In my car shopping times I spent a bit of time with Astons and was impressed at the amount of money they wanted for a car that had an interior like a Ford Mondeo and was clearly built for Hobbits. The interesting thing is that if you see an English review of an Aston they are all damp in the undies due to patriotic reasons in much the same way that American reviewers rave about Corvette Stingrays.