A partner for the RS6

[HYFR]

love it !

[Bit_evl]

Love the car mostly but found it too front end heavy during a drive. Made it less agile than the newer tuned V8 they offer.
Agree re the stock car discount. Make certain you have the shirt of their back.

Sorry but I do have to say I would not go for that colour. Resale will be impacted.
I also worry that whatever comes next with the new AMG relationship may just dinosaur this car very quickly. I agree re the last of the V12 stuff but the AMG V8 engines are monsters that stand a good chance of eclipsing these cars quickly. Bit of a risk from my viewpoint.

It would need a good offer if I am honest. Sorry to be a bore.

[RSQ]

I decided not to go ahead. Only based on the colour; and the Grand Tour comment. Humorous maybe but as many said at resale it will hurt it.

The V12S Manual is bonkers and should be in a bonkers colour I think.

The new model next year will no doubt move the styling forward and have a bullet proof engine/electrics/gearbox/everything; but sadly as a re-bodied AMG GT it will lose a little of its soul IMHO.

I will continue to look for a last of the line Vantage; maybe another comes up or a Volante in the next couple of months.

Thanks for all the opinions and Merry Christmas to all

[Surrey Sam]

Wise move. Lovely car, just in the wrong colour.

[max_b]

V12S Manual Roadster FTW

Did this have the new integrated Nav system?

[RSQ]

Yes it does. Now same as in Vanquish. But I still would use my iPhone and Waze....

Roadster / Volante FTW I agree

[nuwanda]

I almost got the AM V12 i/s/o of the RS6. Love the V12, love the stick shift, love the exhaust. It's always on my mind....the "what if" question. I'd suggest going for it mate!!!!

[RSQ]

Ok so appreciate feedback. What about one which looks like this

[bam_bam]

There's really no need for that yellow sh1te all over a road-going Aston. I do love the width of that car though, if only they got the wheels to sit better in those lovely arches.

[robf]

I actually liked the 'brown'!

I agree, the stripes look stupid on the Aston. I even think the GT8 and GT12 are too 'try hard' trying to be mimic a GT3 RS.

For me, the wildest they should get is when just the 'lips' of the grille are painted a different colour as this harks back to the old racing DB4s etc, so is acceptable in my book.

[HYFR]

I'd go for the Flugplatz V12 S for £97k or the Yellow V12 S for £99k

[Surrey Sam]

For a GT8 or GT12 perhaps but not on a normal run Aston. Reminds me of the Rover 200 BRM limited edition and that's not a good thing.

[robf]

When i was a kid i thought the BRM was pretty cool! Had lipstick red leather inside if i remember correctly!

[RSQ]

Ouch that really hurts!

I love the yellow accents.

The Rover comparison is particularly painful to read

But given I have a Daytona RS6 I need something more colourful. The other Vantage is Grand Tour Brown so is out. This one is a grey/green and the yellow accents I think set it off nicely.

For 2017 they do a new manual box in the V12S, most likely they will only sell< 100 of them between now and when production finishes; there has not been a manual option for a couple of years now.

They are around £170k but I should pay a little less than that.

Even 5 year old ones are still holding £100k if low mileage and I think in the future they will hold/appreciate as the last of the manual non-Turbo V12 sports cars, even with yellow lips

[RSQ]

I almost got the AM V12 i/s/o of the RS6. Love the V12, love the stick shift, love the exhaust. It's always on my mind....the "what if" question. I'd suggest going for it mate!!!!

Funny - they are not exactly cars for similar requirements.

However as a pair I think it is the perfect bucket list combo