Orion03 Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 Check out this ad: http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Aston-Martin-DB7-2002/SSE-AD-3103757/?Cr=10 Note the first photo And the 2nd photo: I ask you guys, what is the guy selling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozvino Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 Goofy - yes; but have seen far worse ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 Wedding car hire service ? ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 Bang on, jolly good show eh what! Top hole and all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 1st photo is weird. 2nd photo makes some sense. It's a limited edition and only 19 were made. That's all 19 of them in that photo. If you spot the license plate with 2 on it then that's the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion03 Posted 28January, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 Good one, I didn't notice the car in the group photo. how about this photo then, is it just in case you don't know what the badge is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 On a side tangent, I'm working my way through the entire series of Jeeves and Wooster , and by George if he doesn't daily drive a very valuable Aston Martin International 1 1/2L from 1928. AM have progressed a fair way since then , but this car is no less cool - low slung , wide track and side pipes I say old chap , back to the Wooster in the ad now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 you and me both tazzieman, since we both posted images from it in that other thread with due expediency, putting on the regency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 $89990? So he’s dropping 39K because? Oh I get it. He hasn’t got the wife anymore so he’s trying to cut back the exit tax as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 28January, 2015 Report Share Posted 28January, 2015 So he’s dropping 39K because? ...he is keeping the special watch issued with the car "Tinnars Moat" old chap , sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 Does it annoy anyone else that they didn't lay out the coupe/convertibles in a symmetric way for the photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 Does it annoy anyone else that they didn't lay out the coupe/convertibles in a symmetric way for the photo? I hadn't noticed , sir?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Harold Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 The car is stunning but i wonder what issues would arise given it is a UK import? I would buy it if i didn't have a P car. Anyone want to buy a 991S???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 The car is stunning but i wonder what issues would arise given it is a UK import? I would buy it if i didn't have a P car. Anyone want to buy a 991S???? The trend here seems to be towards the last century models Harold They rust only slightly more than UK delivered Astons. Make sure you can live with their design faults: Cramped interiors. Seats don't go back far enough. Hit head on hood catch in Volante. No clutch foot rest. Dreadful throttle response. Unforgiving clutch. Unforgiving throttle for moving off smoothly slowly (worse in Vantage). Then there are the faults that turn up: Random and frequent engine check light coming on. Cracked exhaust manifolds. Tyre wear inner and outer edges. They don't have upper wishbones at the rear (just like the E-Type!) so the drive shaft joints take the weight of the rear and wear out within 10,000 miles. Air conditioning evaporator leaks (behind dash, big job and alarmingly common too. Dodgy dealers charge it up and send it out anyway) Leaks from other AC parts. Throttles sticking shut at throttle body (which is buried deep in an awkward place). Low idle speed, stalling. Fuel smell in boot from leaky tank. Broken exterior door handles. Window lift motors which 'forget' how to go up properly. Unbonded rear suspension arm bushes. Rust! (yes folks these cars are rot boxes underneath, worse than the dreaded Virage!) Poor panel fitment around bumpers. Loose glove box lid and general fally-apartness I missed one glaring major flaw effecting DB7s increasingly. Timing chain tensioner wear or just plain falling apart causes them to sound like a washing machine full of bolts on start-up. Listen to an older one on start-up and you'll see what I mean! Biggest problem with these - Air Conditioning... The evaporator behind the dash regularly springs a leak on DB7s and is a rather big and expensive job to replace. Another fairly serious problem is timing chain rattle on start-up due to the plastic backing falling off the tensioners so the chain rubs the metal backing, making a racket. Next in line you have a multitude of random gremlin problems like engine check warning light, electrical weirdos, Ford switch gear faults, broken door handles, idle speed problems, misted up headlamps, worn wheel bearings, odd tyre wear, alarm faults, worn rear suspension bushes, cracked exhaust manifolds, and electric window motor faults. They look nice though! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx5tEbrVIKM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 Seems that top secret imports from blacktown is selling the car. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2002-Aston-Martin-DB7-Vantage-Blue-5sp-A-Coupe-/281326870013?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item4180635dfd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 Seems that top secret imports from blacktown is selling the car. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2002-Aston-Martin-DB7-Vantage-Blue-5sp-A-Coupe-/281326870013?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item4180635dfd Unique wide mesh chrome grille with ‘Jubilee’ badge Is that top secret lingo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 Is that top secret lingo? Carn't say its top secret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 Carn't say its top secret Top Secret anagrams as To Spectre "Tinnars Moat" , as we 007 types tend to say , what ho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 It's very easy to criticise the db7 as a 1960s design with newer and more complicated bits. (e-type->xjs->db7) But everyone loves the 993 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 It's very easy to criticise the db7 as a 1960s design with newer and more complicated bits. (e-type->xjs->db7) But everyone loves the 993 Largely because they adopted a modification of the 928s suspension so everyone could drive them around corners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 Top Secret anagrams as To Spectre "Tinnars Moat" , as we 007 types tend to say , what ho! Your dead right Tazzieman it was a secret; The cars were especially hidden from the excited new owners during the daylight hours in a large marquee especially labelled 'Tinnars Moat Craft Fair' - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 29January, 2015 Report Share Posted 29January, 2015 Back to topic.......here's another great way to sell a car. http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/niagara-park/cars-vans-utes/1984-porsche-911/1069096489 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 30January, 2015 Report Share Posted 30January, 2015 Back to topic.......here's another great way to sell a car. http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/niagara-park/cars-vans-utes/1984-porsche-911/1069096489 Did you see that Mk4 red golf for sale on gumtree yesterday? The picture isn't G rated. now THAT's how to sell a car lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion03 Posted 2February, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 2February, 2015 Back to topic.......here's another great way to sell a car. http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/niagara-park/cars-vans-utes/1984-porsche-911/1069096489 it's the car that drives upside down in the tunnels ! it's heaps easy to park in the shopping center as no one else can park on the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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