My New Chariot

[snuffy]

For the last 6 years I've tooled round in a Noble M12-GTO3; but today it went, and was replaced by a 2005 V8 Vantage.

It's certainly a hell of a different motor, it has things like buttons to press and switches stuff to fiddle with. And the seats move by magic, as do the mirrors - all sorts of things to play with in fact !!

This is it:







I have to say, I'm rather chuffed !

[hunt_the_fox]

Lovely motor, great work!!

[Ice27]

And so you should be!!
Beautiful!!

You'll need to get used to people turning and pointing now....

[krisdelta]

Welcome! Lovely looking car - fuse 22 out and enjoy

[Tony V12V]

Congrats and welcome

Think you will find the Aston is bit more refined than the Noble (and screwed together a bit more securely)

[Retman]

Welcome to the fold snuffy, hope you enjoy.

PS OH loved your fury friends.

[B4rnst4ble]

Welcome! Old boy

[JA51ON W]

Welcome snuffy, I also came from noble, a 3R . Enjoy.

[gpb1]

Congrats on the purchase. The grin will stay with you for some tone every time you look out and see it outside your house.

[yeti]

Looks in good nick, you must be very pleased!

Bit of a contrast with a Noble... do you miss the turbo-nuttiness and outright speed?

[michael gould]

looks fantastic ...welcome to the club

[cardigankid]

What a nice looking car!

[Neil1300R]

Fantastic car, looks great with the clear rear light upgrade.

[snuffy]

Thanks all - I'm pleased with it so far. Of course, over on the Noble forum, they reckon it's slow and I'll return to them !!!!

Regarding the clear rear lights; they appear to have a fair amount of condensation in them - would that be a case of TADTS ?

[yeti]

snuffy said:

Regarding the clear rear lights; they appear to have a fair amount of condensation in them - would that be a case of TADTS ?

Nope, though many do. They're abviously a retrofit as yours is a 2005 car, maye they weren't sealed properly by the fitter. What warranty do you have?

[GingerMunky]

Nice car mate.

I had an M400 on loan for a while it was epic, even had an opportunity to drive one at Rockingham, that was epic^2. Couldn't get on with it as a daily drive though, had to fold myself in three just to get in the car.

You won't regret moving to the V8V.

[bogie]

very nice ....but I would say that ,mines similar

[peterr96]

yeti said:

maye they weren't sealed properly by the fitter. What warranty do you have?

Huh??

These I thought were sealed units. What's the fitter got to do with it? That's like saying the bloke that unpacked the beer glasses spilt your drink.

[Podie]

peterr96 said:

yeti said:

maye they weren't sealed properly by the fitter. What warranty do you have?

Huh??

These I thought were sealed units. What's the fitter got to do with it? That's like saying the bloke that unpacked the beer glasses spilt your drink.

Clear lights were not factory fit on that age of car, so they've been fitted afterwards.

Yeti is asking if there was a warranty with that work, or indeed with the car itself at the point of purchase.

[Podie]

Nice choice Snuffy. Remember seeing the last Esprit you had at Vmax, and you chopping that it for the Noble.

Quite fancy an AM V8...