Here She Is... :)

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IanDH

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113 posts

170 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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It took a while to find the right car, in the right colours for the right money. 370 miles on her since Xmas eve when I picked her up, and have loved every minute of it. Eats up the motorway miles effortlessly, but had huge amounts of fun around Norfolk over the last few days.

Amazed at the grip in the damp and wet. Roll on 2012. biggrin

Jockman

17,917 posts

161 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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woohoo

Fantastico.

Edit: Is that a stunning scenic view behind the car Ian.........or an old caravan smile

IanDH

Original Poster:

113 posts

170 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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LoL. biggrin It was the first photo I have taken via my iPhone. Will engage the services of my friend John Rampton who does professional photos and prints on canvases, etc. He has a rig for doing photos of cars on the move. Already planning a trip back to the Cotswolds, and maybe the Lake District, and will post some photo's of that once we've made it that far. No point doing any at the moment as the weather here is pitiful.

Edit: Not taken outside my house. I was at my girlfriends place.

paddy328

2,905 posts

186 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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Looking lovely my friend. Where in the Cotswolds to you normally go?

brakedwell

1,229 posts

200 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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IanDH said:
Edit: Not taken outside my house. I was at my girlfriends place.
Looks like her caravan has sprung a leak hippy

IanDH

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113 posts

170 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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brakedwell said:
Looks like her caravan has sprung a leak hippy
She lives the other side of the road. Me.. Caravan... Never. smile

IanDH

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170 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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paddy328 said:
Looking lovely my friend. Where in the Cotswolds to you normally go?
Stow On The Wold before. We stayed at a place called Wyck Hill House. Very nice indeed. May look at staying there for Xmas one year.

paddy328

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186 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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Ah i see. Stow is a nice place, bourton on the water is nice too. There are loads of nice places around there. Chipping campden (great if mrs DH likes her clothes) and there is a lovely pub just outside moreton in marsh, that does great food.

If you want any suggestions for places to eat that you have not yet, let me know and ill suggest a few places.

SLacKer

2,622 posts

208 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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Congrats on the new acquisition. Welcome to the V12 pipe and slippers club. I had mine just over a year ago and it took a while to get the hang of it. Three modes of driving

No Sport Auto
Lazy gearbox for wafting

Sport Auto
Slightly less lazy gearbox for wafting

Sport Manual Shift
Full on V12 bellow and more of a sports car in terms of feel and handling than I think it gets credit for

I must get some decent photos of the car myself once the better light of spring comes around.

Molly GT

2,359 posts

155 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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paddy328 said:
Ah i see. Stow is a nice place, bourton on the water is nice too. There are loads of nice places around there. Chipping campden (great if mrs DH likes her clothes) and there is a lovely pub just outside moreton in marsh, that does great food.

If you want any suggestions for places to eat that you have not yet, let me know and ill suggest a few places.
We are also quite often in this area and agree it is lovely. When in Moreton-in-Marsh visit the Manor House Hotel - they are on alert for Aston driving visitors and report back directly to us - Lisa (junior GT) is the banqueting manager and her fiance is general manager. Lisa will get very excited if she knows you are one of us and will probably want to mix you a cocktail and tell you about the time she went to Gaydon with her dad!! hehe

paddy328

2,905 posts

186 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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love it.

theno23

865 posts

211 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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Beautiful car, congratulations.

burntout

1,390 posts

155 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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very very very nice...... wink

t1blk

778 posts

181 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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Absolutely gorgeous, congratulations.

hartley

704 posts

200 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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Great looking car - you'll need to change the girl friend though if she's expecting you to tow that caravan laugh

IanDH

Original Poster:

113 posts

170 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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LoL. It's just a caravan in the background. Not mine or hers. biggrin

Already made use of the powerfold mirrors to get through a gap today. Had listed them as a nice to have, but now I think they should have been a standard item.

IanDH

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113 posts

170 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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Thanks Molly. Will take a look at Moreton-In-Marsh, and the hotel. I'm a big fan of recommendations.

tonyarmitstead

40 posts

159 months

Saturday 31st December 2011
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Just fit as is possible! Congratulations.

tonyhall38

4,194 posts

217 months

Saturday 31st December 2011
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good looking car.....what are the knobs like?.....

krisdelta

4,566 posts

202 months

Saturday 31st December 2011
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Lovely looking car Ian smile