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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Arch Angel
It just dawned on me: where in God´s name do you put the front license plate on the car if you´re driving around anywhere else than the US ??
At this price point: You don't. Because you probably own the country.

In other news, I will readily sell my soul, two of my heart chambers, my family and the Eiffel Tower to have this car.
Nice to see a new AM steering wheel. The Volvo indicator stalks, not so nice.
 
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Interior and exterior remind me of this ship from Star Wars, in a good way:

 
Old Apr 26, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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Flame suit on:

Interior looks rushed. Look at those blobby shapes for the air vents! WHAT were they thinking. If I were buying one of these, I would want significant creative license with the interior to fix/change/disguise these issues. Besides, it's not like you can hit up suncoast, jlevi, etc. for upgrades.
 
Old Apr 26, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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it has a lot of cool little details but its still not worth the money
 
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I've never felt so conflicted about a car, ever. On one hand, I love that Aston Martin has essentially built a car with no compromises along the lines of what McLaren did with the F1.

But...ultimately how is it executed?

In my opinion it possibly has the best looking ass of any car ever made. The engine and suspension are just as near to perfection as they come, and the overall package is quite unique and full of details that any car enthusiast would enjoy discovering for years to come. But some details are not only less, but far less attractive to me than those found in the Vantage(especially the V12 Vantage), DB9 & DBS. The front three-quarters of the car are not as attractive as the "lower" models. The interior is horrible. I find that the other Aston models' interiors, though lacking bits made out of solid metals and the bespoke materials to be more cohesively put together...less artistic but this does seem "rushed together" too much for me.

All of that engineering and special materials would actually have to add up to some sort of performance advantage for me. Although this car is not meant to be a full blown track special but more of a performance/luxury GT - at a price near the Veyrons' - I guess I'll wait to "see what she'll do" before I make a final judgement.

Overall, I do like it, just not enough to warrant buying a One-77 instead of a garage full of the following even if I had the money: a DBS, a V12 Vantage, an Audi R8 V10, a GT2, a LP560-4, a Scuderia, a ZR1, and oh...a nice private aircraft. And a nice boat, a snowmobile, a nice round the world vacation, a...
 

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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 02:02 AM
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I don't like all the chrome, minus the chrome the car would look pretty good!
 
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Sharp looking car. Not sure about those seats though.
 
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I love this thing!!
We were having a hypothetical discussion about the first thing one would buy if they hit a US$1000 mn+ jackpot (e.g. in the Euro millions) and I now know my answer
 
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Originally Posted by Zeus
Overall, I do like it, just not enough to warrant buying a One-77 instead of a garage full of the following even if I had the money: a DBS, a V12 Vantage, an Audi R8 V10, a GT2, a LP560-4, a Scuderia, a ZR1, and oh...a nice private aircraft. And a nice boat, a snowmobile, a nice round the world vacation, a...
exactly!
 
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Thats sexy. But certainly not worth it's price tag
 



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