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 deanstacey
Regular  Location: Reading Registered: 07 May 2008 Posts: 242 Status: Offline |
Post #1
 Got married a couple of weekends ago but had to work last weekend so couldn't go on honeymoon. We hired an Aston for 6 days though and spent 600miles ragging/larging it around Norfolk. Was suposed to be a Vantage but it was written off the day before we were going to pick it up so got the DB9, can't say it was much of a dissapointment though. The sound when you press that button is just amazing, thinking the Rallye needs a new addition. And a V12    |
 Posted 14th Nov 2011 at 18:34
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vernam616
Seasoned Pro  Location: Middlesbrough Registered: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 2,822 Status: Offline |
Post #2
very nice, how much to rent?congrats on marriage ________________________________________ Audi S3 Black Edition |
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Posted 14th Nov 2011 at 18:39
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deanstacey
Regular Location: Reading Registered: 07 May 2008 Posts: 242 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Cheers.The vantage was £300 a day so £1800. The DB9 was £350 a day but we got it at the vantage price. Plus petrol, which added £230. We managed about 19mpg but under heavy acceleration the lowest I saw was 3mpg.  Oh, and the risk of loosing £3500 deposit if I stuffed it into a verge..... which went up to £10,000 if the Sport button/traction control was turned off at the time of the accident. |
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Posted 14th Nov 2011 at 19:06
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darkstar753
Regular  Location: Enfield Registered: 12 May 2011 Posts: 241 Status: Offline |
Post #4
yea I did one of those experience days in one, must say it made the 6 look a bit boring on the way home  Congrats btw  ________________________________________ Darkstar |
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Posted 14th Nov 2011 at 19:17
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deanstacey
Regular Location: Reading Registered: 07 May 2008 Posts: 242 Status: Offline |
Post #5
After 6 days I got out of the Aston and into the Rallye. It honestly felt like I was sitting if the front seats of a double decker bus!Cheers |
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Posted 15th Nov 2011 at 11:06
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dangti6
aka JKshooter  Location: Taunton, Somerset Registered: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 10,305 Status: Offline |
Post #6
deanstacey wrote: After 6 days I got out of the Aston and into the Rallye. It honestly felt like I was sitting if the front seats of a double decker bus! Cheers Tough shit, your going to have to get used to it again  ________________________________________  |
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Posted 15th Nov 2011 at 11:11
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jsoulman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bristol Registered: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 13,662 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Awesome!  Glad it didnt have stickers of the hire company on the car or on the number plate (from what I can see) as then people know its not yours. |
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Posted 15th Nov 2011 at 11:21
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JoeGTI-6
Regular  Location: Rugby/Helston Registered: 15 Oct 2011 Posts: 134 Status: Offline |
Post #8
Nice bit of kit. On to a winner with the DB9. All about the engine The Vantage is much better for handling but the DB9 oozes class! Hefty deposit though if you did smack it! I'm sure that was always in the back of your mind! Congratulations on getting married. |
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Posted 15th Nov 2011 at 12:59
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AndyJ
Seasoned Pro  Location: Birmingham Registered: 09 Apr 2005 Posts: 5,894 Status: Offline |
Post #9
Ahuh. Worked on a few of them, over the years. The most beautiful car around, I reckon. I've never driven one, propperly, but I've sat quite happily blipping the loud pedal longer than was probably necassary. Never get tired of that sound.________________________________________ For we are many.PS£ ID: Monkey369 |
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Posted 15th Nov 2011 at 13:52
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JoeGTI-6
Regular Location: Rugby/Helston Registered: 15 Oct 2011 Posts: 134 Status: Offline |
Post #10
Iv got a video of a V12 Vantage with a straight through quicksilver exhaust and were blipping the throttle if I every get round to logging on using my laptop I'll upload it and post a few pictures of the GT4 Vantages. |
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Posted 15th Nov 2011 at 15:14
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deanstacey
Regular Location: Reading Registered: 07 May 2008 Posts: 242 Status: Offline |
Post #11
It was the most glorious sound. Before taking it back we had a few extra miles left on it so we dropped the windows and went for a spin through the Rotherhide Tunnel, around the roundabout and back through the tunnel. Spin is a bit of an exageration as it's 20mph limit so I had to drive at 15mph, get a gap, give it full beans to 20mph and giggle like a girl at the rumbling and popping sounds filling the tunnel.There's an old Top Gear on Dave at the moment and JC is driving a DB9 across France - he's just been harrassed and told to go faster by the police in a blue 306...... |
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Posted 15th Nov 2011 at 16:43
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deanstacey
Regular Location: Reading Registered: 07 May 2008 Posts: 242 Status: Offline |
Post #12
JoeGTI-6 wrote: Hefty deposit though if you did smack it! I'm sure that was always in the back of your mind! Congratulations on getting married. The sport button was not touched! If a large, deserted carpak did pop up I was going to give it a press and see what happened, but it didn't and I'm £10k better off Thanks |
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Posted 15th Nov 2011 at 16:49
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