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Detroit, 8:01 AM
Tue Dec 1
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05/21/09
05/21/09
Sean Connery sure looks cool in that car, doesn't he? Well, he's Bond, and you're not. And if you're trying to adjust the voltage regulator on the side of the road while wearing a tuxedo, you're just going to look silly. If you have the money, just get the damned Aston.
05/21/09
05/21/09
Not my cup of martini--
but Live and Let Drive.
05/21/09
05/21/09
Wait, what?
05/21/09
Lemme see.. service records..
2003 - oil changed at 500 miles..
2005 - oil changed at 3000 miles..
So.. the oil is probably contanimated with gas still leaking by the rings because they probably aren't fully seated yet, rotting in the oil pan, turning into an acidic mess
The coolant is probably doing the same thing.
The brake fluid probably is so full of water by now that if you hit the stop pedal, you could literally see steam coming off the brake lines..
The battery terminal is most likely corroded to hell, but you can't tell because it's buried somewhere.
The tires are probably flatspotted and no amount of miles will fix them.
I hate people who buy expensive cars and let them sit.. it rots them from the inside out.
Unless it was stored in a hermetically sealed bubble, with the fluids out, and the frame up on jackstands, crack pipe, with added essence of bong water.
Reminds me of a mustang a ford dealer had a while back.. an 89 5L notch back that had 50 km on the odometer, had been parked since new.. sure it "looks" nice.. but drop the fluids and i bet it will tell a different story.
05/21/09
Seriously, I like the thought and analysis you put into the decision--while I impulsively said Nice Price because there's no chance I'll ever have to put the money (I don't have) where my mouth is.
05/21/09
109K USD works out to about 125K CDN right now.. and for that coin.. I can get a 06 DB9 Volante with 25K on it.
and for $15K more than that.. an 08 v8 vantage vert.
05/21/09
He's a totally cook guy. Plus, he's really smart.
Oh, and assuming that there is nothing wrong with the car (and I'm going to assume there is) then that would be a steal. Aston Martin Vanquishes are one of the few cars to have more or less skipped the depreciation curve entirely.
So, assuming the car truly is flawless, then Nice Price.
05/21/09
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05/21/09
Which makes me suspect that there is something shiesty about this car.
05/21/09
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05/21/09
A lot of people hated Dalton as Bond, but I liked him...but I'm probably biased, because Living Daylights is the first Bond film I ever saw in the theatre.
05/21/09
05/21/09
Punk.
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05/21/09
Wait, what?
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05/21/09
11/17/08
11/17/08
And if it needed to run on alternative energy, I guess I'd imprison Darryl Hannah until she could convert it to run on vegetable oil.
11/17/08
Get a car, or get a truck. A tall car on street tires isn't going to do much for you.
11/17/08
I mean, they don't seem to be effected by the economic downturn. They're always losing both henchmen and vehicles in ever more spectacular ways. And the hero never seems to be able to ultimately kill them, ensuring both the opportunity to return in a sequel, and a steady demand for Ford products.
Way to go Ford!