New Scottish lurker

[BigScotty]

Hi guys,

Just dropping by, and saying HELLOO!

New to the brand, from 997.1 GT3, and just collected V12V Carbon Edition on Saturday morning from Murrays in Edinburgh.

Only drove the car home (Fife) on Saturday, so really didn't get much of feel for things.

On Sunday, however, managed a run up to Braemar for lunch and back home via Cairn O' Mount. A nice mixed bag of roads from dual carriageway right down to single track (took a wrong turn) ahem.

Quite impressed so far. Was worried that jumping from the GT3, the V12V might have felt a bit soft and floppy by comparison. Delighted to find that's not the case.

Even the wife likes it.

Surprised by the waves from the two other vantages I saw out on the day, but glad to see some brand camaraderie for change.

Cheers!

Scott

[dredders]

Congratulations - you've bought the best model

However, as a 'lurker' you should know the rules

PICCIES

[V12woollie]

^^^^^ Pics or it didn't happen ^^^^^

[davidexige]

Welcome Scotty

I was also up at the Cairn O Mount this weekend, however it was on Saturday.

[Gettoff]

Well done on the purchase
and damn you for having the highlands on your doorstep

[krisdelta]

Welcome! Some cracking roads in your neck of the woods. Now, pictures of the car or we'll set Jockers on to you

[Ed50]

Welcome Scotty,

Great way to emerge from the shadows and as already stated I'm sure, you've picked a great car there in the V12V.

Well pictures next then if you please and after that I shall need to see you on my Burghley House list of happy chapies
for next July.

Looking at it Geographically its only about 360 miles each way so is ideal for that Sunday morning poddle......

Enjoy........

[BigScotty]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes, guys. Much appreciated.

I haven't actually taken any pictures of the car yet, but I'll try and get something when I wheel it out the garage next time.

Is it fuse 22 to pull on this car as well?

360 miles? What to do after breakfast! ;-)

Cheers!

Scott

[Ed50]

Mine was March 11 and that was fuse 22.

Tip, take the parcel shelf out whilst pulling the fuse...... it just gets better.

[Jockman]

One assumes BigScotty that you are over 5' tall....a veritable giant north of the border (well, there will be a border in 12 months).

At 4'7" people look up to me in my family of midgets, though I do wear Bay City Roller platforms and a couple of tartan pillows on the seat.

Btw congrats on the car

[jcf]

BigScotty said:

Hi guys,

Just dropping by, and saying HELLOO!

New to the brand, from 997.1 GT3, and just collected V12V Carbon Edition on Saturday morning from Murrays in Edinburgh.

Only drove the car home (Fife) on Saturday, so really didn't get much of feel for things.

On Sunday, however, managed a run up to Braemar for lunch and back home via Cairn O' Mount. A nice mixed bag of roads from dual carriageway right down to single track (took a wrong turn) ahem.

Quite impressed so far. Was worried that jumping from the GT3, the V12V might have felt a bit soft and floppy by comparison. Delighted to find that's not the case.


Congrats mate you are just up the road from me. (just outside Linlithgow).


Even the wife likes it.

Surprised by the waves from the two other vantages I saw out on the day, but glad to see some brand camaraderie for change.

Cheers!

Scott

[BigScotty]

jcf said:

Congrats mate you are just up the road from me. (just outside Linlithgow).

Just down the road from you today, working in sunny Grangemouth (aka Mordor) just now!

[BigScotty]

A few pictures from inside the garage. Sorry for the quality!

[dredders]

great piccies, especially the first one - the mind boggles how you managed to take it

[Grant3]

Great choice I had a 997 GT3 as well, it's an awesome car but the Aston is a more rounded and special package, which will likely get under your skin, love the interior shot by the way.

[BigScotty]

Where can I find a replacement handle that doesn't show victims how to escape?

[V12woollie]

Nice pics. I really cannot get on with lightweight seats. I just cannot exit the car with any degree of dignity and always look as if I am about to fall face first out of it. Plus I don't have enough room in the garage to exit out of lightweight seats as there is not too much door space.

So sports seats for me but glad to see you have the CB V12V with all the goodies. Enjoy

[BigScotty]

Thanks Woollie.

Compared to the buckets in my GT3, these are like armchairs

[BigScotty]

Just back from the 'ring, my first trip there in by Vantage. Finally captured by some of the 'ring side photographers and thought it was good enough to share a better picture here.

[Ikebaddog]

Great car, do you also own A Ducati?