On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:40:15 +0100, Donal
wrote:

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:15:34 +1000, OzOne wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:26:33 -0400, Marty wrote:

Donal, you're wasting your breath, Bob can't understand the mystique of
a DB9 anymore that he could understand why you'd want to drive a '52
Bentley Mk VI.

Cheers
Marty

Of course he understands the "mystique"..as Donal says it's about
going fast in a straight line, having people think you are 'someone'
because you drive an 'Aston' and getting good parking spots at the
casino.

Tsk, tsk, tsk Ozzy! Now you are trying to misquote me.
It is about an awful lot more than that short list.
Those were just some of the things that I thought might
impress Bob.

For you, I would emphasise the pleasure that you
can get from simply looking at a DB9. Don't
let me down by saying that you cannot appreciate
that.


Regards

Donal
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I'd be very happy looking at someone elses Aston....while I passed it
and literally ****ed off into the distance in my far less expensive
car on the way to my lodge in the mountains.




OzOne of the three twins

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:26:55 +0100, Donal
wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:26:33 -0400, Marty wrote:

wrote:

Most people won't stare at an Aston because they won't recognise
it.

Donal, you're wasting your breath,

Oh I don't know. He has stopped using
the phrase "Well regarded", which normally
appears in every post.

More than well regarded.

Bob can't understand the mystique of
a DB9 anymore that he could understand why you'd want to drive a '52
Bentley Mk VI.

Pure Beauty and Soul. What a georgeous car.

Mmmmmmm, I'll go for spirit and fire any day!


Regards


Donal
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OzOne of the three twins

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.

On 17 Sep, 04:26, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
On Sep 16, 5:56 pm, wrote:



On 16 Sep, 19:10, Martin Baxter wrote:

Donal wrote:
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:26:33 -0400, Marty wrote:

wrote:
Most people won't stare at an Aston because they won't recognise
it.
Donal, you're wasting your breath,

Oh I don't know. He has stopped using
the phrase "Well regarded", which normally
appears in every post.

Bob can't understand the mystique of
a DB9 anymore that he could understand why you'd want to drive a '52
Bentley Mk VI.

Pure Beauty and Soul. What a georgeous car.

I was a passenger in one a few times some years ago. Some people brag
about "new car smell", being in this was more like being in a clean tack
room. Hand finished burled walnut....leather.... just beautiful inside
and out. I think top speed was about 95, but that was a bonus, you just
wanted the ride to last forever...

I am jealous. Were you in the hardtop or the opentop version?

Both look nice, but the opentop looks utterly magnificant!

I bet that Bob just thinks that they look old-fashioned.

Since I have owned MG-TD series cars I actually have some experience
in this area and with real classics. Of course they look "old
fashioned." That's the point.



Would I prefer to be a passenger in a Bently Mark VI or
the driver of an Evo? I know which I would choose.

Bob?

Choose for what? Cruising or hard driving? Hmmmm?

You really don't get it, do you?


The choice is between a Bently Mark VI and and
Evo.

You reveal your character by choosing the Evo.


Cruising.... Hard driving... looking at... standing beside
sitting in... smelling... feeling.... touching, .....
even just touching the door handle ... of a
Bently Mark VI......

You can take a man out of the bog, but you cannot
take the bog out of the man.


Regards


Donal
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On 17 Sep, 13:42, OzOne wrote:
On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:40:15 +0100, Donal
wrote:



On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:15:34 +1000, OzOne wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:26:33 -0400, Marty wrote:

Donal, you're wasting your breath, Bob can't understand the mystique of
a DB9 anymore that he could understand why you'd want to drive a '52
Bentley Mk VI.

Cheers
Marty

Of course he understands the "mystique"..as Donal says it's about
going fast in a straight line, having people think you are 'someone'
because you drive an 'Aston' and getting good parking spots at the
casino.

Tsk, tsk, tsk Ozzy! Now you are trying to misquote me.
It is about an awful lot more than that short list.
Those were just some of the things that I thought might
impress Bob.


I'd be very happy looking at someone elses Aston....while I passed it
and literally ****ed off into the distance in my far less expensive
car on the way to my lodge in the mountains.

But you wouldn't pass it in an Evo!

......And your "lodge in the mountains" has only one en-suite
bedroom. Doesn't it?


regards


Donal
--

On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:24:06 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Tsk, tsk, tsk Ozzy! Now you are trying to misquote me.
It is about an awful lot more than that short list.
Those were just some of the things that I thought might
impress Bob.


I'd be very happy looking at someone elses Aston....while I passed it
and literally ****ed off into the distance in my far less expensive
car on the way to my lodge in the mountains.

But you wouldn't pass it in an Evo!

Oh yes I would, probably on the inside at twice the speed the Aston
was capable of ever negotiating even a mild corner.

.....And your "lodge in the mountains" has only one en-suite
bedroom. Doesn't it?

two actually.....


regards


Donal




OzOne of the three twins

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.

On Sep 17, 7:06 pm, OzOne wrote:
On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:24:06 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Tsk, tsk, tsk Ozzy! Now you are trying to misquote me.
It is about an awful lot more than that short list.
Those were just some of the things that I thought might
impress Bob.

I'd be very happy looking at someone elses Aston....while I passed it
and literally ****ed off into the distance in my far less expensive
car on the way to my lodge in the mountains.

But you wouldn't pass it in an Evo!

Oh yes I would, probably on the inside at twice the speed the Aston
was capable of ever negotiating even a mild corner.






And Captain Kirk help the poor driver of the Aston if the road is not
bone dry! Ivana Trump owns a DB9. Nuff said.





RB

You reveal your character by choosing the Evo.



Someone who loves driving most of all. The same type of person who
prefers a Miata to a Z4 or a Lotus Elise over a BMW 335i. Or a 135i
over a Infiniti G35s.
Donal, you need many more lessons before you'll understand what a
specialty car is and the kind of person who buys one. It's about
handling refinement, feedback and balance. It's not about raw power.
That's why the poor DB9 trails most serious sports cars in every
respect important to driving. And that's why a Evo X bests the Aston
in many respects on handling finesse and why the GT-R bests in EVERY
respect. The Aston is a AMC Gremlin compared to the DB9.

And before you say anything more to wet your own bed, consider that
the GT-R is capable of 0-60 in 3.3 seconds and can handle a skidpad
WELL over a full G. It handles even better than the Evo X. No car made
today can touch it. And guess what? The build quality is higher than
the DB9.



RB

Last time a factory EVO was entered in the WRC was 2005, it didn't do
all that well. Which rally was the win in Bob, or was it a win?



Uh, Earth to Marty...come in Marty! Do you read?

The Evo X is new. It has nothing to do with earlier cars. New engine,
suspension, tranny and sheet metal.

Here's a clip:
Last weekend Japanese Mitsubishi driver Fumio Nutahara gave the
new Lancer Evolution X its first win,dominating the Kuma Kogen
Rally,one of the rounds of the Japanese Rally Championship. This
victory is significant as the Lancer is still not yet fully developed
and it was competing against Mitsus arch rivals,the Subaru STis.




RB

You reveal your character by choosing the Evo.


Yep.....

Someone who loves driving most of all. The same type of person who
prefers a Miata to a Z4 or a Lotus Elise over a BMW 335i. Or a 135i
over a Infiniti G35s.
Donal, you need many more lessons before you'll understand what a
specialty car is and the kind of person who buys one. It's about
handling refinement, feedback and balance. It's not about raw power.
That's why the poor DB9 trails most serious sports cars in every
respect important to driving. And that's why a Evo X bests the Aston
in many respects on handling finesse and why the GT-R bests in EVERY
respect. The Aston is a AMC Gremlin compared to the GT-R.

And before you say anything more to wet your own bed, consider that
the GT-R is capable of 0-60 in 3.3 seconds and can handle a skidpad
WELL over a full G. It handles even better than the Evo X. No car made
today can touch it. And guess what? The build quality is higher than
the DB9.

RB

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
...
And guess what? The build quality is higher than the DB9.

Now that's funny! Bob you slay me. How you get people to take this crap
seriously enough to argue with you is a real art. You are the master.