So what have you done with your Aston today?
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Jon1967x said:
shropshireAston said:
2k miles in the week... Spa track day... Drove back from Brugge today and thought my baby needed some TLC as soon as i parked her up
Something about that first clean of a new car
Hope you've plenty of footage of your new beauty (or beast) - we still need to have a local run outSomething about that first clean of a new car
(I cleaned mine today too to say sorry for contemplating selling)
Jon - does this mean you've done contemplating and now you are going to keep it after all?
MollyGT3 said:
Jon - does this mean you've done contemplating and now you are going to keep it after all?
Let's just say I've kissed a few frogs and none have yet turned into a princess. The funniest part was at the jaguar dealer when I found 2 of their staff getting up close and personal and when I went over they said 'lovely car' . It's good to see you're still keeping tabs on us Molly
MollyGT3 said:
Fair play Paul - congratulations on your new car - and on using it properly! It does look very shiny
Jon - does this mean you've done contemplating and now you are going to keep it after all?
Hi Molly... Yay you're still here :-) when do you get the GT... And when are you arranging a mixed Porsche/aston event :-)Jon - does this mean you've done contemplating and now you are going to keep it after all?
J12MOC said:
Last week actually.
Alpine South tour...had a great time and did about 2800miles in 9 days, lots of it in 2nd & 3rd. 17mpg overall. I love my car!!!
Pistonheads Nirvana ...highly recommend!
Sounds like a fantastic driving holiday to me; I'm going look into it or something similar for next year. Great car Martyn! Alpine South tour...had a great time and did about 2800miles in 9 days, lots of it in 2nd & 3rd. 17mpg overall. I love my car!!!
Pistonheads Nirvana ...highly recommend!
W1111AM said:
Martyn, awesome pics. Hope you had a much fun as I did we had mixed weather. The sun is shining in your pictures - was it like that most of the time?
Did you guys incure the Swiss Police following the group at all?
Only about 2 hrs rain on second day all the rest was bright sunshine! Roof down all week. We all got stoped by the Swiss police as a local had phoned to complain. We were let go with a warning to obey speed limits. However later that day a hidden speed trap caught a few resulting in a £1200 on the spot fine for one unfortunate soul ( surprisingly not me!) and a couple of hundred quid for others. Was quite glad to leave Switzerland. Did you guys incure the Swiss Police following the group at all?
Contrasted by 4 motorcycle cops on the Italian side of the border who briefly stopped us then with waving arms shouted "gas gas gas" !! We obliged with two black lines and lots of smoke! Priceless!
Ian365 said:
Sounds like a fantastic driving holiday to me; I'm going look into it or something similar for next year. Great car Martyn!
Ian this is a short video done by one of the guys.. It does give a good idea of what to expect.http://youtu.be/W9n1lqFl-R4
And a couple of us rejoining the pack....
http://youtu.be/y6I-3fkO-FY
http://youtu.be/_bUYj9EaUhc
J12MOC said:
Ian this is a short video done by one of the guys.. It does give a good idea of what to expect.
http://youtu.be/W9n1lqFl-R4
And a couple of us rejoining the pack....
http://youtu.be/y6I-3fkO-FY
http://youtu.be/_bUYj9EaUhc
Thanks for posting, just wonderful - those roads! I want to go right now! At least the Highland Hoon is less than 4 weeks away and looking every bit an excellent outing.http://youtu.be/W9n1lqFl-R4
And a couple of us rejoining the pack....
http://youtu.be/y6I-3fkO-FY
http://youtu.be/_bUYj9EaUhc
J12MOC said:
W1111AM said:
Martyn, awesome pics. Hope you had a much fun as I did we had mixed weather. The sun is shining in your pictures - was it like that most of the time?
Did you guys incure the Swiss Police following the group at all?
Only about 2 hrs rain on second day all the rest was bright sunshine! Roof down all week. We all got stoped by the Swiss police as a local had phoned to complain. We were let go with a warning to obey speed limits. However later that day a hidden speed trap caught a few resulting in a £1200 on the spot fine for one unfortunate soul ( surprisingly not me!) and a couple of hundred quid for others. Was quite glad to leave Switzerland. Did you guys incure the Swiss Police following the group at all?
Contrasted by 4 motorcycle cops on the Italian side of the border who briefly stopped us then with waving arms shouted "gas gas gas" !! We obliged with two black lines and lots of smoke! Priceless!
The videos are great, this is exactly the experience
Swiss Police: it's fairly serious stuff in Switzerland, criminal offence, not a road traffic offence. It is a percentage of your annual salary for the fine, plus potential confiscation of your car, criminal record. £1200 is fairly cheap from the stories I learnt, talking to locals in Switzerland.
What I was told happens is that when you cross the Swiss Border they create an national Police alert when MORE than two super cars come in to Switzerland together. The great number of cars, the more Police numbers get involved in monitoring the car's activities across Switzerland. They can even use helicopters in some cases to get the whole chain of cars on speeding fines. I still haven't figured out why Pistonheads Nevada have not staggered everyone's entrance into Switzerland with 1-2 cars as groups and then arranging a meeting point.
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