High-class sports car with 186mph top speed can be picked up for less than the cost of Britain’s cheapest new motor
A CLASSY sports car that tops out at 186mph can be picked up right now for less than the price of the UK’s cheapest new motor.
The model also appeared in a Bond film but most fans wouldn’t have even known it.
The Aston Martin DB9 was one of the fastest road-going models on the market in 2004.
Only around 16,500 were made in a small batch production run lasting 12 years.
Like all the DB models, it is named for David Brown, the legendary owner of Aston Martin between 1947 and 1972 who grew the brand into an international powerhouse.
The car was brought in as a replacement for the previous DB7, with Aston deciding to skip the DB8 over fears it might imply the use of a V8 engine rather than its beloved V12.
One even made a sneaky appearance in the 2006 Bond film Casino Royale as a stunt car, though it was disguised as a special DBS variant.
A special Bond Edition of the DB9 was also released in 2016 to mark the release of Spectre.
However, that same year the model was discontinued to be replaced by the DB11, again skipping one to avoid confusion over the engine size.
Now, though, one of the rare motors has gone up for sale at a shockingly reasonable price.
The 2004 model has had 12 previous owners but has only covered 51,546.
That averages out to a stunningly low 2,577 per year since it was released.
It features an automatic gearbox and is decked out in a Bond-style metallic silver paint job.
Inside, the luxury motor is trimmed with claret leather and a prominent digital dashboard, which was the cutting edge of tech in its day.
As it’s the coupe version, it boasts four seats and the 450 horsepower V12, laying down a 0-60 time of 4.9 seconds.
All that is available for just £11,750 – around £2,000 cheaper than the Dacia Sandero, which currently ranks as the UK’s cheapest new car.
Pretty good considering when it was new it cost around £140,000, equivalent to over £240,000 today.
However, interested buyers in any major cities should be aware that it only has Euro 3 emissions status, meaning it doesn’t qualify for a ULEZ or Clean Air Zone exemption.
It comes after a “modern classic” fast Ford that was kept in storage for 21 years went on sale for a huge price.