So what have you done with your Aston today?

[bignoise]

Picked up my new to me V8V only for clutch to fail on way home so ended up being recovered to AM Brentwood

Not a great start

[Graze01]

That's bad timing. Hope it's covered by the vendor. All the advice is to pay the extra and get the dual clutch and lighter flywheel

Hope it works out

Graze

[bignoise]

Thanks Graze

Timeless sale so all covered esp as I had only had the car for 4 hours and driven 250 miles

Will ask them about the twin plate upgrade they now offer

[Incognegro]

bignoise said:

Picked up my new to me V8V only for clutch to fail on way home so ended up being recovered to AM Brentwood

Not a great start

Was this one that had been listed on "the bay" looks nice well done and sorry about the issue. hopefully they'll do what they should and offer some goodwill too.

As for what Ive done remote switch ordered on friday so when it lands ill be dropping off at dealer for it to be fitted and see how my prep is going. they said I'll be getting a new clutch for the SS so asked if I could have a twinplate. Also got a numberplate doc come through at new address so I better take that to them too.

[S1-NOS]

Fitted 2 x sleeves to the steering wheel airbag bolts (MY07 AMV8).. Definitely made a difference - steering wheel vibration I had is barely noticeable now.

Oh and replaced the battery in each remote (had a warning on the dash).

Edited by S1-NOS on Sunday 20th May 10:56

[Mr.Tremlini]

bignoise said:

Thanks Graze

Timeless sale so all covered esp as I had only had the car for 4 hours and driven 250 miles

Will ask them about the twin plate upgrade they now offer

250 miles in four hours!? Are you crazy?? It's not a Toyota, that's more mileage than some owners do in a year!

[bignoise]

"250 miles in four hours!? Are you crazy?? It's not a Toyota, that's more mileage than some owners do in a year!"


I always say cars are made to driven and perform all the better for it

[bignoise]

Incognegro said:

Was this one that had been listed on "the bay" looks nice well done and sorry about the issue. hopefully they'll do what they should and offer some goodwill too.

As for what Ive done remote switch ordered on friday so when it lands ill be dropping off at dealer for it to be fitted and see how my prep is going. they said I'll be getting a new clutch for the SS so asked if I could have a twinplate. Also got a numberplate doc come through at new address so I better take that to them too.

Was at AM Newcastle a 2012 in Oynx and was driving lovelly and averageing over 25 to the gallon which no doubt will reduce once I start enjoying

Must say the emergency assistance was great in that I was at AM Brentwood in just over an hour of calling from J 27 of M25 and a taxi was waiting to take me home

The only let down was the replacement car offered was something called a Hyundai I800 which looked like a private ambulance!!! and returned today as it is st


Will be asking if a demonstrator is available tomorrow

[Chris.Owen]

bignoise said:

"250 miles in four hours!? Are you crazy?? It's not a Toyota, that's more mileage than some owners do in a year!"


I always say cars are made to driven and perform all the better for it

Totally agree! I’ve had mine 7 weeks, and have done almost 1500 miles in it. I think there’s a good chance that mine is the only Aston in the world that has over 100,000 miles on too!!!

[PUMPMAN1860]

A Nice day out at Stonor Park near Henley upon Thames. Lots of lovely supercars, about 15 Astons counted, including a very noisy GT8 and a RedBull V12 Vantage

[HBradley]

waremark said:

HBradley said:

Red 10 in place ready for the London Motor Show this weekend. We’re supported by personnel from RAF Halton helping with fundraising for the RAF Benevolent Fund.

Great to see it and to meet you at the show yesterday. One of the most beautiful cars at the show - might have said the most beautiful if there hadn't been a stunning DB11 Volante nearby! Well done for the fantastic way you are using the car to help a good cause.

Thank you Sir! The DB11 did look beautiful in Magnetic Silver!
The generosity of the visitors during the 3 days has been overwhelming, on Friday & Saturday alone we managed to raise over £400 for the RAF Benevolent Fund! Thanks go to everyone who came to say hello & particularly to Garry & Russ from RAF Halton who were superb ‘Wingmen’!

[RL17]

Had some memorable driving around Kent and Sussex today - don't often have a couple of 4 car AM convoys meeting on a singletrack stretch

Love those satnavs

[stuthemong]

Spent a while getting rid of all brake deposits from wheels, sealed, and a nice wash. Am planning a proper paint polish soon to really bring it out.

Not bad for 56k miles!

Edited by stuthe on Sunday 20th May 23:20

[raceboy]

Not quite 'today' but last Thursday had a 'gentle' pootle across the lovely roads of Yorkshire from JCT600 to Scarborough, with one or two other like minded souls.

[dopsonj]

Drove over from West Sussex to Filton, specifically for Aerospace Bristol.

http://aerospacebristol.org

Lovely to see G-BOAF in such good condition these days, great use of projectors to display content on the side of the forward fuselage and overlaying the intake & engine to give an idea of how airflow is controlled by flaps sitting in the intake - Great if you're a bit of a plane geek like myself!

Then down to Cheddar Gorge to make some noise and then finally photobombing a historic monument.

[RobDown]

Such a beautiful airplane, a real shame when they retired them

[RichB]

RobDown said:

Such a beautiful airplane, a real shame when they retired them

As you say Rob, beautiful because form follows function. I was lucky enough to fly in her when my lovely wife bought me (and her) a surprise flight for my 40th birthday! To put the speed and achievement into perspective the captain noted that at that time the fastest fighter would only be able to climb to Concord's operating altitude of over 50,000' and tail her for about 30 seconds before having to return to base running out of fuel.

[dopsonj]

RichB said:

RobDown said:

Such a beautiful airplane, a real shame when they retired them

As you say Rob, beautiful because form follows function. I was lucky enough to fly in her when my lovely wife bought me (and her) a surprise flight for my 40th birthday! To put the speed and achievement into perspective the captain noted that at that time the fastest fighter would only be able to climb to Concord's operating altitude of over 50,000' and tail her for about 30 seconds before having to return to base running out of fuel.

Such a marvel, even by todays standards - Dad worked at BA early 80s through to early 00s and I had the chance to go aboard one in the hanger, he himself had 2 trips around the Bay of Biscay with other BA crew along with taking my mother to NYC on Valentines day in it... treat!


"April 1985, Concorde flies supersonic. This is the only picture ever taken of Concorde flying at Mach2, 1,350 mph. It was taken from a Royal Air Force Tornado, which rendezvoused with Concorde briefly to the south of Ireland. Although the Tornado could match (and even exceed) Concorde's cruising speed it could only do so for a matter of minutes due to the enormous rate of fuel consumption. After racing to catch Concorde and struggling to keep up, the Tornado broke off the rendezvous after just four minutes, while Concorde cruised serenely on to JFK!"

I love this photo even more, the BA Landor livery really was the best.

[superlightr]

dopsonj said:

Such a marvel, even by todays standards - Dad worked at BA early 80s through to early 00s and I had the chance to go aboard one in the hanger, he himself had 2 trips around the Bay of Biscay with other BA crew along with taking my mother to NYC on Valentines day in it... treat!


"April 1985, Concorde flies supersonic. This is the only picture ever taken of Concorde flying at Mach2, 1,350 mph. It was taken from a Royal Air Force Tornado, which rendezvoused with Concorde briefly to the south of Ireland. Although the Tornado could match (and even exceed) Concorde's cruising speed it could only do so for a matter of minutes due to the enormous rate of fuel consumption. After racing to catch Concorde and struggling to keep up, the Tornado broke off the rendezvous after just four minutes, while Concorde cruised serenely on to JFK!"

I love this photo even more, the BA Landor livery really was the best.

that's an amazing picture and tale behind it. A thing of utter beauty. A horizontal rocket.

[Octavarium]

superlightr said:

dopsonj said:

What a stunningly dramatic photo that is !! I wonder what height that was taken to see the curvature of the earth so clearly.