My New (to me) V8V Roadster

[AndyGarton]

On Friday I collected this 2008MY Roadster. I owned a Vantage coupe a couple of years ago and loved it, regretted selling it really. The Roadster is lovely - slow and quiet (and yes fuse 22 is gone of course) compared to my silly TVR fun car, but a lot more usable for longer journeys, and the wife now hates me far less. The sportshift box sucks a bit though, but I'll be using the car more as a GT so it's fine

Edited by AndyGarton on Tuesday 4th May 19:32

[paddy328]

Looks lovely mate. You going to let the wife drive it?

[AndyGarton]

On occasion, but basically she's too scared

[AMD1]

Lovely looking car....I love the colour combo. Enjoy and be safe.

[FraserLFA]

I can't see the pics

[Conor D]

AMD1 said:

Lovely looking car....I love the colour combo. Enjoy and be safe.

+1

The colour is great!

[GlynMo]

AMD1 said:

Lovely looking car....I love the colour combo.

+2.

I still love the original wheels in graphite.

[clorenzen]

Looks very very nice. Congrats.

[bogie]

very nice...I hope to join you in a roadster myself next, I really miss roof off motoring but it wasnt available when I bought my Vantage....maybe next year I will treat myself

[SE24]

Wow, that really does look incredible! Congrats!

[WantanewV12V]

Aston do build truly beautiful cars. Have fun.

[XXXAngelXXX]

AMD1 said:

Lovely looking car....I love the colour combo. Enjoy and be safe.

+3 looks great !

[SabreN400]

That is very nice. I think the SportShift box improves with familiarity, and is actually very good. It can change gear better and more reliably than I can most of the time; I'm certainly no racing driver. On balance however, I'd probably go for a proper manual if I had the chance again. It just gives more flexability to rev the engine on downshifts and when bumbling around car parks

[cardigankid]

XXXAngelXXX said:

AMD1 said:

Lovely looking car....I love the colour combo. Enjoy and be safe.

+3 looks great !

+4 stunning, are those wheels graphite or have they been colour coded to the car. Also what is the colour? It demonstrates the point that a clean Aston always looks superb...and nice to see someone who obviously appreciates his car!

Edited by cardigankid on Thursday 6th May 19:45

[steve_amv8]

SabreN400 said:

I think the SportShift box improves with familiarity, and is actually very good. It can change gear better and more reliably than I can most of the time; I'm certainly no racing driver.

I'd second that. Had a manual before and now have SS which I love.

[AndyGarton]

The wheels are the standard graphite/anthracite, so not matching the Meteorite body. To be honest I'm not convinced about the wheels - I tend to think graphite wheels go better on a lighter car. But then I'll look at them again and think they look cool! Relatively easily changed at some point though of course if they begin to irk me

Edited by AndyGarton on Friday 7th May 10:06

[cardigankid]

I am sure, absolutely sure - keep it as it is, it looks great!!

[Zeemax_Mini]

Drop dead gorgeous!

[DSLiverpool]

Great colour combo, nice to see the red calipers last a few years

[froggie]

Another Tvr owner joining the Aston owners, quite a popular mix..
My girlfriend wouldn`t even get in any of my Tvr`s nevermind drive them, but says she cant wait till i go away working again so she can use the aston, The daughter on the other hand loves the Tvr but will only get in the pilots chair and isnt fussy on the Aston at all.

Have fun and enjoy the nice new toy