Is there a cure......

[fuzzy01]

Went into garage (cant remember why, still had slippers on!) and noticed a few marks on the windscreen....then the exhausts needed polishing (not much sticking out but fiddly)...then a saw a handprint on the boot...an hour or so later, DB9 now gleaming I thought I might as well hoover inside while I was there, then noticed that the garage was a bit dirty and ended up hoovering the entire building.....I don't recall getting so carried away with previous cars. Is there a cure doc ? Never did remember why I went in there in the first place !!!

[thetees]

fuzzy01 said:

Went into garage (cant remember why, still had slippers on!) and noticed a few marks on the windscreen....then the exhausts needed polishing (not much sticking out but fiddly)...then a saw a handprint on the boot...an hour or so later, DB9 now gleaming I thought I might as well hoover inside while I was there, then noticed that the garage was a bit dirty and ended up hoovering the entire building.....I don't recall getting so carried away with previous cars. Is there a cure doc ? Never did remember why I went in there in the first place !!!

No known cure - but if there was one would you take it anyhow?

[Impasse]

Yep. Use it as an everyday car in all weathers. A handprint on the tailgate won't matter if the whole car is grubby.

[FrankieV8VSP10]

fuzzy01 said:

Went into garage (cant remember why, still had slippers on!) and noticed a few marks on the windscreen....then the exhausts needed polishing (not much sticking out but fiddly)...then a saw a handprint on the boot...an hour or so later, DB9 now gleaming I thought I might as well hoover inside while I was there, then noticed that the garage was a bit dirty and ended up hoovering the entire building.....I don't recall getting so carried away with previous cars. Is there a cure doc ? Never did remember why I went in there in the first place !!!

Yes there is an easy cure for...sorry can't remember what it is or why I am replying to this topic...now where did I put my glass of Rioja!!

[Little Donkey]

What you have is a mild case of Astonitis. It will probably get worse before it gets better I'm afraid. Some say it's linked to the same disorder that causes a completely sane and rational person to make major financial decisions using Man Maths. It normally starts small - maybe a harmless visit to the classifieds section on this very website - and then progresses into something far more sinister. After a couple of thousand miles under your belt, you'll think that you're well on the road to recovery but then, popping out to the garage in your slippers triggers a relapse. And it's contagious, too. With memrobilia, photos and over sized logos spreading to the walls, the car will invade your psyche like a spring cuckoo turfing out its hosts eggs. Your garage will become a shrine before you know it and your front room a home to the lawn mower.

Some are affected in other ways; hell bent on trying to improve their cars they convince themselves and their spouses that their actions are for the greater good and that £6000 engine modifications are a bargain. God help those brothers.

Others, having bought the "car of their dreams" set about in just a few months playing with the on line configurator, unwittingly exposing themselves to even more danger. For these souls, it's often too late. There is no hope.

All of the above often operate covertly, concealing information from their loved ones as they try to justify their behavior. Sometimes though, they can be seen in herds. Pub car parks, service stations - anywhere really. Here, they can roam and be content in their own world. But unfortunately, the truth is that they're all quite mad.

Good luck, soldier - you're gonna need it!

[MollyGTi]

Fair credit LD

[AndyBrew]

Spent an hour waxing my bonnet, I think it's airborn

[F1 NDW]

It is nice to know that you don't suffer alone!!

[shropshireAston]

Awwww man.. I think I have that too... I've gone into the next stage which is not only clean floor... clean car you Aston up the garage!!!

I went in steam cleaned the floor tiles... put the freshly waxed baby back in and then carried on with the below

Machine mart specials... not great quality.. so wrapped in White Carbon vinyl..

Then.....


I ran out out white carbon awaiting delivery... and then have the logo to put on the other 2 doors.... its a slippery slope!!
I blame you guys for this... seeing the pimped up garages... grrrrrrrr

BUT NO... no cure... you're f&^%£$£d

[Little Donkey]

shropshireAston said:

Awwww man.. I think I have that too... I've gone into the next stage which is not only clean floor... clean car you Aston up the garage!!!

I went in steam cleaned the floor tiles... put the freshly waxed baby back in and then carried on with the below

Machine mart specials... not great quality.. so wrapped in White Carbon vinyl..

Then.....


I ran out out white carbon awaiting delivery... and then have the logo to put on the other 2 doors.... its a slippery slope!!
I blame you guys for this... seeing the pimped up garages... grrrrrrrr

Yup - you're doomed I'm afraid. You see my friend, there was a point in time when you stood in the garage, probably with a mug of tea, in your slippers, gazing at some boring cupboards and then......Boom! Astonitis got hold of you and suddenly wrapping the cupboards and jumping on Amazon to buy a giant wall sticker seemed a perfectly rational thing to do. You probably even shared the idea with the missus - you knew it was wrong, didn't you? She looked at you as if you were completely mad, but you just couldn't help yourself.

[shropshireAston]

Little Donkey said:

Yup - you're doomed I'm afraid. You see my friend, there was a point in time when you stood in the garage, probably with a mug of tea, in your slippers, gazing at some boring cupboards and then......Boom! Astonitis got hold of you and suddenly wrapping the cupboards and jumping on Amazon to buy a giant wall sticker seemed a perfectly rational thing to do. You probably even shared the idea with the missus - you knew it was wrong, didn't you? She looked at you as if you were completely mad, but you just couldn't help yourself.

You got it... she sort of laughed when mentioned - and appreciated the effort.. but gave me that nod of the head and the "yes very nice now let me get to proper chores" look!..
When I purchased the steam mop the poor woman actually thought it was for the tiles in the kitchen.. women are weird (edit - most women are weird... sorry Aston-ladies)... phew that was close!!
Maybe there should be an AA style support group??

[Little Donkey]

shropshireAston said:

Maybe there should be an AA style support group??

There is........ You're on it!

[FrankieV8VSP10]

Like Andy, I tried waxing my bonnet for the last hour...only managed 5 minutes though!!!!!

[Impasse]

Meh, too busy using mine to have time to lick the floor clean or worry about matching wallpaper on the garage wall. Keep on buffing your toy, peeps.

[WildBob]

Unfortunately I am in a community underground garage without the ability to personalize my space and proudly display my Aston as it should be...on a custom floor with a mural of my beauty on the wall...but everyone has to drive by it on the way to their spaces and there is simple pleasure in knowing others look at my car with as much carnal thought as I do...

I thoroughly flogged her this past two weekends (race track and runway) and I proudly displayed the 150MPH bugs after both until I could get to the hand car wash...

I look forward to getting her into a proper home sometome soon so I can display the same obsessive behavior as the OP...

[fuzzy01]

Its so good to know that I am not alone with......something !!!! Oh I know photos, must take pics of garage, it seems oversize logos exist elsewhere in AM land. Now, Shropshire Aston, how did you do your cupboards and yes woman can be funny about using steam cleaners and similar, like hoovers indoors bless them. Now did where did I leave that wine .....

[Jon39]

Little Donkey said:

Others, having bought the "car of their dreams" set about in just a few months playing with the on line configurator, unwittingly exposing themselves to even more danger. For these souls, it's often too late. There is no hope.

Sometimes sufferers even buy a beautiful Aston Martin Vantage, then change it for another almost identical one, costing thousands of Pounds more.

The replacement car will almost always be of a different colour from the first one, and this does help to reduce the severity of the illness. Friends might even be offered free eye tests (for louvre spotting).

There is nothing really wrong with this syndrome, because it helps to keep AML going. Possibly the extreme sufferers were the likes of David Brown and Walter Hayes etc.