So what have you done with your Aston today? (Vol. 2)

[The Surveyor]

peteA said:

Calling the winter cleaning done! I know it’s still winter but hope the weather improves soon

Looking very smart Pete

[nglasbey]

Picked up a DB9 GT from HWM on Saturday.
It feels so good to be back behind the wheel of an Aston again.



Neil

[vpr]

Dug mine out of hibernation.
I’d forgotten how good it was to drive.
Only managed 50 miles since may last year.

Sitting here next to my nippers V12 Manual XJS.

[Agent57]

Has the Jag got DB7 Wheel trims?

[vpr]

Agent57 said:

Has the Jag got DB7 Wheel trims?

Wheels and trim, yeah

[pschlute]

nglasbey said:

Picked up a DB9 GT from HWM on Saturday.
It feels so good to be back behind the wheel of an Aston again.


Neil

Very classy. What colour is that ?

[Big Rat]

nglasbey said:

Picked up a DB9 GT from HWM on Saturday.
It feels so good to be back behind the wheel of an Aston again.



Neil

Very nice they…..just are…..

[nglasbey]

It's lightning silver. Looks a bit more blue in the photo than it does in real life.

Neil

[JonnyCJ]

peteA said:

Calling the winter cleaning done! I know it’s still winter but hope the weather improves soon

Tres smart - but have you ceramic coated your callipers ?

Just saying....

[peteA]

JonnyCJ said:

Tres smart - but have you ceramic coated your callipers ?

Just saying....

Ha, happy to report ceramic coating with graphene applied to callipers and wheels. Be interesting to see how long it lasts?

[EVR]

I removed the front plate plinth. Not that I especially wanted to, but I noticed someone probably reversed into mine and broke it, must have happened downtown Milan on Valentine's day.

I must admit now the front of the car looks more sleek, even if I now hope there will be no more accidental reversing, since the whole point of it was to protect the car. It is also true that I have now one more incentive to switch to a carbon fibre grille...



I now have the metal frame, I am happy to give it away for free to anyone who might need it.

Edited by EVR on Friday 4th March 14:41

[AdamV12V]

EVR said:

I removed the front plate plinth.

Nice move, always looks a whole load better without the excessively chunky plinth!

Small point but I made sure the top of my plate was flush with the bottom of the grille when I stuck it on, so as to ensure the shape of the AM Grille wasn't interrupted.

I do realise I am rather an@l on such aesthetic points tho!

[phumy]

I got my V12VS out of hibernation today, taxed it and filled it with fuel which cost exactly £100 for 65 litres, took it out for a 50 mile run. I was totally surprised that having taken it off of the road on 31 October last year it started on the button and had not been on charge or trickle charge in that time, mind you it has a new battery but very impressed at that length of time, i just wanted to test to see if it was worth re-newing the battery when i did.

[The V12 Way]

just been detailed and ceramic coat reapplied, pick up sunday

[Emily's dad]

Had a couple of hours to kill, so took a run out to check out the tea hut at Earlswood Lakes.

Roads a bit damp and slippery, but what did I expect at this time of year.

[LTP]

Emily's dad said:

Had a couple of hours to kill, so took a run out to check out the tea hut at Earlswood Lakes.

Roads a bit damp and slippery, but what did I expect at this time of year.

Earlswood Lakes Warwickshire?

[Emily's dad]

LTP said:

Earlswood Lakes Warwickshire?

No, Surrey. Didn’t stop to think that there’s more than one Earlswood Lakes.

[matrignano]

EVR said:

I removed the front plate plinth. Not that I especially wanted to, but I noticed someone probably reversed into mine and broke it, must have happened downtown Milan on Valentine's day.

I must admit now the front of the car looks more sleek, even if I now hope there will be no more accidental reversing, since the whole point of it was to protect the car. It is also true that I have now one more incentive to switch to a carbon fibre grille...



I now have the metal frame, I am happy to give it away for free to anyone who might need it.

Edited by EVR on Friday 4th March 14:41

I removed my plinth for exactly the same reason, only that the tt who backed into me did it so hard that the plinth pushed into the bumper and marked the paint!

Oh and another time someone backed into me and complete smashed the grille, not sure the plinth would have helped much there

[N7GTX]

Getting the old girl ready for its MOT at the end of the month before taxing it for the summer after her winter hibernation. The last job I did was to fit new handbrake shoes and I hadn't got around to finishing off the refitting.
So out with the locking wire and the brake calliper bolts now locked together. Ran it for a while and checked her over including the aircon.

[EVR]

AdamV12V said:

Nice move, always looks a whole load better without the excessively chunky plinth!

Small point but I made sure the top of my plate was flush with the bottom of the grille when I stuck it on, so as to ensure the shape of the AM Grille wasn't interrupted.

I do realise I am rather an@l on such aesthetic points tho!

No, you are right, but I did not wanted to punch new holes in the plate, it wasn't possible to flush it using the old ones.