meshmesh Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Just got back from the preview of the new Aston Martin DB9 at [spelling] belia Volvo in Hawthorn tonight, and what a car...unfortunatley anything parked in the same vicinity as an AM Vanqish suddenly doesn't look so glamourous. But at $750K I guess you'd want it to. Brought the camera, but decided against taking pics, coz most people had there noses so far up they were blocking the light. Must say though did meet some really amuzing older blokes one in particular a "CEO of a major Transport Co" who was such a laugh, in his late 50's more a rev head than half of us here. All in all, if anyone's got a spare $400K lying around, and demand hand build craftsmanship with the typical thunder tone of an AM V12, check out the new DB9. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I'd rather get that new Bugatti sportscar (only $1.2million) with the Quad turbo 48 cylinder engine that does 784kw stock. or the Rolls Royce Phantom. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 For $400K I'd have a GT2 thanks. Still - can you arrange for a test drive of this car Simon? Might be fun to try out for a day. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshmesh Posted March 25, 2004 Author Share Posted March 25, 2004 I'd rather get that new Bugatti sportscar (only $1.2million) with the Quad turbo 48 cylinder engine that does 784kw stock. Do you think they'd give us a discount for 2 ? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxximus Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 sorry but if this goes on im going to have to move this to the group buys Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshmesh Posted March 25, 2004 Author Share Posted March 25, 2004 funky, i sent you a PM.. please see to it asap Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 me n my mates were thinking of pitching in and we came up with about 6 grand that we had spare between us. We plan to buy the tyre or badge or sunvisor of the Phantom at this stage. We'll aquire the car piece by piece, at one piece per year. At that rate, we should own it in 168 years. I hope they find a cure for death, coz I'm gonna be going to my Grave unhappy if I'm about 50 parts away from owning a phantom. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 got it, will ring you later today? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest INASNT Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 For $400k i would rather a Ferrari 360 convertable. Also i drive past that volvo dealer everyday to and from work coz i work in hawthorn. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggaP Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 For $400k i would rather a Ferrari 360 convertable. :werd: Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 meh, 400k will see me comfortably in a masserati 3200GT convertible with 250k to use towards my condo... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkey Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 For $400K I'd have a GT2 thanks.Still - can you arrange for a test drive of this car Simon? Might be fun to try out for a day. Yeah me too Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interloper Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 you guys suck. for a measly 200k you can have a fully worked 34 GTR Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshmesh Posted March 26, 2004 Author Share Posted March 26, 2004 meh, 400k will see me comfortably in a masserati 3200GT convertible with 250k to use towards my condo... Aaaaah Yeees, I'd be happy one of those also... But it's old technology compared to the 4200 Seriously, I have to say for $ for $ value, not much comes close to a gtr. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-743891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 i've driven down the street in an R34 (elizabeth st) and I've driven down the same street around the same time on a different day in a Bentleigh... lol trust me, the bentleigh turned more heads. As far as bang for buck the GTR is great, but when you have oodles of moola oozing out of your orifices, that means shit... bring on the Bugatti Veyron 8.0L W16. Two narrow V8's welded together to form a W shaped Engine with Quad turbo's takes the car from 0-100 in under 3s and 0-300 in under 14s. The speedo goes up to 450km/h and the top speed is 406km/h. Oh and get this theres a gauge for the amount of power the car is making and it goes up to 1001bhp (this is because Bugatti wanted it to not only be able to get to 1000bhp, but also over it). It does 1250Nm of torque and is a permanent AWD. Now if only I could find the 1million Euro's it'd set me back, my Volkswagon dealer will apparently bring one down for me, free of charge... how nice of em. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-744047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Oh and have you seen Masserati's new Ferrari beating McLaren lookalike? Its called the Masserati MC12 Stradale. Hmm right now i'm torn between a Rolls Royce Phantom, Rolls Royce 100EX, Bugatti Veyron or a Masserati MC12 Stradale... /me gives up n goes back to his R32 GTS... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-744048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRgeoff Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 even the new owner of Phillip Island raceway...Lindsay Fox won't have the new Roller....but a Maserati would be nice. I read the Evo mag articles on the Aston they have and it is sweet. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-744275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
strutto Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Two narrow V8's welded together to form a W shaped Engine Might be a little more complex than just welding them together IMO... All nice choices though ladies... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-744302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshmesh Posted March 26, 2004 Author Share Posted March 26, 2004 Hmm right now i'm torn between a Rolls Royce Phantom, Rolls Royce 100EX, Bugatti Veyron or a Masserati MC12 Stradale...[/i] funky, sounds like you're auditioning for the next powerball add? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-744329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetdat Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 my boss just bought the db7....to be honest i dont think it looks the part for the dollars it demands... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/37106-new-am-db9/#findComment-744427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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