A rare beauty

Post by **steve_earwig** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:45 pm

*empties vacuum cleaner, adds milk, eats.*

highlander · Post by **highlander** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:58 pm

I'm looking at this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-ASTON-MA ... 2c5f0367fc

... and am considering selling my wife, step-son, & a kidney...

Post by **Welly** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:02 pm

*reads bank statement, looks at all the 'minus' figures*

*then looks at credit card statement, no chance*

*rings Bank Manager, who, once he controlled himself from laughing........*

FarmerPug · Post by **FarmerPug** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:11 pm

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C242355
medical research isn't that bad.

Post by **Welly** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:20 pm

FarmerPug wrote:medical research isn't that bad.

I'm still recovering from my last episode, I thought my hair would've grown back by now

waue1978 · Post by **waue1978** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:14 pm

highlander wrote:I'm looking at this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-ASTON-MA ... 2c5f0367fc

... and am considering selling my wife, step-son, & a kidney...

Perhaps this would be more within reach?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-ASTON-MA ... 2c60a6cffe

Wonder how many Toyota IQ owners will be having a go at a DIY conversion...

highlander · Post by **highlander** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 3:34 pm

waue1978 wrote:Perhaps this would be more within reach?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-ASTON-MA ... 2c60a6cffe

Well yes, but I'd rather eat my own testicles than buy one of those.

Seriously, £30k for a tarted-up iQ? f*ck that noise.

This...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-52-Aston ... 5d3151d364

... is a much more acceptable substitute, and at a more realistic price than that ... <shudder> ... abomination.

waue1978 · Post by **waue1978** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:14 pm

This...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-52-Aston ... 5d3151d364

... is a much more acceptable substitute, and at a more realistic price than that ... <shudder> ... abomination.

I do like the DB7 - it is a truly gorgeous design - but they have so much Ford switchgear in them that it cheapens the experience. Also a bit of a pain to use the stereo...

ToddM · Post by **ToddM** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:25 pm

waue1978 wrote:
This...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-52-Aston ... 5d3151d364

... is a much more acceptable substitute, and at a more realistic price than that ... <shudder> ... abomination.
I do like the DB7 - it is a truly gorgeous design - but they have so much Ford switchgear in them that it cheapens the experience. Also a bit of a pain to use the stereo...

Personal experience, Lord Waue? Something you're not telling us here, sir?

The shape is just gorgeous, without a shadow of a doubt one of the most beautiful cars ever made. I do have to agree with Waue though, the contrast between how nice the leather looks and the switchgear and wood which look about as good as the faux wood in my pug and the switchgear from a '97 mondeo I was in a couple of weeks ago just make it feel less special. And after all an Aston is supposed to make you feel special, make every trip an occasion I guess.

FarmerPug wrote:http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C242355
medical research isn't that bad.

Now this... Imagine sticking a 2.2 Bi-tub diesel in one of those with modern suspension and brakes off something like a new C5. The looks on Audi drivers' faces then..

lozz · Post by **lozz** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:41 pm

oh look

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI. ... 0683059629

old coach built pram with suicide doors,
never knew why people liked these cars but theyre not to bad aspose if you break down just take it apart and take it home on the bus

waue1978 · Post by **waue1978** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:47 pm

ToddM wrote:
Personal experience, Lord Waue? Something you're not telling us here, sir?

Used to have a few friends in the used car trade (although only 1 of them that I would now buy a car from with confidence) & as such I got to experience some of the more expensive items from the motoring world. Sometimes nice, but mostly highlighted how some things may be nice to aspire to, but not so good to live with on an everyday basis.

Highlights (or low-lights) were:

the Lotus Elise that gave you chronic pins & needles in the right leg as it was pressed against the body which vibrated too much for comfort.

the Porsche 911 Carerra with the gearchange buttons on the steering wheel which were completely useless as the gearbox would change gear for you before you could change up yourself on hard acceleration.

the rare manual gearbox DB7 which felt more like an upmarket Mondeo coupe from inside & battered my knuckles changing into 1st, 3rd & 5th(although it did go well).

Wasn't all bad though. The M3 Evo convertible (with mustard interior) I could find no fault with whatsoever. Boot was a bit small due to the space taken up by the roof stowing, but wasn't bothered about boot space at the time that I had a go in that.

FarmerPug · Post by **FarmerPug** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:41 pm

lozz wrote:oh look

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI. ... 0683059629

old coach built pram with suicide doors,
never knew why people liked these cars but theyre not to bad aspose if you break down just take it apart and take it home on the bus

Id love that, its like the old go-carts you make out of an old pram. But its a nice simple old car, the beetle is an alternative but they look horrible. Is 425cc all the engine in the 2cv it sounds a bit weedy, here is one of the later ones:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-CITROEN- ... 198wt_1377

astons:
this one is very rare, that dash must have been amazing when it was new:
http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/find/41 ... ID=1828091

lozz · Post by **lozz** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:51 pm

FarmerPug wrote:
lozz wrote:oh look

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI. ... 0683059629

old coach built pram with suicide doors,
never knew why people liked these cars but theyre not to bad aspose if you break down just take it apart and take it home on the bus

Id love that, its like the old go-carts you make out of an old pram. But its a nice simple old car, the beetle is an alternative but they look horrible. Is 425cc all the engine in the 2cv it sounds a bit weedy, here is one of the later ones:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-CITROEN- ... 198wt_1377

Yuck. the citroen dollys are Ghay looking cars,
Gets me how someone couid bid a grand on that

ibet the insurance is cheap maybe the fact that no one wouid theive one wouid make it group one,

FarmerPug · Post by **FarmerPug** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:59 pm

you can drive over a ploughed field without breaking an egg.
But yup the dolly isn't a very manly car, but the 2cv is still such a simple car id love to fix one up.

A 505:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-505-G ... 500wt_1377

lozz · Post by **lozz** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:10 pm

FarmerPug wrote:you can drive over a ploughed field without breaking an egg.
But yup the dolly isn't a very manly car, but the 2cv is still such a simple car id love to fix one up.

A 505:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-505-G ... 500wt_1377

not a bad old car that.

tidy underneath,
ibet someone buys it and converts to diesel, that wouid make it 8 seats cheapto run and not far off being tax exempt also perhap couid be insured using classic insurance,

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