Craig, I have a 2006 DB9 and love it. To make sure the transmission lasts, when your at a traffic jam, or very long light, pull both paddles in ward to put the car in neutral or just hit the neutral button on the dash. Doing this will help keep the transmission in good shape, I heard to replace it could be $15,000. I use the paddle shift most times in sport and there is just nothing better than the sound of this v12.

@FlyingWheels

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help!

@jorgemarti9629

2 жыл бұрын

My transmission on my DB9 blew and the estimate repair was 25.000€

@Blazerghost

2 жыл бұрын

@@jorgemarti9629 holy shid

@juliuspreloznik7236

2 жыл бұрын

@@jorgemarti9629 Jesus Christ

@surblows

2 жыл бұрын

I'm curious - why does that help on DB9 with torque converter auto? I heard that it helps on Vanquish with automated clutch. I've got a DB9 as well, and you got me worried now lol. And wow 25K euros is ridiculous for a ZF 6 speed. Dealers are rip offs.

I can tell you are genuinely concerned, and not just for your business because you could raise prices and survive; but for a large part of your customer base and what this means for them. This video really shows how real of a person you are. Personally, I appreciate that immensely.

@AuctionDawg

2 жыл бұрын

I am also a dealer in Florida and I watch almost every flying wheels video. Craig is the real deal and really shows people how the business should be run!

This video reminds me when I purchased my first V12 S65 W221 exactly a year ago. Since then it became my favorite car and I even have a video of it on my Chanel. Thanks for sharing your story and good luck of finding a new owner for the Aston Martin.

I have a good friend with a DB9. Whenever he takes it into maintenance, I send him an ad for a good used Toyota Corolla I find on the internet. That's about the cost of the repair. He could have 3 or 4 nice Toyotas by now. That being said, the DB9 is a fabulous car. Money isn't an issue for him. A car like that should only be bought with money you can afford to burn.

Cool red Flying Wheels t-shirt featuring German.

As a Brit, the link between Aston Martin and James Bond for me is automatic and eternal, all the way back to the DB5.

nice purchase, I loved your grandpa "spinning the wheels"

Yes, always be excited for these things.

@landocallian2018

2 жыл бұрын

Trttttttttttttttttttttttt

15:09 German trolled you so hard 😂

What a great ride. It must get harder and harder to part with some of these cars. Trying not to fall in love with them must be extremely difficult but to live up to your name…the cars must continue to “Fly off the lot”!

Disappointed no tux when stepping out of the Aston. Would of been perfect

11:32 the 12 cyl isn't so you can produce more hp, so you can have a bunch of smaller pistons moving faster which gives you that sound and allows for faster revving. With a flat plane crank.

I don’t think anything with a Jeep badge is worth 80k. That’s just dumb.

@wolfcooper4486

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@chazzcoolidge2654

2 жыл бұрын

or anything with a Dodge/Chevy badge. 80 grand is Cadillac territory.

@TraveladvRajanSRai

2 жыл бұрын

Its392. Get a base V6. 40

I learn something new every time i watch your videos. Thank you for all the great content. 👍🏻

Such a nice car. Great video and it’s cool to see your relationship with your grandfather .

Beautiful Aston. Great pick up! 👏 Matt.

It's very cool to see Popa Al driving the sporty cars love it.

I cried a little bit when Ur pop reved it, when it was stone Cold .

Your crazy as hell! & I love you! Wow....Did you really buy that car with out starting it? So much fun watching you & gramps. 🤪

Damn you talking about that Yairs makes me feel lucky! I bought a 2008 Yairs last year with 200,000 miles on it for $2000. You can't find a deal like that anymore. It's crazy!

@awsomo53

2 жыл бұрын

I got my 07 yaris with 120k miles for 1500 as the pandemic was getting started. Those deals are impossible to find now

Thank you for your videos. Grew up in Lowell Massachusetts and then moved to Hooksett and Manchester Newhamphire. Work for Steven Singer at Merchant Motors as a bay boy cleaning and also delivering cats for the Singer family. Wish you well.

Beautiful. V12 sounds awesome. Congrats.

In our market and local auctions dealers also lock the doors to cars that are exceptionally clean and mechanically sound. They also steal keys or pull fuses so they look like a bad buy. I've ran into a lot of the same in some videos on my channel, It really is a dice roll to buy a car you can't even sit in!

8:35 the Ford Mustang actually sold to my home country Estonia. It has a 5.0 V8. For 8800 USD 1966 and 42k miles.

Isn’t the Bentley on the Ferrari flip?

ALWAYS LOVE THE CONTENT. Thank you for all you do. Some day, maybe a DB9. Would need to save three months to do transmission service. Still beautiful.

@lachlanbrown409

2 жыл бұрын

Manual swap? Still not cheap I know:(

Saw your video. Also congrats on the Aston. I heard you say that you were initially scared. Nothing to be afraid about. These cars are excellent machines , easy to maintain and the engine was designed here in Detroit. My brother designed the engine in 1996 so I have a significant knowledge on these cars. Just look up “design judges Aston Martin” and the full detailed story will pop up.

@erepsekahs

2 жыл бұрын

I own one, 6 speed manual, convertible. Very rare and very fast.....if you don't compare it with a Tesla model S electric. Damn those cars.

Handsome Rob wanted the Vanquish by the way and he got it! I love it when do buy more rare and expensive cars like this and the Bentley.

love the content keep up the great work !

That Jeep is worth 80k to who ever has the money to spend on it lol come on Craig, you should know that by now. Love you videos! Keep them coming.

At 14:27 in the trunk, those two little loops should secure the Aston Martin umbrella...clearly swiped by a previous owner!

Lovely car and obviously well cared for.

Hey Craig, I met you yesterday. Im the wholesaler from li. Nice to see I made the vid lol

I bought my toyota yaris in feb 2020 that needed a bit of work for 1500. Had 120k miles. Put 1k into it over driving it for 70k miles. Sold at 192k for 2500 in March 2021. That toyota yaris isn't worth anywhere near 3500. They were just over 10k new.

@AuctionDawg

2 жыл бұрын

you'd be surprised now, those gas conscious cars pull a premium!

@awsomo53

2 жыл бұрын

@@AuctionDawg just because people are crazy doesn't mean it's real. One of my buddies flipped a yaris a few months back. Paid 1100. 208k miles. Clean vehicle. Sold eventually for 2900.

@AuctionDawg

2 жыл бұрын

@@awsomo53 thats a good day at the office if i've ever herd of one! I agree with you in that this will likely all come crashing down at a point and some will be left holding the bag but for the time being, it's the world we are living in. ​

@awsomo53

2 жыл бұрын

@@AuctionDawg it took 2 weeks to sell. And I'd agree. I helped him buy a work van earlier in the year. Paid 6900. Sold for 17500.

As a person who live in the Netherlands (NL) every time I hear somebody who lives in America complain about the prices of buying, owning and driving a car, I can't help but chuckle a bit. You people don't know how good you have it. Please allow me to make some comparisons, based on a Corvette C8.R 3LT Z51 Performance Carbon Magnetic Ride Lift MY22. Where I live, you pay a form of import tax on the car itself (that Corvette in NL costs $325K, compared to about $75K in the US). There's also a thing called road tax in NL (that's $80 per month for the Corvette). Mandatory Insurance for this car, which only covers damage to the other party in case of an accident ($100 per month) Then there is the price for the gasoline ($8,50 per gallon). It's obvious we don't get to see a lot of Corvette's here in NL, sadly.

I'm sooo glad for you to be able to do the things you love to do

@4:45... They probably just didn't want the key to get lost. I believe, by the time you pay for programming, an Aston key is over a grand to replace.

Them aston martins are very rare. Thank goodness you bought it

love these kinds of videos. i can relate to the telling childhood me , id be where i'd be, its truly a blessing. God is good and doing the right thing most of the time pays off

Hey Craig as a body tech my honest opinion of the new Jeeps (07-22) is that they aren’t made to do what people buy a wrangler to do. Also they have the weakest frames and almost every 07-22 wrangler I’ve had come in for what looks like a simple front bumper replace job has had a diamond frame… a brand new frame for any of these wranglers only costs $800 from the factory, that alone should tell you how cheap and weak these frames are.

The dealer brought it to the auction because there are very few people in the world looking to buy a used one. If you just want it to enjoy for a while, more power to you. If you’re buying it to flip and make some money, not a good idea. Be better off with a big truck. People are buying up trucks like wild

I will NEVER understand the value of Jeeps. $80k? Haha, yeah right. I always think that they are basically a frame, engine and transmission. To me, should be $15k new at most.

@Nightwing300

2 жыл бұрын

Jeeps should be free because of the cost to keep them running is insane

@uncmaxx555

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the 392 jeep with the 6.4 L hemi engine

Ha ha! I love the 007 music you played as you drove away from the auction 😃

tried to buy one from a used dealer,Id already got an SL benz from him,he has a db9 vert,black car with 22 thousand miles on it,but it wasnt his,it was another dealers car and this dealer has these ace mechanics in his shop so several other dealers bring cars to him to fix so they can resell them,so he had this db9 from another dealer but it was a convertible....we couldnt agree on the price,he wanted 32000 for it,I was offering a bit less and he wouldnt take my offer,last I heard he ran it back through the auction he got it from.....dont know what he got for it..nice car,v12.

And a Viper and a new Corvette. Very blessed sir.

Seems like you enjoyed doing the James Bond intro...I dig it

So nice the Aston Martin! Gas in California is about 5.50 regular

That engine is two ford 3.0 duratec engines built together

@sluggosloan

2 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right. What a joke huh? Lol

That car does sound amazing!

You want that DB9 because you lived in FL and you see them all the time in South Florida. I think they drop in value faster than a Range Rover on fire.

You got very lucky with this one love this car thanks for letting us in .great content.

Hulkman, 2015 Durango Citadel fully loaded. 53,000 miles. What's it worth.

50K for it damn that's a hefty price. Might bring my Ford raptor up there and trade it in for that puppy.

@mph5896

2 жыл бұрын

50k, my coworker paid 50k for a Chrysler minivan. Crazy!

@TheGumbi22

2 жыл бұрын

@@mph5896 yeah I got lucky and bought it right before the car market exploded. 2013 with only 64K miles on it. Not bad for a 9 year old truck. Runs beautifully wouldn't trade it for the world but that Aston is tempting me

@lesterparker1594

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGumbi22 do yourself a favor and keep the raptor. You’ll be glad you did when the Aston breaks down and costs you $10k to repair

What a great idea to incorporate the Bond theme music on this video. Aston Martin and James Bond go hand in hand

Looks like westlake financial had it recently. Between the high miles,wrong offset aftermarket wheels ,and lower valance issue. All of those add up to why it was at auction. It will probably sit until you find a person that wants a driver DB9 for 10K less than a nice example. It will make for videos like the Bentley

@lachlanbrown409

2 жыл бұрын

I'm no mechanic but I am a know it all...couldn't those issues be fixed up?

@pamotorsports763

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Lol. Someone bought it prob a year or 2 ago, ruined it w all the after market, and was repossessed. The crack on the front prob came from tow.

@woodrowbunopaddle

2 жыл бұрын

@@lachlanbrown409 sure ,you could replace the valance ,and the wheels and hope it wasn't abused by previous owner.But once you do that you might as well spend another 5K and have a nice ,unmolested example. Just my opinion

Man I’m not a Austin fan because of the maintenance and reliability.BUT they are so pretty and sound incredible !! Who needs a radio is right!!

I paid 57,000 for my 2006 DB9, convertible, 3 years ago with 14,000 miles on it, at a Dealer in Washington D.C. I think you got a steal.

They make beautiful cars, Aston Martin! 😍😍😍

You treat your pop good. I'm impressed you're a good man

Pops got great taste in cars! 😊👌

You got massive balls buying british cars.They look nice tho and that AM sounds great.

It makes sense that cars with good mpg selling for more than usual and poor mpg cars are going to be sitting in lots

Love the N64 Goldeneye Music lol

Buying an Aston Martin without even starting it. That's the gambler Russian roulette. Haha congrats.

Why would you buy an Austin Martin when you’re still stuck with the Bentley GT ?? Hard to sell Craig ???

Pops an OG

'I' am too cheap with myself to ever buy something like this for ME. My dream vehicle was a nice truck. Got that to my mind.

if he found a key. Why did he not start it?

@FlyingWheels

2 жыл бұрын

I was given the key after I bought it

Aren't those Tesla Door handles a benefit in the winter ?They aren't exposed.Whateves That Aston is such a nice looking car.

Def sell the Bentley and keep that sweet sounding and TOTALLY gorgeous Aston Martin... I'm soooo jealous... 🥰😍🤩

Papa Al with a Flying Wheels hoodie 👍

Seems like a super car!! At what I think is a great price!

Starting a dealership RIGHT NOW is the worst idea for anyone. Prices are too high. He doesn't mention that you need very good connections for inventory, otherwise you will have very light inventory, or will all be very overpriced, then you will lose thousands FAST..If you purchase newer inventory and are just making $ on the back and pray for trades that may be your only hope right now. You cannot survive , esp now just buying cars from the auction unless are newer that trades come from. You saw clearly what costs are right now. You can't make profit off 85% of what is in the auction right now. The rest are expensive cars that go at about the right # if your lucky, but are usually very rarely good examples if them otherwise they would be kept ot wholesaled to another place, hence most arent interested for some reason or another.. But you need the capital or the credit to buy those. That takes time. And other cars have issues that IF you know how to fix yourself you may be ok, and have extremely low overhead. If you live in a congested area, you have SO much competition it's insane. Don't be fooled. This can be a very sexy business with some of the cars we get to have and enjoy if you have the $ for them, even w the exotics (the ones that are over 75k even 15 yrs old, and start to bottom, or even go up in value. Such as porsche, ferrari, Lamborghini etc. Older collectables ) you are dealing w a very small unique clientele. But this is a TOUGH, cut throat business that's filled with TONS of scumbags that will try to screw you in anyway possible. Just BEWARE.

Craig, can you list the years in the titles? It would just be easier while we follow along on your journey! To be honest, you are one of the only vehicle channels that I follow. I def enjoy your content

@AnalysisofaCrimewithCD

2 жыл бұрын

I did hear in the video you say it’s a 2007, but def would be easier for all of us watching seeing the year in the title. Even if it’s only on the exotic cars you are swapping

The iconic DB9 😎👍

You have good taste.

bond sound track could be a little louder i think.... neighbors across the street had hard time hearing it :D.. good episode

Damn, Papa Al stuntin in the DB😎

392 are amazing wranglers awesome cars jeep did great love mine it’s a beast

Great video , great inspiration to own my own lot and go to auction to get my dream car 🚘 a Bentley Continental GT Convertible

The reason cars are sometimes locked at auction is to prevent unscrupulous dealers from rendering the ac or other systems inoperable to try to buy it cheap. Happens all the time. 20 years auction experience talking here. Sad but true. Of course it may be locked because it’s a piece of shit! lol.

@goleafsgo8496

2 жыл бұрын

Either or I guess...

Is the Jeep worth $80,000.00? Apparently, because anything is worth what others will pay. It doesn’t make sense to me, but dealers are getting that at wholesale auction.

That thing sound bad ass .

Wait until Carvana buys every auction in the country. They just bought us. Adesa. You think it’s bad now. Hahahahaha

91 is 6.50 a gallon where I live right now

Really cool your doing great job

Used Astons is like half price in the US compared to Sweden... 🥺 thats just because people are scared of the complexity and price of maintaining them at the dealers... it's just like with the Bentleys... they who have the knowledge to service and repair them diy can have an amazing car at a real good price... have always loved the Astons... 🥰😍🤩

Gas prices are insane in the US? Try double that and you have the price in the EU 😆

@MLProductions.1

2 жыл бұрын

We also drive 2-3x more then the top driving EU country and 4-6x more then most countries based on Avgs

I no you really feel like 007 in that shit ....dope

Same boat. Have a 2013 Acura w 145 on it. I’m just looking and for $12k you get the same thing I don’t understand it? My car is nicer than what they’re asking 12 k for! I figured my car was 3500

That car is a thing of beauty

He says 2007 on the DB9 and red light due to age, but the sticker on it says its a 2018. What am I missing?

Sweet ride

I hope you have better luck with the AM than the Bentley.

If i was goin to auction my restored 97 legacy gt,the engine paint looks better than most cars paint i wouldn't want everybody jumping in and out of it.

How close can you get to the James Bond Goldfinger theme without a copyright infringement?

That is lovely, nice colour too!

Nice find, I’ll be down to check it out…

What an amazing car!

I want to know about tha 1st gen red eclipse!!!