8c or Vanquish S?
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polar8 said:
WTFWT said:
Update:
I bought the 8c!!
Drove both cars back to back today and in the end it wasn't too hard a decision. A stunning, stunning bit of kit in nearly every way.
I'm thrilled to bits
so.... after three months of ownership, what's it like? I saw a black one drive through Notting HIll today (quite possibly you!) and was stunned by the sound and look.... amazing! Desperate to hear how it is to own -- I've found two black cars for sale in Germany and am having bad bad thoughts...I bought the 8c!!
Drove both cars back to back today and in the end it wasn't too hard a decision. A stunning, stunning bit of kit in nearly every way.
I'm thrilled to bits
will_ said:
Does your car have black and silver plates (for show purposes only, obviously)?
Yep, they're Guernsey plates... Although I only have one on the rear. The front one "fell off". I really couldn't bear to deface that beautiful nose...Got some plans for the car - will keep you all updated.
Ok, 2 years in and I am struggling to live with the ride / handling compromise. And, honestly, both are compromised.
The car has been driven by a number of qualified persons (including Rob Wilson, Kimi Raikkonen's driving trainer) and suggestions have been made. Going for a set of custom springs and dampers.
I agreed best with Joe Macari when he said, "It's wonderful up to about 80% and then when you go beyond that and into warp drive, the nose starts to nod, the steering goes quiet and just when you are committimg yourself utterly and need a bit more feedback, it instead reverts to a position of no feedback at all and takes on a demeanour of being about 1 second behind you at all times. Unsettling." Couldn't have put it better myself. That said, he rated it highly (he would, he sold it to me) and said he far preferred it to either of the Spider's he had driven, despite what the press might say.
In summary the car is fabulous 98% of the time I drive it in real conditions, but there is about 2% of the time when I remove my brain and go for it and it doesn't quite add up.
Honestly, I am apprehensive that I may end up chasing my tail (which happened with the integrale), but is soooo nearly a "great", but it's not quite there.
Still the most fabulosuly attractive thing on 2 wheels (when clean), but when you screw a supermodel, you want her to push back, don't you?
Should get her dialled i and have some results within a couple of months...
The car has been driven by a number of qualified persons (including Rob Wilson, Kimi Raikkonen's driving trainer) and suggestions have been made. Going for a set of custom springs and dampers.
I agreed best with Joe Macari when he said, "It's wonderful up to about 80% and then when you go beyond that and into warp drive, the nose starts to nod, the steering goes quiet and just when you are committimg yourself utterly and need a bit more feedback, it instead reverts to a position of no feedback at all and takes on a demeanour of being about 1 second behind you at all times. Unsettling." Couldn't have put it better myself. That said, he rated it highly (he would, he sold it to me) and said he far preferred it to either of the Spider's he had driven, despite what the press might say.
In summary the car is fabulous 98% of the time I drive it in real conditions, but there is about 2% of the time when I remove my brain and go for it and it doesn't quite add up.
Honestly, I am apprehensive that I may end up chasing my tail (which happened with the integrale), but is soooo nearly a "great", but it's not quite there.
Still the most fabulosuly attractive thing on 2 wheels (when clean), but when you screw a supermodel, you want her to push back, don't you?
Should get her dialled i and have some results within a couple of months...
90k views!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnNhn-6_jKE
Slide past Mandarin Oriental
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJxFWuQmu_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnNhn-6_jKE
Slide past Mandarin Oriental
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJxFWuQmu_w
Edited by WTFWT on Saturday 10th February 15:58
WTFWT said:
90k views!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnNhn-6_jKE
Slide past Mandarin Oriental
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJxFWuQmu_w
How long did you own it for?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnNhn-6_jKE
Slide past Mandarin Oriental
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJxFWuQmu_w
Edited by WTFWT on Saturday 10th February 15:58
I remember watching the video of you inviting the camera guy over to show the interior, time flies!
Stunning cars, love them.
ZOLLAR said:
How long did you own it for?
I remember watching the video of you inviting the camera guy over to show the interior, time flies!
Stunning cars, love them.
I had it 4 years all told and did 15,000 miles in it. During the last year, I only really used it once when I drove down to a wedding in Cornwall in driving rain. It deafened me and aquaplaned for the whole 6 hours down there and then the same coming back. A Golf TDI would have been a better companion. Next time out a 50p thermostat failed and it blew its coolant out (an AA man stopped at the side of the road within 3 minutes, before I had called anyone, told me all 8Cs have free AA cover, insisted he take me to a hire car place and then dropped the car back to London. It was very surreal). After that, I didn’t use it again for 6 months and put it up for sale. I remember watching the video of you inviting the camera guy over to show the interior, time flies!
Stunning cars, love them.
There are moments when I miss it, but honestly, I had my fun with it. And, perhaps because of the faults, it was a lot of fun. Extremely easy to provoke and slide at low speed and I never tired of the noise and just the sensation of being in it. Sad as it may sound, it was just cool and it made me feel cool.
I’ve tried a bunch of super cars since and they have all left me cold (except the Noble M600 which I can’t quite get out of my head for some reason). I don’t think I would have another supercar. Ticked the box. And I’m bloody glad that was the car I chose to do it in.
Well not many Vanquish S on the road, looking on line there are only 120 registered in UK. Plenty of non "S" models. But the S is a vast improvement on non "S". Sound track on the S is also significantly improved from the regular vanquish. As for an investment, well it's the last ever Aston Martin with an Actual AM engine and last ever n/a AML ever made so that should help increase values over time combined with rarity. Let's also not forget it's quicker than 8c!
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