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Alright.....can I wish again? I changed my mind!

Collin,

You don't want to know about the upkeep for an old Aston....

These are way cheaper to maintain, and a bit funkier with it IMHO:



You can always dream...

I see we've moved on from guitars to cars. In that case Santa...........

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Groovy Baby!

wmthor wrote:

ajish4 wrote:http://www.orlandoclassiccars.com/showr ... p?v_id=716

Hey, why not ask? LOL

Tony, why not ask for something like Leno's? 1,000 hp 572CI twin turbo, rear wheel drive, etc.

LOL< I LOVE THAT PICTURE RICHARD, and thanks for posting it!

I've had 5 1966 Toronado's over the years, and while I LOVE LENO'S, I don't think he'd be willing to part with it!

antipodean wrote:Collin,

You don't want to know about the upkeep for an old Aston.... .

Pfff......

If you have a DB5, there is a pretty good chance you don't care how much maintenence is.

Besides, any Aston (even modern), is simply art.

I'm wishing for something a bit more modern this Christmas...



Ooh yeah.

I like one of these oh wait a minute thay are mine ......OK i will like peace and happiness for one whole day..AAhhhhhhhh

dpowell wrote:I'm wishing for something a bit more modern this Christmas...



Ooh yeah.

One of my faves, Dan. I owned new SAAB Turbos from 1979 through 1995, then again from '03-'07.

The early 900s are very hard to find in excellent condition. I know, because I check often.

jingle_jangle wrote:
One of my faves, Dan. I owned new SAAB Turbos from 1979 through 1995, then again from '03-'07.

The early 900s are very hard to find in excellent condition. I know, because I check often.

Cool! I'm hoping to get an early-90's SPG after my Nissan dies.

collin wrote:
Besides, any Aston (even modern), is simply art.

You mean like this?


*sigh*

jingle_jangle wrote:

dpowell wrote:I'm wishing for something a bit more modern this Christmas...



Ooh yeah.

One of my faves, Dan. I owned new SAAB Turbos from 1979 through 1995, then again from '03-'07.

The early 900s are very hard to find in excellent condition. I know, because I check often.

We've got one of those Paul, it was my dads and has been stored in the garage for what seems a very very long while now.

It's got a fitting UK name plate for the car.

I'd swap every Christmas wish I ever had to see him again this year.

SAAB hijack in progress...

My first SAAB Turbo was a 1980 3-door in Carmine Red, back when they had the only slightly longer nose, and those crazy "Inca" wheels. At the time, Brock Yates called them, "Formula Hammurabi" wheels. They did look Babylonian...

My first-ever Turbo; got it new from Vasek Polak SAAB in Manhattan Beach in September '79; immediately had the grille blacked out and the windows tinted, and received my first CHP ticket for the tint, within a few days. If I could find a twin in nice shape, with <50K, I'd be on it like a hobo on a ham sandwich!

Back then these were fairly uncommon, even in LA, and I recall a number of times when someone would ask at a stop light, "is that a diesel?", I suppose because Mercedes Turbo Diesels were in vogue then.

I had lots of fun driving it on the mountain roads around Idyllwild, and a blast through one or another canyon was always fun, even if it left passengers a bit queasy. I traded it in in mid '82 for a (deleted), which lasted 18 months before I traded it back in for a new SAAB, an '84 Turbo 3-door in Walnut Brown. The love affair was on again.

That one lasted for well over 200K, and got traded on a '90 SPG in Charcoal, with all the bells and whistles, including full leather, power sunroof, climate control, etc., etc.

It was sold in '95 when I bought my Silver Shadow, and I traded speed and handling for sheer comfort and the "screw you" factor. No matter how I drove in the Shadow, I NEVER got a ticket, only a warning. Six years in the Shadow, and I sold it and got a 2001 9-3 Turbo, and finally got my wish for a SAAB convertible--a deep blue one with tan leather, which served me well until the Jag came along.

I have to say that I'm not too enthused with what GM did to Saturnize SAAB. My '01 didn't come close to the feel of the '80, and the electronics proved a weak point. After I tired of the '01, I looked hard for awhile for an early 900 in near-mint condition, but, failing to find one, I popped for the XJ8 and have not been disappointed in any department--speed, comfort, or handling.

But the 900 tugs at my heartstrings everytime I see a photo, 'cause they're thin on the roads, at least around here.

This one's pretty fast, I think!

antipodean wrote:

collin wrote:
Besides, any Aston (even modern), is simply art.

You mean like this?


*sigh*

hmmm.....YES !

A DB4GT should be illegal---the thing would just cause accidents from onlookers!

Jeez, all I want is for my family to all be together this Christmas. Ain't gonna happen, either.