A Full In-Depth Tour Of My 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Here's an in-depth explainer of the car I bought last week, with a full tour inside and out with some rambling commentary in between. This is a long one.

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[SuperFish]

Found a Vantage for $32, 000... Never thought I'd see the day when getting an Aston Martin is a legitimate possibility.

[governorkc]

You drive an S class and Vantage, wife drives a Hyundai... how do you pull that off haha?

[stanpeirce]

Hello there Tavarish!

I’ve been watching you videos for a few months since shopping for and Aston .
Originally I wanted a db9. V12 but after reading how much more expensive it was to work on i leaned towards the Vantage v8.
Anyway, I went to Charleston, Sc this weekend and stopped in South Carolina to look at a Vantage 2007 exactly like yours with maroon / red interior. Beautiful and sounds amazing.
I made an offer on the car and I’m waiting to hear back.
(If I buy it I’m going the take the fuse off that makes it sound better )

[DanielLopez-hcye]

It an AWESOME ASTON MARTIN. I have one, stock. 43k miles on her, Ava, is her name. Best car I have ever owned. I even started developing an over bite since owning it. Haha. Titanium Silver, immaculate inside and out. Traded up from a 2017 Porsche Macan S. Day to night comparison. I’m staying at this level!! I foam wash her, don’t want the swirls in the paint.

[BCJDM]

Is that Matt Farah's million mile Lexus?

[GeorgeMcNally]

Really neighbors probably think you have several hundred thousand dollars of rolling stock with the big Merc and now an Aston. Best part is, you have less than the cost of a new pickup truck in all 3 vehicles (including the Elantra)

Well done :-)

[omitence]

ok so I think those red LEDs and beeping sounds are apart of the radar. if you look up K40 radar they have a similar system where you install lights into the dash, left light meaning radars are coming from the left and same with the right.

[pearldrums]

Tavarish: Art of the ramble.

lol, love it. what an awesome car. Quality work as always, Freddy.

[justaddafan]

'07 slate blue v8v -

silver painted calipers, they are brembo, also has logo facing out in the rear
I've been using the ArmorAll brake dust spray on my wheels, makes them much easier to clean, I just use compressed air
Your roof antenna looks like it doesn't have the stock rod, could you get a shot of it?
Volvo key fob does not have leather back
LEDs must be part of the radar detector, they are not stock
You have auto climate control by turning the fan dial full counter clockwise
Look up Dension Gateway 500 for Ipod/USB/Bluetooth music
That sill looks terrible!  Clean that engine bay!  It does look like there's some oil seeping through seals.
Don't use the extended storage battery button - Programmed memory gets messed up
The audio input box in the fuse area is aftermarket

[merkurman]

Car looks absolutely lovely! Glad you made it home safe and drama-free.

Interesting to note another Ford connection is the Tibbe style key, which was used on many Euro Fords and Jags starting in the 80s (including my Scorpio, and the XJ220) all the way up to the first-gen Transit Connect. A useless bit of trivia is that any Tibbe key will lock the doors of any other vehicle that uses a Tibbe key, but obviously won't unlock it.

I'm guessing the red LEDs in the gauge cluster are aftermarket, and may have something to do with the radar detector, or an aftermarket security system. Also, I'm guessing that remote control in the glove box is for whatever piece of stereo equipment is sitting next to the fuse box in the trunk.

Anyway, look forward to the content and enjoy the new ride!

[kamiljp]

Astons are pure class! Congrats on this sweet ride

[xXxKOLEKxXx]

But does it have a BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY?

[Drtbiker]

Check out EBC Red Stuff Pads, they are made for cars like this with high speed aggressive stops and spirited driving.
They have significantly much lower dust than what you're current pads put out.
P.S they just so happen to be a U.K company just like you're car haha

[miniman]

Beautiful car Tavarish, congrats! Although I'm still dying to know the story with your Lexus's!!

[df]

the slotted brake disc IMO, are the main culprit for the brake dust.... they tend to eat the pads quite hungrily, so even if you do change the pads compound, it'll still be as dusty as before

[afrosamurai]

14:07 it's Quagmire, Quagmire...

[dangrbitch]

I'm totally obsessed with this car. I think ima get one.

[milliondollars]

I thought those LEDs were the blind spot sensors letting you know what is on your sides while driving. It may be to early of a car to have that feature but that is the only thing I can think of!

[Stylemaster]

Is a piece of stripping coming slightly off on the driver's door?

[SkrawnyJonny]

i didnt know the ford fusion came in a coupe. it sucks we have no good twist roads in fl.