Your three cars added together are less than half the cost of a
second-hand DB9. �


Yep, and my classic movie poster collection is insured at 390K as of
2008. I like my posters, especially the original War of the Worlds
poster I just bought. I spend my money my way, but please let us know
what cars you drive and when you're getting a AM! At least I'm getting
an Evo and GT-R. Where are your cars??? HMMMMM?



Bear in mind that a DB9 is always a "second" car.
It doesn't have back seats to talk of, the boot (trunk) is tiny.
It is a toy.


Nonsense. My friend, who's also an oscar winning actress, drives a AM.
Her only other car is a Miata. So she has TWO toys!



Nonsense! �You are paying for an image. � As with everything else,
you get what you pay for.


IMAGE??? Do you even know what a tuners car is? Donal, you're just
beyond help.



If you sell your second and third cars, �you might be able to afford
a nice 2-3 year old Lexus GS300. �This car's performance won't be
affected by the weight of the driver as much as the Evo's, �and owners
of real performance cars won't look down their noses at you.


At least I owned a Lexus twice. Where's your AM or ANY car, Donal?
Hmmmmm?



You mean it's cheap and fast??


If you find the car and mods cheap, then by all means call it cheap. A
typical Evo after tune will cost about 50K when done. Where are your
50K toys? Last I heard you were using a cheap SCT scope and had no
nice car and no sailboat! Hmmmmm?



You are right. �The AM is definitely not designed to compete with
the 911. �In the same way, �the 911 is not designed to compete
with the Evo.


Sigh. Donal, go take some driving lessons. The Evo WAS designed to
compete with the 911 Turbo and does so quite well. The AM is a luxo
coupe, not a hardcore sports car. You just won't ever get it.



To get from a DB9 to an Evo you have to subtract 8 cylinders,
4 litres, a Linn sound system, a beautiful body, hand stitched
leather upholstery(from 5 Austrian cows), satellite tracking
technology ... and so much more.


To get from an Evo X to a DB9 you have to subtract a better Nav
system, better Rockford Fosgate sound system, lose the 1.4 skidpad
rating and superior handling, give up AWD and ability to handle snow
and rain and toss out the AYC system which is winning race after race
and only found on the Bugati! But DO enjoy that leather!



People run their hands across the bodywork of an AM for the
sensual pleasure.


Nah, I prefer to get pleasure from driving. I have a pretty wife for
the other stuff, Donal..and I bet you won't ever have a performance or
specialty car. But I'd be happy to be proven wrong on that last
comment, so go right ahead!


R.