Vantage V8 newbie.
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Hi ALL.Just joined the Aston forum,so I thought I'd say hello. We have just sold our TVR Tuscan and bought our first Aston Martin V8 Vantage. And are collecting the car this Friday. I can wait. I never thought I could get this excited again at the tender age of 61. I have a few questions to ask.So please bear with me if they have been asked many times before.
Dave and Diane.........Sudbury Suffolk.
Dave and Diane.........Sudbury Suffolk.
As mentioned in my'Say hello'post that we had a TVR Tuscan in Reflex purple. And was a most gorgeous looking car. Getting lots of nice comments, and always pulled a crowd at car shows. Plus other comments like " They fall to bits don't they ?" Well that's quite correct. But better things happen... like a top speed of 185 mph. O to 60 in 4 seconds. And an amazing exhaust note. But sad to say the car was making me deaf, with a continues low down droning noise. It sure was great to get home after a long drive sometimes. So it was time to say goodbye to my last ever TVR. I know four other previous TVR owners that have moved 'Up' to an Aston Vantage. And are totally smitten with the marque
You can view our ex Tuscan for sale at str8six TVR dealers web site in Oxford. (I'm not connected to them in any way) Worth a look !
Dave
You can view our ex Tuscan for sale at str8six TVR dealers web site in Oxford. (I'm not connected to them in any way) Worth a look !
Dave
Welcome to Aston Martin ownership Dave from another ex TVR man, on my second Vantage since leaving the Travel Very Rapidly bunch.
I don't think you will be upset with your choice of replacement I cetainly haven't been.
Friday will seem forever coming but it will be worth the wait.
Do I recall you used to be Valhalla on here?
I don't think you will be upset with your choice of replacement I cetainly haven't been.
Friday will seem forever coming but it will be worth the wait.
Do I recall you used to be Valhalla on here?
Laser Sag said:
Welcome to Aston Martin ownership Dave from another ex TVR man, on my second Vantage since leaving the Travel Very Rapidly bunch.
I don't think you will be upset with your choice of replacement I certainly haven't been.
Friday will seem forever coming but it will be worth the wait.
Do I recall you used to be Valhalla on here?
Yes Valhalla. Thanks for the lovely welcome. I had trouble sighing in for some reason.Never mind I'm here now. So much to ask,so much to learn eh. Where do you know me from,or was it just on PH?I don't think you will be upset with your choice of replacement I certainly haven't been.
Friday will seem forever coming but it will be worth the wait.
Do I recall you used to be Valhalla on here?
Love to see a picture of your Aston.
Dave
focusman53 said:
Yes Valhalla. Thanks for the lovely welcome. I had trouble sighing in for some reason.Never mind I'm here now. So much to ask,so much to learn eh. Where do you know me from,or was it just on PH?
Love to see a picture of your Aston.
Dave
Hi DaveLove to see a picture of your Aston.
Dave
From PH mainly but met you a couple of times at TVRCC Essex meets, a lovely yellow T350 comes to mind and then I seem to remember a complete opposite in a canal boat.
Hopefully the below will attach to my thread from when I changed the coupe for the roadster which has a couple of pics.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I bet time seems to have stopped with all your waiting for Friday
Laser Sag said:
Hi Dave
From PH mainly but met you a couple of times at TVRCC Essex meets, a lovely yellow T350 comes to mind and then I seem to remember a complete opposite in a canal boat.
Hopefully the below will attach to my thread from when I changed the coupe for the roadster which has a couple of pics.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I bet time seems to have stopped with all your waiting for Friday
Just heard the car is ready to collect on Friday. As the wife says.........."Only two more sleeps". That's a total of about 6 hours then!From PH mainly but met you a couple of times at TVRCC Essex meets, a lovely yellow T350 comes to mind and then I seem to remember a complete opposite in a canal boat.
Hopefully the below will attach to my thread from when I changed the coupe for the roadster which has a couple of pics.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I bet time seems to have stopped with all your waiting for Friday
I'll check out the link to your pics now and report back. Yes we enjoyed The Midas Gold T350c for 4 years. Lived totally on the narrow boat for three years.Back to the human race with the boat money burning a hole in my pocket,and bought the Tuscan. Funny thing we never really grew to love it like the T350c. You could not relax for a second. I think that's the way for most TVR's. Nothing wrong with that. but I'm not getting any younger, neither is Diane. Hopefully we will see you around,as we intend to partake in a few events. Are you a member of the Aston owners club. And is it worth it?
Dave.
!focusman53 said:
Just heard the car is ready to collect on Friday. As the wife says.........."Only two more sleeps". That's a total of about 6 hours then!
I'll check out the link to your pics now and report back. Yes we enjoyed The Midas Gold T350c for 4 years. Lived totally on the narrow boat for three years.Back to the human race with the boat money burning a hole in my pocket,and bought the Tuscan. Funny thing we never really grew to love it like the T350c. You could not relax for a second. I think that's the way for most TVR's. Nothing wrong with that. but I'm not getting any younger, neither is Diane. Hopefully we will see you around,as we intend to partake in a few events. Are you a member of the Aston owners club. And is it worth it?
Dave.
I haven't joined the AM owners club but have found that as usual PH covers most bases I am interested in, have been on several events organised on here and have enjoyed all of them.I'll check out the link to your pics now and report back. Yes we enjoyed The Midas Gold T350c for 4 years. Lived totally on the narrow boat for three years.Back to the human race with the boat money burning a hole in my pocket,and bought the Tuscan. Funny thing we never really grew to love it like the T350c. You could not relax for a second. I think that's the way for most TVR's. Nothing wrong with that. but I'm not getting any younger, neither is Diane. Hopefully we will see you around,as we intend to partake in a few events. Are you a member of the Aston owners club. And is it worth it?
Dave.
It has been good to get re-aquainted with some past faces from the TVR world and to meet some of the AM characters that frequent these pages.
focusman53 said:
As mentioned in my'Say hello'post that we had a TVR Tuscan in Reflex purple. And was a most gorgeous looking car. Getting lots of nice comments, and always pulled a crowd at car shows. Plus other comments like " They fall to bits don't they ?" Well that's quite correct. But better things happen... like a top speed of 185 mph. O to 60 in 4 seconds. And an amazing exhaust note. But sad to say the car was making me deaf, with a continues low down droning noise. It sure was great to get home after a long drive sometimes. So it was time to say goodbye to my last ever TVR. I know four other previous TVR owners that have moved 'Up' to an Aston Vantage. And are totally smitten with the marque
You can view our ex Tuscan for sale at str8six TVR dealers web site in Oxford. (I'm not connected to them in any way) Worth a look !
Dave
Welcome to the fold and small world as str8six are a 5 minute walk from my house so often hear the rumble of the TVR exhausts as they take them down to Postcombe for the MOT's etc - anyway hope you enjoy the Vantage as much as I do mine - 1 year of ownership and still grinning every single time I drive this amazing car - enjoyYou can view our ex Tuscan for sale at str8six TVR dealers web site in Oxford. (I'm not connected to them in any way) Worth a look !
Dave
Wow!! I'm overwhelmed by all your kind welcome messages. Buying this car is a life long dream for Diane and I. Never did I ever think I would buy an Aston Martin.Yes a Blinking ASTON MARTIN !!! This time on Friday night it will be sitting in my garage on the newly painted floor, under its new cover.
Washed before hand of course. We have had five TVR's over the last fifteen years. Believe me if you have not driven a TVR,then you have missed out. The raw power of those cars is indescribable unless you have driven one. We have owned four,and loved every minute of it. I was in my late forties when we bought the first one. And quite frankly it scared the wottsits out of me when we went for a test drive.
Both our sons are doing all right, so they don't need the money. They wished us well when we told them what we might be buying. Go for it Dad they said.
You have both earned it. So here we go then. Our dream come true.Cant wait until Friday morning 11 AM. Wish us good luck.
Dave and Diane xx
Washed before hand of course. We have had five TVR's over the last fifteen years. Believe me if you have not driven a TVR,then you have missed out. The raw power of those cars is indescribable unless you have driven one. We have owned four,and loved every minute of it. I was in my late forties when we bought the first one. And quite frankly it scared the wottsits out of me when we went for a test drive.
Both our sons are doing all right, so they don't need the money. They wished us well when we told them what we might be buying. Go for it Dad they said.
You have both earned it. So here we go then. Our dream come true.Cant wait until Friday morning 11 AM. Wish us good luck.
Dave and Diane xx
) only about 11 hours to go, bet you are counting down the minutes 
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