Phil 997 said:
DB9 or we can call it the £1500 car as everylittle thing that goes wrong will cost you £1500, coming from a 911 you will be so disappointed , They are very low spec the nav is an old volvo thing that's been bolted to a flip up panel. you will be as disappointed to get one as I was the other way when I got the 997 . the last straw was when I needed brakes , I said was it pads and shoes ,no just pads they said ,oh good how much I said , £1480 they said
for four F!!king pads I said , yes sir they said. Anyway I ended up driving a 200 mile round trip to a place that did them for £900 lucky me. I had the car for just under 4 years and I estimate it cost me £12,000 per annum in that time plus fuel etc. the 997 I have had 3 years cost me a third of the DB9 has cost me about 10% per annum what the DB9 cost and is worth the same or a bit more than I paid for it 3 years ago. and thats why I grin a lot when driving the 911
So my advise is, If you have money to burn and want a car the total opposite of the 911 in every aspect and need some disappointment in your life go ahead get a DB9.
That is my honest view and I am normally a very positive person. :thumb:
I can't argue with your personal ownership experience, but to add some balance, I've owned a V8 Vantage for around 4 years, and it's been trouble free. It's had new pads and a sqeaky belt replaced - neither were especially pricey, and I take it to an approved AM dealer.
I read a lot about how Aston Martin are unreliable and expensive to run, but in my experience nothing could be further from the truth. On the other hand, every Porsche I've owned has resulted in some steep bills along the way.
Perhaps I've been lucky, and maybe you've been unlucky/ripped off? The joys of sports cars eh...
As an aside, thrilled with the Cayman S my wife has just bought, superb car...really pleased to have a Porsche in the fleet again.