Nismo
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Constantly keep looking at these, (planning for a few years down the line)
This is the first one I've seen that hs now dipped below 30k, ok this one may have had a hard life (possibly) but i think within the next few years 25k will be the bench mark.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3687802.htm
and just tipping over the 30 mark
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3688873.htm
BUT... i also think GTR's will be at 25K ish by then, or stick with my original plan.... M12 
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SXI - Matt
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Think of the servicing cost's what would you be looking at for a service, brakes ect?
I no any car like this is going to be a lot but curious, my dad currently has the Virage thank fully all cost's bar petrol are covered by work, it has carbon cermaic front discs f**k having to pay to get them changed ect
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Nismo
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Yeah i know that part costs are high, but then if you can do the servicing to an extent yourself then that covers quite a substantial amount of the cost.
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SXI - Matt
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True, but then when it comes to selling I ont think many people will be wanting to buy a Aston that's been serviced at home, not saying you wont do just as a good job but you no what it's like when buying a car especially like this
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Fad
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I agree with Matt start servicing an Aston yourself and I think you will have trouble selling it on. Nothing to do with your ability but its all about perception.
Also I think you may find that even servicable parts can be expensive as you wouldnt exactly be able to use your local motorfactors.
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Nismo
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Stop ruining my dream 
Yeah i know where your coming from, Ive found Servicing my S2000 a pain as it is as parts for that don't come cheap
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SXI - Matt
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I'm intrigued now how much servicing cost's are in general for say the vantage
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SXI - Matt
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Originally posted by Nismo
Stop ruining my dream
Yeah i know where your coming from, Ive found Servicing my S2000 a pain as it is as parts for that don't come cheap
sorry, yeah & i can imagine the S2000 parts would be a fraction of the cost, if they did a service plan were you paid say up front for the cost of the service for set intervals then any additional parts that it needed were on top that might work, not sure if that's possible though
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Whittie
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My mates just bought one of these, lovely cars 
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Fad
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Originally posted by Nismo
Stop ruining my dream
Yeah i know where your coming from, Ive found Servicing my S2000 a pain as it is as parts for that don't come cheap
Also its only got to take something to go wrong before you are looking at serious bills. I was talking to Tom about the cost of things when they go wrong on Porsches. The thing is with these cars you probably need to pay monthly for a warranty which then mean using dealership/specialisit servicing.....bit of a vicious circle I know.
I think the servicing costs wont be that bad but its more so of a shock if something needs replacing i.e shocks, brakes, tyres etc
[Edited on 07-03-2012 by Fad]
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Kyle T
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Originally posted by SXI - Matt
True, but then when it comes to selling I ont think many people will be wanting to buy a Aston that's been serviced at home, not saying you wont do just as a good job but you no what it's like when buying a car especially like this
This was brought up in that massive Evo post that was active a few weeks ago.... if you spend the extra 1000's having it serviced at a dealership or specialist, will you ever actually see that money again with resale?
It's pointless spending significant lumps of cash on a service stamp if you're going to keep the car for a long time and have the skills to maintain it yourself.
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SXI - Matt
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I see what you mean TBF, if you added up all the specialist service cost's ect then worked out roughly the resale minus the loss as it wont have service history it could work out about the same depending how long you keep it
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Kyle T
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I see what you mean TBF, if you added up all the specialist service cost's ect then worked out roughly the resale minus the loss as it wont have service history it could work out about the same depending how long you keep it
Yeah, plus I think I might trust a car enthusiast more than a dealer nowadays when it comes to work standards on a car
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James
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This car has been resident at a Motor Circuit since new. It has been used as a circuit & passenger ride car and at least 17,000 of the 21,740 miles have been run on circuit.
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Gary
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Its not like they really rag them on those passenger days though.
Would rather trust someone who knows what they are doing over some rich toff who cant drive for shit etc
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jay26
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Did some front discs and pads on a v8 vantage parts were £500
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