Last year Aston Martin turned a profit for the first time in many decades. Despite the fact that the DB7 used a Jaguar chassis and engine, it is the best selling Aston Martin in history (at the end of DB7 production, it made up for half of all AMs built). The new models with those crappy interiors are set to pass the DB7's production figure with ease. Now what do you prefer: a DB9 or Vanquish with a rediculous cheap interior or no new Aston Martins at all? Ford saved a company that in seventy years only very rarely finished a year breaking even and turned it into a profitable company that produces some of the most beautiful cars on the road. I have been in quite a few cars in recent years and I am always impressed with the Aston Martin interiors.
People might complain about GM scraping the parts bin, but I have never heard such a thing from an Aston Martin owner. A Continental GT has loads of cheap VW parts, but it excells by the way it's put together, just like the Astons.
Believe it or not there is a difference between a Mondeo interior and an Aston Martin interior, even though they share some parts.
It's hilarious that the person that disagrees with you the most is one of the customers that got fooled into buying one of these switch equipped vehicles. He should be the one that cares, not you.
If you should see a man walking down a crowded street talking aloud to himself, don't run in the opposite direction, but run towards him, because he's a poet. You have nothing to fear from the poet - but the truth.
(Ted Joans)