V12 Vantage options
Discussion
ds666 said:
I’ll get the pop corn ….
Indeed. To the OP, it may be worth doing a search on PH as the seat debate has been flogged to death on here over the years. Imho the only solution is to try and get a test drive in both types and see what works for you. Personally I could never get comfortable in the lightweights, and found that they made changing gear somewhat awkward too. But that’s just me and many others love them. Good luck trying to find a V12VR. They are rare cars and don’t come up for sale very often.
BTW your PH profile says you’ve previously owned a V12V…….so one would assume that you may already know the answers?
Best Regards
Minglar
Triple-M said:
Hi Everyone,
I’ve started searching for an early 6sp manual V12V. Any thoughts on the Carbon Buckets vs Standard Seats?
A roadster would be nice to try, but hard to find I expect! Do they still retain the character of the coupe?
I've got a 2011 model, standard seats. I find it really uncomfortable on long journeys. First world problem I know, but genuinely make me consider whether to trip it to France in July or notI’ve started searching for an early 6sp manual V12V. Any thoughts on the Carbon Buckets vs Standard Seats?
A roadster would be nice to try, but hard to find I expect! Do they still retain the character of the coupe?
Edited by Triple-M on Tuesday 27th June 06:56
Triple-M said:
Hi Everyone,
I’ve started searching for an early 6sp manual V12V. Any thoughts on the Carbon Buckets vs Standard Seats?
A roadster would be nice to try, but hard to find I expect! Do they still retain the character of the coupe?
Yesterday, Aston Bristol posted A pic of a couple of v12 roadsters they have at the momentI’ve started searching for an early 6sp manual V12V. Any thoughts on the Carbon Buckets vs Standard Seats?
A roadster would be nice to try, but hard to find I expect! Do they still retain the character of the coupe?
Edited by Triple-M on Tuesday 27th June 06:56
I have the carbon buckets in mine and think they’re wonderful - very comfortable on 5-6 hour (sometimes longer) drives; supportive when you press on and they look the business. I think they also suit the character of the car more - whereas I’d want a DBS with the regular seats. At 185cm they also put me in a better position to shift, although I wouldn’t mind if the seats went even lower.
I avoided cars with regular seats for those reason.
The only downside is entry / exit is harder (the bolsters on mine were scuffed when I bought it and with the additional use over the last year would now benefit from a retrim) and it took a while to find a good booster seat for my kids (but halfords makes / sells a narrow one).
I’d also recommend swapping the DBS-style / alloy gear stick for a more conventional one - a conventional shake is more natural to use, new bushings improves the shift, plus the shift is easier in a wider range of temperatures (particularly summer - the metal one can get unbearably hot).
I avoided cars with regular seats for those reason.
The only downside is entry / exit is harder (the bolsters on mine were scuffed when I bought it and with the additional use over the last year would now benefit from a retrim) and it took a while to find a good booster seat for my kids (but halfords makes / sells a narrow one).
I’d also recommend swapping the DBS-style / alloy gear stick for a more conventional one - a conventional shake is more natural to use, new bushings improves the shift, plus the shift is easier in a wider range of temperatures (particularly summer - the metal one can get unbearably hot).
Edited by DBA086 on Wednesday 28th June 10:49
idealstandard said:
I've got a 2011 model, standard seats. I find it really uncomfortable on long journeys. First world problem I know, but genuinely make me consider whether to trip it to France in July or not
I also have the standard seats. More than any other car I have owned, they take a lot of work to find the right position. Now that I finally seem to have found it, they're great. But it took a looong time!
As a new-ish owner of a 2009 v12v, I read every post on seats I could last year! And there's a lot.
There's no one size fits all, but if you're erm, quite wide, I'd opt for the normal seats as the lightweight ones can be tight on the shoulders.
However.... per the earlier comment I think the lightweights suit the car more. I'd have bought a different Aston if I wanted a softer cruiser. The buckets hug well and really suit a sports car, in my view.
The issue I found was lack of lumbar support. There are some foam pads inside you can move around (just pull the back cushion off), but they weren't doing it for me on drives over two hours or so. I recently got an upholsterer to make me a new thicker pad for twenty quid, and it works like a charm.
There's no one size fits all, but if you're erm, quite wide, I'd opt for the normal seats as the lightweight ones can be tight on the shoulders.
However.... per the earlier comment I think the lightweights suit the car more. I'd have bought a different Aston if I wanted a softer cruiser. The buckets hug well and really suit a sports car, in my view.
The issue I found was lack of lumbar support. There are some foam pads inside you can move around (just pull the back cushion off), but they weren't doing it for me on drives over two hours or so. I recently got an upholsterer to make me a new thicker pad for twenty quid, and it works like a charm.
Triple-M said:
Hi Everyone,
I’ve started searching for an early 6sp manual V12V. Any thoughts on the Carbon Buckets vs Standard Seats?
A roadster would be nice to try, but hard to find I expect! Do they still retain the character of the coupe?
I'm a bit of a lump (6'1/ 15 stone), had the buckets in mine and loved them, super comfortable. Couldn't get on with the comfort seats at all, felt I was sitting too high without much lumbar support, and personally wouldn't buy one with them.I’ve started searching for an early 6sp manual V12V. Any thoughts on the Carbon Buckets vs Standard Seats?
A roadster would be nice to try, but hard to find I expect! Do they still retain the character of the coupe?
Edited by Triple-M on Tuesday 27th June 06:56
Ultimately we're all different shapes and sizes though, so only one way to find out!
re volante, lovely, but more money. Big hit with the ladeez judging by my test drive!!
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