Goodbye (for now)
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Well, the unfortunate had to happen. My V8V was collected a few weeks ago:
I owned the car for just over a couple of years but, unfortunately, the inevitable has happened. I needed something with some rear seats and I'm not quite ready for a DB9 yet.
As we all know, the current crop of AMs can be nothing short of awesome. A stock 4.3l V8V can be a little underwhelming at times but I can assure you that a little bit of magic from BR can rectify that. Their lightweight flywheel, twin plate clutch, exhaust manifolds and 200 cell cats really help to transform the car. I can heartily recommend them.
This is my favourite photo of the car:
The replacement looks like this:
(And, yes, there are Isofix seats in the back!)
As you can see from the top photo, I returned the car to 'stock' in order to sell it. I'm going to be listing all of the other bits and pieces in PH classifieds (manifolds/cats, wheels & tyres, car cover, clear lights, Tony's knobs etc etc) but if you are interested in any of them, drop me a PM.
And I say 'for now' because I am sure that there is a V12V shaped hole in my future somewhere. I also probably won't disappear from here, if that's ok. Otherwise, who would be there to remind the newcomers about the search function?
And, as a final word, I ended up selling the car to McGurks. (It's currently listed on their site if you're after a well looked after V8V coupe in Meteorite with an Iron Ore interior). Lots of you have already had dealings with McGurks but I would just like to reitterate that John McGurk was an absolute gent throughout the whole process. When I start looking for a V12V (in a couple of years, I imagine), he is going to be the first person I call.
I owned the car for just over a couple of years but, unfortunately, the inevitable has happened. I needed something with some rear seats and I'm not quite ready for a DB9 yet.
As we all know, the current crop of AMs can be nothing short of awesome. A stock 4.3l V8V can be a little underwhelming at times but I can assure you that a little bit of magic from BR can rectify that. Their lightweight flywheel, twin plate clutch, exhaust manifolds and 200 cell cats really help to transform the car. I can heartily recommend them.
This is my favourite photo of the car:
The replacement looks like this:
(And, yes, there are Isofix seats in the back!)
As you can see from the top photo, I returned the car to 'stock' in order to sell it. I'm going to be listing all of the other bits and pieces in PH classifieds (manifolds/cats, wheels & tyres, car cover, clear lights, Tony's knobs etc etc) but if you are interested in any of them, drop me a PM.
And I say 'for now' because I am sure that there is a V12V shaped hole in my future somewhere. I also probably won't disappear from here, if that's ok. Otherwise, who would be there to remind the newcomers about the search function?
And, as a final word, I ended up selling the car to McGurks. (It's currently listed on their site if you're after a well looked after V8V coupe in Meteorite with an Iron Ore interior). Lots of you have already had dealings with McGurks but I would just like to reitterate that John McGurk was an absolute gent throughout the whole process. When I start looking for a V12V (in a couple of years, I imagine), he is going to be the first person I call.
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