New Vanquish Pictures as promised
Discussion
DB9VolanteDriver said:
I still can't quite come to terms with the Vanq. The exterior I'm starting to like more in certain colors, but the interior still is off putting for me; too generic as compared with the current generation, especially the molded door panels vs the metal bar door pull and separate door caps. But I definitely do prefer the non-bubble wrap seat trim as in this spec (and the CF roof panel I also like).
OMG I never thought of it, but the hourglass quilting really does remind me of bubble wrap. LOL. I used to think it looked reptilian but I think your analogy is better. Speaking of which, does anyone here really believe the claim that Vanqs with the quilted interior have more than 1 million stitches inside? Color me skeptical.
KarlFranz said:
.... but the hourglass quilting really does remind me of bubble wrap.
Speaking of which, does anyone here really believe the claim that Vanqs with the quilted interior have more than 1 million stitches inside? Color me skeptical.
When I see interior quilting, I am reminded of 1960s/70s kit car interiors. I think then it was a plastic material, glued on to a cardboard backing, to form a quilted pattern. The end result was a feeble attempt of trying to resemble an upholstered look, but with awful materials.Speaking of which, does anyone here really believe the claim that Vanqs with the quilted interior have more than 1 million stitches inside? Color me skeptical.
As for the 1 million stitches. I have seen the very fancy sewing maching (probably not called that) at Gaydon. It has the appearance of a very large table, with a computer controlled sewing head. Perhaps like a word processor which counts the words, their machine might count the stitches, and maybe that is how they know.
Edited by Jon39 on Sunday 27th January 19:23
George29 said:
I love most cars in lurid colours! That's the only chavvy thing I like (still better than liking cars in Recession white 
).
I'm hoping they can find me a Krypton or Isotope Green Exige 190
If not, Chrome Orange or Zest Yellow will have to do 
"Recession" white. Who the hell came up with that s ).I'm hoping they can find me a Krypton or Isotope Green Exige 190
If not, Chrome Orange or Zest Yellow will have to do 
te? I bought my 997 in white and I paid over 70k for it, that's hardly a recession budget!! I think it looked awesome. I'd have my dv9v in white but I think it suits the vantage or DBS better. Slarti said:
"Recession" white. Who the hell came up with that ste? I bought my 997 in white and I paid over 70k for it, that's hardly a recession budget!! I think it looked awesome. I'd have my dv9v in white but I think it suits the vantage or DBS better.
Because when the recession hit it was about the same time that 99.9% of new cars were bought in white. te? I bought my 997 in white and I paid over 70k for it, that's hardly a recession budget!! I think it looked awesome. I'd have my dv9v in white but I think it suits the vantage or DBS better. George29 said:
Because when the recession hit it was about the same time that 99.9% of new cars were bought in white.
I'm sure when you bought your car, something like a billion people in the world spontaneously farted. Should I tag everyone who bought a DB9 when you bought yours flatulence9?Lunablack said:
George29 said:
Because when the recession hit it was about the same time that 99.9% of new cars were bought in white.
Do you have any evidence to back up this 99.9% figure??
Jon39 said:
As for the 1 million stitches. I have see the very fancy sewing maching (probably not called that) at Gaydon. It has the appearance of a very large table, with a computer controlled sewing head. Perhaps like a word processor which counts the words, their machine might count the stitches, and maybe that is how they know.
Nice. I've never been to Europe. But my better half and I agree that one of the places we will go when we finally make it there is the Gaydon factory. In fact, it was her that suggested that we make a trip to visit all the different car factories/museums.yeti said:
It's probably from the same set of statistics that allows me to claim that 99.9% of Gaydon cars are James Bond Resale Grey/Misery Silver with Suicide black leather. With Tailor's Grey headlining and coarse silver stitching. I am 99.9% sure that this is true
And that 88% of DB9 owners get up a minimum of 3 times a night to go for a wee Edited by AdamV8V on Sunday 27th January 17:31
AdamV8V said:
yeti said:
It's probably from the same set of statistics that allows me to claim that 99.9% of Gaydon cars are James Bond Resale Grey/Misery Silver with Suicide black leather. With Tailor's Grey headlining and coarse silver stitching. I am 99.9% sure that this is true
And that 88% of DB9 owners get up a minimum of 3 times a night to go for a wee )Edited by AdamV8V on Sunday 27th January 17:32
Slarti said:
I'm sure when you bought your car, something like a billion people in the world spontaneously farted. Should I tag everyone who bought a DB9 when you bought yours flatulence9?
Except that if you look back, white cars weren't popular until around the same time. Hence the name.Plus it does look bloody awful. Pretty much every single Audi, BMW, Merc etc I see are in white. I'm yet to see one car that looks good in white. The sooner the craze for it dies out the better.
KarlFranz said:
Nice. I've never been to Europe. But my better half and I agree that one of the places we will go when we finally make it there is the Gaydon factory. In fact, it was her that suggested that we make a trip to visit all the different car factories/museums.
Visiting Gaydon is magical. You would have a wonderful time.Remember to plan well ahead, probably via your dealer. Aston Martin factory tours are by invitation only.
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