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Valuation · Aston Martin · First generation · 2005-17

Aston Martin V8 Vantage

4.3L NA V8 · 283 kW / 410 Nm · 6sp manual · RWD
AVOIDRated within the $30k to $100k band · 77 of 94 at this money
Model value
$76,000
Must gain each year to break even
+11.0%
The projection does not clear it, and nor does most of the library.
CarQuant score
49/100
Scored against the $30k to $100k band, not the whole library
Evidence grade
Thin
One to three recorded Australian sales
$76,000
$36,924 lowhigh $72,164
Calibrated to a thin record
Two Australian results, $87,500 and $71,490, both 4.3-litre manuals, normalising to $80,300 and $67,700. 112 international lots, down 25% across a decade

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Should make, typical example
$76,000
At about 55,000 km. Enter an asking price to compare.

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Price history

Today $76,000 · modelled median at five years $55,777
Solid line: the value this library has carriedDashed from 2026: modelled · even money $45,860 to $64,397
The green band is the even-money range and the one to plan on: half of outcomes land inside it. The pale band behind it bounds eight in ten ($36,924 to $72,164). The path is this model's own: it starts along the momentum of its recorded history and bends toward its projected median as the horizon lengthens, so no two cars share a future curve.

The verdict

The numbers argue against it. Scores 49/100, ranking 77 of 94 in the $30k to $100k band. Demand durability is the strongest input, liquidity the weakest.
Running it costs about $8,850 a year (11.6% of value), which is what the economics score measures. All in, including the projected value change, it is $14,043 a year.
The model's five year median is $55,777, a -26.6% move, with the tenth percentile at $36,924.
Value calibrated to a thin record. Treat the level as provisional.
Evidence
Thin2 recorded sales
Off its peak
-42%
Value band
moderate
At least one recorded transaction plus a source. Direction is sound, the exact level less so.
Scored against every recent Australian sale this library holds, half its values land within 11.2 per cent of the price paid and the rest miss by more, in either direction. Projections are therefore damped toward flat in proportion to how little is known, and the plausible band is never narrower than the error the model is known to make.
Short term (1-5 years)$14,043 a year all in, -26.6% median value move
Long term (10-15 years)Scarcity case already formed
Negotiate from$76,000

Recorded sales

Every recorded observation, and when
2 rows on record
$142k$102k$63k
20252026
the value this record published, year by yearnow $76kwhat the model expects across 40k–62k kmsold
Every row, with its price and note (2) ↓
Library value against the sold record
2 sales · median $79,495
Value $76,000
$71,490$87,500
Dec 2024Collecting Cars$71,490Sold
SOLD. 13 Dec 2024, Woollahra NSW, 62,300km, 2006 4.3 V8 MANUAL, three owners, serviced exclusively by Aston Martin Sydney across nine dated visits from 222km in 2006. Front bumper resprayed, lip spoiler replaced, PAINT BUBBLES ON THE DOOR HANDLES. Normalises to about $67,700
Mar 2024Collecting Cars$87,500Sold
SOLD. 14 Mar 2024, Kellyville NSW, 39,829km, 2007 4.3 V8 MANUAL, AUSTRALIAN-DELIVERED, third owner. Meteorite Silver over Obsidian Black, 13 dated services from 1,382km in 2007. Kerb rash on the nearside wheels. Normalises to about $80,300 at 55,000km
2 completed Australian sales of 2 rows. Rows marked asking, no sale, or context are shown for honesty but do not count toward the evidence grade: an ask is not a transaction, a pass-in is a refusal, and a provenance or overseas result does not price the ordinary local car. The badge on every row is computed by the same rule as the grade, so the two cannot drift apart.

Score breakdown

Against the $30k to $100k band median
94 cars in band · ink tick marks the median
Ownership economics30% of total
52/100-3
Scarcity25% of total
48/100-5
Demand durability20% of total
58/100-8
Liquidity15% of total
36/100-16
Risk resilience10% of total
42/100+6
Sub-scores run 0-100 before weighting; the weighted total is 49/100. Medians are computed live from the 94 cars currently in the $30k to $100k band, so this picture moves when the library does.
The working behind each factor: baseline and drivers ↓
Ownership economics30% weight
52/100
Baseline80 pts
− 11.6% of value a year to run-28 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)52 pts
Scarcity25% weight
48/100
Baseline40 pts
+ 480 registered in Australia, manual gated-shift cars a minority+8 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)48 pts
Demand durability20% weight
58/100
Baseline44 pts
+ Hand-built British craftsmanship and NA V8 soundtrack draw a loyal following+14 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)58 pts
Liquidity15% weight
36/100
Baseline26 pts
+ Niche but active market, 54 days on market+10 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)36 pts
Risk resilience10% weight
42/100
Baseline46 pts
− NA V8 well proven, but bonded aluminium chassis repairs are specialist-4 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)42 pts
Model output, not advice or a valuation. Verify independently before acting.

What it costs to own · about 3,667 km a year

Annual cost of access, excl. fuel
$8,850a year
Share of value per year
11.6%
Scheduled servicing$2,40027%
Tyres, annualised$1,55018%
Registration and CTP$8009%
Insurance$2,20025%
Sinking fund (failure table)$1,90021%
All-in annualised (a different number)
Purchase (model value plus duty)$79,040
Running costs × 5 years$44,250
Median exit, net of selling cost$53,077
All-in annualised over 5 years$14,043/yr
Share of value per year18.5%
Cost of access is what the car costs to run. All-in annualised adds depreciation, duty and selling costs across a five year hold. They answer different questions and are labelled separately for that reason.
Break-even appreciation, 5 year hold
11.0%a year, only to get the money back
This library projects
-6.0%a year
The projection falls 17.0 points a year short of the hurdle. On these assumptions this car is a cost, not an asset, which can be an entirely rational thing to buy but should be bought knowing it.
Purchase$76,000
Stamp duty$3,040
Running costs x 5 years$44,250
Selling cost at exit, 3.6% of the salescales with price
Sale price needed at +5 years$127,831
Storage
Bought at
No forecast is used to compute the hurdle. It is the purchase, the duty, any premium and 5 years of running cost, grossed up for the cost of selling and spread back over the hold. The projection it is measured against is the weakest number in this product and is drawn that way in the chart above. Transport, finance and any restoration spend sit outside it.

Specification

Engine4.3L NA V8
Power / torque283 kW / 410 Nm
0-100 km/h5 s
Transmission6sp manual
DriveRWD
Kerb weight1,630 kg
Built worldwide25,000
Delivered to Australia620
Effective AU survivors480
Australian sales / year35
Typical days on market54 days
Launch price$256,000

What moves the price on this model

Colour hierarchy
AMR/Racing Green+3%
Tungsten Silver0%
Onyx Black+1%
Options
Manual over Sportshift+10%
4.7-litre (2008 on)+8%
Odometer sensitivity±1.5% per 10,000 km vs 55,000 km
Applied on top of these

Condition, history, originality, ownership, delivery and modification multipliers apply to every car in the library. They are applied automatically when an advertisement is analysed, and the schedule is set out once, on the analyser page.

Projected value in five years

Projected value at five years
$55,777
-26.6% on today
The model's figure. Today it is $76,000.
Even odds it lands between $45,860 and $64,397.
$36,924 lowhigh $72,164
The shaded range is even money and 40% wide; the outer figures bound eight outcomes in ten. Band width follows the evidence - a model with a tight measured record carries a tight band.
A weaker five year outlook than 99% of the library.
-26.6% weakest projected move in the librarystrongest +73.1%
Five-year cost of ownership
Value change alone: -$20,223 across five years.
Running costs over the same period: $44,250.
Duty and expected selling costs: $5,740.
Net cost of five years of ownership: $70,215, or $14,043 a year.
The projected value fall is added to the running cost. Depreciation is the larger number here.

The case for and against

The case for

Hand-built British craftsmanship and a naturally aspirated V8 soundtrack give it a distinct character among mid-2000s GT cars, and values have risen steadily since 2016. Manual gated-shift examples are increasingly preferred over the automated Sportshift gearbox.

The case against

It is a niche market at 54 days on market, and the bonded aluminium chassis requires specialist repair after any real accident damage. Servicing at an Aston Martin specialist costs more than a comparable Porsche or even Ferrari V8 of the era. Measured inside the British market alone, ordinary cars have fallen from a GBP34,875 median in 2015-2018 to GBP26,207 in 2025-2026 - about 25 per cent across a decade, and the steepest decline measured for any car in this library - even though clearance is healthy at 76 per cent. The cars sell easily, just for less each year.

Known faults and risks

Risk 1Bonded aluminium chassis repair is specialist and costly
Risk 2Sportshift automated manual clutch wear (non-manual cars)
Risk 3Specialist Aston Martin servicing network
Clutch replacement (manual)$3,200
Sportshift actuator service$2,800
Chassis repair (if damaged)$8,500

Similar cars, and what they cost to run

Evidence behind this valueThin · 2 recorded sales
Carried value
$76,000
Historical price
2016 · $88,0002026 · $76,000
Thin
At least one recorded transaction plus a source. Direction is sound, the exact level less so.
Two Australian transactions on a record that had none, and they take 44 per cent off it

$87,500 at Kellyville NSW on 14 March 2024: a 2007 4.3-litre MANUAL, AUSTRALIAN-DELIVERED, 39,829 kilometres, third owner, thirteen dated services from 1,382 kilometres in 2007. $71,490 at Woollahra NSW on 13 December 2024: a 2006 4.3-litre MANUAL, 62,300 kilometres, serviced exclusively by Aston Martin Sydney across nine dated visits from 222 kilometres in 2006 - but with a resprayed front bumper, a replaced lip spoiler, and PAINT BUBBLES ON THE DOOR HANDLES.

Read the rest of the evidence notes (5 more)
Normalised to 55,000 kilometres

They are about $80,300 and $67,700, nine months apart, and the difference is condition rather than time.

The value moves $135,000 to $76,000
Expected distance was also wrong

This record assumed 100,000 kilometres on cars that turn up at 39,829 and 62,300. It is now 55,000.

Both cars are manuals, which is the desirable gearbox, and both still landed in the seventies

There is no Sportshift result here to compare against, so this record cannot yet price the gearbox at all - and the automated manual is the more common car in Australia, so the true blended figure may sit below $76,000 rather than above it.

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This model, today$76,000
Half of sales are further out than$8,496
The report$249
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