How about a £150k DB7 Vantage Volante for £25k?

Another super-desirable icon that’s looking increasingly affordable is the Aston DB7 Vantage Volante – even with low mileage and continuous history. In October Brightwells sold a Slate Blue 2001 with 27,000 miles, three owners – the last for 18-years - nine stamps in the book, £2000 of recent bills and a run of 16 old Mots for £26,152. For such a low-owner, low-mileage V12 Aston convertible, this was very well bought indeed. In September Classic Car Auctions sold another lowmileage, Solent Silver 2001, this time a one-owner, 27,800-miler with four folders of paperwork and fully stamped service book for £32,062. Even better value was Historics September sale of a 2000 factory black example with 62,000 miles, two owners – one for 20 years - history file, 15 stamps in the book and a recent £2000 service for £20,068. And in September Brightwells sold another Vantage Volante, in Skye Silver 2000 with 54,700 miles, three owners, nine stamps in the book, 11 old Mots and previous Aston Warranty paperwork for £22,960. That around twenty-five grand now buys such a desirable modern Aston convertible in fine condition with low mileage and detailed history should makes us scratch our collective heads. That’s around a sixth of the original purchase price for stunning, carefully cherished, low milers. It’s much less than the market demands for similar age and mileage Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Yes, maintaining and fuelling a V12 DB7 won’t be cheap, but it’s the same with all supercars. I think it’s time to revisit these bargain Vantage Volantes, because they may not stay this temptingly cheap for much longer.