Doug DeMuro buys Aston Martin

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kevm14
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Doug DeMuro buys Aston Martin

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=skPpLE5h5o4

You may remember him from Jalopnik.

The warranty sounded cool but warranty or not this is too expensive to be interesting.
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Even with the warranty you'd have to really be into the car's looks and interior. I think this has the same performance envelope as a 1997 C5.
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Also this car is a terrible buy. I am sure that warranty is not transferrable so he'll take a bath on it one way or the other.
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Its not the unlimited mileage, its the days of ownership. That's where they get you.
Priceless.
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kevm14 wrote:The warranty sounded cool but warranty or not this is too expensive to be interesting.
This video series will be interesting precisely because it is too expensive. Remember those 750s with $25K in receipts? I'm pretty sure that's how this will play out.

Fun fact: there are only 36 Aston dealers across the US. Road trips will be...interesting.
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From Aston's extended warranty page:
http://www.astonmartin.com/en/ownership ... d-warranty
MAIN BENEFITS
Increased Peace of Mind
Available on road going Aston Martin models less than 10 years old (except One-77)
Zero deductible
All repair work is undertaken by Aston Martin trained technicians, using genuine Aston Martin parts
Covers use at official Aston Martin Lagonda of North America organised events2, including Aston Martin On Track
Coverage throughout the USA and Canada
Transferable subject to terms and conditions, so enhances the resale value of your Aston Martin
3-years unlimited mileage. All that for only $3700! What a bargain!

Also, there's this gem:
Aston Martin Extended Service Contracts and Aston Martin Emergency Assistance are available in USA and Canada. Aston Martin reserves the right, in exceptional circumstances, to use its best judgement to provide service to its customers. Such circumstances include, but are not limited to extreme distances, island locations, adverse weather conditions etc.,
LOL. This will be fun to watch it play out.
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Hooray! The transferrable warranty is subject to terms AND conditions. Those are my favorite things.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j-sjnKkH6rI

Warranty already paid for itself.

4 grand to fix a bad variable cam phaser.
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Maybe I should one up Doug at his own game. Check this out: http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/5467744618.html I had no idea these were so cheap now.
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