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.
Hi, I have an Aston Martin DB7 from 1999 and thought i'd leave a review. It's well over ten years old now, so you'd expect a few things to be wrong with it, and there are a few. The leather is just starting to wear and tear, and the switches are beginning to lose their markings - which is quite odd.
The engine, however, is still as responsive as ever. It's cost me a few coin over the past few years, but nothing too major. Considering it was built by Ford, it is a very reliable car on the whole.
The 400bhp V12 is just lush. It can happily sit pottering about all day and then when the moment takes you, it will destroy most cars on the road. Ok, so the technology it uses is getting on a bit now, but it's still one of the best looking cars ever made. Which is enough for me to keep it.
I admit to owning the entire boxed set of James Bond film and also admit that this is part of the reason that I bought an Aston Martin DB7. But I reiterate that this was only part of the reason. A big part, perhaps, but if Bond drove a Citroen CZ then I wouldn't have followed suit.
The other reasons are many - just look at it and you'll want one. The looks alone are enough to justify spending silly amounts of money on it. Sleek British curvaceous beauty. But it's what's inside that counts, and what's inside is almost more impressive. Not only is it ludicrously fast and impossible smooth to handle, it's also bafflingly reliable.
The Aston Martin DB7 is not cheap. I confess to spending a lot of money on it. Money that could have been put to much better use - and the insurance is of course ridiculous. But can you really put a price on the amazing feeling you get when you cast your eyes on this beauty?