How's this for an upgrade?
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From: omnipresent
Originally Posted by ge2,Oct 13 2009, 09:19 AM
Personally, I think he's mental spending that much on a ornament but we've been through all that and I'm genuinely excited for him now 
Svelt.
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A friend of mine had one which he purchased new on an 07 plate for £85k, ran for 15 months and got £48k back for it! They are awesome cars, not overly fast (Cayman S performance), but the V8 sound is spine tingling! I drove it before he got rid, only on a side road but the noise is beautiful! He had fuse 22 (i think its that one) removed which keeps the exhaust open all the time 
Handling wise i think they are pretty good but i'm not sure how many people will ever be prepared to push it to the limit on a track, let alone on the road. When we were on the Ring I overtook his Aston in a Cayman S but it was his cousin driving and i dont think he wanted to risk any altercations with the armco!!
Good value second hand now and the interior feels like any Aston should... expensive!
Handling wise i think they are pretty good but i'm not sure how many people will ever be prepared to push it to the limit on a track, let alone on the road. When we were on the Ring I overtook his Aston in a Cayman S but it was his cousin driving and i dont think he wanted to risk any altercations with the armco!!
Good value second hand now and the interior feels like any Aston should... expensive!
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Originally Posted by Subaru2000,Oct 12 2009, 08:13 PM
It's a nice looking thing, which version?
The first lot weren't that fast, AM increased the BHP on the later cars
The first lot weren't that fast, AM increased the BHP on the later cars
+07's are ~420 BHP
unless you include the V12 upgrade
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Originally Posted by JimUK,Oct 13 2009, 01:34 PM
The interior feels like any Aston should... expensive!
For instance the seat adjusters look like an after thought by TVR
The seatbelt buckle is at the perfect height to take great chunks out of the nicely colour coded door panel
The fly off handbrake on the drivers cill is a PITA to use.
I test drove one earlier in the year during one of my weak moments
Love the sound, love the look
Hate the ride and the performance
I'll bet the V12 is good!
Anyway I'm sure he will enjoy it!
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I don't understand the performance issue Mike?
It is a fast car. Top 1/2%.
Granted it doesn't feel fast when driving because it is a very linear accelaration. As fast as the e39M5, faster than a Cayman S (i just is) and as fast as a 996.
It is a fast car. Top 1/2%.
Granted it doesn't feel fast when driving because it is a very linear accelaration. As fast as the e39M5, faster than a Cayman S (i just is) and as fast as a 996.
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it's a 2 seat GT car not an out and out racer.. for that it's quick
0-100 in sub 10s in fact it's 2s quicker than a Z4M, F355 fast.
the V12 is the racers version but if you want a really quick car you'd pick something lighter
0-100 in sub 10s in fact it's 2s quicker than a Z4M, F355 fast.
the V12 is the racers version but if you want a really quick car you'd pick something lighter