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JBE68
Original Poster
103 posts
17 months
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Hi, I've been lurking on the site for some timing and a few months ago I bought Grant Neal's excellent "The Definitive Guide to Aston Martin." While the book had a list price of £19.99 it soon became apparent that I had lit the fuse on an even larger investment. I've been fortunate to have had a stream of Porsche's starting in 1985 with a 911 Carrera S in forest green and savanna leather, my first one. I enjoyed the 968CS in speed yellow (the Missus didn't), the classic 911 Carrera SC with the whale tail and then a few 996 Carreras. Kids arrive, traffic in London is dire so I spend the next 15yrs on motorbikes, mainly GSAdventures, riding the Ring, Alaska and through Morocco. Then, I retired from bikes in December, another itch had developed that needed scratched. My neighbour had let me drive his Vanquish and I was smitten. In October last year I hired a DB9 for the week and was amazed. No Porsche ever left me with this sense of enjoyment. So, and just to be sure, we considered and tested the R8, 911GTS, GTR, M3, M5 but 3wks ago I bought a 2010 AMV8 Vantage, manual, meteorite grey with sports seats, sports pack and 4100 miles from new. I will need a plastic surgeon to remove the grin.       This site has proved invaluable and I hope to add my experiences to it. Regards Jeremy
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mikey k
6,395 posts
85 months
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Nice colour and the best seats  Welcome
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Jockman
7,040 posts
29 months
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Fabulous car Jeremy - interesting that you were smitten by the DB9 but you opted for the Vantage !! You certainly got more for your money, and I love the clear rears and front vents. Interesting also to see who wears the trousers chez Jeremy by the positioning of the elbow rest 
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Niki M
83 posts
16 months
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spice
495 posts
139 months
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Sport seats , manual , sport pack bloody good choice mate , get a quicksilver sport exhaust and let her sing
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krisdelta
1,789 posts
70 months
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Lovely car - welcome to the forum! I can report the grin stays with you. The clear lights look fantastic with meteorite.... tempting!
Cheers
Kris
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mikey k
6,395 posts
85 months
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spice said: Sport seats , manual , sport pack bloody good choice mate , get a quicksilver sport exhaust and let her sing +1 the early 4.7's do need a back box change to improve the sound!
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JBE68
Original Poster
103 posts
17 months
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Jockman said: Fabulous car Jeremy - interesting that you were smitten by the DB9 but you opted for the Vantage !! You certainly got more for your money, and I love the clear rears and front vents. Interesting also to see who wears the trousers chez Jeremy by the positioning of the elbow rest It was a tough call between the Vantage and DB9. Living in London, the DB9s semi auto gear box and paddles would be ideal. But, the looks, handling, running costs and pricing of the Vantage stood out. My Vantage cost, wait for it, £104,000 2yrs ago and I paid £63,500 with a 12month AM wty. As for the elbow rest, the adrenalin of driving it has made be oblivious to any discomfort.
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AdamV8V
423 posts
25 months
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Congrats. Beautiful car and great spec. I have seat envy
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Neil1300R
2,831 posts
47 months
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Fantastic car, in a fantastic colour. Really going to have to get clear lights for mine.
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t1blk
743 posts
49 months
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Gorgeous car, congratulations, my DB9 is the same colour and I must get those clear lenses ASAP
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yeti
6,905 posts
144 months
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t1blk said: Gorgeous car, congratulations, my DB9 is the same colour and I must get those clear lenses ASAP Yeah, they'd suit yours very nicely Mr T... and so would some sports pack wheels! Lovely car and great spec with Sports Pack and the lightweight sports seats.
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v8woollie
2,396 posts
14 months
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Beautiful car. Mine is Meteortite too and I'm getting the clear lights done in the next couple of weeks. Can't wait now having seen yours.
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t1blk
743 posts
49 months
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yeti said: Yeah, they'd suit yours very nicely Mr T... and so would some sports pack wheels!
Lovely car and great spec with Sports Pack and the lightweight sports seats. They are on my wish list along with a 5 bar grille. I love those sports seats but for someone like me they're no good . 
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BingoBob
1,080 posts
16 months
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Very nice.
What's that padded bit in front of the arm rest, next to the release lever?
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v8woollie
2,396 posts
14 months
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BingoBob said: Very nice.
What's that padded bit in front of the arm rest, next to the release lever? Arm/wrist rest.
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robgt
705 posts
31 months
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Very Nice. Only one thing, lower the front number plate for total perfection!
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paddy328
1,206 posts
54 months
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Now that looks lovely. The clear rear lights and wheels do it for me. I find those wheels are so much easier to clean than a lot of the other designs (not advertising....).
Enjoy it mate.
Francis
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BingoBob
1,080 posts
16 months
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v8woollie said: Arm/wrist rest. Ah! Why haven't I got one? Is it a 2010MY addition?
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Jockman
7,040 posts
29 months
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Bob - I think it's actually an Elbow Rest - optional extra @ £100 ??
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