Vantage V8 at last !

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ds666 said:

Did you have any no claims bonus to use on the Aston to get that price ? Best I could get is around £600 based on 3000 p.a

Yes they allowed me 8 years accumulated on Admiral Multicar. They even checked it themselves I needed no proof.

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A couple more photos.
So I have done a bit of instrument cover stretching, not too successfully I might add. I think its a bit far gone and may have to get my upholsterer chum to have a look at it.
Driven the car a few times and have odd error messages that all seem to clear themselves: DSC Service and Emissions.
Usually a quick turn off and restart clears them but a pain ll the same as the car was meant to be perfect.
Also managed to finally pair my phone, what a hit and miss job that is, and couldn't resist saving my wife as "M" so "call M" is a favourite with the kids, and me !

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Just changed the antenna for a smaller "besting" and thinking about wheels now.
I managed to pick up a pretty much perfect set of standard 19 wheels from Ebay and thinking about a graphite grey?
Also a genuine Aston Car Cover on its way; again an Ebay find.
How do I see if the tyre pressure monitoring is working ?

[ds666]

Where did you get the aerial ? I'd like to do this .
My car is identical spec to your , wheels are being refurbished by Exel to std colour - would like red calipers but where do you stop .....

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pennpromo said:

Just changed the antenna for a smaller "besting" and thinking about wheels now.
I managed to pick up a pretty much perfect set of standard 19 wheels from Ebay and thinking about a graphite grey?
Also a genuine Aston Car Cover on its way; again an Ebay find.
How do I see if the tyre pressure monitoring is working ?

Lovely car !!

Go for a quick spin first , more than 5 minutes I'd say so that the sensors get time to check tyre pressures.

Then stick your head under the passenger side glove box and you should see a blue box with some lights on.

If they are all lit up and not flashing all is ok (It is covered in the owners manual). Each wheel is designated a colour which should correspond to the collar around the wheel tyre valve.

The previous owner might have used a by-pass kit which makes the TPMS redundant and no error message on dash.

This is done as its quite an expensive fix due to new sensors, re-programming etc.

[David W.]

ds666 said:

Where did you get the aerial ? I'd like to do this .
My car is identical spec to your , wheels are being refurbished by Exel to std colour - would like red calipers but where do you stop .....

These go straight on.
Allegedly they give better reception too.



DW

Edited by David W. on Thursday 15th February 10:46

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David W. said:

These go straight on.
Allegedly they give better reception too.



DW

Edited by David W. on Thursday 15th February 10:46

David, yup that's the one I fitted. Simon.

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pennpromo said:

David, yup that's the one I fitted. Simon.

If that’s the case they are cheaper from Citroen. When my daughter had her mini the bee sting ariel was about half the price of the mini item and a perfect fit too