V12VS Manual - Still worth it?
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NeinFondue said:
Very nice.. Congrats..
Hope you don’t mind me asking, but is this car fresh from the factory? I’m asking because you seem to have the auto dimming rear mirror, and I was told by my dealership that it cannot be spec’d on the roadster.
Yes it is straight from Gaydon; I think it rather depends on who your dealer talks too at the Factory. For sometime alcantara steering wheels were a no-no in the roadster, now OK apparently. Auto dimming mirror the same - it is an easy exchange if you already have one! I have found if you say "this is clearly possible and I want one" it tends to work.Hope you don’t mind me asking, but is this car fresh from the factory? I’m asking because you seem to have the auto dimming rear mirror, and I was told by my dealership that it cannot be spec’d on the roadster.
callevascm said:
Yes it is straight from Gaydon; I think it rather depends on who your dealer talks too at the Factory. For sometime alcantara steering wheels were a no-no in the roadster, now OK apparently. Auto dimming mirror the same - it is an easy exchange if you already have one! I have found if you say "this is clearly possible and I want one" it tends to work.
Perfect.. Thanks for that. Will ask at the factory on Tuesday 
callevascm said:
Yes it is straight from Gaydon; I think it rather depends on who your dealer talks too at the Factory. For sometime alcantara steering wheels were a no-no in the roadster, now OK apparently. Auto dimming mirror the same - it is an easy exchange if you already have one! I have found if you say "this is clearly possible and I want one" it tends to work.
My understanding is that the auto dimming mirror affects the DAB radio reception on Roadster . Be interested to know if this is the case as my AMR was initially specced with Auto Dim and then amended . Lovely car btw - perfect colour combo .NeinFondue said:
callevascm said:
Yes it is straight from Gaydon; I think it rather depends on who your dealer talks too at the Factory. For sometime alcantara steering wheels were a no-no in the roadster, now OK apparently. Auto dimming mirror the same - it is an easy exchange if you already have one! I have found if you say "this is clearly possible and I want one" it tends to work.
Perfect.. Thanks for that. Will ask at the factory on Tuesday IanV12VR said:
NeinFondue said:
callevascm said:
Yes it is straight from Gaydon; I think it rather depends on who your dealer talks too at the Factory. For sometime alcantara steering wheels were a no-no in the roadster, now OK apparently. Auto dimming mirror the same - it is an easy exchange if you already have one! I have found if you say "this is clearly possible and I want one" it tends to work.
Perfect.. Thanks for that. Will ask at the factory on Tuesday alcantara is an issue with wear/fading in the sun - did you have to sign a waiver in the end to get it Graham ? I seem to recall them mentioning one might be necessary
RobDown said:
V8V Pete said:
Orthopaedic surgeons are an unsubtle midway between carpenters and blacksmiths so this comes as no surprise to me whatsoever 
haha you sound just like my wife. Are you in that Doctor's facebook group (I think its called something like "Grumps") 
RobDown said:
V8V Pete said:
No Facebook for me Rob. Is your wife a doctor too? If so, what sort?
Ostensibly a GP but does a lot of work with nursing homes and one day a week with Macmillan. You?silverspeed said:
My understanding is that the auto dimming mirror affects the DAB radio reception on Roadster . Be interested to know if this is the case as my AMR was initially specced with Auto Dim and then amended . Lovely car btw - perfect colour combo .
IanV12VR said:
Hi Marcel, would be interested to hear what they say. I asked when speccing mine and was told it couldn’t be put on for the reasons Silverspeed mentioned, it affects the DAB radio. Seldom drive mine at night so not a real issue but it does frustrate me that people get different answers on the same issues!
jonby said:
as the others have said, introduction of DAB would appear to be the reason
alcantara is an issue with wear/fading in the sun - did you have to sign a waiver in the end to get it Graham ? I seem to recall them mentioning one might be necessary
I’ll ask on Tuesday and let you guys know. I too spec’d mine with auto dimming to start with, but it was removed and I was only told that it was no longer compatible with the Roadster. TBH, I only spec’d it because the standard mirror looks really cheap and nasty alcantara is an issue with wear/fading in the sun - did you have to sign a waiver in the end to get it Graham ? I seem to recall them mentioning one might be necessary
V8V Pete said:
RobDown said:
V8V Pete said:
No Facebook for me Rob. Is your wife a doctor too? If so, what sort?
Ostensibly a GP but does a lot of work with nursing homes and one day a week with Macmillan. You?
NeinFondue said:
V8V Pete said:
I'm a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist. None the wiser? Then I'm a person plumber. If it's blocked (artery, vein, liver kidney), then I'll unblock it; if it's leaking then I'll seal it and all through a hole no bigger than 5mm across. You did ask
My wife’s a doctor with a specialty in scoping 
jonby said:
IanV12VR said:
NeinFondue said:
callevascm said:
Yes it is straight from Gaydon; I think it rather depends on who your dealer talks too at the Factory. For sometime alcantara steering wheels were a no-no in the roadster, now OK apparently. Auto dimming mirror the same - it is an easy exchange if you already have one! I have found if you say "this is clearly possible and I want one" it tends to work.
Perfect.. Thanks for that. Will ask at the factory on Tuesday alcantara is an issue with wear/fading in the sun - did you have to sign a waiver in the end to get it Graham ? I seem to recall them mentioning one might be necessary
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