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Gaydon Vantage... possibly the most beautiful car ever made. Timeless elegance, thoroughly British, Bond couldn’t drive anything else... the quintessential choice of the discerning English gentleman (er, and Scottish) and, God bless him, the car made famous along with its famous driver, RIP Sean Connery.. there’s a bit of the Bond in all of us...
Do you expesh me to talk? No Mr Bond.....
Do you expesh me to talk? No Mr Bond.....
baconsarney said:
Gaydon Vantage... possibly the most beautiful car ever made. Timeless elegance, thoroughly British, Bond couldn’t drive anything else... the quintessential choice of the discerning English gentleman (er, and Scottish) and, God bless him, the car made famous along with its famous driver, RIP Sean Connery.. there’s a bit of the Bond in all of us...
Do you expesh me to talk? No Mr Bond.....
There are a lot of Scots here Do you expesh me to talk? No Mr Bond.....
This photo was taken by Roger Stowers around 1994/1995 and shows the Scotsmen Sir Sean Connery and Sir Jackie Stewart on the DB7 designed by the Scot Ian Callum and built by the Scot Tom Walkinshaw.
phazed said:
Just to change the subject and bring it back to cars!
We were having a game with top gear something or other last night when this card came up.
Aston Martin V8 advantage.
The wording on the bottom of the card made me laugh!
Don't know who wrote those comments about the Vantage but they've obviously got an axe to grind with AM!We were having a game with top gear something or other last night when this card came up.
Aston Martin V8 advantage.
The wording on the bottom of the card made me laugh!
I've got both TVR & V8V and I can tell you, although they're both great fun in their own right, there's no comparison in terms of quality.
I've had 911s in the past & driven Boxsters but they don't give me the special feeling that I get from the Vantage.
The 2005/2017 Vantage is the bargain of the moment and there's nothing to touch it in its sector imho - current values a victim of the large numbers sold.
8Speed said:
Don't know who wrote those comments about the Vantage but they've obviously got an axe to grind with AM!
I've got both TVR & V8V and I can tell you, although they're both great fun in their own right, there's no comparison in terms of quality.
I've had 911s in the past & driven Boxsters but they don't give me the special feeling that I get from the Vantage.
The 2005/2017 Vantage is the bargain of the moment and there's nothing to touch it in its sector imho - current values a victim of the large numbers sold.
Quite amusing though!I've got both TVR & V8V and I can tell you, although they're both great fun in their own right, there's no comparison in terms of quality.
I've had 911s in the past & driven Boxsters but they don't give me the special feeling that I get from the Vantage.
The 2005/2017 Vantage is the bargain of the moment and there's nothing to touch it in its sector imho - current values a victim of the large numbers sold.
The problem with the Vantage is the F-Type.
For Low £30K's you can have a 14 year old Vantage with a 4.3 Jaguar based engine, and old tech or; a 5 year old 5.0 V8 S F-Type with 100 odd bhp more, much more modern tech, cheaper running costs, no Ford Fiesta switches, and no one thinks (if you are a man) that you are pretending to be you know who, with that drink that has to be shaken and not......
For Low £30K's you can have a 14 year old Vantage with a 4.3 Jaguar based engine, and old tech or; a 5 year old 5.0 V8 S F-Type with 100 odd bhp more, much more modern tech, cheaper running costs, no Ford Fiesta switches, and no one thinks (if you are a man) that you are pretending to be you know who, with that drink that has to be shaken and not......
LucyP said:
The problem with the Vantage is the F-Type.
For Low £30K's you can have a 14 year old Vantage with a 4.3 Jaguar based engine, and old tech or; a 5 year old 5.0 V8 S F-Type with 100 odd bhp more, much more modern tech, cheaper running costs, no Ford Fiesta switches, and no one thinks (if you are a man) that you are pretending to be you know who, with that drink that has to be shaken and not......
Really Lucy? There is no problem with the Vantage... and if there was it wouldn’t be the F type.... you’re talking money and bhp... I’m thinking you really don’t understand Aston Martin, at all.. but that’s Ok, a lot of people don’t ... I understand you like to be controversial, and that was almost a half descent attempt.. F Type.. great car.. Vantage.. another world... For Low £30K's you can have a 14 year old Vantage with a 4.3 Jaguar based engine, and old tech or; a 5 year old 5.0 V8 S F-Type with 100 odd bhp more, much more modern tech, cheaper running costs, no Ford Fiesta switches, and no one thinks (if you are a man) that you are pretending to be you know who, with that drink that has to be shaken and not......
eric450 said:
j3gme said:
I am sick of all these Careless Whispers regarding TVR
............. sorry I just had to!
That should have been Car less whispers. OK I'll get me coat. ............. sorry I just had to!
Les needs to end this even if it’s for the sake of this thread
LucyP said:
The problem with the Vantage is the F-Type.
For Low £30K's you can have a 14 year old Vantage with a 4.3 Jaguar based engine, and old tech or; a 5 year old 5.0 V8 S F-Type with 100 odd bhp more, much more modern tech, cheaper running costs, no Ford Fiesta switches, and no one thinks (if you are a man) that you are pretending to be you know who, with that drink that has to be shaken and not......
The F type has never done it for me. Looks are pretty plain and inoffensive. I’d take a Porsche any day for the looks alone.For Low £30K's you can have a 14 year old Vantage with a 4.3 Jaguar based engine, and old tech or; a 5 year old 5.0 V8 S F-Type with 100 odd bhp more, much more modern tech, cheaper running costs, no Ford Fiesta switches, and no one thinks (if you are a man) that you are pretending to be you know who, with that drink that has to be shaken and not......
Mind you, as long as we can drive freely in a year or two, I might well try the “Vantage “ flavour!
N7GTX said:
C63s abound here in West Yorkshire driven by your chavs. Good few F types too. Vantages on the other hand are still relatively rare (north/south divide?) and are not driven by chavs. As Bacon says, they are driven by people who understand. Vantage for me.
West Yorkshire is a chavs dream. Huddersfield’s race track style roads are full of chavs driving every type of car you can imagine. Range rovers are their most popular choice for displaying their ‘wealth’. N7GTX said:
C63s abound here in West Yorkshire driven by your chavs. Good few F types too. Vantages on the other hand are still relatively rare (north/south divide?) and are not driven by chavs. As Bacon says, they are driven by people who understand. Vantage for me.
Yep, there are those that know, and those that don't know, and those that don't know they don't know....And remember, man will sit in chair with mouth open for very long time before roast duck fly in.....
And... I'd just like to take this opportunity to wish everyone here (our little band of TVR brothers and brotherettes) a happy and safe lockdown....
And never forget, water far away will not put out fire close by...
Edited by baconsarney on Wednesday 4th November 12:11
The Jaguar F-type is under fire from one of the Jaguar clubs as the cars are rusting prematurely underneath.
Jaguar say , its bad driving or salty roads and is not paying to rectify the situation.
So if you fancy a F Type l recommend you get them on a ramp firstly before handing over you hard earned cash.
Jaguar say , its bad driving or salty roads and is not paying to rectify the situation.
So if you fancy a F Type l recommend you get them on a ramp firstly before handing over you hard earned cash.
Penrhyn said:
The Jaguar F-type is under fire from one of the Jaguar clubs as the cars are rusting prematurely underneath.
Jaguar say , its bad driving or salty roads and is not paying to rectify the situation.
So if you fancy a F Type l recommend you get them on a ramp firstly before handing over you hard earned cash.
Er, Jaguar say ‘bad driving’ makes their cars rust? I’d love to see that in an official Jaguar company statement... Jaguar say , its bad driving or salty roads and is not paying to rectify the situation.
So if you fancy a F Type l recommend you get them on a ramp firstly before handing over you hard earned cash.
I drive my TVR pretty badly but there’s absolutely no rust on the body at all... like none...
Oh, hang on...
It's the rear strut braces on the F-Type only. They can be replaced or painted or powder coated. And if that is a reason to buy an Aston Martin Vantage, that is 3 times the age of an F-Type, for the same money, and you think that an old Aston won't be rusty underneath, then you are deluded!
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