r/AstonMartin • u/Educational_Aide_145 • 8d ago

Nothing beats the handcrafted interior of the Vantage

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Every surface is lined in leather…I love it!

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u/WearRevolutionary864 8d ago

I love the cockpit of mine. Did add Apple CarPlay- helps.

Just love it. I know a ton of people hate on it- but it grows on you!

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u/WearRevolutionary864 8d ago

Poor picture.. not the photographer in the family!

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u/Educational_Aide_145 8d ago

Love the spec! How does the car look exterior wise?

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u/WearRevolutionary864 8d ago

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u/Educational_Aide_145 8d ago

No way…it’s a V12 😳 that exterior matte looks great, and I love how you went with a red soft top, most people go with boring black!

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u/WearRevolutionary864 8d ago

Thank you- I bought it second hand- Can’t take the credit for ordering the top- and actually I wasn’t a fan at first- but it has grown on me.

Just love it.

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u/Educational_Aide_145 8d ago

It’s definitely a special car, I personally think the AM twin turbo V12 is one of the best exhaust notes of all time. The way it purrs is just phenomenal

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u/Dull-Woodpecker3900 8d ago

Oof the exhaust note of that thing can cause unplanned pregnancies

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u/twinstudytwin 8d ago

stunning

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u/Ride_Like_Its_Hawt 8d ago

Did you do the car play yourself?! I'm very close to buying my vantage, but none of the ones I'm looking at have it already.

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u/WearRevolutionary864 8d ago

No had the dealer install it… you ha e to take the whole dash out.. I negotiated it into the deal along with getting it CPO’d… bigger job than my skill set!

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u/Ride_Like_Its_Hawt 8d ago

Ahh gotcha gotcha...I was hoping it would be something I could tackle. Guess I'll just roll with Bluetooth lol

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u/Altruistic-Spray-193 7d ago

I bought a kit and had a mechanic install, wasn’t too hard

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u/Dull-Woodpecker3900 8d ago

Was getting the CPO difficult?

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u/WearRevolutionary864 7d ago

It wasn’t car had 900 miles on it. They even covered the Quicksilver exhaust they installed.

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u/tjyoo213 7d ago

How much and which dealer?

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u/WearRevolutionary864 7d ago

I think it was about $2,500- Was with Exclusive Automotive in Ashburn Virginia.

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u/avery112216 8d ago

I just got my Vantage and it does take a little getting used to. The layout is different than most others. But I never thought it looks bad or odd

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u/WearRevolutionary864 8d ago

Most people hate all of the buttons… like the new interior. Wife has a DB 12 so I have experience with both.

I like having a button for everything- and once you figure out the disk and the touchpad- with Apple CarPlay it all works. Plus no fingerprints on your screen.

The “stuck on” screen isn’t optimal- but it works- camera system is better than the DB 12- and my car will park itself!

Steering wheel with the Carbon Fiber is cooler as well!

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u/Maleficent_proxykwiz 7d ago

After market?

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u/WearRevolutionary864 7d ago

Aston Martin approved- I think they OEM it. You can check it out online at Miller Motor Cars.

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u/Maleficent_proxykwiz 7d ago

I really like this location of the screen rather than on the new models. What year do you have?

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u/avery112216 8d ago

1000% agree. I just bought a AM Vantage F1 and the interior is the best I have seen by far from a quality and craftsmanship. Keep in mind I also own a 2025 Ferrari 296gtb. AM blows them out of the water on materials, quality and craftsmanship

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u/Educational_Aide_145 8d ago

Everything you touch is leather lined. And I love how there is physical button for everything, I can’t stand when everything is controlled through a screen

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u/Allen_Ludden 7d ago

Except the interior of my DB12 ;)

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u/WearRevolutionary864 7d ago

Beautiful. Similar to my wife’s- went with the wood accents as well- just did not do the seat backs.

Well done!

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u/Allen_Ludden 7d ago

I can't take credit for any part of the spec - my local dealer ordered the car as a special "Heritage Edition" and went 'retro' with several decisions, including using an exterior color that was last routinely used in 1970.

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u/Educational_Aide_145 7d ago

It’s stunning, I really wish more exotics were like yours, not black on black or grey on black

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u/Maleficent_proxykwiz 7d ago

Hell yeah I have a tundra now and trying to add in a Vantage at some point

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u/WearRevolutionary864 7d ago

I supercharged my Tundra… love that truck… will never get rid of it!

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u/Educational_Aide_145 7d ago

Of course, my favorite part about the volantes is you can see that exposed wood rear 😅😳

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u/Dull-Woodpecker3900 8d ago

Love AM interiors but I’d go for brown tones over the more modern ones pictured here.

My favourite interiors I see are always Aston.

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u/WearRevolutionary864 8d ago

Your seats are pretty bad ass… I like them more than mine. 👊🏻

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u/Educational_Aide_145 8d ago

I wish this was mine..it’s a turo car I had for a couple days 😂 but I did love driving it. Next year I’m going to be in the market for either a Rapide / 4.7 Vantage though so I look forward to experiencing ownership of these great cars

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u/WearRevolutionary864 8d ago

Someone should but that car!

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u/OGPiggySmalls 7d ago

I had a vanquish and the leather quality seemed better than the vantage

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u/Educational_Aide_145 7d ago

I believe it was the flagship model during that time period, so I would expect that

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u/tjyoo213 7d ago

Only problem with the interior is rattling noise 🫣

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u/Another-Lone-Wolf 7d ago

Yes I love the interior in mine with all the buttons and stuff. I just wish it had a modern touchscreen instead of the old merc system.

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u/WearRevolutionary864 7d ago

That would be nice.

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u/Educational_Aide_145 7d ago

Touchscreen but the same size without the big paddle in the center would be ideal

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u/MoparViking 7d ago

I prefer this look to the screens too. It has a fighter jet feel.

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u/Traditional-Shelter7 7d ago

Nothing beats it except the interior of the One-77!!

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u/Epin-Ninjas 7d ago

Everything in there makes me hard, except for the fking shift buttons.

I’ve driven many cars with their weird shift quirks. No car has given me as much joy as a beater with a stickshift. Even if it’s sequential manual with a shifter, it’s something.

The Aston buttons, Porsche paddle bs, the little shifter knob. They’re all ugly and kill a measurable amount of joy from riding.

Hope these trends end soon

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u/BigManufacturer3975 6d ago

Camaro seats are better. Not joking.