Kids in Aston's

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flyingjase

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3,081 posts

237 months

Friday 26th November 2010
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I was picking my car up from Stratsone Amersham last Saturday and saw a guy test driving a Rapide with his 2 young boys (lucky bd!) Anyway, it motivated me to take my 1 year old daughter for a spin in the Vantage.

She loved it, especially when I floored it in 2nd! She will be a racing driver. Just a shame it's a Porsche car seat!

Anyone else care to share their pix?




LordBretSinclair

4,294 posts

183 months

Friday 26th November 2010
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Tenuous link I know but this is my friend Andrew after test driving a V12 Vantage. He was grinning like a big kid for the next 6 hours.


flyingjase

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237 months

Friday 26th November 2010
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LordBretSinclair said:
Tenuous link I know but this is my friend Andrew after test driving a V12 Vantage. He was grinning like a big kid for the next 6 hours.

I love that face!! It just sums it up really.....absolute classic.

I take it he bought the car?

LordBretSinclair

4,294 posts

183 months

Friday 26th November 2010
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flyingjase said:
LordBretSinclair said:
Tenuous link I know but this is my friend Andrew after test driving a V12 Vantage. He was grinning like a big kid for the next 6 hours.

I love that face!! It just sums it up really.....absolute classic.

I take it he bought the car?
He's still thinking about it. Would go great in his garage next to his DB5.


Siy

460 posts

225 months

Friday 26th November 2010
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just one note - it is recommended when carrying children in the front of the V8V to set the passenger seat as far back, and as low as you can.

My kids love (one at a time) going out in the Vantage, because they get to sit in the front, and press the 'Start' button!

lime1

365 posts

175 months

Friday 26th November 2010
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I think you're also supposed to turn off the passenger airbag if they're in child seats. My 4 year old son loves the V8V, as does my 2 year old and they argue over whose turn it is to ride shotgun! Will try and get some pics once the weather improves. Snowed in at present!

tonyhall38

4,194 posts

222 months

Saturday 27th November 2010
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my grandson....

Zod

35,295 posts

264 months

Monday 29th November 2010
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lime1 said:
I think you're also supposed to turn off the passenger airbag if they're in child seats. My 4 year old son loves the V8V, as does my 2 year old and they argue over whose turn it is to ride shotgun! Will try and get some pics once the weather improves. Snowed in at present!
Hmm, because I have a third coming in a few weeks, I've had to drop the idea of a Rapide. It also occurs that I will never be able to take all three plus my wife in the DB9, so I am seriously contemlating switching to a V12V next summer. It's slightly perverse to move to a car with fewer seats as my family expands, but when the existing car can't take all and I have a seven seat behemoth arriving next month anyway, it makes sense to me. My wife might not understand my logic, but I've never asked permission for a car purchase.

flyingjase

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237 months

Monday 29th November 2010
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Zod said:
lime1 said:
I think you're also supposed to turn off the passenger airbag if they're in child seats. My 4 year old son loves the V8V, as does my 2 year old and they argue over whose turn it is to ride shotgun! Will try and get some pics once the weather improves. Snowed in at present!
Hmm, because I have a third coming in a few weeks, I've had to drop the idea of a Rapide. It also occurs that I will never be able to take all three plus my wife in the DB9, so I am seriously contemlating switching to a V12V next summer. It's slightly perverse to move to a car with fewer seats as my family expands, but when the existing car can't take all and I have a seven seat behemoth arriving next month anyway, it makes sense to me. My wife might not understand my logic, but I've never asked permission for a car purchase.
That sounds like my kind of logic.......I've never asked my wife either!

sillyboy

50 posts

189 months

Tuesday 30th November 2010
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My wife is often surprised how many desperate sellers/bargains I seem to come across smile

Dont ask just keep it quiet until she realises.......

Zod

35,295 posts

264 months

Tuesday 30th November 2010
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sillyboy said:
My wife is often surprised how many desperate sellers/bargains I seem to come across smile

Dont ask just keep it quiet until she realises.......
Sounds familiar. laugh

(you realise they do the same thing to us though with clothes and stuff for the house)

sillyboy

50 posts

189 months

Wednesday 1st December 2010
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sillyboy said:
Sounds familiar. laugh

(you realise they do the same thing to us though with clothes and stuff for the house)
I know and she's not silly smile A "mate at work" needs to offload his BMW3.0CSL, it can only go up in value! Do you think she'll realise...smile

Edited by sillyboy on Wednesday 1st December 02:00