The Deed is Done! V8VS Ordered
Discussion
Well, after the N430 launch curve ball (and a Maserati curve ball or two) and not being able to find a used/demo/stock car to my spec, I finally decided to get off the pot and factory order a Vantage S Sportshift today...
Rough spec as follows:
Aston Martin V8 Vantage S SportShift Coupe
Sports Suspension, Sports Seats, Sports Exhaust (std)
Contemporary Paint - Lightning Silver
Fast Track Interior - Iron Ore Red (w/Cirrus Grey Headlining, Cirrus Grey contrast stitch to door panel and inner seat only, all other stitching Iron Ore to match leather, upper lip Obsidian Black, Iridium interior trim, Piano Black facia trim, Black Cherry Carpets, Warm Charcoal Seatbelts, Silver logo to seat and carpets and Silver s/wheel stitch)
Front Parking Sensors
RED Rear Lights
Grey Brake Calipers
Platinum Grille and Meshes
Glass Switches
Wheels V-Spoke Graphite DT
Reversing Camera
Aston Martin Premium Audio
Auto Dimming Interior Mirror
Heated Seats
Memory Seats
Sat Nav/Bluetooth/Cruise/Tracker (std)
Delivery June and will go to factory to see it in build
By all means comment on the spec but that is it now :-)
Rough spec as follows:
Aston Martin V8 Vantage S SportShift Coupe
Sports Suspension, Sports Seats, Sports Exhaust (std)
Contemporary Paint - Lightning Silver
Fast Track Interior - Iron Ore Red (w/Cirrus Grey Headlining, Cirrus Grey contrast stitch to door panel and inner seat only, all other stitching Iron Ore to match leather, upper lip Obsidian Black, Iridium interior trim, Piano Black facia trim, Black Cherry Carpets, Warm Charcoal Seatbelts, Silver logo to seat and carpets and Silver s/wheel stitch)
Front Parking Sensors
RED Rear Lights
Grey Brake Calipers
Platinum Grille and Meshes
Glass Switches
Wheels V-Spoke Graphite DT
Reversing Camera
Aston Martin Premium Audio
Auto Dimming Interior Mirror
Heated Seats
Memory Seats
Sat Nav/Bluetooth/Cruise/Tracker (std)
Delivery June and will go to factory to see it in build
By all means comment on the spec but that is it now :-)
Edited by hashluck on Wednesday 26th February 19:26
Edited by hashluck on Wednesday 26th February 20:31
sounds fab. many congrats - will look stunning
On a darker car, I'd personally have gone silver for the wheels not graphite, to tie in with the silver strakes, platinum grille & meshes, etc but on a silver(ish) coloured car, where there's less contrast, it's probably a more difficult decision in general whether to go dark or bright on the metal etc
I love the fact you've gone red rear lights. I initially thought red callipers might look good with that but on balance, I think not. A really well thought out spec.
Oh and long term, the S is probably the better bet unless you particularly fancied one of the new paint schemes
Do you mean sports (standard) seats or the lightweight (option) seats btw ?
On a darker car, I'd personally have gone silver for the wheels not graphite, to tie in with the silver strakes, platinum grille & meshes, etc but on a silver(ish) coloured car, where there's less contrast, it's probably a more difficult decision in general whether to go dark or bright on the metal etc
I love the fact you've gone red rear lights. I initially thought red callipers might look good with that but on balance, I think not. A really well thought out spec.
Oh and long term, the S is probably the better bet unless you particularly fancied one of the new paint schemes
Do you mean sports (standard) seats or the lightweight (option) seats btw ?
Edited by jonby on Wednesday 26th February 19:32
Phil74891 said:
Congratulations! So much clasasier than one of those N430 things 
I was really surprised how few S models are available used at the moment (around 4 Coupes at AM dealers, maybe 8 in the country total). I further suspect that the N430 will steal some S sales which I am hoping will make the S quite a rare thing once I decide to move on (I know I should not be thinking about that already but it will be my daily driver for 2-3 years so is inevitable).jonby said:
On a darker car, I'd personally have gone silver for the wheels not graphite, to tie in with the silver strakes, platinum grille & meshes, etc but on a silver(ish) coloured car, where there's less contrast, it's probably a more difficult decision in general whether to go dark or bright on the metal etc
I love the fact you've gone red rear lights. I initially thought red callipers might look good with that but on balance, I think not. A really well thought out spec.
Oh and long term, the S is probably the better bet unless you particularly fancied one of the new paint schemes
Do you mean sports (standard) seats or the lightweight (option) seats btw ?
ThanksI love the fact you've gone red rear lights. I initially thought red callipers might look good with that but on balance, I think not. A really well thought out spec.
Oh and long term, the S is probably the better bet unless you particularly fancied one of the new paint schemes
Do you mean sports (standard) seats or the lightweight (option) seats btw ?
Edited by jonby on Wednesday 26th February 19:32
On a darker car I too would have kept with the silver wheels. This was pretty much my last decision to go with the graphite wheels with Lightning Silver and I realised most of my hesitation was the cost as I much prefer the contrast they give and I find ths standard silver way too bright and I am not going with the bright grille or silver meshes so I am keeping the contrast theme going (I think the option price on these for what is in effect the same wheel a rip-off but hey). Also of course the wheels are not black as you might expect 'graphite' to be as they still have the silver faces, I think they are painted in a very clever way.
The red calipers are very bright red and would in fact clash (as would red stitching to the steering wheel and red logos on the seata and carpets), the graphite grey calipers are very classy. Again this was all carefully considered :-)
Standard Sports Seats (I am 50 now and want to get in and out easily, prefer the extra airbags and heated seats (daily driver remember).
Edited by hashluck on Wednesday 26th February 20:32
hashluck said:
krisdelta said:
What a way to start the year 
How many sleeps?
Hah, loads! They are saying June but I am really not in a hurry. Now I have finished agonising over the decision and spec I will put it from my mind (yeah right) until I get the call for the factory visit. How many sleeps?
SFO said:
lightning silver is a stylish and timeless colour too .. it will probably not look that dirty either when not washed for some time.
It won't be washed for some time :-)It will get the Paddy treatment and a very high quality paint sealant properly applied and will never be washed (in the conventional sense) but will get my weekly detailer spray going over (no hosepipe or sponges for me but this method has worked a treat for me for and I have very clean, swirl free cars for minimum effort, remembering it is a daily driver roughly 15K miles a year.)
hashluck said:
It won't be washed for some time :-)
It will get the Paddy treatment and a very high quality paint sealant properly applied and will never be washed (in the conventional sense) but will get my weekly detailer spray going over (no hosepipe or sponges for me but this method has worked a treat for me for and I have very clean, swirl free cars for minimum effort, remembering it is a daily driver roughly 15K miles a year.)
what sealant and what spray? how long does weekly spray process take?It will get the Paddy treatment and a very high quality paint sealant properly applied and will never be washed (in the conventional sense) but will get my weekly detailer spray going over (no hosepipe or sponges for me but this method has worked a treat for me for and I have very clean, swirl free cars for minimum effort, remembering it is a daily driver roughly 15K miles a year.)
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