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Hit a pothole and this thingamajig came loose

Kind of hard to see, but once you know it’s there, you can’t unsee it.

u/Building-Careful — 5 hours ago
▲ 130 r/AstonMartin

2020 Vantage AMR / 2021 Vantage 7-Speed Manual

Does anyone here have an AMG-powered Vantage with a 7-speed manual?

I've been searching for one and came across this blue AMR that sold on Bring a Trailer for $125k, which now seems like a spectacular deal.

I'm curious if the owner is on here, or if anyone knows the car. I believe there may only be a couple of blue manuals in the U.S., but I could be mistaken.

I'd love to hear from other manual Vantage owners of this era as well.

u/NJT2 — 2 days ago
▲ 623 r/AstonMartin

Proud first time Aston owner

Recently picked up this beautiful specimen, Meteorite Silver exterior over an Iron Ore Red interior 2011 Vantage S Roadster.

The first week of ownership has made me absolutely fall in love with this car!
The noise it makes is simply glorious, and I am very impressed with the Sportshift 2 gearbox. After reading many polarised opinions about it, I really like the manual feel, yet without the burden of a clutch pedal in heavier traffic, as I live in a big city.

Here's to many more road trips!

u/Chipmunk_69 — 4 days ago
▲ 100 r/AstonMartin

Dealer says Aston Martins will be built to order only.

Went by my local dealer today which was pretty low on new inventory and asked them when there expected more in. Was told “the new Aston CEO is cutting back production and cars will be built to order only”.

Hopefully this will help current owners with depreciation moving forward- I just hope Aston Martin sells enough to remain viable.

Thoughts?

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u/WearRevolutionary864 — 4 days ago
▲ 8 r/AstonMartin

Exorbitant quote for replacement centre stack assembly AUD$15,500

Long story short my 2018 DB11 Volante with just over 32,000km's was put into Aston Martin to troubleshoot the radio turning itself on and increasing the volume by itself even when the car was turned off. The cost for the troubleshooting was charged at over AUD$800 which is the price you pay for factory support here in Queensland, Australia, but I digress.

So they tell me that the car will need a new replacement centre stack part # HY5318C876-CD/S and the cost to carry out this work will be AUD$15,500.......WTAF!

So a quick Google search locates a 2nd hand unit in the UK for £380.00 so how the hell are they coming up with a quote of AUD$15,500?

Even if you factor in "they can afford it so let's screw them sideways" I wouldn't have come up with anything over AUD$5,000 to replace and fit this part.

Obviously I am not going to go ahead with work and I am going to try and source a replacement, which they have told me might not work due to the differences between the Australia delivered cars and the ones in England.

I would appreciate hearing your thoughts.

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u/Low-Cold4261 — 4 days ago
▲ 240 r/AstonMartin

Thoughts on this modified vantage?

A friend has recently modified his 2019 Vantage on Air ride suspension and it’s had mixed responses from Aston Martin purists

u/op_froglet — 5 days ago
▲ 246 r/AstonMartin

First mod! Upgraded Taillights!

After an incredible year of ownership, my DB9 developed the common issue of condensation in the taillights(left). I decided to use it as an opportunity to upgrade to the later clear taillights. Getting the alignment just right took a bit of patience, but I’m really happy with how they turned out! Big service coming up(spark plugs and coils) wish me luck😬

u/Demali876 — 5 days ago
▲ 110 r/AstonMartin

My 2008 vantage getting towed last week with transmission issues :(

I was prepared for the worst.

Got a call from the shop today telling me it’s going to be a whopping $200 bucks to fix the problem. Probably describing this the wrong way, but apparently there is a way to “reset” the transmission in vantages.

Shout out to Loudon County Exotics, if you ever need service in the DC metro area give them a shout!

u/jfunks69 — 5 days ago
▲ 50 r/AstonMartin

Had my vantage for about a month

Love my new girl she is a 2020 with 18k miles. Drove her a lot this past month just the thrill of the new car but also my x7 was getting wrapped and it took longer than expected.

Anyway didnt drive it the last week but have it on a trickle charger and when I took my wife out to dinner tonight I had a message pop up on the dash on the way home.

Reduced engine performance service requested.

(Sorry for the shit pic) was trying to grab quick before the wife noticed.

Has anyone had this issue? She is going into the dealership Monday anyway since when I bought the car she had some minor cosmetic things they agreed to fix as part of the sale(driver side visor was loose,driver window button loose/broken, alarm horn muffled)

Any insight is appreciated.

u/knishy — 5 days ago
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Got the Garage Wall Skyfall Mural Installed Today

Came in 13 strips for a 257”x107” wall. From Wallsource.

Really happy with how it came out. Thanks to this sub for the picture.

A little tricky as you’re matching the pattern at the bottom instead of from the top down with normal patterned wallpaper. With only 2” to spare in height it was super critical it started out level and stayed that way or you could easily run away from the ceiling in the space of 20’.

Looking forward to getting the cars/bike back in now that the box is almost finished.

u/Paste6 — 7 days ago