Does any of you have an Aston martin? Or do you know anyone who has one?
Aston cars have always been my "passion" so if here is anyone who has one/have had one could tell me what´s it like to drive it and can you use it as your "everyday car"?
Thanks!
http://jalopnik.com/the-jalopnik-review-leaderboard-sorted-by-categorie…
There are 3 different Aston Martin's on there that they have reviewed. I know they had one for a week that was daily driven.
You can essentially use any car as your "everyday car" if you want to. Rowan Atkinson daily drives a McLaren and there are people that daily drive motorcycles rain snow or shine.
Aston Martin makes luxury cars so their interiors are very nice to be in for long periods of time.
My uncle lives in Ukraine and drives a Vanquish as one of his everyday cars. There are basically no traffic laws and the roads are atrocious. I was driving with him in his Scaglietti one time and he got pulled over going like 120. Cop is like, "How fast have you gone in that thing?" He's like, "I hit 170 on Road a few days ago." Cop: "Good shit." Uncle hands him $50 and cop leaves.
He has to buy new rims like every 6 months because roads suck. He has a fucking siren he straps to the top of his G-Wagon sometimes and goes like 140 down the center lane that's supposed to be for politicians and shit to go buy moonshine and girly cigarettes and pork at the market. Yes, they built a special lane for politicians.
Ukraine sounds awesome..
AMs are pretty easy to daily drive actually. Decent ground clearance, fairly comfortable, lot's of trunk space, and reliability has been getting better on the last few models. Maintenance isn't as bad as people would have you believe either (barring the rare horror story). Honestly, an AMV8 or DB9 would be significantly more practical than a 911 to use every day.
Friend has a DB9. He doesn't dd it, but drives it a fair amount. You probably could dd it, but why? If you have to deal with snow it's the wrong car.
As far as driving, they're not supercars-DBS excluded. They're tourqey, make great noise from the outside/quiet on the inside. Not too stuff given the fact that it is a sportscar on 35 series tires.
For my thousand c-notes I'm buying something else. It's a nice compromise between power, comfort, and looks...but it's just that; a compromise. I'd much rather have a solid daily and a beast for the weekends.
What else would you be looking at in that price range? I moved out of the NYC area and am looking for a daily driver (10 min commute). While I generally don't like Masserati (at least not the Quattroporte or Ghibli) I found a sick 2013 Gran Turismo. I test drove a 911 but felt cramped and I don't like the sparse interiors.
Does it snow there? How about a GTR, RS5, or a 650i xDrive? Buy snow tires and you'll be going 360 days a year.
No snow? Try a M5, SL63, Tesla Model S depending on needed range?
If you're feeling adventurous, Ferrari 550's have dropped into that range-v12 Ferrari sound, classic looks, and that gloriously gated 6 speed. But, the repair bills won't be for the faint of heart.
Don't drop that kind of cash on a car, though you can get some of the older ones for 50-60k (still a lot for a damn car).
I think my favorite car ever was either the VW golf or classic ford bronco. Never got more pussy.
Affordable Aston Martin for analysts (Originally Posted: 03/15/2012)
I can't believe I missed this... Here's an option for all of you entry level finance guys who happen to be Aston Martin fans.
The Aston Martin Cygnet
Aparently it only costs circa £30,000 and comes with a bespoke five-piece luggage set... A bargain considering the next cheapest Aston Martin costs £90,000 - £135,000 depending on what options you pick.
It's not a sports car, but at least you brand whores will be able to tell chicks you drive an Aston Martin... just like James Bond.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/y3OxRY4AbMo?rel=0
Any takers?
toyota iq under aston martin jacket
i'd like buy the former simply cuz of the even more affordability
This thread title got me excited...after seeing the picture, not so much.
Could you imagine a girl's reaction when she saw that car?!?
Girl sees the AM key on the bar...
Girl: Is...is that, uh...an Aston Martin key?
D-bag: Yeah, it is. Brand new...just bought it with my bonus.
Girl: I've always wanted to ride in an Aston Martin.
D-bag: You want to get out of here?
Girl: Sure.
They get outside and she catches a glimpse of the aborted Prius fetus.
Girl: TAXI.
Once they showed the d-bag, a-hole that got out of the thing, I knew it wasn't for me, lol.
Regards
lol. It's sad how many times they flashed the Aston Martin logo. And up-sell the European chic angle...
'Yeah, we know it looks like a mutated mini... but it's an ASTON MARTIN!" "The car's only big enough to fit a skinny-jeans wearing dude and some chick with one bag but... it's an ASTON MARTIN!"
This.
Saw this on topgear last year... apparently it's aston martin's attempt to follow suit with EU emmissions law..That every company has to be within a certain amt of MPGs or something like that
I've heard that it is aimed as a 2nd car/city centre car for regular Aston owners. I would have thought they'd go for a Mini Cooper S or the like as an alternative.
I love how many posters on this thread bring up the issue of the "skinny jeans" guy in the ad... Most young finance guys (sell side) look like this when they're not at work, except their haricuts are a bit more conservative and they're usually a bit more... shall we say... plump.
Official Aston Martin Cygnet Slogan:
"The Aston Martin Cygnet, hopefully you're already married..."
Haha. How about, "Giving up on life has never been more prestigious".
Regards
Brittish cars...nah. German and Italian ftw.
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