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I like it a lot!
Perhaps yellow rim-striping?? ties the whole thing together.
Let's be honest, most Aston's are not what you would call colorful. God knows we have too many black, silver and tungsten Astons (myself included!).
now you'll get a double whammy when people see your car:
1) Is that the new Aston?
2) Who is that crazy guy that would put yellow sill/stripes on an Aston.
Veni, vidi, vici or as I prefer to say; vidi, vici, veni.
Enjoy
Brakke
Perhaps yellow rim-striping?? ties the whole thing together.
Let's be honest, most Aston's are not what you would call colorful. God knows we have too many black, silver and tungsten Astons (myself included!).
now you'll get a double whammy when people see your car:
1) Is that the new Aston?
2) Who is that crazy guy that would put yellow sill/stripes on an Aston.
Veni, vidi, vici or as I prefer to say; vidi, vici, veni.
Enjoy
Brakke
I think yellow in the strake area would be a good replacement for the yellow on the sills. Plus, the yellow will be set with the carbon fiber strakes just like how the yellow in the front is set with the carbon fiber grill, so it should tie together the design schema a bit better than the lone yellow on the sills.
Love the car regardless, of course!
Love the car regardless, of course!
telum01 said:
I think yellow in the strake area would be a good replacement for the yellow on the sills. Plus, the yellow will be set with the carbon fiber strakes just like how the yellow in the front is set with the carbon fiber grill, so it should tie together the design schema a bit better than the lone yellow on the sills.
Love the car regardless, of course!
This is why I love vinyl: I get to try any combinations I like and, if I don't like it or get bored with it, I can easily change it with no damage or ill effects. Had I ordered the graphics pack, I would have been stuck with Aston's yellow scheme and I really don't like the contrasting a-pillar/cant rails. Love the car regardless, of course!
krisdelta said:
Karl - it's looking very good - how does she drive?
Here's what I wrote on the other forum:I have only driven it from the dealership to my house. It's going to sit in my garage for a little while because I want to correct any paint imperfections and then apply a paint coating before it faces the elements. Also, I have to take the bumpers off in order to install the carbon splitter and diffuser. The problem is that it's been so hot here that it makes working in the garage a not-so-pleasant experience at the moment. I can't wait for it to cool down some from the 105+ degree heat indexes.
I will say that I'm glad I went with the "comfort" suspension option. It absorbs a lot more of the bumps on the road than my 4.3 did. It is also a lot quieter on highway cruise. The car has a sport exhaust but the fuse is still in so at cruising speeds it is fairly serene. Once you pass 4K RPM though, it's like the exhaust angels were released from heaven and it sounds glorious. Truly epic. Pressing the Sport Mode button lowers the RPM at which the valves open to 3K. I will be installing a remote relay so I can select to have the valves open throughout the entire rev range and only close it if I'm on the highway for a long time.
The other thing that I noticed is that you don't feel how fast you are going as much. It's easy to find yourself going 25mph or more over the speed limit if you're not paying attention. The most recent exotic I had driven was the Huracán and the Aston is not nearly at fast but it's hard to compare the speed to the 4.3 now because I haven't driven that car in more than 2 months. I'm sure the extra 50HP makes a big difference.
The irony is that I got a lot of raised eyebrows and "are you sure" at the dealership when I spec'd my car. They tried to talk me into going with a dark interior, especially if I was going to do the yellow accents and stitching. Now they all rave about it and say it was a good choice.
The irony is that I got a lot of raised eyebrows and "are you sure" at the dealership when I spec'd my car. They tried to talk me into going with a dark interior, especially if I was going to do the yellow accents and stitching. Now they all rave about it and say it was a good choice.
Absolutely stunning KF. I think your choice of yellow accents manage to evoke the history of the brand and yet are very contemporary at the same time, plus I think your interior choice really works. Mine hardly competes in the 'yellow accent' stakes, but I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine. Vive la difference !
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