First Drive: 2006 Aston Martin DB9 Volante:by Motortrend

Audi4Life · 11-10-2005, 07:45 PM

You should always judge a car not for whether it strikes a chord with you personally but for how well it does the job for which it was designed. "Fitness for purpose," it's called. Well, for the four days and three nights the new Aston Martin DB9 Volante was at our disposal, there wasn't a single time--not one--when there wasn't at least one person staring at it.

Source:http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...stonmartindb9/

Alx · 11-11-2005, 11:14 AM

I love the Aston's. It would be great to have one. Classy car. One of my fav's.

BMW_Dude · 11-11-2005, 11:17 AM

The DB9 is a great looking car, although it's a shame that making it into a convertible, the handling has been ruin, although it's a better cruser due to it's softer suspention!

NSL · 11-11-2005, 12:15 PM

I love the Astons, very distinguished and sporty at the same time. Very few cars capture this so well.

Just too bad (at least in the States) that they devalue soo much so soon. i.e.: You spend $180K large (including all taxes, etc) and as soon as you drive it off the dealer you lose almost 40-50% of its value! that's a big hit no matter how deep is your pocket!

11-10-2005, 07:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Audi4Life Advocate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NY Posts: 882 Thanks: 164 Thanked 24 Times in 18 Posts	First Drive: 2006 Aston Martin DB9 Volante:by Motortrend You should always judge a car not for whether it strikes a chord with you personally but for how well it does the job for which it was designed. "Fitness for purpose," it's called. Well, for the four days and three nights the new Aston Martin DB9 Volante was at our disposal, there wasn't a single time--not one--when there wasn't at least one person staring at it. Source:http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...stonmartindb9/

11-11-2005, 11:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Alx 007 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: -Poconos, PA.- 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Posts: 5,458 My Mood: Thanks: 886 Thanked 551 Times in 224 Posts	Re: First Drive: 2006 Aston Martin DB9 Volante:by Motortrend I love the Aston's. It would be great to have one. Classy car. One of my fav's.

11-11-2005, 11:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
BMW_Dude Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,224 My Mood: Thanks: 265 Thanked 392 Times in 234 Posts	Re: First Drive: 2006 Aston Martin DB9 Volante:by Motortrend The DB9 is a great looking car, although it's a shame that making it into a convertible, the handling has been ruin, although it's a better cruser due to it's softer suspention!

11-11-2005, 12:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
NSL Where's the pub? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 506 My Mood: Thanks: 135 Thanked 162 Times in 80 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Re: First Drive: 2006 Aston Martin DB9 Volante:by Motortrend I love the Astons, very distinguished and sporty at the same time. Very few cars capture this so well. Just too bad (at least in the States) that they devalue soo much so soon. i.e.: You spend $180K large (including all taxes, etc) and as soon as you drive it off the dealer you lose almost 40-50% of its value! that's a big hit no matter how deep is your pocket!

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