2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage vs. 2007 Maserati Quattroporte?

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#6 of 7 Re: Daily Driving [kansashick] by andrewjn Sep 02, 2007 (11:15 am)
Replying to: kansashick (Sep 01, 2007 9:28 am) Easy for me to say in L.A., but I take the Aston everywhere, including dirt roads. No problems in 2,400 miles except some window trim riding up and no AM radio. But that's okay; I already know what Dr. Laura thinks. A neighbor of a friend bought a DB9 after he saw mine parked outside his place, but because of the low clearance he can't get it up his cambered driveway. That's a real hazard - A $165,000 car that you have to park in the street. Vantages were extensively tested in Abu Dhabi and above the Arctic Circle. I couldn't see driving it where there was snow and salt on the roads (does salt do to aluminum/ magnesium what it does to steel? A proportion of aluminum alloy is used in many materials to resist corrosion - it's called anodising. I know iron expands as it oxidizes, so it flakes. Aluminum does not), but I wouldn't do that to any nice car. (Though - I drove a mint '72 MG Midget through 2 Canadian winters in the eighties and it came out spotless because I sprayed the lower body panels with WD-40 every other night. Don't get me started on the MG for impracticality; I zoomed between two long trucks on a freeway one time and it lifted OFF THE GROUND for half a second from the vacuum when they parted.) The worst part of owning the V8V car so far? Waiting, teeth gritted, for that inevitable first dent. Replies to this message: sammyslim1 (Sep 16, 2008 2:50 pm)
#7 of 7 Re: Daily Driving [andrewjn] by sammyslim1 Sep 16, 2008 (2:50 pm)
Replying to: andrewjn (Sep 02, 2007 11:15 am) I know this is an old thread but I used my 2006 Quattroporte as a daily driver and put over 33,000 miles on it without any problems whatsoever other than routine maintenance. I just bought an 07 Sport GT with only 300 miles on it and plan to do the same. I found the QP quite reliable. There's a guy in my office who has a V8V and drives it daily as well. Just my two cents. Cheers

#6 of 7: Re: Daily Driving [kansashick] by andrewjn; Sep 02, 2007 (11:15 am)

Replying to: kansashick (Sep 01, 2007 9:28 am)

Easy for me to say in L.A., but I take the Aston everywhere, including dirt roads. No problems in 2,400 miles except some window trim riding up and no AM radio. But that's okay; I already know what Dr. Laura thinks.

A neighbor of a friend bought a DB9 after he saw mine parked outside his place, but because of the low clearance he can't get it up his cambered driveway. That's a real hazard - A $165,000 car that you have to park in the street.

Vantages were extensively tested in Abu Dhabi and above the Arctic Circle. I couldn't see driving it where there was snow and salt on the roads (does salt do to aluminum/ magnesium what it does to steel? A proportion of aluminum alloy is used in many materials to resist corrosion - it's called anodising. I know iron expands as it oxidizes, so it flakes. Aluminum does not), but I wouldn't do that to any nice car. (Though - I drove a mint '72 MG Midget through 2 Canadian winters in the eighties and it came out spotless because I sprayed the lower body panels with WD-40 every other night. Don't get me started on the MG for impracticality; I zoomed between two long trucks on a freeway one time and it lifted OFF THE GROUND for half a second from the vacuum when they parted.)

The worst part of owning the V8V car so far? Waiting, teeth gritted, for that inevitable first dent.

sammyslim1 (Sep 16, 2008 2:50 pm)

#7 of 7: Re: Daily Driving [andrewjn] by sammyslim1; Sep 16, 2008 (2:50 pm)

Replying to: andrewjn (Sep 02, 2007 11:15 am)

I know this is an old thread but I used my 2006 Quattroporte as a daily driver and put over 33,000 miles on it without any problems whatsoever other than routine maintenance. I just bought an 07 Sport GT with only 300 miles on it and plan to do the same. I found the QP quite reliable. There's a guy in my office who has a V8V and drives it daily as well.

Just my two cents.

Cheers