So what have you done with your Aston today? (Vol. 2)

[Scrump]

Continued from here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[rovcallum]

Well, the car is worthless now, 30000 miles clocked up. I guess I'll defo have to keep it now.

Oh well, here's to the next 10000 and beyond.

[RobDown]

Wow on to volume 2

[V8V Pete]

But how do you review Volume 1? I can only see the last page.

[Buster73]

V8V Pete said:

But how do you review Volume 1? I can only see the last page.

Look top right of the link to the last thread and you’ll see the page numbers , just click on the page number.

[V8V Pete]

Buster73 said:

V8V Pete said:

But how do you review Volume 1? I can only see the last page.

Look top right of the link to the last thread and you’ll see the page numbers , just click on the page number.

Thanks. I was confused by this dead end:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Felonious]

Well, my V12VS is in for a new clutch and associated stuff plus a few other odds and sods of warranty essentials. Happily I’ve been loaned one of those new-fangled Vantages to tool around in. Other than the clunky, ugly, infotainment it’s a cracking car. So today I’ll go and put a few more miles in it.

[MO55]

So why was the Topic closed,,,,,

[Felonious]

Ran out of pages, I think. PH seems to cap threads at 500 pages for some reason.

[V8V Pete]

Felonious said:

Well, my V12VS is in for a new clutch and associated stuff plus a few other odds and sods of warranty essentials.

Interesting. We don't here of many V12 clutches needing replacing (since the initial squeaky warranty replacements). Manual or SSIII? How many miles? Friction plates worn out or another type of failure?

[Felonious]

V8V Pete said:

Interesting. We don't here of many V12 clutches needing replacing (since the initial squeaky warranty replacements). Manual or SSIII? How many miles? Friction plates worn out or another type of failure?

2016 car, SS3, a slither over 10k miles. I’ll have the list of what was replaced when I get it back, but the flywheel was also mentioned. Doesn’t seem entirely logical but I’m not sure yet what the issue was. It can’t possibly have been worn out so something must have failed.

The symptoms were an occasional waft of burning clutch and some general click-clacking between N and 1 instead of going into gear like a well-behaved clutch should allow. It’s never been tracked (not in the 7k miles I’ve put on it) and never driven other than in manual (same caveat).

Edited by Felonious on Monday 26th August 08:15

[V8LM]

IMG_2459 by v8lemon, on Flickr

[rovcallum]

Inverness to Malaig with pals

[LPH]

After 6 months ownership I discovered that there are pockets on the front of the seats! Somewhere to put my phone and wallet whilst in the car.

[Bincenzo]

Given the cracking weather, took my Vantage for a trot through the Warks countryside. Even Mrs B seemed reasonably content out in it. Odd. Must be the heat.

[Felonious]

Bincenzo said:

Given the cracking weather, took my Vantage for a trot through the Warks countryside. Even Mrs B seemed reasonably content out in it. Odd. Must be the heat.

Gorgeous. What colour is that?

A short run out today reveals that Mrs F has decided she doesn't like our loaner new Vantage very much. In contrast, it's growing on me.

[hashluck]

Felonious said:

Gorgeous. What colour is that?

A short run out today reveals that Mrs F has decided she doesn't like our loaner new Vantage very much. In contrast, it's growing on me.

I am totally with Mrs Crud

[Bincenzo]

Felonious said:

Bincenzo said:

Given the cracking weather, took my Vantage for a trot through the Warks countryside. Even Mrs B seemed reasonably content out in it. Odd. Must be the heat.

Gorgeous. What colour is that?

Thanks, Tungsten Silver, which has a canny habit of changing colour in the shadows.

[Felonious]

hashluck said:

I am totally with Mrs Crud

Aesthetically it's Marmite, but it's a joy to drive. Still, I'm sure my de-catted V12 with its unforgiving power delivery and squirrely arse will ensure this flirtation comes to an end.

[hashluck]

Felonious said:

hashluck said:

I am totally with Mrs Crud

Aesthetically it's Marmite, but it's a joy to drive. Still, I'm sure my de-catted V12 with its unforgiving power delivery and squirrely arse will ensure this flirtation comes to an end.

Got to say I didn't enjoy driving it either and Miss Luck didn't much like being a passenger. Both very happy to get back in the Vanquish.