Time to shed tears

[lime1]

Firstly tears of sadness. After nearly 3 years of some great motoring and non stop smiling I've finally said farewell to my BR moded V8V. It was a wrench to part with it. The BR manifolds and cats have gone to Bincenzo for Project Buccaneer. I'm sure once his upgrade is complete he'll also be smiling from ear to ear.

Secondly tears of joy at my new acquisition - DBS coupe TT2 What better way to replace the Vantage? After collection from Grange AM Brentwood last week it was a short trip to Tom at Paintshield for some protection. Francis had a day to work his magic on it before Xpel Ultimate PPF was applied to the front end, sills and rear arches. This is a self healing film which I hope lives up to its billing! Check out the Paintshield website for info. Yesterday the car was picked up by Mike's team and taken to BR where it now resides awaiting their magic touch to release its true potential. So far then I've only managed just under 100 very enjoyable miles in it. I'm hoping to regain possession in 2 weeks, when hopefully my smile will be even bigger. My boys can't wait and neither can I. My only concern is how I get on with the TT2 after always having had manual performance cars. May take a bit of getting used to. I've no financial interest in either of these 2 companies; just a happy past customer returning for more work.

In line with BR tradition then my project needs a name. I did consider Iris or Theia but it may suit a more masculine name. So far thoughts are Invictus, Bacchus, Styx, Ares, Avenger and Thor. Roman or Greek mythological names apart from obviously the last two. I also like Merlin but had a cat with that name! I realise I'm probably setting myself up to be shot down but comments and ideas welcome.

Finally tears of frustration. I did take a couple of pics to post. Try as I might however I just can't get them to upload . Taken on iPhone then tranferred to Macbook Pro. File size reduced to under 2Mb jpeg (one image is only 160Kb). Browser is Safari but have also tried IE. When I try and upload it just comes up blank. If anyone has any bright ideas please enlighten me.

[Little Donkey]

I hear that was a long day for The Paddymeister - he spent the next two at mine!

Hope you get the picture thing sorted, but in the meantime, enjoy your car. What are BR up to? Would love to see that when its done.

Sounds like the fellas at Grange looked after you. Haven't seen them since Centenary week back in July.

[lime1]

Little Donkey said:

I hear that was a long day for The Paddymeister - he spent the next two at mine!

Hope you get the picture thing sorted, but in the meantime, enjoy your car. What are BR up to? Would love to see that when its done.

Sounds like the fellas at Grange looked after you. Haven't seen them since Centenary week back in July.

Yes Paddy had a late finish. He had to leave the back end to concentrate on the areas to be covered with film. I was hoping he'd be able to complete it before it went to BR but you'd obviously nabbed him! So there's still a bit of work to be done.

BR are replacing manifolds, inlet cams and cats.

Matt at Grange was great. It's my second car from them and can't fault the service. My V8V is there for sale and is a great buy for someone in the market for one. Unfortunately however it now comes with the OEM exhaust system.

[lime1]

Hopefully managed to sort pic at last. Outside Paintshield waiting for Paddy and PPF

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Edited by lime1 on Tuesday 17th September 23:52

[steveatesh]

Congratulations on the new purchase, it looks fantastic and I hope to see it driving around the area

For name, wouldn't Oculus be appropriate?

[lime1]

steveatesh said:

Congratulations on the new purchase, it looks fantastic and I hope to see it driving around the area

For name, wouldn't Oculus be appropriate?

Hi Steve. Plate will be changed once transfer through from the Vantage. Hopefully out and about a bit more with the extra seats.

Did consider Oculus but a bit obvious. I like Theia. She was the Titan of sight. A bit more obscure. Just not sure if I wanted a female name.

[Grant3]

WOW ... Simply stunning, congratulations you luck chap spookily my mrs also had a cat named Merlin and wasn't it also the name of the Rolls Royce engine in the Spitfire? Job done

[V12woollie]

Congratulations on your DBS, a stunning car. The V12 is definitely a different driving experience to the V8V

I also had my new car attended to by Francis and then the Paintshield applied. I think as a combination treatment it is second to none to bring out and protect the beauty of the AM paintwork.

Look forward to seeing you and the car at a future meet

[Cockernee]

lime1 said:

Yes Paddy had a late finish. He had to leave the back end to concentrate on the areas to be covered with film. I was hoping he'd be able to complete it before it went to BR but you'd obviously nabbed him! So there's still a bit of work to be done.

BR are replacing manifolds, inlet cams and cats.

Matt at Grange was great. It's my second car from them and can't fault the service. My V8V is there for sale and is a great buy for someone in the market for one. Unfortunately however it now comes with the OEM exhaust system.

Sounds like the full Lance treatment then You will love the noise and the difference in performance is something to behold. Enjoy

[paddy328]

I think you lot should do away with all these fancy names and just call them something like "Brian" or Nigel. Much more original.

[mikey k]

paddy328 said:

I think you lot should do away with all these fancy names and just call them something like "Brian" or Nigel. Much more original.

Johnny?

[Bincenzo]

lime1 said:

Hopefully managed to sort pic at last. Outside Paintshield waiting for Paddy and PPF

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Edited by lime1 on Tuesday 17th September 23:52

JP, that is one stunning car. Having recently been lucky enough to drive one, I now appreciate why you will be smiling so much and why you'll be counting the seconds until you get it back. As for the name, I'm fresh out of Roman Gods I'm afraid!

[George29]

paddy328 said:

I think you lot should do away with all these fancy names and just call them something like "Brian" or Nigel. Much more original.

I've been saying this for ages! If I ever get a car modified by BR (unlikley at best), mine will be called Rupert.

[V12woollie]

I'm officially reserving the name Ambrose

[Little Donkey]

And I've already secured "Vesper"

[lime1]

Is that legit to secure a name before getting the job done? A bit like wiping your ae before you've had a cp! Sure get the paper ready while you're doing the business but wait until your on the job!!

As far as my naming dilemma goes, the question is should it be male or female? I'm edging towards Theia if female and Thor if male. Still like Merlin for the Spitfire connection but too many memories of the cat!

[GingerMunky]

Looks truely awesome mate.

[George29]

lime1 said:

As far as my naming dilemma goes, the question is should it be male or female? I'm edging towards Theia if female and Thor if male. Still like Merlin for the Spitfire connection but too many memories of the cat!

Male for a DBS. It's too butch to be a female (except a lesbian, but who wants a lesbian car?).

[Little Donkey]

George29 said:

Male for a DBS. It's too butch to be a female (except a lesbian, but who wants a lesbian car?).

I think I might be a lesbian.

[Bincenzo]

Little Donkey said:

I think I might be a lesbian.

Are you from Lesbania as well?