Today I have mostly been....

Richard Moss

Richard Moss

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.....playing with this! :) Aston Martin DB7 Vantage (6.0L V12). Hired as a birthday treat for Mrs M, I have also been having a go and it is quite an interesting experience. The interior is let down by crappy Ford switch gear 9from a Fiesta, i believe) but has beautiful green and cream leather to compensate. It is, however, very small inside and headroom is very much at a premium. The outside just looks every bit as wonderful as expected.

The real joy is in the engineering under the skin - the engine sounds wonderful, if a bit too muted for my taste, but the whole driving experience is impressive. What is most remarkable is that it can pootle around at almost zero mph, is fine going to the supermarket, rides well (better than a Vitesse Sport - much better) and feels completely surefooted at all times. Then you put your foot down and are doing silly speeds in no-time-flat.

Would I buy one? No. Did I enjoy driving it? Yes!!!

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Also seen whilst out and about - A Karman Ghia, Bedford ice cream van and MGB roadster.
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That's a stunner. I've always wanted to be able to say " shall we take the Aston ? Coooool
 
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Stina, but you can say " shall we take the V8". If you say it quietly it sounds better :)
 
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It went back this evening (we had it for 48 hours) and we're sorry to see it go. We both really enjoyed driving it and I have to confess that it has honestly set me thinking about buying an XK8 which is similar under the skin, and on the outside, but a hell of a lot cheaper.
 
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Second you on buying an XK8, so long as your mind has not turned to buying a doormobile/ icecream van :LOL:

Graeme
 
I have no control for icecream, I would be dead of a coronary in a few months, an XK or an Aston the cause of death would be speed related.

Graeme
 
Moo Moo land ? is that part of the E.U. seem you need a submarine to get there so I dont know how they got the icecream van there. some of those dancers on the back row were really hot lol can see the need to cool down.

Graeme
 
ghce said:
Moo Moo land ? is that part of the E.U. seem you need a submarine to get there so I dont know how they got the icecream van there. some of those dancers on the back row were really hot lol can see the need to cool down.

Graeme
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That's the one! It's Mu Mu, not Moo Moo; "The KLF" operated originally under the name of "The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu", a name they "borrowed" from the Illuminatus trilogy, a cult 60's American fiction book.
 
Indeed it is, I have the video on my computer desktop and watch it every so often, shame they never seemed to do any significant follow-ups.

Think I will give a 'nother whirl :mrgreen:

Graeme
 
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