How not to deliver an Aston Martin
Click above for a high-res gallery of the dangling Aston
On the rare occasion that an Aston Martin passes into view, it's impossible not to look. Its exquisite sheet metal has a way of making the world a better place, which is why the picture above is so damn painful. We don't have many details regarding exactly how this gorgeous Aston Martin V8 Vantage ended up at a 45-degree angle, but we're pretty sure that's going to show up on CarFax. A quick look at the blacktop beneath the $120,000 supercar reveals that a piece of the truck's loading equipment simply snapped off, resulting in... well...
Considering that the owner loved this Vantage enough to have it shipped via a covered carrier (and likely waited months for the right to buy it) you get an idea of just how upset he or she is right about now. Actually, looking at the photo, we can see that the gentlemen responsible for unloading the Aston don't look too pleased either. Thanks for the tip, Cosmin.
Gallery: Aston Martin Vantage Loading Errror
[Source: Q35 Driver]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
notYou 6:36PM (1/15/2009)
What're you talkin' about, that'll buff right out!
/obligatory
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xspeedy 6:47PM (1/15/2009)
A little correction fluid here and a little bondo there and she'll be like new. No need to involve the insurance company :)
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ALEXDB9 6:38PM (1/15/2009)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Is that Morning Frost? Awesome color, but I would kill someone for this.
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gt-racer 9:34PM (1/15/2009)
Agreed, if this were my Aston I would reign hell on the poor idiot who did this.
Mazda FTW! 6:40PM (1/15/2009)
Do a captioning contest for the first pic!
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PhattyDre16 1:04PM (1/16/2009)
" Hey Bob, I'm not certain on this one but, weren't we supposed to lower the lift before reversing the car off? "
homunculus 6:40PM (1/15/2009)
You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
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Steven 6:41PM (1/15/2009)
It doesn't look so bad, at least from my Vantage...
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Chris Paukert 6:43PM (1/15/2009)
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!
Well done, Steven.
Steven 6:42PM (1/15/2009)
It would be to their adVantage to seek an attorney right now
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john 10:35PM (1/15/2009)
what!? why? It probably got shipping insurance. people! always sues-_-
P.V. 6:43PM (1/15/2009)
Ouch.
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Scott 6:44PM (1/15/2009)
Someone is getting a new Aston Martin from the trucking company.
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Tourian 10:44AM (1/16/2009)
Probably not. If it is a new car that hadn't been delivered yet, then the owner never took possession. He or she can just go back to the/a dealer and buy another new one. The trucking company insurance fixes that car and its sold as a new but damaged unit to someone else at a heavily discounted price.
If the owner of the car was already in possesion of it and was just sending it somewhere then the shipper pays to have the car fixed. Then they'll probably try to sue for pain and suffering but they'll be going up against a big insurance company.
jimmy glick 6:50PM (1/15/2009)
The poor owner had even ordered one the year's most trendy color combos and everything!! Oh well..
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jimmy glick 7:50PM (1/15/2009)
..make that last year's trendy color combo.
I wonder what will take the place of "white car with black/anthracite wheels" this year?
Sofa King Fast! 6:55PM (1/15/2009)
On the bright side, the driver can brag to his friends that he has "Aston Martin" listed in his payroll deductions...for the next 50 years.
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Lee 6:58PM (1/15/2009)
What the hell is wrong with people.
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Jeff Banks 6:59PM (1/15/2009)
Judging by their delivery performance, these guys will probably load it back into the truck, take it to some crap body shop and deliver it. I can see the owner surfing some crashed supercar website in a couple months and be very pissed.
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why not the LS2LS7? 7:00PM (1/15/2009)
I saw a V8 Vantage and a DB9 last night in Palo Alto. Seems like the downturn isn't so bad there.
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