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My mid life crisis car.

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Dave, very nice! Are you getting the whole car done or just front?

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Congrats, Dave!

Here's my midlife crisis car ... well I get to ride in the back at least.

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I did the front of the car through vendors, mirrors, and door handles. The material was a new Suntek Ultra film that came with a 10 year warranty. He had Xpel as well but recommended the Suntek as same thickness but more pliable and easier to keep adhesion on the panel edges. So far so good.

I have sped a little bit in Nevada on Hwy 80 as someone wanted to push me a bit tailgating at 90 mph so I opened it up. He couldn’t keep up and I pulled away easing off at 127 mph. After that little exercise, he got in line as he got to see what he wanted. The limit is 80 mph which is plenty fast but play time for a bit I suppose.

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Here’s the last project - my 2nd Lieutenant car in the AF.

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Very nice Dave !!

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Fun day!

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It's awfully small.....

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dang near invisible.

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It's the James Bond model, and supposed to be invisible. :D

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Oh, then I have two. The pictures are below:



























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Two seat with very little storage behind the seat. Decent size trunk all considered, but yes it is small.

I am shopping for an Aston Martin Rapide instead. I realize I need more utility now than when I had a two seat the last time (12+ years ago). Who knew I wouldn't have same needs now as then? The Lotus at least had a back seat for the dog. Our dog seems to be calling shots...

That and I just don't get to do real sports car driving much. Roads are usually congested and the Aston drives best when you get on it. Seldom do the road allow for much "get on it". The clutch is heavy on the Vantage compared to the few other competing manuals.

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Palmer?

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Had a Fabspeed exhaust installed....car sounds sic in the tunnels :) Anybody else have mods on their baby?

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Very nice. Is that a Huracan?

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ooohhh, nice, no mods on my car but I like the look of the quad exhaust pipes!!!!

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Your setup looks insane!

I have Velocity AP decats installed on my Aston. They replace the passive CATs that are not monitored. I am retaining the factory exhaust. I wanted to preserve the factory sound, but get more power and more sound.

Fabspeed also makes parts for Aston, but Velocity AP is more popular among Aston owners. I think each marque has the preferred vendor even though multiple brands are available. Fabspeed seems more popular with Italian marques, especially Maserati.

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Oops missed this...
http://www.clubmotorsports.com

Really beautiful new track.

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Yes a 2016 model

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That track looks awesome! Now I just need a transport vehicle to get my car there

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Once you get that transport you should come out here to Putnam Park race track.

http://www.putnampark.com/

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I just picked up some new scratches for my 2010 Traverse.
A couple O2 sensors last summer.
I got a new air mattress for the back on sale this fall.
I take it camping ala dirty woman. We can watch dvd's in the back.
It's swank. A little gamey smelling, but it's an extension of disgusting self, so you'll have that.

Just imagine a picture of a car that looks like a big, white, gas company school bus.

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Actual footage of Scott tempting a young maiden into his love-mobile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1vEdlD59mQ

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Was she a great big fat person?

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:noon

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Fun

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Nothing like that thrill at 17 mph.

Go Speed Racer! Go!








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ROFL yeah yeah - look to the right :sl

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:r:r:r

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My newest ride, an Aston Martin Rapide.

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Very cool!

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Beautiful! Just curious, did you cross shop the Panamera when looking at the Rapide?

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No I did not. I do not like the looks of the Panamera. The difference in price & quality is pretty far apart.

I considered a Ferrari California and Aston Martin DB9/Virage. I need a useful back seat which lacks in DB9.

The Rapide is a great balance between a regular car and sports car. Really has dual personalities. Once sport and adaptive dampening is turned on, it's a real performer around corners and the engine sounds awesome. Better steering feel than most full sports car I have driven (outside of other British sports cars). Haven't driven a modern German car that has the same tactile and quick steering response. Got 11 mpg on the hwy! I think I could get a little better mileage if tried.

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We're thinking of upgrading soon and I've really been eyeing the Panamera, even though the looks take some getting used to. We love our Volvo, especially with the awd and V8, but it's about time to retire it I think. Would love to consider a Rapide, but I think finding a good pre-owned one may be difficult on our budget and the lack of support for servicing around us would be a big issue as well.

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Why not go for the Volvo S90 all decked out? Beautiful car inside and out. We had an S60 which was leased and ended in February. Once our Jaguar lease is up, we are considering another Volvo. I like V90 as well. The styling inside and out is really great and they use nice materials inside the car.

What is your locale? How far or close is the nearest Aston dealer? I bought the Rapide from a CA and had it shipped to MA. It was a one owner from Beverly Hills. I waited over 6 months for the local dealer to find a Rapide and none ever came around. Once I bought the Rapide, a month or so later they get one on trade in... Figures. I would much prefer to buy local, but that can't be assured. There are two dealers in New England, and the one I use only have 50 Rapide's in their system. The car has been for sale 8 years; so it is pretty rare. Several of my car friends have never seen one in person.

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We drove an S90 a while back and it really didn't suit us. Our S80 has the V8 and sports package which makes it fairly sporty for what it is, and the V8 sounds fantastic lol. We've driven a recent 7 series which we didn't like at all and I just drove an E60 M5 couple weeks ago. The M5 seemed to fit us better but I hated the SMG tranny and my Wife refuses to drive a manual......sigh. I guess we'll keep checking out other cars at our leisure and if nothing really comes up, we're ok with that. We really do like our Volvo and the lack of a car payment is really nice.
As for Aston, I really don't know where the nearest dealer is offhand. We live about 2 hrs South of St.Louis which isn't really close to anything.

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A Bentley Mulsanne would be nice. A buddy has one and likes it. Are there any indy repair places near you that could work on an Aston?

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Love that song. Took you 13 weeks to come up with that response though? :r ;s

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Dealership gave me a brand new Panamera recently as a loaner. I think it might have been a "4" but not positive. Have to say it felt really big and not so nimble. Naturally it is bigger than my car, but when I drove a Cayenne I didn't have that same reaction - I loved the Cayenne.

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Damn, I guess we just need to drive more cars. We're just all over the place with what we want......we need like 6 cars but can only have 2 lol. I wonder how well our daughter would fit in the back of a 911......:hm

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Young kids fit great! My oldest daughter is 10 and she is probably just reaching the point where she will start to feel cramped in another year or two.

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Our daughter is just over 3 so she's got a lot of time left to grow into it. I heard the cabriolet is a little more cramped in the back due to the back seat being a tad less reclined. Have you found this to be true?

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Haven't sat in a hard top.... cab back seat is absolutely uncomfortable for an adult... max of a mile or two without triggering a visit to the chiropractor.

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A friend got one as loaner too and he said the same exact thing. Between the looks and reviews I was all set on the Panamera.