Aston Martin Vantage 3 Month Ownership review

I have had my 2020 Aston Martin for 3 months now and I share my ownership review. I list the top 3 good things and the top 3 annoying things so far. At the end I show what my first modification is and ask for help in picking the options.

[porscheguy]

Been looking into getting one now that they are around $80k. A ton of car for the money. Won’t go lower since it’ll be held above the Merc AMG GT which is at around $75k

[dwightmoore]

Memory lane! I had a 2020 Vantage from new for about 22 months. The exhaust was amazing. Any time I was out on track or autocross, everyone knew it was me without even looking. I'd come from a 991.2 GTS, so the car never felt like it handled quite as well as the Porsche. It was noticeably heavier and I could feel that on track and the road. Surprisingly, the suspension, even in the softest setting (sport) felt stiffer than the GTS in its standard setting.

The AM was strikingly beautiful. Mine was a metallic blue (Mako) and it was a total conversation item. I couldn't go to the store or the gas station without being approached by someone who wanted to talk about it. Even in Southern California, you just don't see many Astons. The interior was gorgeous, much prettier than the Porsche. Of course, the steam-powered infotainment system (from Mercedes, circa 2010) was a drawback. I'm glad to see they've finally addressed that in the DB12. I hope that system makes its way into all their other models.

BUT. And this is a big one. I live 60 miles from the nearest dealer, so it was always a production to take it in for service. In 22 months, it spent 47 days at the dealer for warranty service items. I had 4 check engine lights (all unrelated) and an airbag light. I discovered that the car will go dead if you leave the key in it for a couple of days. Any service visit took days, and I had to wait for almost 3 months to get replacement rear brake pads. When they came, they were hideously expensive - $1800+ for rear pads, parts only, and those were steel brakes! I can't imagine what parts for carbon brakes would have cost. Eventually it turned into a lemon law claim. To their credit AM stepped up and handled the matter entirely to my satisfaction. I didn't have them buy back the car, I just had them reimburse me for the monthly payments while the car was sitting. Eventually I went back to Porsche and now have a 992 Turbo S. It certainly doesn't have the looks or sound of the Aston, but the handling and performance more than make up for it. Nobody but the Porsche nuts even notice the car. Quite a change from the AM.

I still love Astons and I may very well own another eventually. I'm fascinated by the DB12, although I haven't yet seen one in person. Maybe...

[DeltaXMusic]

Haven't driven a Vantage, but I test drove the DB12 in Monterey for Car Week this year. Super bad ass ride - I think they addressed a lot of your annoyances - Apple Car Play, Seat Adjustments, interior design... Really digg the Volante - looking forward to dropping the top. I think for the Vantage a straight gloss color would look better than an all custom wrap, but whatever your heart's leaning towards, do that!

[jimbojones]

Late to the party, but did/do you notice any “wheel skip” when turning the steering wheel at very low speeds?

When I back out of parking spots and cut the wheel, if I go too far below ~5mph the whole care will bounce.

[BoxingWave]

That screen might be a deal breaker for me. It looks like it's from 2009. I definitely have my eye on these. Thanks for the informative video.

[edgaralmeida]

I have a beautiful 991-1 gt3 Rs

I p full system exhausted the car its insane

Had a gorgeous Aston 2020

I really miss it
It’s an extremely special car and I can tell you that owning both of them the Aston is equally as awesome as the gt3 Rs

[DennisMoMoneyThenYou]

How much attention or thumbs up do you get with this car versus the 720s?

[jeremybrowne]

Great video, thanks for the content. I'm planning on getting one of these later this year. Super random question - what hat are you wearing in the video and where did you get it? Looks pretty cool. Have a good one!

[WayTooUnderated]

Now that that the new vantage is coming out I’m considering selling my 19’ f82 m4 and getting a 2021 Vantage. What do you think ?

[MrCacoluna]

I would just wrap it in a darker silver to highlight the curves. Maybe with less gloss.

[TheJaredsalinsky]

how's the auto gear box NOT in manual mode? I've heard pretty bad. your thoughts?

[Smdjrjj]

Bro your a god lol love the car need a lot more videos on it

[LingFengWei]

how tall are you? I am 6'4. been thinking about getting one, but I have never sit in it before

[Pologram]

Ask for the shorter guys to bring the seat back into your saved position before they exit the car

[Impkrich]

The bottom right wrap you showed with the dark green in matte would look dope. Might need a wing tho so idk how you feel about that

[garthleckey]

I have a suggestion about your first annoyance (the memory seat controller): get the shorties who drive it to put the seat back to where it should be, coz it’s YOUR car!

[JyrkiT-eoye]

Valuable info particularly to tall guys like me, thanks! Loved to see you test driving the new sl63 amg and getting your comparison of that to your vantage on sound, handling, roominess.

[dancundiff]

No options? Astons are the most customizeable cars made! Nice and fair review though, I am on the hunt for a high spec, much loved low mile manual!

[lilrexy]

Are they reliable? Can they go 100k miles without any problems?

[MDean]

Is it Come With The option Sports Exhaust? Or Is It A Normal Exhaust…Thanks…👍👍👍