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firstly the test drive just didn't let me try out the capability of the car.... but I was a bit underwhelmed by the interior, the driving position didn't feel quite right, the whiny supercharger made me feel a bit sick (or something did I guess it was the noise), and I found the steering had a...

Has Enid Blyton written a new book about lotus?

You can put your trust in Leonard to say the unsayable Looks like I’m still on for 22 build but don’t think I want the car anymore after the test drive A bit sad after all the waiting 🙁

It really is stunning in the blue and black pack! Enjoy….

And another has appeared at the same price….not yet built!! Durham? @AudR8 is that you?! https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211211882071

Especially not a crap one!! I loved the old vantage manual… it was somewhat ponderous, but purposeful and engaging

🤣 I’ll bet!!

Agree the Bristol test route was appalling and I’m out based on lotus giving me zero opportunity to appreciate the cars strong points.

Glad you didn’t crash! Perhaps you get a prize for first loss of the rear end too….

I think one is due soooon https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/aston-martin-sports-cars-be-radically-reinvented-2023

You must need a lie down after letting that one rip?! I’d say there will always be some for whom desire outweighs sense and they have deep pockets. Agree you need a special kind of someone to pick the lotus but they will be there, just perhaps not in large numbers. Oh…. Penalty points for...

But they all are in the mix. Only a small group actually buying a car is going to constrain themselves to “what sports cars are new that cost 80k?”… unless you really really want a brand new car! My view is that most people think, “I’ve got 80k, what can I get that ticks my boxes at that price...

OTR is 79.5k in the uk from the lotus website

I recommend this book if you’re getting serious https://aston1936.com/2021/04/25/the-definitive-guide-to-gaydon-era-aston-martin-the-ultimate-aston-martin-buyers-guide/ I bought an earlier edition and it has all the recent cars and their problems and things to look out for when buying

the twin turbo v8 is a beast. No noticeable turbo lag and Aston have added a different character to the engine

5k deposit… 11k back… about 50x better than 2% at the bank!

So about to appear on a forecourt for 95 then…

in the uk better than most but worse than Porsche.

My old shape vantage was bullet proof. Couple of extended warranty issues fixed quickly and without quibble Servicing around 2k average over 7 years of ownership. Often only 1k but once it was 5 when I needed suspension and brakes (not main dealer) New cars come with .5 years free servicing...

The new one is ballistic compared to the old and much more alive Agree still more of a gt though

Lol!! You clearly liked the vantage then… interested to hear your back to back thoughts

The power delivery just blew me away. So much more raucous than the previous model. I think not too dissimilar power weight ratio to emira but it’s feels waaay more powerful

Ha yes! The one I drove had the newer one retro fitted!!

Drove the auto yesterday and loved it… and I dislike autos Had the old shape manual and also loved it Not driven the new shape manual but @Sizona has

I’ll let you know when I get a response!!

Motorway are putting a base estimate of 74k on the vantage I test drove yesterday, which is for sale for 86k at the dealer Hence I’d assume they figure the emira is worth a similar amount on the forecourt .

Thanks… Be good to know what this sells for

Agree... button placement is definitely a mess... I like the rest though, even the stuck on screen is at least swathed in cow and somewhat less a design afterthought than most these days. This one had the carplay upgrade, which was great. I'd never used carplay til this morning, but can see you...

I can't see there being more than a handful UK used until Q2... have they even got 50 UK cars out yet? plus another couple of hundred per month?... so, maybe 600 UK cars by end of March... if 1% try and sell, that's a couple of used cars for sale per month... even if 5% sell, that's only 10 cars...

I had the day off for my test drive and have just poured a glass of something sparkly. out with friends for dinner tomorrow. :) ... but I'll be spending most of the weekend surfing for Vantages and over analysing the likely benefit-risk ratio of buying and flipping!

I forgot the dealership experience. Aston, even though I look like an ageing criminal in a hoodie, were very welcoming and chatty. I get my sparkling water and am left to wander round their amazing showroom showroom whilst my license is dealt with. a good 5m of metal in there. wow! Lotus -...

bristol demo also has bad seals on passenger side. the rear lip of the rear right wing also appeared to have some paint finish issues - it look a bit like the paint had dripped down from the lip... I meant to look closer and photo it after the test drive but forgot...

bristol! perhaps the same person specced both routes?

its here.... a snip @ 105k...

the route was absolute shite. no open b-roads that I can remember at all. lots of speed bumps, some dual carriageway and motorway. on the way back I recognised the route Aston had taken me and thought "great we're going down there again". nope... bear right onto the motorway. ffs

Tidal Hifi (ie CD) quality over carplay/bluetooth

just drove the new Vantage (auto) and Emira back to back. I know I'm compraing appples and pears, but the Aston is a 2018 plater @ 85k Initial feeling Aston: wow, lush, smothered in cow; odd button placement, but lots of buttons nonetheless. great seats, lots of control. can't see half the...

just test drove the car. Kef is ok. Clearer with better definition than the bose in my macan. Defintely less bass, but more definition in the bass - the Bose has bass but its all muddled together into some deep vibrations, the Kef keeps the different sounds distinguishable, but has no thump in...

Have I taken the wrong turn again??! 🧭