It's funny how Carbonio produce almost anything but 599 GTO / F430 Scud bumper replacement. If I remembered correctly.
Guys, between an 07 black on black Aston DB9 with sports pack or an 08 Audi R8, silver/black hi specs. Which would you choose? The Aston costs 30% more but depreciates bad & looks good. R8 lots of mods available & easier to sell later but looks not so nice. Both are for daily & touring.
For touring, definitely the Aston. But that's not talking about the finances yet. The head would say the R8 but the heart would say the Aston. If I could afford it, the heart definitely wins.
IMHO, the one other thing you might want to take into consideration is their transmission. DB9's is ZF proper automatic so it's best choice for cruising.. R8's is sequential manual so a bit jerky, that's why Audi fits dual clutch on the facelifted R8s..
you would know ... says the man who got car no. 643 I bet that thing love speedhumps! neither .. I reckon you shud get yourself a nice 456 instead
Bro, the DB9 is clearly not for driving, full stop. You feel like you are driving a big Toyota. But the looks are timeless. My view? Spring for a DBS - the drive is much, much better.
If I ever was in your position, I'd personally go for the DB9. Black on black, I wonder if its the one I'm thinking of though.. Still no DBS's around for sale huh, that would be a winner hands down..
Hey guys thanks for all your replies, really appreciate them. especially a reminder about the ZF & jerky R8 trans. I'm trading in the 456gt for it & it can actually be anything but happens that my dealer has both of those cars on hand & giving me good prices. Haha, nice number yeah? It's heart wrenching to rid the 456 & it has far better rear room than DB9 but the maintenance is a biatch! Problem is the Mrs has been nagging about it I was even looking at 550Maranello but a 15yrs old V12 Ferrari is going to require tons of $ to fix. Oops. U know what? You're right & I'm actually thinking about importing a DBS, 08 manual cars can be as low as £75k while the auto is £10k more. Would love the manual but then again Mrs can't drive & would bark me to death. Maybe I should rid the Mrs! Always told myself that if I ever get a DBS manual, I'll keep it forever Tiong, I thought the DBS came with carbon backed seats? Those that I saw have heavy leather/alcantara memory seats.
Just came back home from the Vanquish n DB9 launch at Aston Martin new leng kee showroom. The vanquish is something else!
