New arrival

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hashluck

1,611 posts

274 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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Nearly ordered my V8VS in this colour but decided it suited a larger car better and I could not make an interior colour combo work with it on the Vantage. Still love it though.

petop

2,135 posts

165 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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My V8 Vantage was one of the 4.7 factory cars used for development work and some press stuff. It also has the KX registration. Didnt bother me one bit that it was, i bought it off AM works and they told me up front about it when i first put the deposit down. AM had it for a few years then sold it to private owner who part ex'd it at Works.
Other manufacturers take more care with those cars early on because the press use them and initial thoughts build on the models future reputation, so i don't doubt Aston are any different.

Ken Figenus

5,678 posts

116 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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Another original KX here. I believe they often pre-reg them to ensure a discount over list... I'll be honest and say I did have a sniff to see if it had ever been a press car etc before purchase but never saw one in my colours. However (and I speak as someone who has had press cars for a week 50+ times, and often tracked them for the cameras) I really think the worst that will happen is the car gets its tyres scrubbed a bit when they blag an hour for some shots on track. Most auto-journalists are not abusive savages - yes we will hang its arse out for the camera but that really is no big shakes for such a vehicle. Also a few revs on the engine never hurt anyone except Miss Daisy and if it needs a wheelbearing a few thousand miles sooner or has had disks a few thou earlier then its nothing. So in conclusion a few consumable components may wear out a few thousand miles earlier. That's it :-) Enjoy!

DAVIDOXE

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494 posts

113 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Collected today and all i can say is Wow Wow Wow!

DAVIDOXE

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494 posts

113 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Jon1967x

7,175 posts

123 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Excellent - and not a bad weekend to get it on, weather wise!

CSK1

1,598 posts

123 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Beautiful! Got any interior pictures? Enjoy the new car. Definitely a future classic.

Robbie_FRS

81 posts

187 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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I was at stratstone last Saturday and I'm pretty sure they were prepping this very car for your collection!!!

Are you from Cardiff or did you travel to buy?

Absolutely beautiful car by the way!!!!!!

Robbie_FRS

81 posts

187 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Also, who was your salesman? I've been dealing with a fella named keir.

Minglar

1,223 posts

122 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Hi David

Very nice indeed. I must admit I've always preferred black which I think makes the V12V look rather menacing but having said that Lightning Silver looks great. A nice contrast to the carbon fibre parts on the car too. They are such special cars. You will never stop driving it with a silly grin on your face. Enjoy! smile

Best Regards

Minglar

DAVIDOXE

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494 posts

113 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Robbie_FRS said:
Also, who was your salesman? I've been dealing with a fella named keir.
Yes im from Cardiff and this is the second car ive bought from Keir in the last four months!
Smashing guy!

IanV12VR

2,749 posts

154 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Congratulations and enjoy. My local dealer has aV12VSR in at the moment in Lightening Silver and didn't realise what a fantastic colour it was until I took a close look. Fantastic depth to it. You have a very special Aston to enjoy.

As for it being a press car that was such a long time ago I wouldn't even think about it. The press won't have wrecked it, the tyres will have been changed and anything untoward will have been sorted along time ago.

As for general concerns re KX reg Astons do your research. One of my friends bought one last year. Initially concerned that it was a press car but turned out to be an Astons Directors car so low mileage and well looked after. He now has a cracking car.


Ken Figenus

5,678 posts

116 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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I touched that car a couple of days ago as I couldn't help commenting on how gorgeous the paint was (they said it was a £3k option). Tidy!

Maybe a Cardiff meet is in order - went to a club meet once but other members came in Land Rovers so didn't think it was for me!

Grant3

3,635 posts

254 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Simply stunning, enjoy the beastly, beastie... evil be sure to clean the side windows in this weather... so you can see where you are heading wink

cayman-black

12,624 posts

215 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Have to say that looks stunning . enjoy!

LordBretSinclair

4,285 posts

176 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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IanV12VR said:
As for general concerns re KX reg Astons do your research. One of my friends bought one last year. Initially concerned that it was a press car but turned out to be an Astons Directors car so low mileage and well looked after. He now has a cracking car.
.....and I'm still loving my "KX" car - the added bonus is that "ex Aston" cars tend to have been fully specced, mine has just about everything on it smile

DAVIDOXE

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494 posts

113 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Ken Figenus said:
I touched that car a couple of days ago as I couldn't help commenting on how gorgeous the paint was (they said it was a £3k option). Tidy!

Maybe a Cardiff meet is in order - went to a club meet once but other members came in Land Rovers so didn't think it was for me!
Cardiff meet would be great.

DAVIDOXE

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494 posts

113 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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CSK1 said:
Beautiful! Got any interior pictures? Enjoy the new car. Definitely a future classic.



tonyhall38

4,194 posts

215 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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You need sill plaques......

IanV12VR

2,749 posts

154 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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LordBretSinclair said:
IanV12VR said:
As for general concerns re KX reg Astons do your research. One of my friends bought one last year. Initially concerned that it was a press car but turned out to be an Astons Directors car so low mileage and well looked after. He now has a cracking car.
.....and I'm still loving my "KX" car - the added bonus is that "ex Aston" cars tend to have been fully specced, mine has just about everything on it smile
hehe especially with your new wheels!!!!!!