My new Vantage S Roadster
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Mikey, sorry to hear about your problems.
Assuming your house move is well on the way to being sorted, may I suggest a visit to Bamford Rose to give you that lift that sounds as though you need! That little bit of extra power will be supplied by the bucket load. I won't go on about my S other than to say I am absolutely delighted with the result. Plus the sound which is reminiscent of Aston's Vantage GTE.
Milege to date 9870 @ 13 months old. Second set of rears just fitted! Fronts on order!
Paid £582.60 from John Wood Tyres in Hereford for OE Potenzas, same as last time.
Assuming your house move is well on the way to being sorted, may I suggest a visit to Bamford Rose to give you that lift that sounds as though you need! That little bit of extra power will be supplied by the bucket load. I won't go on about my S other than to say I am absolutely delighted with the result. Plus the sound which is reminiscent of Aston's Vantage GTE.
Milege to date 9870 @ 13 months old. Second set of rears just fitted! Fronts on order!
Paid £582.60 from John Wood Tyres in Hereford for OE Potenzas, same as last time.
mikey k said:
Absolutely mentally busy at the mo, I'm sure you trust Buckley now 
it will be a lot cheaper only being front wheel drive.
JCT are right new tyres shouldn't change the geo.
No probs Mikey - I will probably get it done while you are away in any case as it's too late before my travels now it will be a lot cheaper only being front wheel drive.JCT are right new tyres shouldn't change the geo.
mikey k said:
BR are "estimating" 550 BHP 
It does involve making it a 5.1 litre GT4 engine though
Enjoy your meal and drive by
5.1? 550 BHP!?! It does involve making it a 5.1 litre GT4 engine though
Enjoy your meal and drive by
We had a good evening and Rob decided I should drive home. I can't resist the down-changes! I've never driven a car that made me want to change gear so much and it sounds fantastic!
Time for the first year update!
The car was 1 year old on 5th October
It has just gone over 9k miles
Highlights of the first year?
picking it up and seeing how much blue is in Lightning Silver
The Cream Tea Tour
The drive up to the N Wales from Gaydon and the N Wales meet the next day
The French Loop Tour
The reaction to the car driving around Europe
Getting 9k miles out of a set of rears (even with the way I drive!)
Too many tunnels to mention
Lows of the first year?
getting a stone chip on the way home from collection
Killing the battery driving round the EVO triangle in sub zero temps with the roof down
Numerous warranty niggles which I'm still trying to get sorted
Some arse dinging my drivers door in Spain
Aston releasing the V12 roadster after I bought a new S roadster because "they were never going to make a V12VR"
ASM2 is miles better than ASM1 especially when used in manual only
The AM sports exhaust is so much better than the standard one on my MY09 car.
All in all it's been a good year and I'm glad I upgraded
It's now at JCT600 for its first year service (£600 ) and two rear tyres £300 each fitted
Once it's back and we aren't homeless I will get it in it's new home and give it the winter TLC scheme I do.
Need to get over to BR and get that sorted as well!
A couple of pictures (because I know you like them!)
French Loop 1078_resize by mikey k V8VR, on Flickr
French Loop 1993_resize by mikey k V8VR, on Flickr
The car was 1 year old on 5th October
It has just gone over 9k miles
Highlights of the first year?
picking it up and seeing how much blue is in Lightning Silver
The Cream Tea Tour
The drive up to the N Wales from Gaydon and the N Wales meet the next day
The French Loop Tour
The reaction to the car driving around Europe
Getting 9k miles out of a set of rears (even with the way I drive!)
Too many tunnels to mention
Lows of the first year?
getting a stone chip on the way home from collection
Killing the battery driving round the EVO triangle in sub zero temps with the roof down
Numerous warranty niggles which I'm still trying to get sorted
Some arse dinging my drivers door in Spain
Aston releasing the V12 roadster after I bought a new S roadster because "they were never going to make a V12VR"
ASM2 is miles better than ASM1 especially when used in manual only
The AM sports exhaust is so much better than the standard one on my MY09 car.
All in all it's been a good year and I'm glad I upgraded
It's now at JCT600 for its first year service (£600
) and two rear tyres £300 each fittedOnce it's back and we aren't homeless I will get it in it's new home and give it the winter TLC scheme I do.
Need to get over to BR and get that sorted as well!
A couple of pictures (because I know you like them!)
French Loop 1078_resize by mikey k V8VR, on Flickr
French Loop 1993_resize by mikey k V8VR, on Flickr
Oh and for clarity here is the list of warranty issues
1. Passenger seat leather is now a lot worse - the top section is sagging, the pads no longer fit the same as drivers side, there are lumps under leather on left shoulder, creasing in base leather to the left side, the cloth for Velcro to stick to behind the pads is coming away from the seat base and not holding the pads & cover in place, there is now play in the seat rack (wasn’t there before cover was replaced) & it squeaks on cornering with someone sat in it.
2. Rattles & squeaks - The dash rattle we’ve tried twice to solve is worse, it is a plastic on plastic lightly rubbing I think it is the “ski slope”. It has got worse, MUCH worse, it also now does it when the Sat Nav is on and the voice guidance is being spoken. The other rattle we tried twice to solve from cubby hole/tonneau cover is still there, it sounds like a loose washer rattling under the roof cover. A new one has appeared on drivers side around the instrument cowl. It sounds like a flock of birds in there!
3. The tonneau is also squeaking as it comes down to close
4. The petrol filler ratchet has gone weak and the cap now doesn’t close as tight and rotates a lot more
5. Rear brakes are still squealing on light pedal pressure, I believe there is a Bulletin to replace the rear pads with a different part number?
6. Drivers side wiper is still not clearing properly and smearing directly in drivers eye line
7. Gearbox is kangarooing in traffic in 1 & 2nd, it also seems to slip the clutch on manual down change off throttle
1. Passenger seat leather is now a lot worse - the top section is sagging, the pads no longer fit the same as drivers side, there are lumps under leather on left shoulder, creasing in base leather to the left side, the cloth for Velcro to stick to behind the pads is coming away from the seat base and not holding the pads & cover in place, there is now play in the seat rack (wasn’t there before cover was replaced) & it squeaks on cornering with someone sat in it.
2. Rattles & squeaks - The dash rattle we’ve tried twice to solve is worse, it is a plastic on plastic lightly rubbing I think it is the “ski slope”. It has got worse, MUCH worse, it also now does it when the Sat Nav is on and the voice guidance is being spoken. The other rattle we tried twice to solve from cubby hole/tonneau cover is still there, it sounds like a loose washer rattling under the roof cover. A new one has appeared on drivers side around the instrument cowl. It sounds like a flock of birds in there!
3. The tonneau is also squeaking as it comes down to close
4. The petrol filler ratchet has gone weak and the cap now doesn’t close as tight and rotates a lot more
5. Rear brakes are still squealing on light pedal pressure, I believe there is a Bulletin to replace the rear pads with a different part number?
6. Drivers side wiper is still not clearing properly and smearing directly in drivers eye line
7. Gearbox is kangarooing in traffic in 1 & 2nd, it also seems to slip the clutch on manual down change off throttle
Sorry to read that list of niggles Mike, you were right on the Aston v Jag thread, makes mine sem trivial! I have a final rattle left which is only there when the sat nav is down, I need a new rear light assembly because of water ingress and a new mirror stem thanks to the known peeling issue coming to notice at the weekend. Everything else seems to have been sorted, everything crossed!
They really test your patience these cars although I console myself by reasoning that up to now, nothing serious.
That said I have reason to visit the Porsche thread and Boxa.net having a 981 on order, and both threads have stickies of serious engine problems to different models which I gather Porsche suffered from in the recent past ( although I'm assured have been resolved now). It's easy to think its just our Marque isn't it. Best wishes with it.
They really test your patience these cars although I console myself by reasoning that up to now, nothing serious.
That said I have reason to visit the Porsche thread and Boxa.net having a 981 on order, and both threads have stickies of serious engine problems to different models which I gather Porsche suffered from in the recent past ( although I'm assured have been resolved now). It's easy to think its just our Marque isn't it. Best wishes with it.
mikey k said:
Jockman said:
How would you rate the service you're receiving from JCT Mikey ??
Reserving judgement for the moment ...
I will concur that you are indeed a fussy sod, and I feel honoured that you have allowed me to teach you so much
Sorry to see your list of issues MK. We have been really lucky with our S, but that's what we should expect for the money. Bamford Mike, who is after all ex-AM, said that ours is a very good example. Apparently it's the words 'hand built' that leaves our AMs susceptible to creaks, rattles & groans! Like a living creature (of which none of us are perfect) - these things will happen &, hopefully, AM will put them right & keep their valuable punters happy
Well JCT have delivered on their promises!
They have convinced the factory to replace the whole carbon fibre light weight passenger seat!
They've been on a squeak hunt (one of which involved removing the windscreen!) and solved all but one
They are keeping it a few more days to chase down the last one.
Looking forward to getting it back and head over to BR
They have convinced the factory to replace the whole carbon fibre light weight passenger seat!
They've been on a squeak hunt (one of which involved removing the windscreen!) and solved all but one
They are keeping it a few more days to chase down the last one.
Looking forward to getting it back and head over to BR
Edited by mikey k on Tuesday 16th October 13:22
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