Scottish Elises

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:55 pm

Good looking car. I'd prefer one of the racey baby astons

Modena Scotland · Post by **Modena Scotland** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:57 pm

Depends on how you want to use it and other cars you have.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:09 pm

Was very underwhelmed when i went in my mates

Love the Vantage though

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:10 pm

shooomer wrote:For old men ?

Thats what immediately springs to mind for me I am afraid

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:14 pm

shooomer wrote:For old men and depreciation horror? thoughts?

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/281815.htm

7's can be had for 30k and a 9 for 70, must be at least a 1- 2k hit a month? on depreciation?

Nice run around all the same.

dlogan · Post by **dlogan** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:18 pm

One of my suppliers has a DB9 convert.

Its never out of the dealers with problems.

V12 sounds lovely though

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:19 pm

You will need the wanky golfers clothing to go with it.

graeme · Post by **graeme** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:30 pm

Simply the most beautiful just-popping-down-to-the-south-of-France-GT-cruiser-sort-of-thing ever made, and one of the most beautiful cars in the world full stop.

The DB9 is pretty in a way nothing else on the road today can match (in my opinion - beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all...).

I love the Vanquish and Vantage V8, and they are both probably more fun to drive, but they just don't *quite* make me tingle as much as a DB9 and who the heck would buy an Aston for the driving fun? Surely that's R8/997 or F430/Gaylardy territory.

Astons are about the effortless power-cruising and sheer jaw-dropping staggering handsome thoroughbred-ness.

How many other cars have their own fridge on the Top Gear Cool Wall?

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:49 pm

I love the look of it. I never understand how some cars get the 'old man' label - very few youngsters (the term is relative anyway) can afford such highly priced metal.

IMO, if you stay away from the silvery green/maroon type colours and go for a nice black, it'll look the absolute baws.

I'm not a fan of the vantage, it just looks quite petite and makes me think that the guy in the driver's seat can't afford a real one, and should've bought a 911 C2S (with the yellow calipers, natch - can't be seen dead with the pikey red ones

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mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:53 pm

if the DB9 belongs to the pipe & slippers brigade all I can say is - "Someone fecth me a cardingan"

Mac

woody · Post by **woody** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:55 pm

Nice, but this side of 50 I'd rather have a V8, and prefer them to the 911, mostly down to the interior.

Still, the DB9 is one of the best looking cars on sale today, and like Greg says it's the price that keeps younger buyers out of them mainly. Surely they wont depreciate like a DB7? They looked (and apparently drove) very dated almost overnight.

H8OAG · Post by **H8OAG** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:55 pm

Paul

My 40 yr old "Golfing cousin" had one for three weeks and repetitively broke trim/electrics/switchgear.... .......He got his money back in full from the dealer

Another friend currently has his on SOR (sale or return) in a local showroom and has seen his car take a £40k hit........so far!!!

You want depreciation?

How about a Maybach

StiflerMR2 · Post by **StiflerMR2** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:25 pm

Personally i'd prefer the V8 Vantage, but would be looking at a 2nd hand Gallardo instead of either im afraid

Or save the pennies and get the 360 CS /runs to the mens room to clean up the mess i just made

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:01 pm

graeme wrote:Simply the most beautiful just-popping-down-to-the-south-of-France-GT-cruiser-sort-of-thing ever made, and one of the most beautiful cars in the world full stop.

The DB9 is pretty in a way nothing else on the road today can match (in my opinion - beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all...).

I love the Vanquish and Vantage V8, and they are both probably more fun to drive, but they just don't *quite* make me tingle as much as a DB9 and who the heck would buy an Aston for the driving fun? Surely that's R8/997 or F430/Gaylardy territory.

Astons are about the effortless power-cruising and sheer jaw-dropping staggering handsome thoroughbred-ness.

How many other cars have their own fridge on the Top Gear Cool Wall?

I love it

but then I'm an old man

j2 lot · Post by **j2 lot** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:29 pm

Scottish Elises

DB9

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