Tuesday 23rd August 2005

Aston V8 Vantage Volante is go

The car has been trade-marked and priced

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Soft-top version trade-marked

The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante is definitely go, according to Auto Express magazine.

Following our story on 9 August, the magazine has confirmed that Ford has trade-marked the design of the car, which features a 4.3-litre V8 and a soft top, with the Patent Office.

It hits the streets in 2007, and will reportedly cost £5,000 more than the £79,000 list price of the coupé.

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[nubbin]

Bugger! Now I'll definitely have to sell the house/ car/mother/underpants and buy one. How can I get Mrs. nubbin to agree? :scratchchin:

[shadytree]

Nubbs , not sure if the do an Aston bandana yet

[dinkel]

Most Volantes had a detuned engine . . .

Oe, those spoilers must go . . .

[jezzaaa]

Just rang Lancaster Aston in Reading. Asked about getting on the waiting list. Was told that it's looking like delivery latter end of 2008 (40 on list already) and he wants a £3000 now to secure a place on the list. Why the feck should I have to give them that much to sit in their bank account accumulating interest when it could be in my mortgage account instead??!! Really pisses me off.

J.

[anonymous-user]

jezzaaa said:

Just rang Lancaster Aston in Reading. Asked about getting on the waiting list. Was told that it's looking like delivery latter end of 2008 (40 on list already) and he wants a £3000 now to secure a place on the list. Why the feck should I have to give them that much to sit in their bank account accumulating interest when it could be in my mortgage account instead??!! Really pisses me off. J.

J

Lancaster always ask for deposits a million years in advance!!! Try a different dealer.

[obiwonkeyblokey]

Plus they are opposite the home of football so maybe some of ( all of) the players have added their names down.

and yes the home of football is the mighty Madejski Stadium. Come on you RRRRR's

[aston67]

those spoilers must stay...

that's the original V8 Vantage Volante and I like it like that

A67


>> Edited by aston67 on Tuesday 23 August 17:22

[simoncotton]

I would buy one tomorrow if it wasn't for those ugly wing mirrors, oh.... and the fact that I don't have 84k to spend !!

[dinkel]

aston67 said:

those spoilers must stay... that's the original V8 Vantage Volante and I like it like that A67

I say no . . .

[granville]

jezzaaa said:

Why the feck should I have to give them that much to sit in their bank account accumulating interest when it could be in my mortgage account instead??!! Really pisses me off. J.

Because this is a tiny fraction of the car's price and represents a trifling committment by vaguely interested parties who are genuinely in the market for buying rather than tyre kicking?

I can't imagine traditional Aston punters think three grand is any great shakes and quite frankly, I'd be surprised if even the dubious lines of provincial poseurs who can just about squeeze £1500 a month from their budgets on the drip for a twelve month attempted sun tan-cum profit take sale would be too worried either.

Whilst it's a lovely car, of course, I really don't understand the hype surrounding it: there seem to me so many more compelling options, namely the DB9 proper, the Noble M400, one of the friskier TVRs and as with Bentley these days, if you must have a German car, why noy get something proud of it's ubiquitous but undeniably proven ability, rather than hiding behind some paper thin veneer of mock-Britishness?

You know, it really is all down to shouting: shout, shout & shout again!

{Sorry.}

[aston67]

Dear Dinkel

THAT was the Vantage Volante - with the spoilers

the normal Volante is pretty but - for me - lacks in presence. Besides I should sell my vantage volante and this is not going to happen

Ciao

A67


>> Edited by aston67 on Wednesday 24th August 15:16

[dinkel]

A67, that's quite a relief . . . I'm not a spoiler man . . .

[aston67]

"unicuique suum"

to each their own

A67