What do you think of -Aston Martin DB9

[Olly89]

Yeah where else will you take it like o a high way and thrash it or look after it... I would THRASH it

[Olly89]

yeh kool south of france where else would you drive it would you THRASH the car on the HIGHWAY or would you look after it alot or would you sell it to a friend for more expensive PRICE...

[evolution69]

i agree with olly89 i would give it a thrashing of a life time lol

[Olly89]

i give you a 10/10 for that that's what the cars maybe made for but i would look afetr it as well...

[Olly89]

GOOD to see that people like the cars i POST. koolz and the DB9 is amazing i was reading it's STATUS over the internet and it was amazing.

[aNOBLEman]

I agree that the DB9 is a very incredible car. It has hand built quality, nice engine, and very good styling, a great all-round car.

[andy.muc]

Part of the Aston Martin pholosophy are the handmade engines.
Thats the weakness of the car.
A good friend of mine used to work for Aston Martin.
He told me that many engines show malfunctions due to the handwork.
Maybe every engine is unique and has a "handmade-feeling" but still the engine can't keep up with machine-made engines.
Sorry for ending your dreams

[Coventrysucks]

I don't think Aston would be able to keep it that quiet if engines were failing as often as you say.
I have heard nothing of the sort about any Aston Martin.
The main problems were the Ford electronics in the early DB7s.
The DB9 is a bespoke car, and their best built so far.

[Matra et Alpine]

Originally Posted by andy.muc

Part of the Aston Martin pholosophy are the handmade engines.
Thats the weakness of the car.
A good friend of mine used to work for Aston Martin.
He told me that many engines show malfunctions due to the handwork.
Maybe every engine is unique and has a "handmade-feeling" but still the engine can't keep up with machine-made engines.
Sorry for ending your dreams

Hmm I think your friend confused the story

The A-M engines are hand-BUILT.
The casting and machining is CNC and some of the finest.

Then the components are put together by hand rather than assembled by machine In fact, that makes for a BETTER engine as assembly-line construction relies on manufacturign tolerances to ensure fit. So on an unlucky engine it can be quite sloppy ( or tight ) and occasionally one will be like a "blue-printed" engine.
With hand assembly, the time is taken to measure all tolerances and to adjust/reject as necessary to deliver a completely -to-spec engine.

With modern components and machines the tolerances are an order of magnitude better than 10 years ago. The difference between a blue-printed component and a production component is now extremely small. But still present

[fpv_gtho]

in a word, i love this car. call me a ford fanboy, but they realynit the nail on the head with this one. after i first saw the AMV8, i could've swor i mistook it for the Vanquish, same goes with the DB9. now that ive seen them more, the "little" differences are all standing out and im seeing how AM's similar, yet different styling has worked for them. you see the styling and yo rcognise it as an AM. that in turn intriques you enough to keep looking long enough to tell which model

Again i'll say it, anyone close to newsagent that gets worldwide mags might wnt to have a look at next months Wheel's Magazine, its got a comparison between the sey DB9, the tank like Continental GT and the controversially styled 612 Scaglietti

[brightpeto]

i think it´s a masterpice both inside and out, just beautiful.
however in EVO magazine´s last issue (70) they recon it´s beautifil to look and ear but the driving experience is flawed in the steering, braking and damping. this opinion is backed up in the test they did with bentley conti GT, merc SL 55AMG and the 911 turbo.