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Old 08-31-2014, 01:56 PM
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While driving home on the 405 Freeway near Sunset Blvd., yesterday afternoon, I came upon the ugliest Aston Martin Vantage I have ever seen.
Charcoal grey exterior with yellow front grill, yellow mirrors and side vents, and purple wheels! This "pimped my ride" atrocity is truly the worst Aston I have ever seen.
 
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yikes!!!!!
 
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Old 08-31-2014, 02:35 PM
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That's the Aston Martim Vantage N430. It only comes in special edition colors and starts at $99k but you can't change the hideous colors that it comes in so thats what sucks about it. Look it up and you'll see.
 
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Old 08-31-2014, 03:12 PM
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You're right, except the one that I saw, which isn't shown clearly in the photograph, had bright purple aftermarket wheels to throw in the mix. I could see having the charcoal and yellow (except for the grill) accents, like the calipers, maybe even the side vents, but bright purple wheels?
 
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Old 08-31-2014, 06:44 PM
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Nothing that a can of spray paint from Home Depot wouldn't fix. "Beauty" is sooooo.... subjective... :-)
 
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Yuck!!
 
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Old 08-31-2014, 07:45 PM
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Taste LESS
 
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Old 09-01-2014, 07:05 AM
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Is the lipstick really paint or just a wrap?
 
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Going for the Dick Dastardly '00' look?

Anyway:
 
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I just ordered one from Toys-R-Us.
 
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Ofg cousres eit was being driven by a conservative caucasian male , correct??......Yup...that was sarcasm.
 
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I believe I encountered a few of these on the Nordschleife - going much quicker than me, probably driven by experienced 'Ring pilots giving some Aston owners a jolly good scaring.

The 'lipstick' is reminiscent of BRM or some of the racing Astons of old. The bit I really don't like is the roofline stripe, though even that is OK in the grey-on-black version.
 
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That's not as ugly as some XKs that I've seen on eBay!
 
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Took a picture of this at the Lime Rock Park vintage races last weekend.
 
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Now that really fits Mosesbotbol's description of "lipstick!"
 
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Originally Posted by tberg
Now that really fits Mosesbotbol's description of "lipstick!"
Was a DB4 vintage racer and it ran pretty good but wasn't in the top 10
 
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It can be customized with or without the 'lipstick'

Aston Martin - Vantage N430
 
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