Aston DB9
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VEG

Original Poster:

516 posts

312 months

Tuesday 27th July 2004
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Just took a DB9 out for a spin and what a fantastic engine.
Shame the rest of the car is pants! The build quality was non existant with an ill fitting sat nav, non working reverse sensors, reverse mirror from a Morris Ital, no memory seats, no electric adjustment on the teering wheel, no boot space (makes an S series look huge), ill fitting trim and a very claustrophoic cabin. This was my dream car so I'm gutted.
Mind you the Griff looks even better and I'm £110,000 better off!

Marki

15,763 posts

299 months

Tuesday 27th July 2004
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VEG said:

Mind you the Griff looks even better and I'm £110,000 better off!



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VEG

Original Poster:

516 posts

312 months

Tuesday 27th July 2004
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Haha

Marki

15,763 posts

299 months

Tuesday 27th July 2004
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Was the build quality really that bad Matey ?

DustyC

12,822 posts

283 months

Tuesday 27th July 2004
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VEG said:

Mind you the Griff looks even better and I'm £110,000 better off!



When you can see past the badge I have to agree.
Newer cars wear too much jewllery for my taste. they look like rappers wearing all there bling.

The M3 is a big culprit of what I mean.

Oi Car designers....NO! Lose the chrome. Bring back the simple flowing unpronunced lines.

K.K.

397 posts

267 months

Tuesday 27th July 2004
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Think the DB9 is fab looking and must be head and shoulders above the DB7 which Jeremy Clerkson said was "a Jag XJS in a party frock". Dissapointed to hear about the build quality, that's very surprising. Anyway, for the same sort of money I'd go for the Bentley Continental GT.

VEG

Original Poster:

516 posts

312 months

Tuesday 27th July 2004
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Quality bad...........I'm still crying. Shattered dreams.
Mind you it went like stink and sounded glorious.

DustyC

12,822 posts

283 months

Tuesday 27th July 2004
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Does the same money buy a 911 Turbo?
Thats what I'd go for.

In fact, Id go for an R500 Caterham and something else for the long roads.

RichardR

2,907 posts

297 months

Tuesday 27th July 2004
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K.K. said:
Anyway, for the same sort of money I'd go for the Bentley Continental GT.
Was at Audi's HQ in Ingolstadt a little while back and saw a car parked a little way away, rear on. Thought 'the lights look like a Continental, but the shape looks like some sort of hatchback'. Went a had a look and it was indeed a Continental, but I found it thoroughly underwhelming, both in size/dimensions and stature. Definitely a car that looks better in pictures that in the metal. All IMHO of course!