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Hi, all
First post on this forum, long time lurker. I've just clicked over 13,000 miles on my 60-reg DBS, and thought it was about time I entered into the spirit, etc. The DBS followed three DB9s and two DB7s, and has been fantastic so far. I love the lightness (relatively) and the chuckability, and the ride quality, which is night and day better than the previous sport pack DB9. Build quality greatly improved too, and after 18 months or so no serious issues apart from wheel vibration, which was only cured by a trip to WS.
I run winter tyres Nov to March-ish, stored at Stratstone Wilmslow, so it is a sort of daily driver, alternating with a FFRR 4.4TDV8 (woeful; first, and absolutely last diesel I will ever have). We did a long run round France last year, and I was in the Hammerhead DBS that a group of AMOC/PH guys saw leaving the Gironde ferry as they were waiting to get on it en masse last year. Bit surreal.... Car was amazing on those sort of distances, and we did 700 miles back in one run.
Not seen the new Vanquish yet as have been tied up on the two offered dates, but should be next few weeks. Will be interesting but still no heated front screen! FFS, the early DB9s had this and now it's no longer available. It's pretty essential kit for daily driving in the winter in the UK. Boot looks bigger though; OH had to tolerate 'tiny' (her words) luggage space on France trip, further exacerbated by said 'tiny' luggage being roasted by the exhausts. Make-up melts in the heat; who knew...?
I realise pics are required, but have not mastered Samsung Galaxy/Mac interface sufficiently to do that yet. May try harder this weekend.
First post on this forum, long time lurker. I've just clicked over 13,000 miles on my 60-reg DBS, and thought it was about time I entered into the spirit, etc. The DBS followed three DB9s and two DB7s, and has been fantastic so far. I love the lightness (relatively) and the chuckability, and the ride quality, which is night and day better than the previous sport pack DB9. Build quality greatly improved too, and after 18 months or so no serious issues apart from wheel vibration, which was only cured by a trip to WS.
I run winter tyres Nov to March-ish, stored at Stratstone Wilmslow, so it is a sort of daily driver, alternating with a FFRR 4.4TDV8 (woeful; first, and absolutely last diesel I will ever have). We did a long run round France last year, and I was in the Hammerhead DBS that a group of AMOC/PH guys saw leaving the Gironde ferry as they were waiting to get on it en masse last year. Bit surreal.... Car was amazing on those sort of distances, and we did 700 miles back in one run.
Not seen the new Vanquish yet as have been tied up on the two offered dates, but should be next few weeks. Will be interesting but still no heated front screen! FFS, the early DB9s had this and now it's no longer available. It's pretty essential kit for daily driving in the winter in the UK. Boot looks bigger though; OH had to tolerate 'tiny' (her words) luggage space on France trip, further exacerbated by said 'tiny' luggage being roasted by the exhausts. Make-up melts in the heat; who knew...?
I realise pics are required, but have not mastered Samsung Galaxy/Mac interface sufficiently to do that yet. May try harder this weekend.
damianke said:
I realise pics are required, but have not mastered Samsung Galaxy/Mac interface sufficiently to do that yet. May try harder this weekend.
take photo on the Samsung GalaxyUse browser on Samsung Galaxy - go to pistonheads, go to topic (this one
), click "Reply to Topic"Top of the reply box / page is an Upload an image (beta) click point.
Turn Samsung Galaxy into landscape mode.
Click the Upload an Image point.
Will open up a little box.
upload an image
Select from the phones "Gallery"
Select picture.
Close box
Picture uploaded!
No need to connect phone to Mac
damianke said:
Hi, all
We did a long run round France last year, and I was in the Hammerhead DBS that a group of AMOC/PH guys saw leaving the Gironde ferry as they were waiting to get on it en masse last year. Bit surreal.... Car was amazing on those sort of distances, and we did 700 miles back in one run.
LBS and I were in the Group giving you a wave as you left the ferry - your car sounded fantastic as it sped away - and loved the colour as well. Bet you didn't expect to come across eight Astons there!We did a long run round France last year, and I was in the Hammerhead DBS that a group of AMOC/PH guys saw leaving the Gironde ferry as they were waiting to get on it en masse last year. Bit surreal.... Car was amazing on those sort of distances, and we did 700 miles back in one run.
Look forward to seeing the pictures.
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