Evo 5 RS
Glad to see you're still in ownership, car looks great. Such an awesome colour too.
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My new car... meet Ruby.
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Just had to go back to post 1 to see what wheels where on this...
Looks 100% spot on. Literally perfect. Contrast to the body colour is just right. It just works.
V12 wheels do look a bit Wolfrace as mentioned
Lots of new cars are being released with gawdawful wheels at the moment Aston, the GT-86.. others don't spring to mind right this moment..
One year already though... wow Little write up pending for your anniversary I hope
Looks 100% spot on. Literally perfect. Contrast to the body colour is just right. It just works.
V12 wheels do look a bit Wolfrace as mentioned
Lots of new cars are being released with gawdawful wheels at the moment
Aston, the GT-86.. others don't spring to mind right this moment..One year already though... wow
Little write up pending for your anniversary I hope 
A year in the life of Aston ownership
Well its now been exactly a year sinse i shook the salesman's hand and left a deposit on this car, so i thought id put together a little bit of a write up of what its been like over the last 12 months.
I started looking, and originally wanted a grey or black model, Id been in talks with a sales man at Aston Martin Wilmslow who was looking for a suitable model, he got me in to test drive a sports shift just to try it but i wasnt keen, it was a manual or nothing.
A couple of weeks later i got a phone call saying they had a "once in a lifetime car" in stock, an 06 Toro Red with only 8k on the clock, supplied and maintained by wilmslow.. but it was too expensive.. being a mug i was convinced to go in and have a look... I left having signed and left a deposit. oops haha
Collection day 2 weeks later
just wow.. i still remember driving out the dealer and just being in love.
Its not been without its issues....
The 1st issue was the rear boot seal was leaking in water, leaving me with a wet boot... 2 visits to the dealer on that front
then we had a wiper issue.. on a very wet M60
Other than a few other little niggles its been reliable
Ive done just shy of 6000 miles in the last 12 months...
The best trip by far.. LeMans 2013!
Also ended up in a few car shows
Costs?
I dont honestly know... not including insurance id guestimate at around 4k for maintenance and servicing.. But its worth every single penny!
Well its now been exactly a year sinse i shook the salesman's hand and left a deposit on this car, so i thought id put together a little bit of a write up of what its been like over the last 12 months.
I started looking, and originally wanted a grey or black model, Id been in talks with a sales man at Aston Martin Wilmslow who was looking for a suitable model, he got me in to test drive a sports shift just to try it but i wasnt keen, it was a manual or nothing.
A couple of weeks later i got a phone call saying they had a "once in a lifetime car" in stock, an 06 Toro Red with only 8k on the clock, supplied and maintained by wilmslow.. but it was too expensive.. being a mug i was convinced to go in and have a look... I left having signed and left a deposit. oops haha
Collection day 2 weeks later
just wow.. i still remember driving out the dealer and just being in love.
Its not been without its issues....
The 1st issue was the rear boot seal was leaking in water, leaving me with a wet boot... 2 visits to the dealer on that front
then we had a wiper issue.. on a very wet M60
Other than a few other little niggles its been reliable
Ive done just shy of 6000 miles in the last 12 months...
The best trip by far.. LeMans 2013!
Also ended up in a few car shows
Costs?
I dont honestly know... not including insurance id guestimate at around 4k for maintenance and servicing.. But its worth every single penny!
and today...
aston-7 by laurataylor225, on Flickr
aston-2 by laurataylor225, on Flickr
aston-1 by laurataylor225, on Flickr
aston-7 by laurataylor225, on Flickr
aston-2 by laurataylor225, on Flickr
aston-1 by laurataylor225, on Flickr
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
What are the long term plans? I thought I'd read that you were only keeping it 12 months?
Looks good still
Looks good still
BoatNonce
ClioSport Club Member
You have got to put up a FS thread when the time comes, offering p/x on a clio.
Shes wil be kicking around until April at least, then ill likely sell it back to the dealer or another dealer, that seems to be the protocol with this sort of thing, i dont really fancy dealing with the sale of something involving that kind of money on my own.
But i dont want to think about all that just yet
But i dont want to think about all that just yet
Herr Flick
aka Herman Ze German
Get a VW Amarok!
Advikaz
ClioSport Club Member
Do not get a D40 Navara!!!
Research them, they are plagued with issues. Unless you're buying new then it won't matter - warranty.
Mork of Ork
ClioSport Club Member
VW Passat R-Line
because they make proper trucks ......... he just choose the wrong one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlsI05o_Mro&noredirect=1
Ive said to myself ill be OK with losing 10k over my ownership in depreciation, seems a lot but i knew what i was getting in to, and i paid a premium to get it from a main dealer.
My bro is a Nissan tech.. win
No idea, was covered under warranty
Ive not included tax and insurance in that, so its tyres, servicing, MOT, Repairs not covered by warranty. God knows how much in fuel, a couple of grand in insurance, £500 tax. Im trying not to add it up because i dont actually want to know lol
Unfortuantely, pretty much anything you get is going to feel s**t in comparison!
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