Scottish Elises

Good looking car. I'd prefer one of the racey baby astons

Depends on how you want to use it and other cars you have.

Was very underwhelmed when i went in my mates

Love the Vantage though

shooomer wrote:For old men ?

Thats what immediately springs to mind for me I am afraid

shooomer wrote:For old men and depreciation horror? thoughts?

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/281815.htm

7's can be had for 30k and a 9 for 70, must be at least a 1- 2k hit a month? on depreciation?

Nice run around all the same.

One of my suppliers has a DB9 convert.

Its never out of the dealers with problems.

V12 sounds lovely though

You will need the wanky golfers clothing to go with it.

Simply the most beautiful just-popping-down-to-the-south-of-France-GT-cruiser-sort-of-thing ever made, and one of the most beautiful cars in the world full stop.

The DB9 is pretty in a way nothing else on the road today can match (in my opinion - beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all...).

I love the Vanquish and Vantage V8, and they are both probably more fun to drive, but they just don't *quite* make me tingle as much as a DB9 and who the heck would buy an Aston for the driving fun? Surely that's R8/997 or F430/Gaylardy territory.

Astons are about the effortless power-cruising and sheer jaw-dropping staggering handsome thoroughbred-ness.

How many other cars have their own fridge on the Top Gear Cool Wall?

I love the look of it. I never understand how some cars get the 'old man' label - very few youngsters (the term is relative anyway) can afford such highly priced metal.

IMO, if you stay away from the silvery green/maroon type colours and go for a nice black, it'll look the absolute baws.

I'm not a fan of the vantage, it just looks quite petite and makes me think that the guy in the driver's seat can't afford a real one, and should've bought a 911 C2S (with the yellow calipers, natch - can't be seen dead with the pikey red ones )

if the DB9 belongs to the pipe & slippers brigade all I can say is - "Someone fecth me a cardingan"



Mac

Nice, but this side of 50 I'd rather have a V8, and prefer them to the 911, mostly down to the interior.

Still, the DB9 is one of the best looking cars on sale today, and like Greg says it's the price that keeps younger buyers out of them mainly. Surely they wont depreciate like a DB7? They looked (and apparently drove) very dated almost overnight.

Paul

My 40 yr old "Golfing cousin" had one for three weeks and repetitively broke trim/electrics/switchgear.... .......He got his money back in full from the dealer

Another friend currently has his on SOR (sale or return) in a local showroom and has seen his car take a £40k hit........so far!!!

You want depreciation?

How about a Maybach

Personally i'd prefer the V8 Vantage, but would be looking at a 2nd hand Gallardo instead of either im afraid

Or save the pennies and get the 360 CS /runs to the mens room to clean up the mess i just made

graeme wrote:Simply the most beautiful just-popping-down-to-the-south-of-France-GT-cruiser-sort-of-thing ever made, and one of the most beautiful cars in the world full stop.

The DB9 is pretty in a way nothing else on the road today can match (in my opinion - beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all...).

I love the Vanquish and Vantage V8, and they are both probably more fun to drive, but they just don't *quite* make me tingle as much as a DB9 and who the heck would buy an Aston for the driving fun? Surely that's R8/997 or F430/Gaylardy territory.

Astons are about the effortless power-cruising and sheer jaw-dropping staggering handsome thoroughbred-ness.

How many other cars have their own fridge on the Top Gear Cool Wall?

I love it but then I'm an old man