Any GT12's delivered yet ?

[cayman-black]

jonby said:

If so, even more reason not to have the electric seats given how cheap the switches look

LOL. a beautiful car and all you see are the seat switches.

[V8Staffie]

HBradley said:

Thinking laterally here, wouldn't be cheaper for the driver to lose a kg or 2?! I reckon it would save about £20k on CF

Whilst I can't comment on a GT12
For my GT8 I drew the line on what I called excessive weight saving options and just went for the options that I thoughtt added value! I added up the options on top of the options and they would have saved me 15 KG and cost over 20 grand.
As I parted with my 20 grand deposit a cruel twist of fate I fell ill. By a much better twist of fate I have lost 42 pounds in weight in 6 months so approx 19kg : glad to say the big scary words were all proven wrong but it's not a diet I would recommend. Resale wise it means nothing and TBH don't really care.
Number 8/150 will be hitting the roads this week and will be enjoyed to the full by me and anyone within a wide ranging distance of ear shot. Pictures will be posted and yes I am the not so fat git with the biggest smile standing next to the work of art.
My main dilemma though is what do I call myself now on these forums?
I was V8staffie with a V8 Vantage Roadster
Then I was V8staffie with a V12S Vantage Roadster (this has been very confusing it seems)
Now I am V8staffie with a V12S Vantage Roadster and a GT8 Vantage
bks init:
PS
Pete still trying to find out on the GT8 winter wheel options
Shhhhh but nobody knows!

Graham

[jonby]

cayman-black said:

jonby said:

If so, even more reason not to have the electric seats given how cheap the switches look

LOL. a beautiful car and all you see are the seat switches.

I'm afraid when I see the pic of the interior of the GT12 in this thread, I do indeed find them very jarring, just as I do whenever I look at the same switches in my own interior

What makes it worse on GT12 is they made a one off centre console in CF with bespoke to GT12 leather trim and other elements, but still have those chunky, incredibly cheap to the touch switches. AML are well aware of the problem so the only logical explanation of why they haven't sorted them is the same as the reason they have dropped certain previously standard items from Vantage in general as has been pointed out in the parallel thread on that subject (engine badges, filler caps, etc) - because they know they can get away with it and don't give a monkeys if it cheapens the brand

Edited by jonby on Monday 7th November 15:23

[northernmedia]

First world problems eh

Congrats on the imminent arrival of the car - get those pics up!

[HBradley]

V8Staffie said:

HBradley said:

Thinking laterally here, wouldn't be cheaper for the driver to lose a kg or 2?! I reckon it would save about £20k on CF

Whilst I can't comment on a GT12
For my GT8 I drew the line on what I called excessive weight saving options and just went for the options that I thoughtt added value! I added up the options on top of the options and they would have saved me 15 KG and cost over 20 grand.
As I parted with my 20 grand deposit a cruel twist of fate I fell ill. By a much better twist of fate I have lost 42 pounds in weight in 6 months so approx 19kg : glad to say the big scary words were all proven wrong but it's not a diet I would recommend. Resale wise it means nothing and TBH don't really care.
Number 8/150 will be hitting the roads this week and will be enjoyed to the full by me and anyone within a wide ranging distance of ear shot. Pictures will be posted and yes I am the not so fat git with the biggest smile standing next to the work of art.
My main dilemma though is what do I call myself now on these forums?
I was V8staffie with a V8 Vantage Roadster
Then I was V8staffie with a V12S Vantage Roadster (this has been very confusing it seems)
Now I am V8staffie with a V12S Vantage Roadster and a GT8 Vantage
bks init:
PS
Pete still trying to find out on the GT8 winter wheel options
Shhhhh but nobody knows!

Graham

Graham, Thank the Lord no lasting damage! Health, let's face it is far more important.
GT8staffie?

[RobDown]

Could just swap the plastic seat switches for metal ones I guess?. Personally I don't use them much so it's not a biggie

Personally the horrible indicator stalks would be my first choice of thing to change if I could

[cayman-black]

Mine has got lovely stainless steel stalks, very nice last owner had them done.

[V8V Pete]

cayman-black said:

Mine has got lovely stainless steel stalks, very nice last owner had them done.

Could we see pictures of those please Paul? Do you know where he got them done? Given that you don't drive your car would you mind swapping them

[Flugplatz]

jonby said:

If so, even more reason not to have the electric seats given how cheap the switches look

I think if you go for the manual seat option in the GT8 you still get those switches and they don't do anything. I even suggested at the GT8 launch at Gaydon that they take them out and fill the hole in for manual seat customers but I dont think they thought I was serious

[whoami]

RobDown said:

Could just swap the plastic seat switches for metal ones I guess?. Personally I don't use them much so it's not a biggie

You can't.

I've enquired about this on several occasions.

Like Jonby, they irritate the hell out of me.

[AdamV12V]

Just noticed that 2 of 3 the GT12's that have been listed on the main AM used website for quite some time have now gone. Anybody know if they have sold or just withdrawn?

[AdamV12V]

And then there were none - all now gone from the AM used website! Have they sold or just been withdrawn from SOR?

[Jon39]

AdamV12V said:

And then there were none - all now gone from the AM used website! Have they sold or just been withdrawn from SOR?

We may never know.

However, you could become a mystery GT12 shopper, and make a telephone enquiry to one of the dealers. Please remember to let us all know the answer. There might perhaps be a conspiracy connection involving the AMR branding announcement. Could that have caused a GT12 value drop?