So - what to choose?

Lozzer

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The Espada has done well, I can remember when they were considered out of sorts and you couldn't give one away!
 

allandwf

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Got to be the Espada, such a radical car fastest 4 seater in it's day. I had a series 3, you would not believe the parts bin mentality, seats, lights, switchgear, and very shoddy build where you couldn't see. I also remember when you couldn't give them away! Them and Maserati 3500s at £8000, Ghiblis seen as a Daytonas poor cousin due to their perceived cart sprung suspension etc. lol Happy days :)
 

Phil H

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IMHO the Espada was one of the best designs of its day. It still looks good and, unusually, it's a car that suits most colours. Silly money these days though.

The Spyker is so ott, but the attention to detail is something else.

PH
 

Nayf

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Much waft

I’d much rather a QPV GTS but this is a lot of car for the money

White is a bit too Southend for me but I love these, and they drive so well, amazingly refined things that are more like Citroens to drive.

This colour really suits Mondials.

These are so much fun. More fun than an Escort Cosworth, and still feel rapid despite the horsepower count.

This could be a bargain at no reserve


And an early 500SL with gingercators = perfection.
 

GeoffCapes

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Some lovely cars on there.

Is it me or are the estimates all over the place. A Sierra with the same estimate as a DB9 Volante?
 

alfatwo

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How could you possibly compere and old DB9 to a mint Sierra RS Cosworth..
The Cossie wins hands down every time!

Dave
 

Nayf

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The other thing to consider is that DB9s aren’t particularly rare, which is suppressing values. There was an ex-Walkinshaw family DB9 on below average miles and in excellent nick for mid-30s before Covid; I couldn’t believe it. An Aston specialist explained that there’s just so much choice at any one time, usually in sombre colours. As they’ve transitioned from semi daily transport to weekend fun cars, brighter colours are now more sought after, I’m led to believe.
 

Andyk

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How could you possibly compere and old DB9 to a mint Sierra RS Cosworth..
The Cossie wins hands down every time!

Dave

Because ones an Aston Martin and ones Dagenham dustbin......Mind you two very different customers and two very different driving experiences for these two cars probably plus have you seen the interior on the Sierra they days....it's bloody aweful place to be. Fisher Price comes to mind ....although Fisher Price is probably more up market. Very much from a different time inside but a Classic never the less. Wonder what they a re like to drive after all there years. Always wanted a Cosworth but the Sapphire.
 

BillyBob

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A choice of two Mini Mokes. I really want one of these - but then I would need to ship it out to Greece and use it instead of a hire car whenever I go on holiday there - which is approximately once a year for a week.

I've searched in vain for a company that hires them out (we rented one in Crete about 25 years ago, and it was the perfect holiday hire car) - I think the only place you can still hire them is somewhere in the Caribbean, which I might get around to visiting someday.
 

alfatwo

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Because ones an Aston Martin and ones Dagenham dustbin......Mind you two very different customers and two very different driving experiences for these two cars probably plus have you seen the interior on the Sierra they days....it's bloody aweful place to be. Fisher Price comes to mind ....although Fisher Price is probably more up market. Very much from a different time inside but a Classic never the less. Wonder what they a re like to drive after all there years. Always wanted a Cosworth but the Sapphire.
Lets put it this way, my brother in laws Sierra Cosworth its way faster than my 3200GT and handles far better too, being nearly 400 kilos lighter
For a 1980's car there just amazing, hence lots of people want one, unlike Aston Martin!

Dave