I Accidentally Bought.... An Aston Martin. 

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Hate it when that happens

Ben did a great job of not letting on who the buyer was in his last video. Happy it was you as we get to see more of it. The db9 is my all time favourite car and I’ve been thinking there might be one in my future for a while now…

Oh James you big ‘ol softie. Nice to see the DadB9 staying in the circle of friends and knowing how it’s been taken care of. The world needs more people like you who are so willing to help friends out like this.

I had a 2009 Sports pack DB9 auto as my only car for a couple of years. Colour and interior aside, the exact same car. It was wonderfully docile in town, and easy to drive, but an absolute blast across Europe. I took it to France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy on several occasions, and it was the perfect car for it. It was utterly reliable and for the most part servicing was reasonable. Even fuel economy was good. Over 30mpg on some long French roads, although it could be single figures in London. Incidentally, although it predates Euro5, it meets the standards, so you can get a CritAir 1 badge for driving into French cities. As a 2009 model yours will have Multimatic dampers, which are crap, cannot be rebuilt, and they will probably be knackered. Mine went through 3 sets of front dampers in only 20k miles. Later cars had Bilstein, and even later ones (Mk2, basically) had adjustable Bilstein. Bamford Rose offer to swap them for these. You can also have a hi-res screen, front and rear cameras and CarPlay fitted by Aston Installations, which completely transforms the usability of the nav/stereo system. The inbuilt nav is hopeless. Unless you're putting kids in the back, see if you can swap out the rear seats for the luggage storage with someone who has a DBS and wants to go the other way. The boot is tiny (can't even fit a Brompton bike in it) and so the back seats get used for luggage a lot.

You're a stand up guy with old school morals. I have a whole new respect for you as a person.

It's important to buy cars when interest rates and prices are low. My financial advisor also gave me the same advice. When rates and prices are low, it can save you money on financing and make the overall cost more affordable.

These cars are timeless in their styling man 20 years on and it still looks brand new. Going to go down as an all time great, alongside the DB5. Good for you!!

This is why I have subscribed and watched your channel from its earliest mumblings ....You have more than the human touch and great gift of turning the prosaic into dramatic commentary . I only wish I had a friend like yourself sharing my passion in keeping these old petrol guzzling work of art on the road for years to come. Electricity was invented to work a reading lamp or toaster in my day...which wasn't that long ago.

The DB9 is a great daily driver as long as you can cope with the fuel consumption. I've had my 2004 for nearly 4 years and have loved every minute of it. Not a perfect car but beautiful, sounds great and more than quick enough. Does the football run with 3 teenage boys, at a squeeze, along with Sunday morning blasts and weekends away in Europe. I look forward to seeing how you get on.

That was a very good thing you did there, for Dad B9. At least now Ben knows that everything will be done that needs to be, not someone else mucking it up! Keep it up, and godspeed to you on the acquisition.!

Good on you JayEmm, it’s lovely to hear that you found a way to support another emerging RU-vidr (I’m subscribed to you both) and keep us viewers happy with another great addition to your fleet. This is one of the cars I’ve considered getting at some point, so will be an avid watcher!

So glad you bought Ben's car. I did view it, and it drove beautifully, but didn't want to have to go straight into a period of cosmetic paintwork because I didn't know any good bodyshops and was worried that exactly what happened to Ben would happen to me! I feel so bad for him that his Aston experience ended in this way. But what a great way to resolve it - and I can't wait to see what you do with it, and what Ben does with the Maserati! In RU-vid land, Content is King, so you both get something out of the deal. Nice one! Oh, and I did get a DB9 eventually, and it is totally wonderful. 😊 To everyone else who is thinking of doing it, stop thinking and just do it - after all JayEm himself said its the Bargin of the Decade!

What a beautiful car! And what a great set up you have between yourself and Ben, its so nice to see a large audience RU-vidr helping out an up and coming. I`m so glad to hear that you guys helped each other out like this. It was all definitely worth it as that is a lovely Aston and sounds heavenly. Good luck with getting its bodywork and underneath sorted, we all know its in a generous and very safe pair of hands. Can`t wait to see what you do and how it all turns out.

Great to see you joining the Aston crew. Enjoy! The reason why so many modern Astons seem only available in Silver, Black or Grey is because, unlike Astons of old, from new, a lot of them were bought by people on finance. Hence the 'resale' spec that sadly so many of them have.

I’m 33 and feeling like james bond in a grey aston is still on my list of things to try, can imagine that said bond feeling improves a commute in a way a ‘better’ car just couldn’t do for the money

what a beautiful car! Sounds like you are a properly decent bloke too! i will be very interested to watch this space!! Ben's channel is also great! Thank you guys for the brilliant viewing!!

So pleased you have done this, as after watching Ben i'm honing in on a DB9 as my next middle age crisis purchase (the first being a Triumph Speed Triple). Looking forward to seeing how you find it over the next year(s)

Shrewd and generous move - well done. Also a perfect first AM - enjoy! Earn some money showing us the repairs and, erm, where not to go for some work. Keeping it factual keeps you safe!

You're a great friend. Really nice thing of you to do.

Noticed you have some condensation in the rear tail lights. I resolved this on mine by removing them (super easy) and just putting them on top of a heating radiator at home. Can't quite recall what opening there was but I remember them being impossible to separate but there was a way to create an opening. I'd recommend doing it before the LED electronics short or corrode. They're not cheap to replace!

This says a lot about your character and I wish you and Ben the best!

Great to see the DadB9 come to you! Hope you'll get the Aston vibe with it.

The openings to your videos are great...

Fairplay James, your a gentleman for getting him out of a sticky situation!

Car guys helping each other and then sharing with other guys. Superb! We salute you both James and Ben! 🫡🫡

What a guy 👏👏👏👏 Unbelievably hard to grow a youtube channel atm so well done for giving your mate a push and saving the day buying the car 👌looking forward to the content

Congrats to you and Ben. Sounds like a win win situation. Since your videos got me into an 09 Jag XKR I’d be curious what you think about any similarities and differences between the two. I realize they are quite different but seem to satisfy similar needs. Good luck with the new car!

This is brilliant! For me this car will always be remembered for the Top Gear race against the Train. Its good we will continue to see the DadB9 and the Maserati in You Tube land. It reminds be of how I first came across Tavarish; after he bought Doug Demuro's Aston!

Accidentally…….😂🎉 Great outcome and what a nice way to help out someone when they needed it

The Gransport will be great for Ben and this works for you, so good all round. What goes around tends to come around in life and James, you just really helped a good guy out, so kudos to you 👏 👍

A couple of years ago I was considering my options for my next car. Initially I was looking at Porsche Caymans but at the time the prices were rising and more than I could justify spending. So as a long time fan of Astons when somebody at work suggested the Vantage V8 (you now the "small" coupe) I took a look. At first I was happy to see they were affordable to buy.. that is until I started researching servicing costs! I was totally shocked at how much Aston (and specialists) wanted to charge for routine servicing. As a BMW owner at the time I was already comfortable with "higher than average" servicing and was suprised that Porsche don't charge all that much more than BMW do, so when I calculated that it would cost me FOUR TIMES as much to keep an Aston on the road purely in terms of servicing I struck them off the list of potential buys. The servicing alone worked out to £4k over a two year period for routine servicing to factory schedules - that doesnt include such things as if brake disks/pads etc needed replacing. In comparision Jag would cost around £2k and Porsche £1k (my BMW servicing was of the order of £5-800 over the same period). I'm sorry but there is no way on this planet that any marque can justify those kinds of servicing prices even if they have to drop the entire engine to do an oil change! - which Astons don't. They all use the same brands of oils, spark plugs, filters etc as each other so it simply is a complete rip off that a marque believe they can charge 4x what other marques do to replace the exact same products (even if twice as much/many of each were required!). Don't get me wrong I'd still love an Aston, but I refuse to be conned by those unjusifiable levels of servicing costs.

'Boring Colour' - I have a Hammerhead Silver V12 Vantage - and I love it!

It's the greatest start to a Jay video ever; I replayed the start three times.

Glad you're finally in an Aston. I recently replaced a wrecked Vantage with a 2nd-gen Vanquish, and I can say from personal experience that this V12 is intoxicating. And, well, just look at it.

I’m happy you purchased the DB9 as it was once my dream car when they came out, and I say was because now being 54 years young I fell in love with a Porsche 911 997 Turbo that I’ve had the pleasure to have driven for a short while, bloody hell that thing is quick.

My friend has a V12, the noise out of it is absolutely mesmerising!

Great film, love what you do, love what Ben does. Much appreciated!

Over three years since you reviewed my Evil Aston - a fair few miles covered and now sits at 120k Apart from consumables it has been painless (I hope that hasn’t jinxed it). I still love the car and would struggle to part with it. I am seriously considering a colour change though Green would be good. I hope you enjoy the DB9 as much as I enjoy the V8V

No way 😂 I've been watching all your Aston videos this week and had a call with a local independent Aston specialist for advice. Thinking of a move from FType to DBS auto next year... and now I see this!! Massive congrats.

Man... I broke out in a sweat imagining that the 550 had gone. SO happy to hear that a car i din't care too much about took it's place. Good luck fixing this car, and - hopefully - enjoying Aston life. While i dislike the MercAstons, this generation of Astons are right up my everything. Beautiful and cool cars.

Oh, James. I don't usually comment on videos with timestamps, but I shall make an exception in this instance: 00:00 Lots of watchable set-up telling us he doesn't really want a DB9, let alone in silver/grey 12:35 Magnanimous, extravagant, lovely gesture 13:30 Lots of man maths to justify being a lovely bloke to RU-vid, when no such justification is needed. We all know you're a thoroughly nice chap by now. 🙂 14:30 Incontravertible, unassailable logic justifying why a DB9 is absolutely essential prior equipment for a man who is looking for a DBS. It's like ordering a bottle of Champagne while you figure out what you'd really like to drink. I heartily approve. ♥

Now that is some man maths to make that deal work! 😂 Can’t wait to see how this journey develops, and huge congrats! 👍🏻

Glad you got it. Keen to see more of it.

James, you're a good man - I know it all made business sense in the end, but, you're still a good man. Kevin

Thats a checkmate move, get a car where all the money has been spent and shift a car thats nickname is 'bankrupt me'. Well done James

Been enjoying your content for a while- this is the video that earned a subscribe. Really well done here.

Looks like a great buy! The DBS is the next step for you. I have just brought my first ever Aston like you and pushed the boat out going for a DBS 12V Superleggera 2022 ex demo all I can say is WOW!

Loved the intro...just smirk on your face... priceless.

Not often one gets to make a good decision for all the right reasons. Good on u Really looking forward to all that will come of u owning my dream car

I`m not going to ask anything. Just make the statement that I think you are a great friend and fellow youtuber to Ben! Looking forward to seeing your journey of ownership with the car

Great video...the first 5 seconds sums it up for me! In just over 24hrs I will be collecting my first Aston Martin...a DB9. 2010my in a non "boring" colour. Will have a 3hr drive home to get to know the car.....

Dadcars sent me, looking forward to watching the content 👍

Looking forward to hearing how you tackle aluminium corrosion. It was the thing which has caused so much trouble in Jag XJ series cars of around 2003 to 2006

You're driving my wife's dream car! She says all Porsches look the same, and any of the modern front engined Ferraris aren't pretty enough. The DB9 has looks that scream "expensive" without being too flashy, an exotic engine sound to turn heads, and two little seats in the back--one for each of our dogs.

Jesus at least clean the dust and hair off of the dash first... that opening shot 😅😆 Great video Jay. I feel Ben's pain... we've all been there.

Always great to see RU-vidrs helping out other RU-vidrs. It's always win-win.😊

So nice to see you and Ben from DadCars collaborating on this for RU-vid content 🙂, I love the swap. And want to see more content on both. I have repeatedly offered my 2 Maseratis for Ben to use should he ever make it to California, USA. And I'll do the same for you. Also, I'm FB friends with Lee Reader whose Maserati 4200 GranSport you drove for your video. I Noticed the "TarTan Tarmac" decal on the back window and it wasn't hard to find out whose it was. Keep the content coming.

Congrats! Astons were always what were on my walls as a kid. The hardcore supercars of the day were great but, these you can daily if you want to and not feel guilty or inconvenienced by. Enjoy and I hope to see it in person when we cross paths!

When I drove one for a day about 15 years ago I thought it was boring as hell but now approaching 50 and watching this video you have me looking on autotrader My dads just given me his Jag XK a car I never thought I’d like and I’ve found myself enjoying it so I’m sat here doing man maths and thinking of a DB9 albeit a convertible

It's a beautiful car in a colour that enhances the lovely design. no need to make excuses. I'd have one in a heartbeat (but hardly suited to our local speedbumps and LTNs

Haha it happens to us all, I once bought 2 AMV8s on the same day (1 coupe, one convertible) not thinking two sellers would accept my email offers at the same time.. Had some explaining to do to the wife 😂

Ben's vid was directly under this one in my subscriptions tab, and I knew straight away where you got it and who he'd sold it to. Awesome stuff.

Congratulations Jay on finally joining the fold. Just one major tip when holding the lovely "glass" key it suddenly takes on the properties of the slipperiest polished electric eel and will seek out the hardest surface available within 4 feet of your present location. After several close calls and a small chip 😢😢 I have resorted to using the horrible "valet" key instead

Congratulations on your first Aston James. As a fellow V8V owner I can highly recommend David Appleby Engineering for mechanical modifications but know Bamford Rose can also evolve these cars in amazing ways too. Recently took mine to Phoenix AM in Basingstoke (which I think is where Ben took the DadB9) and was very impressed with their setup. I look forward to seeing how you get on with it!

I'm not too fussed about the car reviews James - I just look in to appreciate your fantastic shirts !!

Just how life goes isn't it? You're just walking through the town, minding your business and thinking of nothing in particular, and then, all of a sudden - "Whoops, what do you know, I've just bought an Aston Martin!" Seriously, what a great car James. I hope you're happy with it.

I find the starter motor noise on some cars quite appealing, as much as the engine. A performance car should make a good noise even firing up 😂😂😊😊

Can’t wait to continue to follow the DadB9’s progress👍🏻 Well done James💙

My dream is also dbs and vanquish james! Absolutely correct on that ❤

Congratulations ❤

What a great story. I’m looking forward to seeing what it needs, and what’s involved in bringing it up to scratch. You’re a good bloke, James. 👍🦘

I miss my 2009 DB9 but to be honest it was a maintenance nightmare. Still what a head turner.

Very nice of you! I like Ben's videos! His kids are adorable and they get the car microbe spoonfed. Their honest assessment can be harsh 😂

Jay’s local council couldn’t figure out why they were having to repaint the lines on the roads 3times more often than any other area.

Fantastic James, well done. I look forward to future updates. Great video.

Great decision. Already popped out and bought the popcorn to eat whilst watching your adventures with this gorgeous lady.

Fair play James. 👍 Sounds like u got him out of a jam there. ✌️👍

Nice that you have helped out Ben, and Ben get the Maserati. I love my 05 DB9 and yours with the sports pack is a much better car!

What a start to the vid, great job

Jay, you’re a Gentleman and a good friend 🍻

Lovely car. Looking forward to seeing what needs to be done with it and seeing it happen.

the vanquish volante 2013- is my all time favorite aston ,but really love the db9 and dbs also

Now that you have your first Aston Martin you need to make sure you don a tuxedo and tie and pull up outside The Savoy, i would! Cheers to you Jay.

DB stands for David Brown who built tractors in my home town of Huddersfield but i've forgotten what he did for AM

Aston Martin of the best looking cars imo class and style 👌🏻

Good work James and welcome to the Aston family. Never change….

Those shots to start the video were absolutely beautiful JM

Very nice James, I'm glad you finally bought an Aston. Perfect timing too. I'm sure you are aware of the almost impossible to detect but catastrophic misfire, my advice would be to get her to DAE (David Appleby Engineering) for a service and the excellent (engine saving) power upgrade.

I didn’t need a cup of coffee anymore today after hearing the exhaust note in the intro of this video. Well done and congratulations!

At last, another car. About time.

What a glorious sound and car!

So glad you did the masser swap with the wonderful Ben from DadCars! Great guy and super channel! Just like yours man!😂❤

I love the looks of that DB9. It’s probably the most beautiful GT in the world

I get this all the time. Only last week I went out to the shops for some tomatoes and accidentally came home with the title deeds to Lichtenstein.

Well done! Glad to see more vids on the dad b9. Maybe you can adress a mistery i've been reading about. Some early models would have a ticking noise, and apparently, if that's the case, you shouldn't buy it? Anyway, all info on coo would be more than welcome, as yes, i too, am eying to buy one in the near future. But one with some colour on it.

Best video for a long time. This is why I subscribe 👍🏻 (That and the S2000)

Wish my accidental purchases were this good 😂

Apart from Mat Armstrong I didn’t think anyone made enough from You Tube to make it a viable stand alone living.

Congratulations..... ... on your new friend.👍