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On 10 Sep, 05:09, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
Quick review for Donal.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmIbJA3RW_Y R. Listen to the sound of a real car:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHqjCa-GAk Compare and contrast with an Evo!! Are you really going to buy the Evo? BTW I had a test drive in a DB9 yesterday. It was lovely. I stroked the rear, and it felt beautiful. What number plate do you think that I should have? BO55 DON seems a bit too expensive. What do you think about "V12 DON"? D10NAL is also available, but it doesn't seen quite right. Regards Donal -- |
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On Sep 10, 7:14 pm, wrote:
On 10 Sep, 05:09, "Capt. Rob" wrote: Quick review for Donal.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmIbJA3RW_Y R. Listen to the sound of a real car:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHqjCa-GAk Compare and contrast with an Evo!! Are you really going to buy the Evo? BTW I had a test drive in a DB9 yesterday. It was lovely. I stroked the rear, and it felt beautiful. What number plate do you think that I should have? BO55 DON seems a bit too expensive. What do you think about "V12 DON"? D10NAL is also available, but it doesn't seen quite right. Regards Donal -- Now you're being silly and I don't think you're dumb enough to buy a DB9, but I've over-estimated you before. Yep, I'm buying a Evo X GSR with custom leather, Nav, Rockford Fosgate and all the toys. ICS is doing my mods after I run 2K on her. Then she'll be at 372 WHP. Even in stock trim the Evo out-handles the AM, but you have some mythical belief in the DB9, which is just what the ad departments intended. It's actually a wonderful car, but a balls-out driver's car it is not. Cars that are....the Lotus Exige, Viper, 911 AWD Turbo, BMW M3, previous generation STI, current Evo X, Nissan GT-R, Audi R8 and several others....all are there regardless of price. They put driving dynamics first and leather and comfort last. The AM is big and powerful, but it lacks many of the wonderful technologies that have driven the art of automotive engineering to new heights. The AM can't compete, so it doesn't even try. It exists as a throwback, really not much different than a Mazda Miata in driving dynamics. So, driving down my twisty road, into a deep negative bank, the Evo X will drift a bit, then the active yaw control system will seamlessly divert power. Coming out of the turn all four wheels will blast the Evo into an evenly weighted stance. As you learn to trust the AYC and the amazing grip you can make such maneuvers faster still. In the DB9 you'd have less grip. With only RWD, the rear end would start to slide. Stay calm and ease off on the power and you MIGHT stay on the road, but there's only so much give in a simple suspension. Coming out of the turn you weight for the chassis to recompose before laying down heavy power. The DB9's torque advantage is high and she takes off. But the Evo is already five turns ahead. Now it starts to drizzle slightly. The Evo, with it's S-AWD system is barely effected. The AM is now crippled. You can't lay down any serious power without swinging out the rear in any turn. Buh bye, Aston Martin. Enjoy those engine sounds and your Casino parking spot. RB |
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And just where are you going to drive that pig? A demolition derby? Or
will you roar around your local windy roads, residential neighborhoods, and school zones, endangering the lives of your neighbors? What a putz. "Capt. Rob" wrote in message ... On Sep 10, 7:14 pm, wrote: On 10 Sep, 05:09, "Capt. Rob" wrote: Quick review for Donal.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmIbJA3RW_Y R. Listen to the sound of a real car:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHqjCa-GAk Compare and contrast with an Evo!! Are you really going to buy the Evo? BTW I had a test drive in a DB9 yesterday. It was lovely. I stroked the rear, and it felt beautiful. What number plate do you think that I should have? BO55 DON seems a bit too expensive. What do you think about "V12 DON"? D10NAL is also available, but it doesn't seen quite right. Regards Donal -- Now you're being silly and I don't think you're dumb enough to buy a DB9, but I've over-estimated you before. Yep, I'm buying a Evo X GSR with custom leather, Nav, Rockford Fosgate and all the toys. ICS is doing my mods after I run 2K on her. Then she'll be at 372 WHP. Even in stock trim the Evo out-handles the AM, but you have some mythical belief in the DB9, which is just what the ad departments intended. It's actually a wonderful car, but a balls-out driver's car it is not. Cars that are....the Lotus Exige, Viper, 911 AWD Turbo, BMW M3, previous generation STI, current Evo X, Nissan GT-R, Audi R8 and several others....all are there regardless of price. They put driving dynamics first and leather and comfort last. The AM is big and powerful, but it lacks many of the wonderful technologies that have driven the art of automotive engineering to new heights. The AM can't compete, so it doesn't even try. It exists as a throwback, really not much different than a Mazda Miata in driving dynamics. So, driving down my twisty road, into a deep negative bank, the Evo X will drift a bit, then the active yaw control system will seamlessly divert power. Coming out of the turn all four wheels will blast the Evo into an evenly weighted stance. As you learn to trust the AYC and the amazing grip you can make such maneuvers faster still. In the DB9 you'd have less grip. With only RWD, the rear end would start to slide. Stay calm and ease off on the power and you MIGHT stay on the road, but there's only so much give in a simple suspension. Coming out of the turn you weight for the chassis to recompose before laying down heavy power. The DB9's torque advantage is high and she takes off. But the Evo is already five turns ahead. Now it starts to drizzle slightly. The Evo, with it's S-AWD system is barely effected. The AM is now crippled. You can't lay down any serious power without swinging out the rear in any turn. Buh bye, Aston Martin. Enjoy those engine sounds and your Casino parking spot. RB |
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On Sep 11, 4:48 am, jlrogers±³© wrote:
And just where are you going to drive that pig? A demolition derby? Or will you roar around your local windy roads, residential neighborhoods, and school zones, endangering the lives of your neighbors? Nope. I live upstate and quite close are a series of roads that are usually empty and with no homes for miles. That said a good handling car is fun to drive well within legal limits as well. Only a pinhead like yourself automatically assumes a sports car equals 3 digit speeds on a back-road. There are also various track days where a driver can try legal 1/4 runs and such. Grow up. RB |
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"Capt. Rob" wrote in message ... On Sep 11, 4:48 am, jlrogers±³© wrote: And just where are you going to drive that pig? A demolition derby? Or will you roar around your local windy roads, residential neighborhoods, and school zones, endangering the lives of your neighbors? Nope. I live upstate and quite close are a series of roads that are usually empty and with no homes for miles. That said a good handling car is fun to drive well within legal limits as well. Only a pinhead like yourself automatically assumes a sports car equals 3 digit speeds on a back-road. There are also various track days where a driver can try legal 1/4 runs and such. Grow up. Grow up? I'm not the one wasting my resources to feed my ego, though I admit to having spent a great deal of money on sports cars when I was young and immature. Eat, drink, and be merry... Who knows for whom the bell tolls... |
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On Sep 10, 7:14*pm, wrote:
On 10 Sep, 05:09, "Capt. Rob" wrote: Quick review for Donal.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmIbJA3RW_Y Dang, this is "performance driving"? I watched about half of the video, a 4-door econobox doing fairly impressive power slides and then switching to a view of the driver... to be sure, he was busy talking for the camera but he was also yanking the steering wheel like 7-year- old kid. Is that what this "Active Yaw Control" is for, so that people don't have to learn to actually steer the car? Given his job & position, I bet he knows better but it's still a very poor show. I've been out of the sports car game for a really long time but if this is what it's sunk to, I'm certainly not interested in getting back in. .. Listen to the sound of a real car:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHqjCa-GAk Compare and contrast with an Evo!! Are you really going to buy the Evo? BTW I had a test drive in a DB9 yesterday. *It was lovely. *I stroked the rear, and it felt beautiful. Is "M" finished installing the ejector seat and anti-air rockets, Mr Bond? What number plate do you think that I should have? *BO55 DON seems a bit too expensive. What do you think about "V12 DON"? D10NAL is also available, but it doesn't seen quite right. Well how about DB9NAL? Regards- Doug King |
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... On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:48:08 -0500, jlrogers±³© wrote: "Capt. Rob" wrote in message ... On Sep 11, 4:48 am, jlrogers±³© wrote: And just where are you going to drive that pig? A demolition derby? Or will you roar around your local windy roads, residential neighborhoods, and school zones, endangering the lives of your neighbors? Nope. I live upstate and quite close are a series of roads that are usually empty and with no homes for miles. That said a good handling car is fun to drive well within legal limits as well. Only a pinhead like yourself automatically assumes a sports car equals 3 digit speeds on a back-road. There are also various track days where a driver can try legal 1/4 runs and such. Grow up. Grow up? I'm not the one wasting my resources to feed my ego, though I admit to having spent a great deal of money on sports cars when I was young and immature. Eat, drink, and be merry... Who knows for whom the bell tolls... I don't know for whom the bell tolls, but there would seem to be some bats in Bobsprit's belfry. I was going to comment that's it's one if by land and two if by sea, but the latter would never happen. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Grow up? I'm not the one wasting my resources to feed my ego, though I admit to having spent a great deal of money on sports cars when I was young and immature. Eat, drink, and be merry... Who knows for whom the bell tolls... If said resources effected our quality of life now or later I wouldn't get the car. We can afford the Evo X as easily as our boat. We can easily handle the GT-R. I'll be honest and admit that it would be a waste to spend 150K on a car though because that WOULD effect us financially. RB |
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Dang, this is "performance driving"? I watched about half of the
video, a 4-door econobox doing fairly impressive power slides and then switching to a view of the driver... to be sure, he was busy talking for the camera but he was also yanking the steering wheel like 7-year- old kid. Is that what this "Active Yaw Control" is for, so that people don't have to learn to actually steer the car? Given his job & position, I bet he knows better but it's s |
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