Why would you have this...
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Triumph Man

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9,548 posts

195 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Why would you have this for £45000 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/replica-super-car-aston-...

When for the same money, you could have this?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-06-ASTON-MARTIN-DB9...

I fail to see the logic.

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

282 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Because people are stupid?

Triumph Man

Original Poster:

9,548 posts

195 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Yeah, generally, you would have to be a bit "special" to think, "No, I won't have an Aston Martin, I will have a very dis-honest Toyota Supra". Could be worse I suppose, could be based on a 406...

I searched "kit car" and thought I'd see what it was based on. Then I searched for DB9s. The example above wasn't even the cheapest!

Edited by Triumph Man on Saturday 19th May 09:02

Jasandjules

72,425 posts

256 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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I don't really understand why people would have any car at 50k when they could have an Aston.........

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

282 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Jasandjules said:
I don't really understand why people would have any car at 50k when they could have an Aston.........
Not sure why anyone would spend 45K on one car, when you could have an NSX for 20K'ish, and various other interesting cars on top of that.

Truckosaurus

13,154 posts

311 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Prices of used kitcars are always a joke.

The most expensive Supra on Autotrader is £11k, I suspect that is a closer price to the replica DBS than the one it's advertised at.

If you put the replica on a No Reserve eBay sale it wouldn't even reach that level. (Mystic Truck thinks around 10% of its current price)

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

282 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Yup. I'd rather have a Supra, AND an NSX than a replica Aston.

Alfanatic

9,339 posts

246 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Why? Well, bear with me here.

You get a car that looks as good as a DB9 (if you don't have a good eye for detail, or if you just don't have a good eye, and as long as you drive it from the outside somehow). Where was I? Oh yes, it looks as good as a DB9 and is quite possibly faster. If not, at least it can smoke 355s when the driver sneers at you.

Back to reality? No, not for me thanks, at any price. The nose looks quite good but on the whole it just looks like a fake, though I would spend good money on some replicas. Hawk HF3000 for instance.

ambuletz

11,709 posts

208 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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TheHeretic said:
Jasandjules said:
I don't really understand why people would have any car at 50k when they could have an Aston.........
Not sure why anyone would spend 45K on one car, when you could have an NSX for 20K'ish, and various other interesting cars on top of that.
Why have an NSX when you could have a replica NSX? That's a convertible!

biglaugh

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

282 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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ambuletz said:
Why have an NSX when you could have a replica NSX? That's a convertible!

biglaugh
Wait a minute! Is that a real NSX convertible? Sweet!

hehe

matthias73

2,901 posts

177 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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I must admit, if they made it look slightly diferent from an aston, it would look fantastic, rather than a knock off

YorkshirePudding

2,185 posts

212 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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ambuletz said:
Why have an NSX when you could have a replica NSX? That's a convertible!

biglaugh
WTF rofl

Jasandjules

72,425 posts

256 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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TheHeretic said:
Not sure why anyone would spend 45K on one car, when you could have an NSX for 20K'ish, and various other interesting cars on top of that.
Nah, an NSX isn't in the same league as an Aston........

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

282 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Jasandjules said:
Nah, an NSX isn't in the same league as an Aston........
No, it isn't, but I would rather have an NSX, AND a Supra, AND a GT4.

Mashing that, all I have at the moment is a Vit! hehe