430 owners in London...
Discussion
stompboxx said:
...help me...how do you find the car around London? I will be doing weekends in the country in one, but also a bit of commuting around town...can it get over speed bumps ok? Does it overheat in the traffic? Will it fit through the narrow barriers?
Without even needing to delve further, it will be fine at every task you've mentioned and then some.no over heating. clutch can get hot in traffic tho but only happened occasionally to me. speed bumps ok apart from some in hammersmith i came across which caught the underbelly. width restrictors i tried to avoid but it does fit just. it needs 2 parking spaces to fit in safely away from other cars 
yeah,it will be more difficult in tight parking spaces due to the doors being(at least to me as ex v8v as well) very looonnng!!also,watch out for any high curbs as the doors don't lift on opening like the aston.car seems quite happy pootling around town traffic.very different car to the aston but i'm glad i broke the cycle of front engined british metal(last 6 cars!!)to go italian for a change.as much as i loved the aston i couldn't go back now i have gone the 430 route.the pace and feel are phenominal,this is the fastest car i've owned by a country mile without it being a dance of death like it was in a tuscan s!i've said it here before but the feel and connection with the car are unlike anything i have driven before.the car almost knows what you're thinking and BANG you've turned in and accelerated through a corner in the blink of an eye.do it!!
tuscaneer said:
yeah,it will be more difficult in tight parking spaces due to the doors being(at least to me as ex v8v as well) very looonnng!!also,watch out for any high curbs as the doors don't lift on opening like the aston.car seems quite happy pootling around town traffic.very different car to the aston but i'm glad i broke the cycle of front engined british metal(last 6 cars!!)to go italian for a change.as much as i loved the aston i couldn't go back now i have gone the 430 route.the pace and feel are phenominal,this is the fastest car i've owned by a country mile without it being a dance of death like it was in a tuscan s!i've said it here before but the feel and connection with the car are unlike anything i have driven before.the car almost knows what you're thinking and BANG you've turned in and accelerated through a corner in the blink of an eye.do it!!
Funny isn't it... I went from a V8V to a Gallardo. When I sold the Gallardo I tried the V12V and the V8V S and just could not go back. Gallardo and F430 are proper super cars whereas the Astons unfortunately just are not, and you do get used to the additional pace of something italian! Real shame and I hope Aston one day catch up again.UH-Matt said:
Funny isn't it... I went from a V8V to a Gallardo. When I sold the Gallardo I tried the V12V and the V8V S and just could not go back. Gallardo and F430 are proper super cars whereas the Astons unfortunately just are not, and you do get used to the additional pace of something italian! Real shame and I hope Aston one day catch up again.
I looked at Aston's briefly last year, turned up in a 360 and the salesman’s face dropping said it all.Against a 430, I think they’d just ask if it was an addition and not a replacement.
i suppose it's not fair comparing the astons with fezzas or lambos because they really are different animals designed and built for different executions.i must admit i have become addicted to the over the top sense of drama every time i turn the key in the 430 in way i thought i wouldn't feel again after getting into tvr's in my late 20's.
interesting you cite the v12v as not being enough to turn you back from italian to aston.i've yet to spend some time in a v12v or dbs but always assumed that the extra punch would make the aston experience more "complete",if that makes sense.
my brief when changing from my v8v was to include 2+2's to fit the baby in as well but to be honest my db9 test drive didn't give me anything my v8v didn't apart from some tiny back seats.this,coupled with stratstones s
tty offer for trade in on my car and an apparent indifference to whether they made the sale or not are why i ultimately looked further afield.
so after testing a few other marques i ultimately fell in love with a very definately 2 seater 430!!
interesting you cite the v12v as not being enough to turn you back from italian to aston.i've yet to spend some time in a v12v or dbs but always assumed that the extra punch would make the aston experience more "complete",if that makes sense.
my brief when changing from my v8v was to include 2+2's to fit the baby in as well but to be honest my db9 test drive didn't give me anything my v8v didn't apart from some tiny back seats.this,coupled with stratstones s
tty offer for trade in on my car and an apparent indifference to whether they made the sale or not are why i ultimately looked further afield.so after testing a few other marques i ultimately fell in love with a very definately 2 seater 430!!
As already mentioned the 430 has no probs with anything.
As for Aston Martin, well, I went in to a dealer with my gf asking to look at a £50k car. They took us in to the office and asked me questions about the Aston brand which I have little knowledge on. Asked why I wanted an Aston and my answer was cause they look nice and go fast!
He then told me to prove I can afford the car before test driving it. My gf was a tad annoyed and so was I lol.
I returned next week in my Ferrari 360 Modena (with Angelis in his Ferrari too) and saw same salesman whose jaw dropped and then ignored us. We stood in the dealership for ten minutes without any service lol
It was just nice to go back and say "hey you, yeah I can afford it!"
There really is no moral to this story though just like to say!!!
Maybe I appeared like a tyre kicker and a scruffy sod, even smelt a bit but I'd have probably bought it lol
As for Aston Martin, well, I went in to a dealer with my gf asking to look at a £50k car. They took us in to the office and asked me questions about the Aston brand which I have little knowledge on. Asked why I wanted an Aston and my answer was cause they look nice and go fast!
He then told me to prove I can afford the car before test driving it. My gf was a tad annoyed and so was I lol.
I returned next week in my Ferrari 360 Modena (with Angelis in his Ferrari too) and saw same salesman whose jaw dropped and then ignored us. We stood in the dealership for ten minutes without any service lol
It was just nice to go back and say "hey you, yeah I can afford it!"
There really is no moral to this story though just like to say!!!
Maybe I appeared like a tyre kicker and a scruffy sod, even smelt a bit but I'd have probably bought it lol
Adz man said:
As already mentioned the 430 has no probs with anything.
As for Aston Martin, well, I went in to a dealer with my gf asking to look at a £50k car. They took us in to the office and asked me questions about the Aston brand which I have little knowledge on. Asked why I wanted an Aston and my answer was cause they look nice and go fast!
He then told me to prove I can afford the car before test driving it. My gf was a tad annoyed and so was I lol.
I returned next week in my Ferrari 360 Modena (with Angelis in his Ferrari too) and saw same salesman whose jaw dropped and then ignored us. We stood in the dealership for ten minutes without any service lol
It was just nice to go back and say "hey you, yeah I can afford it!"
There really is no moral to this story though just like to say!!!
Maybe I appeared like a tyre kicker and a scruffy sod, even smelt a bit but I'd have probably bought it lol
ha ha ha !! i remember when i was desparate to get out of tvr and get into an aston but every time i showed up at stratstones in my tuscan and then tuscan s i could feel the welling anger at my impudence in trying to chop in a tvr for an aston!! when i finally did get to know the guys down there they were sound.the service guys have been great and they always did a great job on my db7 and then i bought a brand new v8v from them.this is why i was a bit bemused at their indifference this time around.i've bought a 90 grand motor from them and serviced it with them for nigh on 4 years! i'm obviously not as good a customer as i previously thought!As for Aston Martin, well, I went in to a dealer with my gf asking to look at a £50k car. They took us in to the office and asked me questions about the Aston brand which I have little knowledge on. Asked why I wanted an Aston and my answer was cause they look nice and go fast!
He then told me to prove I can afford the car before test driving it. My gf was a tad annoyed and so was I lol.
I returned next week in my Ferrari 360 Modena (with Angelis in his Ferrari too) and saw same salesman whose jaw dropped and then ignored us. We stood in the dealership for ten minutes without any service lol
It was just nice to go back and say "hey you, yeah I can afford it!"
There really is no moral to this story though just like to say!!!
Maybe I appeared like a tyre kicker and a scruffy sod, even smelt a bit but I'd have probably bought it lol
tuscaneer said:
ha ha ha !! i remember when i was desparate to get out of tvr and get into an aston but every time i showed up at stratstones in my tuscan and then tuscan s i could feel the welling anger at my impudence in trying to chop in a tvr for an aston!! when i finally did get to know the guys down there they were sound.the service guys have been great and they always did a great job on my db7 and then i bought a brand new v8v from them.this is why i was a bit bemused at their indifference this time around.i've bought a 90 grand motor from them and serviced it with them for nigh on 4 years! i'm obviously not as good a customer as i previously thought!
Service and sales are two very different sides to the business....don't get me wrong,when i got to know the guys in the showroom they were cool,even though i'm a scruffy looking bloke with an admittedly thick scouse accent!!just surprised it was basically a take it or leave it response to a stty trade in price on mine and a not particularly cheap price on a db9!
tty trade in price on mine and a not particularly cheap price on a db9!Adz man said:
As already mentioned the 430 has no probs with anything.
As for Aston Martin, well, I went in to a dealer with my gf asking to look at a £50k car. They took us in to the office and asked me questions about the Aston brand which I have little knowledge on. Asked why I wanted an Aston and my answer was cause they look nice and go fast!
He then told me to prove I can afford the car before test driving it. My gf was a tad annoyed and so was I lol.
I returned next week in my Ferrari 360 Modena (with Angelis in his Ferrari too) and saw same salesman whose jaw dropped and then ignored us. We stood in the dealership for ten minutes without any service lol
It was just nice to go back and say "hey you, yeah I can afford it!"
There really is no moral to this story though just like to say!!!
Maybe I appeared like a tyre kicker and a scruffy sod, even smelt a bit but I'd have probably bought it lol
That's not really how it went down is it As for Aston Martin, well, I went in to a dealer with my gf asking to look at a £50k car. They took us in to the office and asked me questions about the Aston brand which I have little knowledge on. Asked why I wanted an Aston and my answer was cause they look nice and go fast!
He then told me to prove I can afford the car before test driving it. My gf was a tad annoyed and so was I lol.
I returned next week in my Ferrari 360 Modena (with Angelis in his Ferrari too) and saw same salesman whose jaw dropped and then ignored us. We stood in the dealership for ten minutes without any service lol
It was just nice to go back and say "hey you, yeah I can afford it!"
There really is no moral to this story though just like to say!!!
Maybe I appeared like a tyre kicker and a scruffy sod, even smelt a bit but I'd have probably bought it lol
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