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Phyltre
20th June 2006, 20:24
Worth $900,000 of crying over, actually. They smashed 3.
http://www.newlaunches.com/entry_images/0606/20/jun19-aston1.jpg
Crew of the latest upcoming bond flick "****** Royale" smashed three Aston Martins in one afternoon of filming. Three identical Aston Martin DBSs were flipped on their roofs during shots for a high-speed Alpine chase. Each of these beauties cost a whopping $ 300,000 (£165,000) each and the customized cars can go from 0 to 60 mph in under 4 seconds and had special pistons built underneath to flip them over. “These are easily the most amazing James Bond cars yet. They look incredible and cost a fortune. Unfortunately we had to smash three to pieces. It’s exactly the sort of thing James Bond would do. And in the style of 007, our stunt driver walked away without a scratch.” said a source working in the 21st Bond movie.
Warrior of the Light
20th June 2006, 22:58
*gulp*
All I hope is that James Bond&co will never be allowed to be even near a Porsche 959
Hah! they had 8 cars for there last film.
S-uper_T-oast
21st June 2006, 01:44
;(
It's just a car or three. Wah.
MidnightViper88
21st June 2006, 04:16
They're only worth $300,000 a piece, mass-produced in the hundreds... :rolleyes:
There are other cars that would be bigger disasters to see crushed...Like one of those eleven 1971 Hemi Cuda convertibles that are in existance, with one being recently sold at a Barret-Jackson auction for $4.1-million (http://vintagecars.about.com/od/historygreatmoments/ss/hemicuda_rw.htm)...
Those DB9s are chump change compared to a '71 Hemi Cuda convertible... :D
Rocker
21st June 2006, 06:24
i'd take the aston over that piece of crap anyday.
if i was to pay for it anyway
ElChevelle
21st June 2006, 12:32
Sure, a car produced in the hundreds over a car of which only 11 exist.
Yep, because at least for the aston you will have spair parts, a catalitic converter and the knoledge that you will not have to explain to people why your car is so expencive.
ElChevelle
21st June 2006, 12:57
The engine components, drivetrain components and such for the Cuda are still readily available. Parts for my musclecar (nearly anything) can be found at any one of 3 different original parts suppliers here in the states.
Catalytic converter? On a musclecar? Pfft, we have no such need.
In this state, emissions are not required on early model cars.
We also do not question the price of each other's art and/or history.
;)
Chev lets put it like this:
1 Aston DB9 pulls up outside the Ritz
1 1971 hemi Cuda pulls up behind it
Wich cars door dose the doorman take the time to open?
Originally posted by Vie
Chev lets put it like this:
1 Aston DB9 pulls up outside the Ritz
1 1971 hemi Cuda pulls up behind it
Wich cars door dose the doorman take the time to open?
Real men don't need anyone to open our doors for us.
Too-DAMN-Much
21st June 2006, 18:03
Originally posted by Vie
Chev lets put it like this:
1 Aston DB9 pulls up outside the Ritz
1 1971 hemi Cuda pulls up behind it
Wich cars door dose the doorman take the time to open?
definetly not the DB9's door i hope... :p
overpriced piece of rubbish, or antique?
either way your point is COMPLETELY INVALID my mom owns a POS hyundai accent, and she's pulled up to the hilton alongside a viper before, they had enough valets to open both doors (she stays there for business every now and then, when the company she works for has meetings there) (the viper was driven by her boss also)
Originally posted by m0e
Real men don't need anyone to open our doors for us.
Yes, but real men dont drive Huge phalic Penis extentions.
And TDM, the DB9 is a LOT cheaper than its competitors.
MidnightViper88
21st June 2006, 20:30
Originally posted by Vie
Yep, because at least for the aston you will have spair parts, a catalitic converter and the knoledge that you will not have to explain to people why your car is so expencive.
The only reason why that '71 Hemi Cuda convertible sold for $4.1-million is because of it's street value and rarity...For a car that was built barely over double-digit numbers in it's convertible form, it's going to appreciate a lot to the eys of muscle car enthusiasts and collectors...And appreciate it has, since they only cost $4000 back in '71... ;)
Just because there are 11 convertibles built doesn't mean there are thousands of other coupe variants that you can get parts off of...Besides, there's a larger aftermarket support for muscle cars in support of the enthusists than there is interest among the pompous, elitist few who can afford to buy those over-priced ******s on wheels...
Besides, when an Aston breaks down, it's guarenteed a trip to a specialized mechanical shop plus over-charged labor prices up the ass...If that Hemi Cuda breaks down, any Average Joe with the knowledge how to turn a wrench could fix it in his own garage...
Sorry, but in a realistic sense, I'll sacrafice my ego for a Hemi Cuda over an Aston Martin any day... :D
JFASI
21st June 2006, 20:35
Wouldn't it be cheaper to get a high-quality laser scan of thes e cars and then smash them using high-power computer destruction systems (Such as 3DS Max)?
MidnightViper88
21st June 2006, 20:49
Either way, I bet being the stunt driver for that movie was fun... :D
mike-db
21st June 2006, 21:44
wow...
ScorLibran
22nd June 2006, 01:12
Each car cost 1% of an average movie budget. Not unreasonable.
Too-DAMN-Much
22nd June 2006, 01:24
Originally posted by JFASI
Wouldn't it be cheaper to get a high-quality laser scan of thes e cars and then smash them using high-power computer destruction systems (Such as 3DS Max)?
yes, but you can usually tell when they do that sort of thing. :cool:
JFASI
22nd June 2006, 01:37
Originally posted by Phyltre
Worth Crying Over...
Far more expensive than milk, spilled or otherwise...
Originally posted by MidnightViper88
Either way, I bet being the stunt driver for that movie was fun... :D
I’d volunteer for that. You should have seen the grin on my face the day I got to cut up a C5 ‘Vette with about 25,000 miles on the clock. And no it wasn’t wrecked, I took it for a little drive to see what it would do right before I put it on the lift and got out my tools and saw.
swingdjted
22nd June 2006, 06:06
Sorry to help hijack, but,
I have guys on my street who could build that convertible '71 hemi-cuda out of about $40,000 (almost all of it engine parts expense as original hemis are very expensive) worth of parts. Matching numbers, no, but who cares? It's still the same car. I'd rather do this than spend millions.
I live in Summit County (Akron), Ohio, home of the enormous "Summit Racing" superstore where you could buy all of the parts necessary to restore or build from scratch any classic American car (for a relatively affordable price). Most people who do this for a hobby know the store, even if they live several states away.
ElChevelle
22nd June 2006, 10:59
Summit pwns.
The cars you speak of, which are growing in numbers, are called clones and even they are going at auction for several thousand dollars.
Interesting article (http://www.carcraft.com/eventcoverage/116_0410_auct/) about the phenomenon.
Clone cars were considered the ultimate offense, mainly based on the assumption that they were intended to deceive the potential buyer into believing the car was genuine.
zootm
22nd June 2006, 11:29
For a car collector or enthusiast, the Hemi Cuda is better. Or if you got it for free, you could sell it. Beyond that, though, the DB9 is just a better car.
People are comparing a car which is expensive purely because it's rare to one that's (less) expensive because it's good. This seems like a pretty futile argument to me.
Schmeet
22nd June 2006, 12:57
Originally posted by MidnightViper88
They're only worth $300,000 a piece, mass-produced in the hundreds... :rolleyes:
Pretty sure Aston Martins are hand built actually which is why you have to wait ages to get it.
cooky560
22nd June 2006, 13:16
its not that bad its not your money they've cost and Aston make 1000s of them anyway
Originally posted by Schmeet
Pretty sure Aston Martins are hand built actually which is why you have to wait ages to get it.
They are hand built, the only parts of it not entirely hand made are the bodypannels, there formed by computer then welded together by hand.
MidnightViper88
22nd June 2006, 22:18
Originally posted by zootm
For a car collector or enthusiast, the Hemi Cuda is better. Or if you got it for free, you could sell it. Beyond that, though, the DB9 is just a better car.
People are comparing a car which is expensive purely because it's rare to one that's (less) expensive because it's good. This seems like a pretty futile argument to me.
No, you've missed my point...
Crashing one '71 Hemi Cuda convertible would be a bigger financial lost than three Aston Martin DBSs combined...I originally wasn't arguing any one car being better than another (Vie just wasn't speaking in the realistic sense of ownership in the face of costs), but rather crashing three DBS is hardly worth crying over...Aston Martin produces 5000 DB9s a year (Which the DBSs are based on); A rarity? Yes, still, but it's not like the car that was wrecked is built on uber-limited production numbers...
Want a car worth crying for? I'd love to see one of those $1.5 Bugatti Veyrons get wrecked, though...Call me a masochist, but goddamn, that has to be one of the most retarded exotic cars I've ever seen built... :p
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