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hartley
Original Poster
620 posts
68 months
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Blasting up the M6 in the DB9 with the roof down in the bright sunshine on Wednesday evening I found the sun a little bright/ low in the sky so flipped the (minuscule) sun visor open only to find I was staring into a vanity mirror - on the driver's side . What is that about - can,t think of any other car I have owned that has a vanity mirror on the drivers side.Has market research revealed we are all posers /women or is it something to do with left hand drive cars ?
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whoami
7,059 posts
109 months
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Pretty much every modern car has this.
Even my Discovery has one.
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0000
9,305 posts
60 months
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It's not unique to Aston, it stops women complaining that 'sexist' car designers think they should be in the passenger seat.
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Lunablack
2,839 posts
31 months
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I believe they started fitting them after receiving a recommendation from George 
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yeti
6,892 posts
144 months
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Anecdotally, I believe the Itailians started the trend  But yes, just about everything has it now 
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hartley
Original Poster
620 posts
68 months
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Well I can tell you it's not very clever in bright sun light - creates more reflections and distractions when driving.
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whoami
7,059 posts
109 months
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hartley said: Well I can tell you it's not very clever in bright sun light - creates more reflections and distractions when driving. Have you never noticed this before... 
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woolders
419 posts
26 months
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Maybe because the saunas been absent for such a long time, it is the first opportunity you have had to use it. I agree though, it is not very practical.
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hartley
Original Poster
620 posts
68 months
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whoami said: Have you never noticed this before... Had the car 5 years and never noticed before - in my defence I live in Scotland where bright sunlight is a quiquennial event !!!
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quench
32 posts
15 months
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Not sure about the DB9, but the mirror on the V8V has a flip-up cover, so you should be able to have the visor down without seeing the mirror...
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F1 NDW
672 posts
15 months
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The Vanquish of course doesnt have a "vanity" mirror either side. It's far too manly for that!
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Jockman
7,038 posts
29 months
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2002 Corsa has them both sides - and yes the DB9 has covers on the mirrors too. The covers are probably a legal requirement
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yeti
6,892 posts
144 months
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I'll guess the Volante and coupe have different sun visors - certainly no covers on mine!
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Jockman
7,038 posts
29 months
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yeti said: I'll guess the Volante and coupe have different sun visors - certainly no covers on mine! Possibly a MY permutation too ??
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AMDBSNick
2,214 posts
31 months
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I have the flip ups. May get them covered in Chancellor Red just to bling her up a bit more
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theno23
522 posts
79 months
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Pretty sure I don't have covers on my 2008 V8V, would be useful, but the sun visors block so little of the screen I rarely kind myself in a situation where they help.
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ds2000
546 posts
61 months
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F1 NDW said: The Vanquish of course doesnt have a "vanity" mirror either side. It's far too manly for that! They probably fell out  ;)
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George H
10,201 posts
33 months
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Lunablack said: I believe they started fitting them after receiving a recommendation from George If you were as beautiful as me, you would want to look at yourself all the time too
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