Another defector

[D Walker]

Amazing how satisfying it is to dig out 5 years of leaf debris gunk from around/under the boot/bonnet hinges........or is that just me and Dave?

Not at all, for years I have cleaned around the inside of my inner wheel arches as they are always full of ****, the only ones I’ve had rust were due to galvanic corrosion between materials, unfortunately the bending down, wheels off and liner out routine with my back and hip is getting harder...

 

[Scaf]

I bet the OP wished he simply posted “I traded my QP for a DB9” and added a few pics ........... reading and “trying to understand” the financial details - pros cons - detailed analysis- speculations - comparisons - explanations- risks etc etc etc ...... has done my head in.

Having said that I may take the GTS to the nearest AM dealer at the weekend as I do love a V12

Enjoy the new car my friend - everyone lives an Aston Martin especially a V12

 

[rockits]

F*** off? That's what my bank would say if I went to them with a good idea about a car. Last time I asked they did, anyway.

Very funny......very good

I love these kind of threads how the start, wobble, roll and rock. You just get a bit of so many different emotions and variety all thrown in. Like a 3 course meal or a good film.

 

[zagatoes30]

I agree with Robert, you don’t know it till you clean, I often think that is how I should buy a car, turn up with my 2 buckets, clean it, then point out all the deficiencies.. only problem is giving out a load of free car washes....

I say that to the wife every time I buy a car, you never really know it until you have washed it

 

[Felonious Crud]

I say that to the wife every time I buy a car, you never really know it until you have washed it

Ditto wifes.

 

[rockits]

Ditto wifes.

Can't say I've had the pleasure of washing too many wives. I wonder if it is OK to wash a wife the same as a car with no issues?

 

[CatmanV2]

Can't say I've had the pleasure of washing too many wives. I wonder if it is OK to wash a wife the same as a car with no issues?

Certainly you need at least two buckets.

C

 

[Rwc13]

She might be a bit cold on the drive

 

[Chrisb2015]

I agree with Robert, you don’t know it till you clean, I often think that is how I should buy a car, turn up with my 2 buckets, clean it, then point out all the deficiencies.. only problem is giving out a load of free car washes....

This really made me chuckle. Can you imagine the guys at the dealership......you can imagine the conversation. Who is the new valeter, didn’t know we had one. Well who is that? Oh that’s a potential customer, he didn’t want a test drive, he was happy to decide based on how it felt rubbing his mitt over the rear end. Oh, OK.

 

[Felonious Crud]

She might be a bit cold on the drive

But surely appreciative of the blemish-removal qualtiies of a good clay bar, and the post-wax smoothness. Also, she'd get less wet if you took her out on a rainy day. "Oh look how well the water's beading on you love. Wonderful!".

 

[rockits]

Certainly you need at least two buckets.

C

Definitely. Also need to make sure you start at the top and work down.

 

[D Walker]

C

 

[D Walker]

Doh! Not sure what occurred there

 

[outrun]

That made me look at the Aston Martin website which actually is a new version. It's very nice and is a good demonstration of how well Aston are doing with brand identity, certainly compared to Maserati, who haven't got a clue. Time to fire the marketing team and allocate some new budget to modernising their brand identity.

https://global.astonmartin.com/

https://www.maserati.com/maserati/gb/en

 

[bigbob]

The regulator will look at mis-selling in this area at some stage. It is £749 pm over two years but include the upfront and it is actually £1878 pm. Sure there could be some equity left in at the end but with a GFV of 76% of list price I would not be sure.

Or look at it another way in plain english, this car will cost over twice what Robert is paying for his used but still fresh AM - shows you where the value is. And forget the the five years free servicing on the new car as you will only use one of them before you hand it back, grateful that the GFV was set at too high figure.

 

[CatmanV2]

Definitely. Also need to make sure you start at the top and work down.

Would you use a leaf blower on the crevices?

C

 

[rockits]

Would you use a leaf blower on the crevices?

C

Ouch....sounds painful. Certainly need to treat that road rash that can affect some models.

 

[zagatoes30]

SM drift again, one of the reasons I love this place

 

[Navcorr]

crevices?
C

Dirty....

 

[daverichardson]

Barry Cryer on women
'Why is the ignition so near the exhaust?'