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Old 06-17-2009, 06:06 PM
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i was doing a cruse around ebay and i came upon this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-ASTON-...%3A1|240%3A1308

it has 79,000 miles but it's still a little on the cheap side, thoughts???
Old 06-17-2009, 06:30 PM
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It might be legit. That was the old DB-7 based car. Note the use of Miata interior door handles. I think the tail lights are also Mazda. The chassis I think is just a Jag XKE. Good looking car no doubt but I could see that being the price. I think they were like $80k new.
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God... the rear looks just so outdated...
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Ya its an 8 year old previous body style high end car in a depressed economy. Where maintenance probably cost an arm and a leg.
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^^ I agree
its not very good looking especially considering the newer models..

Plus with 80k miles on an Aston? Reliability has never been Astons high point, Maintenance being a fortune on this, plus the problems your likely to have on an 8 year old high end V12..

Hell ya they will sell it for cheap, because they know they will bank off of you coming back in for repairs/maint. etc.
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Don't think I'd buy an Aston off someone who puts 'Wow' in the auctino title.
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Screw the Aston... Check this out...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RARE-308-GT...A1%7C240%3A1308
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I can't even imagine maintenance costs on that... 80k is usually when things start going wrong.
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Its a legitimate company... I've been to their showroom and checked out a 91 NSX with 24k miles... they were asking a ton for it though (38k), so I passed...
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Originally Posted by foxy_s2k,Jun 18 2009, 03:10 AM
i know its a ferrari, but... ugh. that thing screams 80s.


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