand well spent !
Until it goes wrong.
Rick West I bet you’re fun at party’s
@@steve19111990 Your correct, luv a good nite on the razz with the lads.
I bet you're a tin pot millionaire.
@@tounovtwin then you fix it🤗
Rik Wes you only live once, want a Porsche, go own a Porsche - want an Aston, buy an Aston, ownership comes with responsibilities for any car.. plenty of specialists out there
I got to drive one of those around the track in Anglesey. But as a Roadster. On a sunny day. With a clear view of Snowdonia. Revving that engine and listening to that soundtrack is certainly one of my most cherished memories of all time. It was a gift from my wife by the way. How lucky can one be? Really enjoyed watching you enjoy the car!
I have to admit, that is spectacular value for money... with a chance of it becoming a future classic and going up in price.
Great video - did miss the intro though :D
Two words, and I haven’t even finished watching it yet, ‘pure class’. My dream was always to have a sweeping gravel driveway to a modest Georgian country house and an Aston Martin. And this is the one. Right exterior, colour, tasteful interior and a V8, ‘just enough’, what’s not to like. Absolute bargain!👍. Superb YT channel Mr Emm. I wish you every success. Well deserved.👍
We clearly have the same components in between our ears as what you just described is also my exact dream.
Love you did this. Just need to get you into an amg gt and a v12 for a showdown for the 50k budget
Great videos thanks buy now before they attain classic collectable status and prices go through the roof.1990s DB7 prices have been steadily rising
I was the second owner of a 2007 V8 Vantage that I bought in 2014, black/black with anthracite wheels & grille. Sadly I had to sell it after 2 years but it was a great car. I didn't lose much money on it, though servicing and consumables are obviously pretty pricey! The general public seem to love Astons and I never had anything but positive remarks. I'd have another but would have to be able to keep my current 996 too - the Vantage feels like a much bigger/chunkier car.
I hope you do a review on the X100 4.2 Jaguar XKR.
This is the exact video I have been waiting for. I want to buy one as a daily soon.
Im selling my 2010 4.7 if you're interested
Excellent review. Concise, punchy and very honest. Keep it up Mr JayEmm.
I'm looking for a 'mid life crisis' second car and the AMV8 looks good to me. The fact that you can service and maintain these things quite cheaply is a big plus. However, buy carefully as Mr JayEmm's friend obviously did.
I've watched and read that the only obstacle of owning an aged Aston Martin is that repairs and replacement parts become expensive but I always believe that if you're a driver who takes care and maintain any car you shouldn't really run into problems.
Great video as always, I won’t go into my dream cars as not enough time.......
I know there is a slight difference in price but I’d be interested in a review between an early Vantage and early R8, both look and sound superb with their V8’s.
JM, it's interesting that the 997 was the car I cross-shopped before buying the 4.3 V8 Vantage! Yes, the Porsche is immediately easier to drive, lighter steering, braking, and clutching, easier to shift as well. It's also a lot harsher over broken pavement and due to stern damping, quite a bit louder. It was also roughly ten grand less expensive in US dollars. I bought the Aston for emotional reasons - the comparative rarity, the sound, the looks, the GT demeanor it has, the much larger boot/trunk so one can actually go travel with her. Yes, she does drink the fuel, and yes, the maintenance costs can run even more than a Porsche, but I had already had two older air cooled 911s and decided that the Aston had to join my Jaguar XJ8 for I had wanted to buy British for a very long time. Both cars appear to be reliable so I can forgive them if they require maintenance and repair. The thing that loom over the 997.1 is of course the infamous IMS bearing, which is about a $3500 repair requiring dropping the engine. I do love Porsche "911s," don't get me wrong, but I've always had a hankering for an Aston-Martin and I"m not sorry for the purchase at all.
A fantastic choice! These are in the same price bracket as the Continental GT, and I'd love to see an honest review on one of those, Jay! Another car I'd love to see you critique would be the first generation XKR, pre-2004, with either the 4.0 or 4.2 Supercharged V8! :))
He can have mine when it’s back from sprayers!
Agreed, get a review of a conti GTC on your list Jay. 2007 to 2009
Mike Thorn totally agree , it between thes3 two cars for me. Please do a review on the bently
For most of my life, my affordable dream car was an NSX. Now with how much those have appreciated, it''s way outside of the "affordable" range, probably for good. Next was always the V8 Esprit. That one I might have a chance at some day.
Really enjoyable review Jay Emm. Thinking about selling my Cayman S and stepping into an Aston Vantage..
Love these, and it's one of the very few cars that suit silver, although I'd prefer a green one
You are without doubt the best presenter on youtube. Yet another honest and down to earth video, keep them coming Jay.
Very kind, thankyou!
Many to say awesome sound from the exhaust 😎
Thanks James, good review of a great little car. Surprised though you were so blase about the interior updates that came with the 4.7. Not that the 4.7 interior switchgear is brilliant (unless you get the 2nd facelift with the Vanquish control stack) but it's way better than the fiddly plastic buttons of the early 4.3s, plus you get the added theatre of inserting the crystal key to fire it up
Oh, man, from 11:37, that sound. I also use a 4.3 V8 and wish it was sound like this.
Still love those cars. As you know was a close contender for my f type replacement.
My 'affordable' dream car was a B7 RS4. In 2010 I bit the bullet and bought one. I kept it for 8 years and loved every single second in it. What . A. Machine. I'd always wanted to scratch an M3 itch though and replaced the RS4 with an E92. I stretched the budget as far as I could and bought a very highly specced July 2013 car, must've been one of the last ones made. Now, just over a year later, I say again - what a machine.
You speak about all the laudable plus points, but honestly, what sold it for me? Just look at it! Aluminium car design at it's best! Fabulous!
My dream car that i own so far are rsx 350z and now 981s cayman ! You got to make one about this one its a very nice car so happy since i own one
my affordable dream car is a Mercedes e55 AMG and I bought one this week
This is a true dream car. I will buy one someday. A nice example with the correct colour, etc, is approx. £40k at the moment.
It’s a gorgeous car and they sound so amazing out of the box. I considered one before buying my Lexus ISF (I value reliability) I was quite happy a few years later when one tried to show me its heels, it sounded phenomenal on full chat as I passed it in my ISF.
That answered my question 👍
Was in the same position lately, looking for ISF or V8. Unfortunately both are so rare down here, a 4.7 manual V8 vantage came around and it was too good to turn down.
@@pacrat90 Where are you from?
I'd make the Aston even cheaper by selling that number plate. An important factor with affordable dream cars is what specialists are reasonably convenient to where you live because he's right, you need to avoid main dealers.
That number plate actually cheapens the whole car. It'd increase the value removing that vulgar registration plate.
Good review again. I actually enquired about this car when the dealer had it a couple of months ago.
Im selling my 4.7 2010 if you're interested!
We had a prototype for a weekend and had to put 1k miles on it so we went to Scotland for the weekend. An experience ill never forget and now I can afford one and we get discount on parts and labour.
Love the outro, what song is that? And what happened to your shirts? The one you were wearing in this video actually suit you quite well 😉
The best proportioned, best looking Aston of all in recent years for my money. The DB9 is rather corpulent and bulky compared to the V8 Vantage. Having thrashed a Vantage around Elvington race track a few years ago, it remains my ultimate dream drive. It's not the fastest car, but as James says, "How fast do you really need to go?!" I have two classic cars, which if I sold would easily put me in the driving seat of a Vantage. The one factor I am wary of is the potential cost of maintenance........ Great view- very informative as per usual!
Damn you for putting this in my head haha. In the market for an M4 or Mustang but this is just so much more special....
Your very clearly American
@@scottyp1348
Nope, not at all.
Just purchased a 4.7 2011. Absolutely adore it!
That sound, the sleek looks, the British pedigree. I would totally pull the trigger on one of these if it was in the price bracket i was looking at.
Another great V8V review James
Great cars, I love mine. Not that expensive to run - little more than my 996 4 S was.
Tell your friend to get a Bamford Rose clutch and flywheel - better than the AMR one I have and transforms the car
Can’t beat the drama - and other road users let you out at junctions - never found that in the Porsche!
what cost for BR upgrade fitted inc tax?
@@davidstuart4915 around £3600
I loved my V8 Vantage. Ran it for a few years and 38k miles. A few minor electrical probs and the main dealers were pretty shocking, otherwise a great car.
How much did you spent on average on yearly repairs?
@@nevill1947 not much really. Less than £1k a year. One year I had new brake pads. Otherwise just a service at specialist's. It needed new tyres when I sold it.
AM and Lotus are near impossible to maintain outside of UK comparing to all competitors.
Who else was sad jayemm didn't do a livestream on Sunday 😢
I was but I was in no condition for it
Brilliant Review! I bought my 2006 4.3 V 8 Vantage with just 19k miles on the clock for £29k in 2019.It now has had just 22k miles on the clock and I could sell it tomorrow for £36k.Since this review and the shortage of new cars,quality used cars such as Aston Martins have gone through the roof! Having said that who would want to sell an Aston V8 Vantage that is such a pleasure to own and drive!
The car in the review is probably worth 10k more today :p
Glorious
also....the Minor convertible at 12:50 was a wonderful contrast, though I'd go for a Traveller to shift my stuff round.
Another quality vid!
A friend at work imported his to Australia. He let me use it for my sons graduation formal. It was such a dream to drive. I understand now what quality and refinement is all about. Now I want one.
Hi James, Thanks for your videos, there ace and seem to always feature all the cars I love. I’m considering one of these or a F-type v6S for sunny weekend use only, which would you choose, I keep flip flopping between the two.
I’m currently looking at the same options, don’t suppose you have decided and have any feedback on which you chose?
I love an Aston Martin any one from the last vanquish backwards. The new platform with AMG parts are to my mind not an Aston Martin
Hit the nails all square on the head and articulated ideas I couldn't formulate quite as effectively. The feeling whenever I utter "I'm taking the Aston..." never gets old. If you're going to cane your car, buy a Boxster/Cayman for those runs.
Awesome car for the money and in the best colour 👍
“The THEATRE of an Aston Martin...” LOVE this!
It's stunning to look at. It is infinitely cool. It sounds glorious. It's cheap. Nope can't find fault
My dream car was, and still is the Aston Martin DB9 Volante. Why was, I bought it and love every single second I'm in it.
great car, great review and now I've got to trawl through autotrader once again on a fantasy mission.
Just off there now myself 🤣
I think the number plate would look better if spaced correctly.
Let the reader do some thinking
The Aston, the right sort of car to be seen in , in CH! best wishes James mark
Still the best looking Aston ever imo. Shame about the naff private plate though
Great car and I agree, better looking than the new car. The only thing I don't like is that private reg.....
Well with Aston going into Moers hands, their future looks very bright as well. As bright as a star one might say :D
Much better looking than the current cars.
That sounds glorious! I think I'd just drive everywhere at *redline in 1st gear!!!* 😁
Ooh, new clutch.
Legend has it, many an Aston dealership gives away used Vantages for free - it's the clutches where they get you.
less than £2000
The Germans could not come up with anything as Beautiful as this British lovely XXXX
Clutch job was $6500 but it was covered by warranty. I have taken to servicing my own now, it’s totally doable but it helps having a Snap-On scan tool...
I have an 2010 Jaguar XKR at the moment and this is the only car I will consider changing for... I'm seeing it as an upgrade in the next couple of years, even if the other half needed some convincing to let me park the Jag on the drive!
What a beauty! Make mine the 4.7 finance and all. I think the 4.7 will hold value better than 4.3.
THANKS JAMES!
Smiles per Gallon: you are right, that's the best measure James!
Great presenter. Really enjoyed this.
Looks great jey I found my dream car 8 years ago it’s a Porsche Boxster 986 2.7 with 37 on the clock mint condition I paid 10 thousand for it , the best deal ever, drove it down to southern Spain on a road trip never missed a beat great fun for not much money and I still have it on my drive great car 💰 😎👍
I am lucky enough to have owned a V8 vantage for approaching 5 years. Everything reported is true, (although I don’t know when this was recorded , but now the shine has worn off the new model the used prices are creeping up again) mine is ghillies green with immaculatetan leather ... pure class.
The V8 vantage is really nice, it was my dream car for the longest time, but you can get a much newer jaguar f-type for similar money
So I made a mistake choosing an Evora S over the Vantage ?
I'm now on my 2nd E92 M3 but still drawn to the style & class of the Vantage V8 but the clutch wear is what I'm terrified of.
And unlike with M's , I dont expect there is a huge community of DIY mechanics around.
BTW I like the grunt this 4.3L engine produces. The s65 in the M3 doesn't even come close when you drive it moderately (
I bet you need a new engine by now 😂😂 3rd or 4th m3?
First vid I have watched by this reviewer. He's really good and I will be back.
Thanks for coming John
Don't worry about the maintenance. It comes with the Bumper2Bumper warranty.
Id have to say the Maserati GranTurismo in answer to affordable dream car - around 20k for a decent one right now, with looks to die for and one of the most sonorous engine notes in existence! For a project though it'd be a 240z.
A truly beautiful car. Unfortunately a friend of mine, who works at an Aston Martin dealership, told me that an engine replacement for the older cars costs more than the car itself and hes seen more than a couple toed in with engine failure.
that ticking time bomb on any modern sophisticated car....warranty is expensive and u have to worry about the chances of them paying out... could do LS4 conversion, not sure what cost..
Was talking to a mate about this yesterday and all stuff of the last couple of months with covid big hair cut coming for cars that have been sitting
You should do a review on Graig of dyno tech ( driftworks ) Aston with a lt4 swap 😉🤗
(Craig)
Mate, I had to laugh… “It tells you how gently this was driven”…. Next shot “NEEEEEEAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNN”
I really laughed hard at that.
The Rapide is seriously underrated, sub 50k mile examples have dipped under £40k, and it has that glorious V12. Where will prices be in a couple of years I wonder.....