Aston Martin or Maserati ?

RBP · 11-16-2007, 08:41 PM

Aston Martin Vantage V8 ?

or Maserati GT ?

imolazhp_ci · 11-16-2007, 08:42 PM

maserati, aston's are built like crap. my dad had a DB9.

Scorviss · 11-16-2007, 08:44 PM

The pic of the Aston above is of a DB9, not a V8 Vantage, did you mean to compare it with the DB9?

Los Angeles · 11-16-2007, 10:00 PM

I think the Maserati would be a better choice overall.

oneshare325 · 11-16-2007, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorviss

The pic of the Aston above is of a DB9, not a V8 Vantage, did you mean to compare it with the DB9?

nope...that is a Vantage....Vantages have LEDs in the headlights, and i just know....that is a Vantage..

I vote Aston Martin! My lotto car....but a dbs....not a v8!

!Xoible · 11-16-2007, 10:02 PM

Masefuckingrati hands down dude

TheAcAvenger · 11-16-2007, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by imolazhp_ci

maserati, aston's are built like crap. my dad had a DB9.

Interesting! One of my friends sold his Maserati coupe for a DB9 because the Maserati was built like crap

mkaaes · 11-17-2007, 12:57 AM

dbs

NoTrash · 11-17-2007, 01:05 AM

austin martin was (not sure if it still is) owned by Ford, while maserati is owned by ferrari

imolazhp_ci · 11-17-2007, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TheAcAvenger

Interesting! One of my friends sold his Maserati coupe for a DB9 because the Maserati was built like crap

well i've never driven a maserati other than the QP but i can't even fathom how it can be any worse than the AM. i've never driven a single car built worse than that thing... my very first car, a 1995 Honda Prelude... left that thing in the dust as far as build quality.

imolazhp_ci · 11-17-2007, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by NoTrash

austin martin was (not sure if it still is) owned by Ford, while maserati is owned by ferrari

Aston, not Austin, Martin is no longer owned by Ford, and Maserati is not owned by Ferrari, it is owned by Fiat which owns Ferrari.

FUR65 · 11-17-2007, 05:22 AM

definitely dbs

e92man · 11-17-2007, 02:17 PM

my dad has an aston v8 vantage and whoever said that the build quality is crap is an idiot. it is a hand built car with a hand stitched interior!!! and maseratis are the equivalent to a boxter.......its a poor mans ferrari

e92man · 11-17-2007, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imolazhp_ci

maserati, aston's are built like crap. my dad had a DB9.

u must have not spent a lot of time in the aston.......

nmulax · 11-17-2007, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorviss

The pic of the Aston above is of a DB9, not a V8 Vantage, did you mean to compare it with the DB9?

Quote:

Originally Posted by oneshare325

nope...that is a Vantage....Vantages have LEDs in the headlights, and i just know....that is a Vantage..

I vote Aston Martin! My lotto car....but a dbs....not a v8!

Yeah, that's a Vantage. Simple was to distinguish...
Vantage - no fog lights
DB9 - triangleish vents
Vanquish - big round fog lights

Oh, and Aston hands down

Etnies · 11-17-2007, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoTrash

austin martin was (not sure if it still is) owned by Ford, while maserati is owned by ferrari

Aston is no longer owned by Ford. But the current lineup is still of the Ford era.

I love both cars, but would probably take the Maserati over the Aston, because of the build quality issue.

picus · 11-17-2007, 04:28 PM

I wouldn't buy one based on the other being built poorly. Maserati's are no better built than Astons.

noodles · 11-17-2007, 05:52 PM

been kicking around an Aston Vantage, Audi R8 or Maserati...and the Maserati (although beautiful) is out because it is a tourer, much bigger and heavier than the Aston or R8......those cars (Aston and Maserati) are totally different beast....although price range is comparable they are very different...if you've seen the new Maserati person next to the Aston you would know what I'm talking about...the Maserati is MUCH bigger..

imolazhp_ci · 11-17-2007, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by e92man

u must have not spent a lot of time in the aston.......

then you must be blinded by how pretty it is and how awesome it sounds to see what a true pile of junk it is.... give it a few months for the rattles to develope and trim pieces to fall off.

Nyulak · 11-17-2007, 10:36 PM

DBS if I hit the lottery.

As far as build quality is concerned, I would buy a mechanic to work in my new garage. If I'm hitting the lottery, I may as well be prepared.

RBP · 11-17-2007, 11:27 PM

R8 is about an 18 month wait. Aston is more available than the Mas GT.

As for quality...well we're in a forum plagued by faulty fuel pumps, peeling interiors and wonky iDrives....so I'm not sure where the bar is set for quality.

If quality were by biggest concern for this type of automobile...I'd be at the Lexus dealer.

lyndon_h · 11-18-2007, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by RBP

R8 is about an 18 month wait. Aston is more available than the Mas GT.

As for quality...well we're in a forum plagued by faulty fuel pumps, peeling interiors and wonky iDrives....so I'm not sure where the bar is set for quality.

If quality were by biggest concern for this type of automobile...I'd be at the Lexus dealer.

I understand where you're coming from and agree with you to an extent, but I'd be willing to bet that the Maserati will fall apart pretty quickly without some serious and frequent maintanance. I wouldn't expect the Aston to have great reliability, but i bet it'd be at least twice as good as the Maserati.

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