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Old 08-11-21, 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by swajames
The lettering on Aston Martin cars of that color is typically silver, and not spaced like that.

I think that's a dealer bodge-job, likely taking the lettering off to paint or wrap and refit.
Assuming that emblem lettering of that colour isn't an option during the ordering process (I haven't checked), I agree. I think this was something done by the dealership's service crew or farmed out to a vinyl wrap or third-party paint shop.
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Originally Posted by Big Andy
eh? Nearly 1.5 million cars are built in the UK every year, and a similar number of engines, notably for BMW.
  • MINI – MINI, MINI Clubman and MINI Countryman, in Cowley, Oxford
  • Toyota – Auris, Auris hybrid and Avensis in Burnaston, Derbyshire
  • Nissan – Juke, Qashqai, Note and Leaf and Infiniti Q30 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
  • Lotus – Elise, Evora and Exige in Norfolk
  • Aston Martin – DB9, Vantage, Rapide, Vanquish, and DB11 in Gaydon, Warwickshire
  • Bentley Motors – Continental, Flying Spur and Mulsanne in Crewe, Cheshire
  • Rolls Royce – Ghost and Wraith in Goodwood, West Sussex
  • Jaguar – F-Pace and XE in Solihull, and F-type, XJ, XF and XE in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham
  • Land Rover – Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque in Halewood, Merseyside, and Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender in Solihull, West Midlands
  • Vauxhall – Astra at Ellesmere Port and Vivaro van in Luton
Other niche, small volume manufacturers include Westfield, Bristol, Ariel and Noble.
Honda's outgoing Civic Hatchback and Type R were also from the UK!
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Old 08-11-21, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by sm1ke
Assuming that emblem lettering of that colour isn't an option during the ordering process (I haven't checked), I agree. I think this was something done by the dealership's service crew or farmed out to a vinyl wrap or third-party paint shop.
Black Chrome Badging and Script is a factory option. This one seems to have a mix and match, white badge but black lettering. But on a car that has 7 different caliper colors, i feel like everything is customizable. So, still not determinant if this was a factory installation or 3rd party.
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Old 08-11-21, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
The Mall is exactly where a lot of kids with nothing better to do will try and pull pranks on it....like they did on my Celica.
Have you ever been to Tysons II? LOL, no kids running around this mall. Theres a mattress store that sells $50,000 mattresses.
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Old 08-11-21, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Have you ever been to Tysons II? LOL, no kids running around this mall.
Yes, I've been there, but not as often as the older Tysons mall. It has little I'm interested in, except some nice restaurants for take-out.

Theres a mattress store that sells $50,000 mattresses.
Not surprising. Some mattress stores are known for padding the figures. They tried it with me once, but I didn't take it lying down.
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Old 08-11-21, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Not surprising. Some mattress stores are known for padding the figures. They tried it with me once, but I didn't take it lying down.
LOL, I see what you did there.

But seriously, who spends $50k on a mattress?!?!
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Old 08-11-21, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by pbm317
Honda's outgoing Civic Hatchback and Type R were also from the UK!
“Were” is correct, the Swindon factory has just closed as Honda pulls out of Europe.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
But seriously, who spends $50k on a mattress?!?!
It took me a bit to find what store you were talking about, but apparently that's one of their "low-end" models for plebes like you and me . Their flagship is $390,000, weighs over half a ton, and IMO, is quite ugly. As of last April they had 16 fully-paid orders (their full production capacity from then through today), but had only delivered one. Drake had the first one installed in his 3,200 square foot bedroom.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjd7...s-dollar390000
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Old 08-11-21, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by geko29
It took me a bit to find what store you were talking about, but apparently that's one of their "low-end" models for plebes like you and me . Their flagship is $390,000, weighs over half a ton, and IMO, is quite ugly. As of last April they had 16 fully-paid orders (their full production capacity from then through today), but had only delivered one. Drake had the first one installed in his 3,200 square foot bedroom.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjd7...s-dollar390000
Hahaha! Wow.
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Old 08-11-21, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I was at the fancy mall in Tysons yesterday, they always have a bunch of insane cars there. They had a Mclaren GT, the new Rolls Royce Ghost, a Fisker and an Aston Martin DBX SUV. I was shocked by the crooked emblems on the rear hatch:


A little bit surprising to see this can someone actually touched the car? In other words can a little kid push down on the letters, etc. etc.
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Old 08-11-21, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
A little bit surprising to see this can someone actually touched the car? In other words can a little kid push down on the letters, etc. etc.
The cars are roped off with velvet ropes
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Old 08-11-21, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
The cars are roped off with velvet ropes
pretty crappy job by Aston
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Old 08-11-21, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
The cars are roped off with velvet ropes
After 40 years at the D.C. Auto Show, trust me....that doesn't stop some people LOL.
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Old 08-11-21, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
After 40 years at the D.C. Auto Show, trust me....that doesn't stop some people LOL.
People don’t mess with these cars in this mall. That came from the factory that way.
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Old 08-11-21, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
pretty crappy job by Aston

I agree it's not perfect, but IMO it is not a big deal unless you are looking at it very closely. While I respect Steve's opinion, I probably would not have done a thread on it.
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