RE: 2.75m Aston Martin DB5 'Goldfinger' launched

[nav p]

register it on a 'Q' plate??

[AMGSee55]

cybersimon said:

lockhart flawse said:

WTF is a doozy?

an abbreviation for 'Duesenberg'

Duesenberg was regarded as the benchmark of all cars back in the day (by Americans anyway) - the term 'doozy' became a reference for anything (cars or otherwise) regarded as brilliant or the best.

[kurt535]

This makes the Shelby Daytonas continuation series look a snip

[PAUL500]

corozin said:

PAUL500 said:

They are not being sold as road legal so as to avoid the current legislation for road cars.

However they could be made road legal depending on the country the buyer lives in, once they take ownership.

Or sit on it for 10 years, then it can go on the road in the UK after that anyway.

If it's never been registered I think you'll find it will have to undergo a SVA to do that, and that won't be good on a 60 year old car design

Nope, its 10 years from the date of manufacture, not from the date of first registration, so 10 years and a day after the car has been made it is exempt from sva etc. Just MOT it and apply for first registration, job done.

[Jon_S_Rally]

I think some people are underestimating just how many people there are out there with more money than sense. If they are willing to pay it, why shouldn't Aston do it?

[thegreenhell]

I'm sure that Aston Martin know their customers and the market for these cars far better than anyone of us posting in this topic. They will have set the price and production numbers at a level where they will be confident they will sell all of them and make the maximum amount of profit. Most of them were probably sold long before the official announcement was made to the public.

[JoshMay]

£3.3m unless you’re spending all of your days killing Spectre abroad and avoiding tax:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-h...

[stats007]

What an utter load of rubbish. Who wants a £2.75M DB5 that they can't use on the road?

[kurt535]

stats007 said:

What an utter load of rubbish. Who wants a £2.75M DB5 that they can't use on the road?

Good way to get media talking about AM prior to an IPO .

Wouldn't touch an AM with a barge pole.

[aeropilot]

nav p said:

register it on a 'Q' plate??

Only after it's passed a NIVA test which will mean changing pretty much most of it to make it compliant..........

[anonymous-user]

Macboy said:

THIS! 1000% this. Yes it brings in plenty of money and, despite they hype and the fancy accounting, they aren't exactly what you'd call a buoyant going concern. If there was a specialist market for it, I'm convinced Andy Palmer would be stripping on pay-per-view internet channels. They appear to be attempting to redefine luxury brand whoring. Bring back the leather boxer shorts. They were considerably less crass than this.

They are on the verge of an IPO.

This is a great way to get publicity and demonstrate to investors how the brand’s heritage can be exploited for significant returns.

[hondansx]

Got to say, it is quite funny watching people spit feathers over something they will never be able to afford. Value is subjective; why not discuss the actual car rather than what it is 'worth' to you.

[Todd Bonzalez]

hondansx said:

Got to say, it is quite funny watching people spit feathers over something they will never be able to afford. Value is subjective; why not discuss the actual car rather than what it is 'worth' to you.

Great discussion of the car there of course.
These edgy "if you cant afford something you can't have an opinion, look how cool and rich I am" posts are genuinely cringe inducing.

As far as the car goes it is of course beautiful, but I can't help feel that it's more replica movie memorabilia than car and the gadgets and marketing just seem kitschy.

[anonymous-user]

Todd Bonzalez said:

hondansx said:

Got to say, it is quite funny watching people spit feathers over something they will never be able to afford. Value is subjective; why not discuss the actual car rather than what it is 'worth' to you.

Great discussion of the car there of course.
These edgy "if you cant afford something you can't have an opinion, look how cool and rich I am" posts are genuinely cringe inducing.

As far as the car goes it is of course beautiful, but I can't help feel that it's more replica movie memorabilia than car and the gadgets and marketing just seem kitschy.

Where did NSX say anything about himself or that people can’t have an opinion ?

I agree with him by the way. GG is littered with posts about “rich idiots”, “vanity”, “more money than sense” all of which occur on this very thread. They are just as wince inducing in my view.

As for the car I think this is a beautiful thing but had I that kind of cash my preference would br for AM Works or RS Williams to build me a road going one with a few mod cons and minus gadgets. That said ideally I would have both !

[WojaWabbit]

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/#77a582ce251c

"Forbes has pinned down a record 2,208 billionaires from 72 countries and territories including the first ever from Hungary and Zimbabwe. This elite group is worth $9.1 trillion, up 18% since last year. Their average net worth is a record $4.1 billion"

Estimates put the figure for those with at least $100m to their name at anywhere between 40-60,000 worldwide.

Some of the super-elite pump millions into sports teams with no intention of making a profit. Some buy private islands and blow millions on hot-air ballooning around the world. Aston only need 25 from this sort of crowd who think this car is a good idea.... and I don't think they'll have trouble finding them.

And I'm pretty sure if you have an 'offshore account' in a place where vehicle legislation isn't as stringent as Europe, the US et al, I'm sure you won't struggle finding a way to register your new toy there and flying it wherever you need it be

[hairykrishna]

BelfastBoy said:

I just think this entire project is utterly bizarre. Are rich people going to re-enact 60s-esque car chases on their private estates?

Even if they are I'm not sure why they'd choose Goldfinger. If I remember properly Bond's plan is rubbish, gets the girl killed and he fails to get away even with a second go at it.

[thegreenhell]

WojaWabbit said:

And I'm pretty sure if you have an 'offshore account' in a place where vehicle legislation isn't as stringent as Europe, the US et al, I'm sure you won't struggle finding a way to register your new toy there and flying it wherever you need it be

In the 1970s, the boss of the Martini & Rossi company managed to register his Porsche 917 for the road in Alabama, on the strict understanding that he never, ever drove it on the roads in the state. However, this allowed him to drive on the roads anywhere else he chose to take it.

[Thorburn]

aeropilot said:

nav p said:

register it on a 'Q' plate??

Only after it's passed a NIVA test which will mean changing pretty much most of it to make it compliant..........

[nav p]

aeropilot said:

nav p said:

register it on a 'Q' plate??

Only after it's passed a NIVA test which will mean changing pretty much most of it to make it compliant..........

Said in Jest...Q branch joke ?

[Plug Life]

Gaydon is nicely fingering the wallets of rich-arse secret agent wannabes