AMV8 wear & tear?
Discussion
Hi guys cleaned the car for the first time last night, nearly as good as sex, it is such a fabulous looking car, I can't stop looking at it,It's an automotive "jewel" & owning it is rather like eating in a Michelin Star restaurant,wearing a made to measure saville row suit & Brietling watch, enjoying fine wine (with Cognac to follow!), in fabulous surroundings
in other words "something special to savour".
BUT.... The bespoke nature of the car makes we wonder how deep the engineering runs? carefully cleaning every inch revealed..mine has picked up a slight scuff on the drivers seat bolster, a mark on the leather where the seatbelt slides back,a nick in the leather where the key goes into the ignition, a bright silver scratch on one of the kick plates (because there is a dark coating over the alloy, so scratches show as silver out of brown!)and two chips on the drivers alloy grap handle where a ring has taken the coating off. Outside there was barely a mark, but the interior durability worries me a bit on first encounter.
Fellow AMV8ers.......How have your cars faired?
in other words "something special to savour".
BUT.... The bespoke nature of the car makes we wonder how deep the engineering runs? carefully cleaning every inch revealed..mine has picked up a slight scuff on the drivers seat bolster, a mark on the leather where the seatbelt slides back,a nick in the leather where the key goes into the ignition, a bright silver scratch on one of the kick plates (because there is a dark coating over the alloy, so scratches show as silver out of brown!)and two chips on the drivers alloy grap handle where a ring has taken the coating off. Outside there was barely a mark, but the interior durability worries me a bit on first encounter.
Fellow AMV8ers.......How have your cars faired?
Edited by grant3 on Thursday 13th July 18:40
Due to mine being Onyx black I plumped up for the armour fend protection. It has saved me from quite a few stone chips (by looking at Rich's after Le Mans), but I just ordered a touch kit from AM for Onyx Black (£30 odd quid).
My alloys edges are now also looking a bit scuffed, mainly due to my careless parking, but hey ho, I've always scuffed my alloys.
Oil... anyone tried to do an oil top up?
Dry sump... oh it's fun
Run the engine for 20 seconds at 2000rpm, turn off for 30 seconds, check oil, wipe clean, run for 20 seconds, turn off, wait for 20 seconds and repeat etc etc etc.
First AML only recommend CASTROL EDGE SPORT 10W-60 a fully synthetic oil. This is of course NOT on the shelf in your local Halfrauds, it has to be ordered especially
Also it's £42.99 a bott;le
My alloys edges are now also looking a bit scuffed, mainly due to my careless parking, but hey ho, I've always scuffed my alloys.
Oil... anyone tried to do an oil top up?
Dry sump... oh it's fun
Run the engine for 20 seconds at 2000rpm, turn off for 30 seconds, check oil, wipe clean, run for 20 seconds, turn off, wait for 20 seconds and repeat etc etc etc.
First AML only recommend CASTROL EDGE SPORT 10W-60 a fully synthetic oil. This is of course NOT on the shelf in your local Halfrauds, it has to be ordered especially
Also it's £42.99 a bott;le
Edited by shadytree on Thursday 13th July 10:24
sadlerj said:
Shady..yours used any? Mine has not changed level since after the first service...7500 miles in...
Edited by sadlerj on Thursday 13th July 12:18
not much really, so quite pleased. Over 4000 miles just needed about half a pint top up. pretty good seeing as the way I've been gunning it
Some good shots to be had near The Royal Oak in Fritham for New Forest action or I find Stockbridge area really good for country lane hooning and photo's. Could meet in the car park (big car park, usually with a good selection of toys) of the Mayfly Pub on the Stockbridge to Andover Road (great boozer!)(www.themayfly.co.uk/)
The wife is about to drop our first little one so sometime before that would be good for me, hows about Sun 23rd July?
The wife is about to drop our first little one so sometime before that would be good for me, hows about Sun 23rd July?
shadytree said:
Due to mine being Onyx black I plumped up for the armour fend protection. It has saved me from quite a few stone chips (by looking at Rich's after Le Mans), but I just ordered a touch kit from AM for Onyx Black (£30 odd quid).
My alloys edges are now also looking a bit scuffed, mainly due to my careless parking, but hey ho, I've always scuffed my alloys.
Oil... anyone tried to do an oil top up?
Dry sump... oh it's fun
Run the engine for 20 seconds at 2000rpm, turn off for 30 seconds, check oil, wipe clean, run for 20 seconds, turn off, wait for 20 seconds and repeat etc etc etc.
First AML only recommend CASTROL EDGE SPORT 10W-60 a fully synthetic oil. This is of course NOT on the shelf in your local Halfrauds, it has to be ordered especially
Also it's £42.99 a bott;le
My alloys edges are now also looking a bit scuffed, mainly due to my careless parking, but hey ho, I've always scuffed my alloys.
Oil... anyone tried to do an oil top up?
Dry sump... oh it's fun
Run the engine for 20 seconds at 2000rpm, turn off for 30 seconds, check oil, wipe clean, run for 20 seconds, turn off, wait for 20 seconds and repeat etc etc etc.
First AML only recommend CASTROL EDGE SPORT 10W-60 a fully synthetic oil. This is of course NOT on the shelf in your local Halfrauds, it has to be ordered especially
Also it's £42.99 a bott;le
Edited by shadytree on Thursday 13th July 10:24
£42.99 a bottle? what size? its 9.99 from opieoilman bloke thingy
And i had one stone chip from hughsie lifting the road up in front of me and that has been fixed
jhoneyball said:
"bespoke nature" -- err what bespoke nature???
As in... hand finished leather, alloy heating controls & gear surround/handbrake, alloy dials, hand finished paintwork etc etc etc, a full production line car it isn't!!
Leggera said:
...not too sure what the connection is between 'engineering' and normal wear and tear?
Blimey we are picky today! All I meant to say was if much of the car is put together by hand/special processes (bonding etc), it may not offer the engineering integrity of full production line car!
On the oil front I agree with Shadytree taking a reading is a pain in the b#m after Pork which reads from the dials whilst you sit comfortably in the car! Mine was half way dowm the dip stick when checked (it's only done 1k miles since the first 1k service!), so took 2/3 litre to fill up, hope it isn't as thirsty for oil as petrol............
currently 14.8 mpg...ouch!
Edited by grant3 on Thursday 13th July 18:41
jhoneyball said:
grant3 said:
jhoneyball said:
"bespoke nature" -- err what bespoke nature???
As in... hand finished leather, alloy heating controls & gear surround/handbrake, alloy dials, hand finished paintwork etc etc etc, a full production line car it isn't!!
none of which means "bespoke"
Are there any production cars that are truly bespoke?
jhoneyball said:
grant3 said:
jhoneyball said:
"bespoke nature" -- err what bespoke nature???
As in... hand finished leather, alloy heating controls & gear surround/handbrake, alloy dials, hand finished paintwork etc etc etc, a full production line car it isn't!!
none of which means "bespoke"
"be·spoke ( P ) Pronunciation Key (b-spk) v.Past tense and a past participle of bespeak.
adj. Custom-made. Said especially of clothes."
Why not pop this into Google & see how many journalists have used the same reference.... bespoke aston martin vantage v8
Go visit "nit picking.com" it will suit you down to the ground, this is a petrol head site where it's about the cars!
The AMV8 has a good number of "bespoke" parts (as in specially crafted items made for that model only)! Of course it also has many Volvo & Ford parts, which no doubt in your eyes means it isn't a real Aston, "they don't make them like they used to"!
Edited by grant3 on Friday 14th July 08:03
grant3 said:
jhoneyball said:
grant3 said:
jhoneyball said:
"bespoke nature" -- err what bespoke nature???
As in... hand finished leather, alloy heating controls & gear surround/handbrake, alloy dials, hand finished paintwork etc etc etc, a full production line car it isn't!!
none of which means "bespoke"
"be·spoke ( P ) Pronunciation Key (b-spk) v.Past tense and a past participle of bespeak.
adj. Custom-made. Said especially of clothes."
Why not pop this into Google & see how many journalists have used the same reference.... bespoke aston martin vantage v8
Go visit "nit picking.com" it will suit you down to the ground, this is a petrol head site where it's about the cars!
The AMV8 has a good number of "bespoke" parts (as in specially crafted items made for that model only)! Of course it also has many Volvo & Ford parts, which no doubt in your eyes means it isn't a real Aston, "they don't make them like they used to"!
Edited by grant3 on Friday 14th July 08:03
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