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01-26-09, 01:10 PM
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Am also looking for another ride. I need a convertible 
I've had several throughout the years and once you own one, you always pine for another. Something about air swirling around you. Cars considered are: Aston Martin Vantage, Porsche 911 Turbo, and Mercedes SL63. Mind you all of these would be pre-owned. If I were to keep the LS, then the cars in mind for that would be M3, SLK55, and Boxster. I know all of these will be money pits as I've done it before and you guys are going to flame me but I gotta live my life to the fullest 
I've had several throughout the years and once you own one, you always pine for another. Something about air swirling around you. Cars considered are: Aston Martin Vantage, Porsche 911 Turbo, and Mercedes SL63. Mind you all of these would be pre-owned. If I were to keep the LS, then the cars in mind for that would be M3, SLK55, and Boxster. I know all of these will be money pits as I've done it before and you guys are going to flame me but I gotta live my life to the fullest 
Good for you if you can
I only drive Lexus because they are the nicest cars I can afford, the instant I win the lotto, I am trading in my LS for a brand new Bentley/Rolls
Vantage is for style, 911 Turbo is for speed, and SL is a nice GT. I would question why not a SL65 instead of the SL63, used SL65 are very good deal right now, Twin Turbo V12 baby, OH YEAH!
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01-26-09, 02:03 PM
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a vantage is respectable but i believe they are in line with the boxster, if you do go the aston route do it right and save up for a db9. not only would you be my hero but you would be driving one of the best vehicles ever made for driving. SOPhilly's got it right... JUST DO IT!!!
As for the SL63 vs SL65 either will do
I also bought a Yamaha Majesty scooter last year for fun and it scoots along quickly as I've taken it up to 105mph so I may turn that in too for "real" bike, like a Hayabusa. I had a sports bike before but due to having kids, wife said it had to go
Now she was fine with the Majesty so I'm thinking I can pretty much swing for a busa now. As you can see, I like my toys. Also didn't mention that I bought a waverunner a couple month ago too despite its winter. Haven't even rode on it yet
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01-26-09, 02:24 PM
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a boxster is garbage; don't do yourself any favors, they are for people who just want to say they own a porsche. a 911 would be amazing but i wouldn't want to drive longer than 30 mins at a time. aston martin ehhh?? now your talking. a vantage is respectable but i believe they are in line with the boxster,
I don't agree a DB9 is better then a Vantage, they are just different. The DB9 is a softer GT where the Vantage is a sports car. I only consider the DBS or Vanquish to be the king of Aston.
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01-26-09, 02:59 PM
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what is the price difference between the dbs and the db9?
the slk isn't what i was thinking about when i wrote that, my bad i guess i was thinking about the cl the sl or the e 55 amg's. therefore i believe a 12.3 1/4 mile in one of these amg's would easily take most vehicles at a light.
slightly unfare to completely rephrase my self but if its cool with you then i will: i don't think a lightly modified sti would beat 12.3 but it would be close and definitely not a chipped 335i to my knowledge. and stock vs. stock is a safer comparison because its only fair. if you want to say a chipped or a lightly modified, then compare a chipped or lightly modified 55 amg.
i see your from some fancy sounding place in cali so your probably right about the % being a lot lower or the competition a lot stiffer on the 55 amg vs * theory.
i don't know man i still think the db9 is the shiznittle though... not their most expensive car but my fav from what i have seen on the road at least.
the slk isn't what i was thinking about when i wrote that, my bad i guess i was thinking about the cl the sl or the e 55 amg's. therefore i believe a 12.3 1/4 mile in one of these amg's would easily take most vehicles at a light.
slightly unfare to completely rephrase my self but if its cool with you then i will: i don't think a lightly modified sti would beat 12.3 but it would be close and definitely not a chipped 335i to my knowledge. and stock vs. stock is a safer comparison because its only fair. if you want to say a chipped or a lightly modified, then compare a chipped or lightly modified 55 amg.
i see your from some fancy sounding place in cali so your probably right about the % being a lot lower or the competition a lot stiffer on the 55 amg vs * theory.
i don't know man i still think the db9 is the shiznittle though... not their most expensive car but my fav from what i have seen on the road at least.
01-26-09, 04:01 PM
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Roughly $100k.
Ok, that's what I thought you meant. The CL/CLS/SL/S/55 got a blower, they are WAYY quicker then the SLK55 without a blower. They run low 12s with the blower, the SLK is a low 13s car, that's why I said my chipped STi and a chipped 335i would take it. You are right, no chipped STi/335i come remotely close to any stock blown 55. And yes, a blown 55 is quicker then 90% of cars at a light, even in my fancy neighborhood.
Don't get me wrong, I am not saying the DB9 aren't nice. I was just saying it is not much better then the Vantage, just different.
the slk isn't what i was thinking about when i wrote that, my bad i guess i was thinking about the cl the sl or the e 55 amg's. therefore i believe a 12.3 1/4 mile in one of these amg's would easily take most vehicles at a light.
slightly unfare to completely rephrase my self but if its cool with you then i will: i don't think a lightly modified sti would beat 12.3 but it would be close and definitely not a chipped 335i to my knowledge. and stock vs. stock is a safer comparison because its only fair. if you want to say a chipped or a lightly modified, then compare a chipped or lightly modified 55 amg.
i see your from some fancy sounding place in cali so your probably right about the % being a lot lower or the competition a lot stiffer on the 55 amg vs * theory.
slightly unfare to completely rephrase my self but if its cool with you then i will: i don't think a lightly modified sti would beat 12.3 but it would be close and definitely not a chipped 335i to my knowledge. and stock vs. stock is a safer comparison because its only fair. if you want to say a chipped or a lightly modified, then compare a chipped or lightly modified 55 amg.
i see your from some fancy sounding place in cali so your probably right about the % being a lot lower or the competition a lot stiffer on the 55 amg vs * theory.
Don't get me wrong, I am not saying the DB9 aren't nice. I was just saying it is not much better then the Vantage, just different.
01-27-09, 04:22 AM
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if price wasn't an issue just between the bd9 and the vantage which would you pick?? also which is the flag ship car for aston martin??
hey airtime if you got it like that then go for it, have you ever considered an m5??
hey airtime if you got it like that then go for it, have you ever considered an m5??
01-27-09, 07:16 AM
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. After talking over with the wife, she would prefer we get a vacation cabin in the woods or a cabin cruiser instead of another car. 
01-27-09, 07:51 AM
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01-27-09, 07:55 AM
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Right now in their production line up, it would be the DBS. But I still think the old Vanquish S was cooler, even though it is a lot more outdated. And Aston is coming out with their limited quantity million dollar super car, One-77.......so it all depends on how you look at it.
01-27-09, 08:07 AM
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01-27-09, 09:08 AM
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so i recently moved to a place on the water too and i always thought a car was money pit but after talking to a lot of folks i have recently found out that a boat is an even bigger whole that you pour money into. if you got it like that then just do the dang thing. i was looking at a small sail boat, but where i live at they charge $4800 / year up front just for the smallest slip available. the slip prices go up very quickly from $4800/ year to well over 10k/ year. i just can't see myself paying more for the slip in about 2 years than the freakin boat itself.
01-27-09, 09:58 AM
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so i recently moved to a place on the water too and i always thought a car was money pit but after talking to a lot of folks i have recently found out that a boat is an even bigger whole that you pour money into. if you got it like that then just do the dang thing. i was looking at a small sail boat, but where i live at they charge $4800 / year up front just for the smallest slip available. the slip prices go up very quickly from $4800/ year to well over 10k/ year. i just can't see myself paying more for the slip in about 2 years than the freakin boat itself.
Yeah a boat is on a whole other level of expense, then a plane........ I sure as hell glad I have no interest in either! My friend gave up half way getting his pilot license, because even getting the license itself cost A LOT!
01-27-09, 10:10 AM
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I know people who have boats and something needs to be repaired or fixed all the time. The slip price really depends on the locations but do run around $250 to $450/month for a 30' slot. That's what I'm trying to convince the wife. I also feel a cabin in the woods would lock me in going to the same vacation spot all the time, and I definitely don't want to do time share. Maybe a test drive with her will be convincing