Number of cylinders: 12
Emission class: Euro 4
Service history: Present
Number of owners: 3
Registration number: 13-ZF-JB

Aston Martin DB9 V12 Touchtronic, 2008. Three owners, 81,931 km, service books from new.

"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." A Batman quote, I know, not an Aston. But it fits the DB9 uncannily well. Because this is the car that saved Aston Martin when the company was dangling on the edge of the abyss, and at the same time the car that purists turned their noses up at back then, because it was supposedly too easy, too accessible, too little tortured.

The DB9 arrived in 2004, designed by Ian Callum and Henrik Fisker, built on the brand new VH platform, and it did something Aston had rarely managed until then: it not only looked divine, it delivered on its promises. Under the bonnet sat a 5.9-litre V12 that is essentially two DB7 straight-sixes who bumped into each other at a party, good for 476 bhp and a sound you would normally have to book a night at the opera to hear. And then that name. No DB8, because Aston felt a DB8 would imply a V8, and they didn't want that. So they simply skipped one. Sometimes it really is that easy.

Remember how James Bond drove a DBS in Casino Royale, but the first one Craig was handed was actually little more than a dressed-up DB9? Exactly. This is the car that formed the basis for the image an entire generation holds of Aston Martin. The DB9 is the family features, the jawline, the gaze. Everything that came afterwards is a variation on this theme.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 100 photographs including the underside. The service history, scanned in full. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 7 January 2008 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the live auction on our own site. What changes is the way you buy, not the location — once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon–Fri 9–18 and Sat 10–17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for — another Aston Martin we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings. Have one of your own: we buy exceptional cars outright, classic or modern.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m², with over 150 cars under one roof. You are just as welcome if you are not buying — walk around, take your time and enjoy the cars; sharing the enthusiasm is half of it.