ASTON MARTIN DB9 VOLANTE FULL

ASTON MARTIN DB9 VOLANTE FULL

Tyres/alloy wheels - Tyres are very hard-wear items and always worth checking, because a full set will cost a four-figure sum. Some owners forget that the flappy handbrake is actually applied and drive around with it on, leading to premature bad wear, which costs £200 to fix. The interior is very well built, with only scuffs on the door plates and slightly more wear on the leather seat bolsters with a hard-used ex-hire DB9.īrakes - These are high-wear items and cost a lot to sort out, but don’t confuse grooves (which are normal) with severe wear. Usually, just moving the seat forward frees it up. Seatbacks/interior - Through lack of use, the seatbacks can get stuck in the forward position. This is vital since it gives all recall and service information.

The emission light means lots of emergency starts by previous drivers, leading to the sensor registering a very rich mixture. Warning lights - If lit, check with an Aston fault reader. Not all DB9s have had this work done, for various reasons, and you may hear a rattle from the front end which suggests that the bushes need replacing.

Suspension - There was an official recall to deal with subframe mounting bushes and the anti-roll bar bushes. Otherwise, look at the edges of panels - usually the wheel arches, doors and bonnet - for signs that water has reacted with the aluminium and bubbled up. Only a handful of approved bodyshops can fix a DB9 properly. The tweaks for the 2009 car included engine revisions that took maximum power to 470bhp and peak torque to 442lb ft, a faster-shifting automatic transmission and improvements to the chassis that gave greater dynamic ability in the fixed-head car and improved refinement in the Volante.īodywork - The panels are bonded and very difficult to repair. Raise your budget to nearer £55k and you will get much-improved 2009-model-year DB9s. In this price bracket are Aston-approved 2005-model-year cars that are going to give you the most peace of mind. Open and closed cars were sold in fairly even numbers, so both should be readily available.ĭB9s with lower miles and from independent dealers are around £40k. One in private hands will start at around £40k. The drop-top DB9 Volante first arrived six months after its coupé sibling, in the autumn of 2004. That will bag you a 2005 example with a solid 60k mileage and it will be an automatic. Your starting price is just over £32k for immaculate private cars. So stick to blue/cream, silver/black, black/grey, black/black, green/black colour combinations rather than the powder blues, yellows and reds enjoyed by the blingtastic customers. Some choices will make an Aston cheaper, but if you are thinking of having a resaleable car in a few years’ time, it needs to be conventional. The springs and front anti-roll bar were modified and the ride height lowered to appeal to the more enthusiastic driver.įrom the moment the fixed-head DB9 went on sale in the spring of 2004, customers were able to order what they wanted. The Sport Pack was offered as a factory-fitted option from the middle of 2006 and combined revised suspension characteristics with a new alloy wheel design. Aston Martin DB11 video analysis: full tech details, prices and exclusive pics.Cardi Concept 442 is Russia’s take on the Aston Martin DB9.Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 12 October.Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 26 April.

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