So I've had my '06 DB9 Volante for the last month and a half and I love it! Funny thing is most people don't even know what it is (I live in Sacramento, CA)! And the ones that try to guess have been quite humorous!

Here's is mine.




Now the guesses........


Bentley? I'm guessing because of the "wings".


Crysler? Once again, I guess it's because of the "wings".


Thunderbird?? Hmmmmm.......


Corvette? The headlights, maybe?


Ferrari? Hmmmmm.....


Maserati?


Jaguar?

 

Most everyone I know has never even heard of Aston Martin. They generally make the connection when you say it's "James Bond's car".

 

.........I meant to add that to my original post. When I tell them it's the 007 car, they are like "Ohhhhhh!!! That's very nice!!"

 

A what? Oh I see; it is a austin martin!
-ehhh okay, now please keep walking....


Regards. Ben

 

you forgot Ford Fusion....

 

Amazingly, that hasn't been brought up...........yet!

 

I am getting paranoid with the drivers in my neck of the woods...especially very early or late when it is dark.

I will be driving along and headlights will suddenly race towards me in my rear view mirror, only to stop on my right or left rear quarter panel, or sometime directly behind me and then just stay there. Eventually I surmise that they are trying to get close enough to see the car?

It is unnerving at times...

James Bonds car? Well, yes, it is.

 

I had some 6 year old, run out of whole foods screaming, "daddy, the james bond car the james bond car!!!! ". the dad, wanted to take a close look too, obviously a car guy with his brand new Porsche in the spot next to me.

 

Insane... That Ford looks like a European sports car.. Hey, the guy that guessed Jag was close

 

You want paranoid? I've had people follow me all the way home when they see one of my cars. It's 3/4mile from the only entrance to my neighborhood to the cul de sac where my house sits. When I notice them follow me, I drive right past my street and go back out of the neighborhood. I've had it happen half a dozen times. Some people are totally clueless to how creepy their actions can be.

 

Around here I could be driving a VW, no one pays the slightest attention to the car, I'm kind of disappointed in a way but overall, happy that it flies under the radar for most people.
Chris

 

I got comments as such Alfa Romeo and also Austin Healy.

 

Here they are familiar with Aston Martin just not the model, they hardly distinguish a Vantage from a Rapide maybe because mine is black and doesn't show the 2 extra doors clearly..

 

My DB9 has been confused for a Maserati and Bentley.

...and before that, I overheard someone refer to my black Vantage as "some kind of batman car".

Fortunately I haven't had any of the creepy "stalking" experiences some of you have mentioned with the Astons. Constant attention/filming was a big factor in the reason I sold my Gallardo.

 

I got tired of cars following too close and/or sitting in my blind spots so I finally put an "Aston Martin" licence plate frame on the back. It actually helps!