New V8 Vantage Roadster Owner

[George H]

AMDBSNick said:

Needs DBS logos

[AMDBSNick]

George H said:

Needs DBS logos

It has them on the floor

[George H]

AMDBSNick said:

It has them on the floor

Needs DBS logos on the seats

[Lunablack]

George H said:

Needs DBS logos on the seats

Just because you might not remember what you're driving...... Doesn't mean other owners need reminding with logos on every panel

[George H]

Lunablack said:

Just because you might not remember what you're driving...... Doesn't mean other owners need reminding with logos on every panel

No logos on my seats:



If I had them retrimmed I'd have some put on though

[v8woollie]

George H said:

No logos on my seats:



If I had them retrimmed I'd have some put on though

Doesn't look like your seats have had a bum on them let alone a logo. That looks like the most unused used car interior I've ever seen

[v8woollie]

AMDBSNick said:

It has them on the floor

Nice knob Nick

[George H]

v8woollie said:

Doesn't look like your seats have had a bum on them let alone a logo. That looks like the most unused used car interior I've ever seen

Not unused, just cared for

[drmw]

Beoon said:

Drmw
I looked at some of your other posts, did you get the issues with water ingress and parking sensors fixed?
My car is being serviced by Aston at the Bentley dealers expense and will come with a 1 year Bentley approved warranty.
I guess with each car being hand built each owner will have their own personal experiences both good anb bad, I had already bought the book by Grant Neal and thoroughly studied it on holiday! So I was not surprised to see the standard issues on my car as previously mentioned.
What is your verdict on the car after 3 months?

I think I've had some particularly bad luck, so don't take my case as the norm.

The water ingress is weird - I won't bore you with it, but that with the park assist are very current - it's booked in next week to sort the parking module & at the same time to try to find the source of the water.

The jury is still out on overall verdict - any car is mechanical, so it will break at some stage. I only wish it had waited until it had completely ingratiated itself first!

I love the looks, the sound and most of the feel. I do not like the gearbox, but I am getting used to it and can live with it. Braking and handling are outstanding. It is quite underpowered and has odd characteristics for a reasonable sized V8 engine (needs revved to get the best out of it, torque is low), but being realistic, things like 0-60 times are a touch academic. The cabin is small so at over 6' it takes a bit of ducking and bending to get in & out.

If I were a city dweller/driver, it would already have been replaced, but fortunately I am not so time will tell!