ASTON MARTIN DB7 FH 2dr Auto (1994)

A Bimbo

The DB7 has a really distinctive look - everyone knows what it is, how pricey it is and how cool I must be in order to own one. It's a good car, don't get me wrong, but image isn't everything. If you're really into sports cars you'll either love it for its cultural significance or hate it for it's pretty much vacuous specs and complete impracticality. Worth driving round a track but not much else.

I loved the DB7 for years but I think I've grown out of it really. First the positives: great looks, really powerful engine. These are pretty much the only positives but they really are very good things. Now the negatives - what you have is a quintessentially British car which is only really half British. You also have a car which you really can't use for anything other than showing off. The interior is so tiny that you can barely squeeze yourself into it still have room for you handkerchief, and the fuel economy is so bad that you'll be stopping to fill up every five minutes.

It's a beautiful creature and a worthy addition to the annals of motoring history. But when a car belongs more on a pedestal than a road then you might as well have it stuffed and put on your mantelpiece.