Description
A very genuine, low road tax, low owner 2005(55) Aston Martin V8 Vantage 4. 3 manual in Midnight Blue with Caspian Blue interior. I purchased the car from a mature lady from South Kensington who was moving abroad, she had owned it for 17 years having bought it from her brother at one year old (he bought it from new, supplied by Stratton Motor Co). It has covered just under 63, 000 miles and has visited Aston Martin Works Service no less than 6 times, amongst other well regarded garages and specialists (see below). It has just received a service and a clean bill of health from Prestige Auto Technik in Wimbledon who I have used for many years and trust implicitly, and has an MOT until 11/ 10/ 2025.
It drives without fault and is rare to find such a genuine car with such low ownership. As a 19 year old car it would now benefit from some attention to a few aspects of the bodywork and be treated to refurbished alloys. Bodywork - some bubbling along bottom of passenger door, small bubble by passenger door lock (see photos, both common issues), dent in driver door/ rear panel (previous owner's niece rode her bike into it - see photo) and a crack in the fibreglass next to the offside headlight (see photo), plus the odd very light scuff that are barely noticeable and will likely polish out (see photo) and some corrosion on wiper arms and nearside mirror arm. Interior wise, it is in great shape, a few paint chips on the internal door handles and some expected mild wear on the driver's seat bolster, and the cogs need replacing to raise/ lower the sat nav (another very common fault, see YouTube video guides).
Full spec as follows: Midnight Blue over a Caspian Blue interior, HID headlights, Alarm upgrade, Heated seats, Power fold mirrors, heated windscreen, Sat nav and 19" 7 spoke alloy wheels.
At the time of writing it is the cheapest one available in the UK which makes it somewhat of a Christmas bargain given the very low (family) ownership, low mileage for year, gentle use, originality and fabulous spec, plus the benefit of low road tax being an earlier car, with the better seats too.
Reason for sale... having always wanted an Aston Martin (and despite this one having the early style bucket seats) I convinced myself I had enough headroom but it became immediately obvious I didn't, hence I can't warrant keeping it as I can't properly enjoy it. I am unusually tall at 6’ 3. 5” and very long in the back. And my similar height son doesn't fit in the passenger seat (no passenger height adjustment). I have now decided to replace three cars with just one that does everything I need, which I am due to purchase from a client of mine early in the new year.
Please no time wasters, I just don't have time, hence the very honest appraisal and priced to sell.
SERVICE HISTORY that I have, there may well be more:
03/ 11/ 2005 Stratton Motor Company 47m Stamp
06/ 02/ 2006 Aston Works Service 1125m Stamp
16/ 02/ 2007 Aston Works Service 3321m Stamp
17/ 04/ 2008 Aston Works Service 8315m Stamp
28/ 05/ 2009 Aston Works Service 12268m Stamp
21/ 05/ 2010 Belgravia Garage 16289m Stamp
13/ 08/ 2012 Belgravia Garage 28692m Stamp
20/ 05/ 2013 Belgravia Garage 33375m Stamp
09/ 05/ 2014 Aston Works Service 37280m Stamp
26/ 10/ 2015 Aston Works Service 43912m Stamp
13/ 12/ 2016 Belgravia Garage 49395m Invoice only
27/ 09/ 2018 Woodburcote Garage 51827m (Not service) Invoice only
22/ 06/ 2020 David Appleby Engineering 52838m Stamp
11/ 12/ 2024 Prestige Auto Technik 62844m Stamp
