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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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High End Car sharing part with Low End Cars
http://jalopnik.com/5165921/what-une...se-cars-shared
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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what is the volvo and the aston martin shared part?
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MrMakesItRain
what is the volvo and the aston martin shared part?
the side view mirrors, and its actually on ALL Astons, not just the DBS, I work on these all the time, same for the DB9, Vantage, DBS
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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LOL! now aint that somin i wanna see more of the low end cars, see if subaru has anything. i know nissan makes my 00's center ebrake console or somin
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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No wonder those have such subliminal coolness!









I see all kinds of RVs with Ford Chevy head/tailights
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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LMAO that takes the cake!

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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by pho_shizzle
LOL! now aint that somin i wanna see more of the low end cars, see if subaru has anything. i know nissan makes my 00's center ebrake console or somin
Also, our dash trim is from the 80's. God the ergonomics pisses me off with my RS. Thank God it's fun to drive.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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For a couple years Aston Martins shared key fobs with volvo. They took a Volvo key fob and wrapped it in leather. There are a few pictures floating around of people who've torn the leather and you can see the Volvo logo underneath
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 10:27 AM
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Also, our dash trim is from the 80's. God the ergonomics pisses me off with my RS. Thank God it's fun to drive.
lol yea it isnt the best...... but theres a lot of room for improvement.

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For a couple years Aston Martins shared key fobs with volvo. They took a Volvo key fob and wrapped it in leather. There are a few pictures floating around of people who've torn the leather and you can see the Volvo logo underneath
lol here we go!
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 10:32 AM
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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oh man that volvo key fob is hilarious

imagine being an aston martin owner and seeing that!!!!
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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I know the Lambo Diablo used Nissan 300ZX headlights as well

And all Audi interiors look like Jetta/Golf interiors :P
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