RE: Aston Lagonda official testing images
Discussion
lamboman100 said:
That is the ugliest Aston ever made in the entire history of the firm.
Awful gaping mouth at the front, and out of proportion at the rear.
No, it isn't. Ignoring the Marmite William Towns Lagonda and Bulldog, which were designed to shock, and the underwheeled original Virage before it gained 17" wheels and vents in front of the doors, I suggest that in second place for ugliest Aston Martin ever is the DB7 with Vantage light conversion :Awful gaping mouth at the front, and out of proportion at the rear.
with the winner surely being the Atom.
I think irrespective of whether you like it or hate it (I like it), AML will have done their homework on the sales potential and they will already have a little black book (or digital equivalent) of super-elite, super wealthy car buyers who would purchase anything the company put out, as long as it has exclusivity. They had no problem shifting all the One-77's and in the same way as McLaren sold all the P1's before it was even formally announced, I'm sure they have taken orders or even deposits from a select bunch of wealthy customers who would buy a poo-on-a-stick if it has the right cachée or another one is unlikely to park up beside you at the Burj Al Arab.
This kind of thing isn't confined to the Sultan of Brunei or his brother anymore and Aston were almost kept afloat at some points in the 90's by their spending on custom built specials and through the stirling work of Kingsley Riding-Felce. Mind you some of those specials have returned to these shores, so I'm not sure how the whole type approval or warranty issue would work if someone bought one in Oman and then shipped it back here?
I'll bet that just as Asprey, Lobb or any of the tailors along Savile Row create and sell bespoke, expensive limited editions or one-offs, all these new Lagondas will find a home quite quickly.
This kind of thing isn't confined to the Sultan of Brunei or his brother anymore and Aston were almost kept afloat at some points in the 90's by their spending on custom built specials and through the stirling work of Kingsley Riding-Felce. Mind you some of those specials have returned to these shores, so I'm not sure how the whole type approval or warranty issue would work if someone bought one in Oman and then shipped it back here?
I'll bet that just as Asprey, Lobb or any of the tailors along Savile Row create and sell bespoke, expensive limited editions or one-offs, all these new Lagondas will find a home quite quickly.
cookie1600 said:
I think irrespective of whether you like it or hate it (I like it), AML will have done their homework on the sales potential and they will already have a little black book (or digital equivalent) of super-elite, super wealthy car buyers who would purchase anything the company put out, as long as it has exclusivity. They had no problem shifting all the One-77's and in the same way as McLaren sold all the P1's before it was even formally announced, I'm sure they have taken orders or even deposits from a select bunch of wealthy customers who would buy a poo-on-a-stick if it has the right cachée or another one is unlikely to park up beside you at the Burj Al Arab.
This kind of thing isn't confined to the Sultan of Brunei or his brother anymore and Aston were almost kept afloat at some points in the 90's by their spending on custom built specials and through the stirling work of Kingsley Riding-Felce. Mind you some of those specials have returned to these shores, so I'm not sure how the whole type approval or warranty issue would work if someone bought one in Oman and then shipped it back here?
I'll bet that just as Asprey, Lobb or any of the tailors along Savile Row create and sell bespoke, expensive limited editions or one-offs, all these new Lagondas will find a home quite quickly.
Yup. And who owns Asprey? And who stumped up the £480m to buy AM from Ford? This kind of thing isn't confined to the Sultan of Brunei or his brother anymore and Aston were almost kept afloat at some points in the 90's by their spending on custom built specials and through the stirling work of Kingsley Riding-Felce. Mind you some of those specials have returned to these shores, so I'm not sure how the whole type approval or warranty issue would work if someone bought one in Oman and then shipped it back here?
I'll bet that just as Asprey, Lobb or any of the tailors along Savile Row create and sell bespoke, expensive limited editions or one-offs, all these new Lagondas will find a home quite quickly.
BillPeart said:
As an Aston lover since childhood, and owner of several past and present, the pretty ones, all I can ask is why?
So that people like you can be a lover and buyer of Astons in the future and people like me can be a lover and buyer of a family saloon that has Aston values and DNA?If this is a soft launch of the Lagonda brand that will bolster their long term coffers then it has to be a good thing. And if it's just a Rolladex sales one off that bolster the coffers short term it still can't be a bad thing?
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