Article Comments 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster First Drive

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#1 of 5 Article Comments 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster First Drive by KarenS HOST Mar 23, 2007 (8:41 am)
Sigh...I want one. Ride along on our first drive and tell us what you think. First Drive: 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster Replies to this message: habitat1 (Mar 28, 2007 5:09 pm) kansashick (Sep 01, 2007 9:34 am) habitat1 (Sep 03, 2007 8:48 am)
#2 of 5 My Dream Car by ttbuyer Mar 23, 2007 (10:40 pm)
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster is why I play Super Lotto.
#3 of 5 Re: Article Comments 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster First Drive [KarenS] by habitat1 Mar 28, 2007 (5:09 pm)
Replying to: KarenS (Mar 23, 2007 8:41 am) I think it's clearly a beautiful car, but I wouldn't trade my particular 911S Cabriolet for it even up. Notwithstanding Aston's claim that the 911 was their target, the V8 is a 2 seat "roadster" that weighs 500 lbs more than the 997S Cab (which can carry my wife AND two daughters). The Aston is a lot closer in weight to a BMW 6 series, Jag XKE or Mercedes SL550 than the 911 - and that makes it more of a GT car than true sports car, in my book. Perhaps Aston wasn't really trying to match the 911 in terms of performance, but just trying to pull away some prospective Porsche customers with the "10 times more exclusive" sales pitch. But I think they would do better under the new ownership to deliver the goods if they are going to talk the talk. From what I understand, anyone comparing it to the aforementioned BMW, Jag or Mercedes in terms of performance would come away very impressed. But not if they compared it to the 911S Cab. Replies to this message: kansashick (Sep 01, 2007 9:34 am) habitat1 (Sep 03, 2007 8:48 am)
#4 of 5 Re: Article Comments 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster First Drive [habitat1] by kansashick Sep 01, 2007 (9:34 am)
Replying to: habitat1 (Mar 28, 2007 5:09 pm) Where I live Porcs are as common as dirt, so there is no exclusivity to owning one. A raised middle digit is also a common expression by others to a Porc driver, one that I have never received in my AM. Finally, the styling of the 911 does not come close to that of the AM. The V8V is acknowledged by almost all as one of the most beautiful automobiles on the planet, something one never hears about the Porc. How many times have you walked out to your Porc in a parking lot to find it surrounded by people ogling it and taking pictures with their cell phones? Not often, I expect. Yet this is a not uncommon experience with the AM. That said, different strokes for different folks and AM and Porc owners are from different tribes. Replies to this message: habitat1 (Sep 03, 2007 8:48 am)
#5 of 5 Re: Article Comments 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster First Drive [kansashick] by habitat1 Sep 03, 2007 (8:48 am)
Replying to: kansashick (Sep 01, 2007 9:34 am) To be honest, I barely remember writing the post you are responding to, and in the meantime, there seems to be a heightened tension between AM and Porsche that I really don't care to exacerbate. They indeed are very different cars, and as I recall, I thought it odd that AM itself would seek to "target" the 911 as the performance standard for the more GT oriented V8, hence my previous post. If you are happy with the exclusivity, styling and ownership experience of your AM, congratulations. And, hopefully, now that AM is no longer a division of Ford, you will be treated to a bit better attention to build quality and reliability that the nameplate deserves.