Aston Martin Lagonda

Now don’t get me wrong. I love Aston Martin cas a lot. In fact, they are my favorite car brand in the world, and a new series Vanquish will most likely always be my dream car. However, even the greatest car brands have some duds. Please note that this post will be referring mostly, if not entirely, to the original Series One Lagonda in its original production years, not the modern version that has surfaced in more recent years. That is an entirely different mess of a car for an entirely different day and an entirely different post. Now, on with the review.

Answer this question. When I say the name Aston Martin, what is the first thing that comes into your mind? There is a good chance that you thought of the dashing secret agent James Bond in the film series, I say film series as he drove a Bently in the books. Many of you probably thought of the famous DB5, a car made popular by the Bond franchise, or the powerful and beautiful V12 Vanquish. Hell, maybe you even thought of the funny little car known to the public as the “wtf” mobile, or more formally know as the Aston Martin Cygnet, the little car that is smaller than a Ford Fiesta. Anyway, despite what you might have thought, I doubt very much that the first car to come to mind was the Aston Martin Lagonda. In fact, even Aston Martin as a company tries to forget that it exists. This is not to say that it is an all around horrible car, it just doesn’t look like an Aston Martin. It looks more like a Mercedes or a combination of the Lotus Esprit and the BMW M1. It’s also not that odd to see them being drivin around their home country of England, especially on the countryside lanes. In fact, you can rent one of these cars from certain REGULAR rental services for less than a Ford Fiesta or Mini Cooper, and only slightly more than the Fiat 500.

Still, this vehicle is far from perfect. Whenever I see a side-shot, like the one seen above, I keep expecting the wheels to fold up and for it to become the world’s least fashionable aqua-car. The door almost resemble a forward facing version of the suicide-doors found on so many restored hot-rods, and that is something an Aston Martin should never have. There is also an air of Oldsmobile Cutlasses Supreme to the car. The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, whilst a cool car in its own right, should never be in the same thought path as an Aston Martin of any sort, Lagonda or otherwise. One a final note, the car drives and handles just like it looks, od and not always in the right place. However, if you can afford it, or you have a whole ton of spare cash and enjoy either collecting or restoring cars, you can actually pick one of these things up in okay to decent condition for less than, you guessed it, a new Ford Focus or Fiesta. Just be prepared for the many odd looks you will receive at parties when you tell a group of people that you own an Aston Martin. They will most likely expect you to pull up in some form of  Vanquish or Vantage, and will be quite suprised when you arrive in what appears to be someone’s squashed lunchbox.

Anyway, that’s it for this review. Please leave comments for what cars we should review next, and, as always, enjoy the rest of the blog.