Aston Martin V12 Vantage

That's my new favourite car - the one I'd buy given the means. Don't really like all the bonnet vents, but that engine in that body with a conventional manual transmission has an appeal any future model would be unlikely to diminish.

GT40 would be second. They look so awesome in the European GT races.

astons are getting a bit too much the preserve of footballers for my tastes

still, nice cars.

love em
i kinda really really love the v8

The V8 was my favourite, but now it has the power (it needed) and cache of the V12 engine.

That One 77 they're making looks pretty sweet. But, 1.8 mil or some shit? WTF is up with these car comapnies just skyrocketing prices (ala Reventon)?

I think it's because the people who are buying them couldn't give a fuck if it's 1 million or 2...because they have billions.

sex on wheels.

well with the reventon i think its mainly because theres only about 20 of them.

Talon wrote:That One 77 they're making looks pretty sweet. But, 1.8 mil or some shit? WTF is up with these car comapnies just skyrocketing prices (ala Reventon)?

because there are enough dumb arabs around to buy them

exactly

Talon wrote:That One 77 they're making looks pretty sweet. But, 1.8 mil or some shit? WTF is up with these car comapnies just skyrocketing prices (ala Reventon)?

Well, they're only making 77 of them of course...and they've got more gold leaf in the engine bay than Fort Knox.
But jes, very very sexy car. I like the V12 Vantage too. Shame we won't be getting here in the States.
...as if I'll ever have the means to own one...

Holy shit... The body is all hand-beaten aluminum, and the door panels--even the stalks that the side mirrors sit on--are all one solid piece.
Now, that is craftsmanship.

but it gets less than 18mpg. someone buy one then trade it in for cash for clunkers so they can destroy the engine and post it on youtube

Turbojett wrote:Holy shit... The body is all hand-beaten aluminum, and the door panels--even the stalks that the side mirrors sit on--are all one solid piece.
Now, that is craftsmanship.

you know thats how they built all the old astons right until ford came along?

honor m4n wrote:but it gets less than 18mpg. someone buy one then trade it in for cash for clunkers so they can destroy the engine and post it on youtube

Nobody, and I mean nobody, lucky enough to get their hands on a One-77 gives .005% of a shit about what it's gas mileage is. Chances are they'll barely drive it anyway.

Pennz: I knew about the old A-M's being hand formed, I just think the detail of all the strakes and concave/convex forms and especially that little mirror stem are very impressive. I don't remember any DB5's or Lagondas being this expressively (or aggressively) styled.

I love astons.

Also, something cool about them: Go to the average car loving dude's room. They all got ferraris and lambos on their walls. Who's got astons? No one, they're more niche...

I has a Vanquish on my wall....but then again, I never pretend to be average.

Are you 12?

no. I put up all my favorite drawings on my wall

i dig astons. great styling.

Turbojett wrote:no. I put up all my favorite drawings on my wall

16 then.

Benfolio wrote:

Turbojett wrote:no. I put up all my favorite drawings on my wall

16 then.

Hell, I'll take it.