Aston Martin Vanquish

Does anyone here own a Vanquish?

A buddy and I were setting our "goals" for next year and he was telling me that one of his goals is to own a Gallardo...I started thinking about it, and I have ALWAYS loved Astons. (Dare I say they are my favorite car of all time?!?!?!?!!!!)

Having said that, I started doing a little research and realized that the prices of the earlier Vanquishes are in the same range as mid-90s era Diablos (the car that I was originally focusing on).

Armed with this new revelation, my goal has changed from purchasing a early 90s era Diablo to obtaining an early model Aston Martin Vanquish.

The question is simply: Do you enjoy your Aston?

I am not really concerned with maintenance costs, etc. This is purely an emotional, lust driven purchase and as such, I am prepared to pay the cost of admission. Having said that, any input as to reliability & quirks is nontheless greatly appreciated.

 

I hate to say it but do a search for the Vanquish as there have been several threads about it on here. Good luck.

 

Yeah, Frank_C in Texas has an S he's written a lot about, and CornersWell has written some good info while shopping for one. Manny in SoCal (with the S7) has one too.

Also one of my dream cars!

 

I remember their being several threads out there. I did do a search, but was unable to find a thread about the V. Maybe I am searching wrong????

Thanks for the responses. I will search some more...

 

Here is some past threads:
General info-
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117617&highlight=Vanquish

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19324&highlight=Vanquish

Maintenance-
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123415&highlight=Vanquish

Vanquish S-
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32320&highlight=Vanquish