Branded Crap

MWF said:
Those Nokias that Aston put their name on were actually pretty basic and renowned for poor battery life.
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Pretty though :)
LeMans GTR said:
Don't forget to mention this Porsche phones which cost a small fortune and do nothing - what is with these luxury phones that do nothing anyway, I'm looking at you Vertu and Meredist. At least the Ulysse Nardin phone actually lived up to its name.

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If they did however do a touchscreen phone with specs worthy of the price tag and looks to kill, I'd gladly hand my money over. (If I had any that is)
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I don't really understand them either. Back when everyone was using dumbphones I could see the Vertu and the like having status but I don't see a point in the world of iPhones/Androids.
 
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They still have a market, trust me. For instance, the same person who would have a Porsche thumb drive. :rolleyes:

Even when smartphones weren't commonplace Vertu phones were horribly under-specced. When high end phones already had multi-megapixel cameras and large-ish colour screens and Bluetooth the Vertu had none of those. The people who bought these things never really cared about features at all anyway.
 
CrazyRussian540 said:
Oh, and the Cr?me de la cr?me

https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cr/crazyrussian540/2011/03/14/Aston-Martin-Cygnet-6.jpg
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I can't really count that one, though. The others are trinkets and trash the carmaker sells to make a little extra money on the side and keep their name out there as a form of advertising. The Cygnet is a quick way for an independent carmaker that only makes gas guzzlers and highly taxed emitters meet Euro fleet emissions/fuel economy regs without having to go out of business or be bought by someone else.

And if I had a DBS Volante in the garage, I'd love to have one of those for errands running in the city.
 
Surely AM could have saved themselves a lot of hassle if they just gave away a free mountain bike with every car sold?

:p
 
Merc63 said:
And if I had a DBS Volante in the garage, I'd love to have one of those for errands running in the city.
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F that, if I had a DBS Volante I would be driving that thing EVERYWHERE.
The Cygnet is a quick way for an independent carmaker that only makes gas guzzlers and highly taxed emitters meet Euro fleet emissions/fuel economy regs without having to go out of business or be bought by someone else.
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Should have made an electric car instead. Electric/hybrid Vantage would achieve the same goal.
 
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The way I see it AM just hooked up with the wrong Japanese car maker.

Now, an MX5 re-nosed...........
 
XJSV12 said:
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Ferrari Shoes
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I actually own a pair of Ferrari Pumas.

https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cr/crazyrussian540/2011/03/14/photo.JPG

I bought them 2 years ago and still have never worn them (1. I'm very careful with my sneakers / 2. I have no idea what to wear maroon sneakers with without looking like a prat). I only got them because there was a buy-one-get-one-free sale at my local Puma outlet, so why not. (You may say that I should've got shoes I can actually wear, but those were the only other ones in my size in stock at the time).
 
CrazyRussian540 said:
I actually own a pair of Ferrari Pumas.

https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cr/crazyrussian540/2011/03/14/photo.JPG

I bought them 2 years ago and still have never worn them (1. I'm very careful with my sneakers / 2. I have no idea what to wear maroon sneakers with without looking like a prat). I only got them because there was a buy-one-get-one-free sale at my local Puma outlet, so why not. (You may say that I should've got shoes I can actually wear, but those were the only other ones in my size in stock at the time).
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They look comfortable for driving so just wear them when you go out for drives :p Also as a Russian you should know that maroon Puma sneakers go perfectly with a blue Adidas track suit :p
 
prizrak said:
They look comfortable for driving so just wear them when you go out for drives :p Also as a Russian you should know that maroon Puma sneakers go perfectly with a blue Adidas track suit :p
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I have 2 other similar pairs of Pumas, and I love wearing them while driving.


Also, I don't own any track suits. (I'm a terrible Russian, I know).
 
How about this.
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I once saw a pair of Puma Ferrari's, they had a tyre tread-esque sole... I almost bought them. :(
 
prizrak said:
You need to come down to Brighton ASAP and get one :p (I also don't own a tracksuit)
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Oh wow, I didn't notice that you live in Brooklyn. I used to live on Ave N. (between 18th and 19th). I still have family that live minutes from Brighton Beach.
 
MWF said:
The way I see it AM just hooked up with the wrong Japanese car maker.

Now, an MX5 re-nosed...........
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Exactly. We know that small block V8's easily fit under the nose of the car and one NA is running around with a Jag V-12. Aston could of easily bought some MX-5 PFF's and bodies, bought some Ford Ecoboost V-6's thrown in some leather interior and charge 60 or 70K for it and call it a day, the approach they took is even lazier and more idiotic.
 
Shawn said:
What are pouch cars? And how dare you post a photo of an NSX in a thread that concerns itself with crap? :hammer: :p
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I'm taking about the actual fancy branding the Japanese car makers use so that we have to pay more on what essentially a Nissan or a Honda.
 
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