A DB7, but...

[Simpo Two]

- with lots of strings attached! https://themarket.bonhams.com/en/listings/aston-ma...

Lovely colour, any idea which green it is?

[V8LM]

Looks like Pentland, and will be one of the last DB7s built.

[Simpo Two]

V8LM said:

Looks like Pentland, and will be one of the last DB7s built.

Mine is Pentland green, and it seemed lighter/brighter than that. But full sun makes a difference!

[anonymous-user]

Simpo Two said:

- with lots of strings attached! https://themarket.bonhams.com/en/listings/aston-ma...

Lovely colour, any idea which green it is?

This is the very definition of “a project for someone else”!

[Agent57]

Chiltern green maybe?

Why do ads waste space waffling on about the launch of the DB7?

People want to know about the actual car. the advert tells you very little about the actual car apart from the low kilometerage.

Don't like those U.S. style bumpers.

[V8LM]

Simpo Two said:

V8LM said:

Looks like Pentland, and will be one of the last DB7s built.

Mine is Pentland green, and it seemed lighter/brighter than that. But full sun makes a difference!

Just noted the chassis number. Probably built in '98 (99/20 model year).

As you will know, Pentland is very light and exposure dependent.



compared to

[Simpo Two]

As a photographer I can tell you that exposure is also playing a significant role in those examples!

[67Dino]

They do look lovely but I think my DB7 was one of the most disappointing cars to actually drive I’ve ever had, and I had a very well maintained, low mileage V12 Vantage.

Just found it fantastically uninvolving. If I needed to go somewhere I genuinely would take our three cylinder 1.0 litre VW Polo for a more enjoyable driving experience. Wanted one for ages and didn’t keep it a year.

Don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but if you haven’t driven one, definitely test drive before you buy to make sure it’s your sort of car. It just doesn’t do what it says on the tin…

[Simpo Two]

67Dino said:

Don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but if you haven’t driven one, definitely test drive before you buy to make sure it’s your sort of car. It just doesn’t do what it says on the tin…

Ah don't worry, I'm not thinking of buying it. Even if I wanted it, it seems you'd need to be an international lawyer to get it home.

I would like some of the comfort though. My DB9 with sports suspension and Bridgestones drives like a very expensive kart! Luxury it ain't.

[67Dino]

Simpo Two said:

67Dino said:

Don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but if you haven’t driven one, definitely test drive before you buy to make sure it’s your sort of car. It just doesn’t do what it says on the tin…

Ah don't worry, I'm not thinking of buying it. Even if I wanted it, it seems you'd need to be an international lawyer to get it home.

I would like some of the comfort though. My DB9 with sports suspension and Bridgestones drives like a very expensive kart! Luxury it ain't.

Good to hear. Yes, recognise that problem: it’s either comfort or handling. Bloody physics.

[Hoofy]

67Dino said:

They do look lovely but I think my DB7 was one of the most disappointing cars to actually drive I’ve ever had, and I had a very well maintained, low mileage V12 Vantage.

Just found it fantastically uninvolving. If I needed to go somewhere I genuinely would take our three cylinder 1.0 litre VW Polo for a more enjoyable driving experience. Wanted one for ages and didn’t keep it a year.

Don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but if you haven’t driven one, definitely test drive before you buy to make sure it’s your sort of car. It just doesn’t do what it says on the tin…

So it's a car for cruising, you mean? I thought that was the point of it.

[Simpo Two]

67Dino said:

Good to hear. Yes, recognise that problem: it’s either comfort or handling. Bloody physics.

It would be nice to have a switch (like the Merc I had as a loan car earlier this year) so you can switch the suspension from Armchair > Normal > Sports > Osteopath...