Well I bit the bullet and got a new car yesterday! Some of you on here knew I was looking at an Aston Vantage - and I saw a gorgeous white one, with clear rear lenses. It was lovely! But seeing as I wasn't actually going to be in a position to buy outright until Dec/Jan, I thought I would lease one - and for £1400 a month - it was a little scary!

So....my next choice was a BMW Z4, in white, with a Cream Design Interior and 19'' wheels - and I pick it up in Essex tomorrow! I will post some pics. It's the 35iS Version with Dual Clutch gearbox.

The Aston will def be coming, and I think I will just keep me RRS as is and the Mrs will get the Z4.

I've forgotten the excitement attached with going to pick up a new car!

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White Aston =

It was sooooooo lovely, an 09 reg with Sportshift. But I must admit to this - on the test drive, in a village of no kerbs - I did in fact kerb one of the wheels! Made even worse by the fact I told him we would not be buying the car after agreeing to buy it. A cheque is on it's way for the damage!

The car didn't have the awful bee sting aerial, had new style wheels, and piano finish interior. Even though the Sat Nav has been updated, it still looked awful. The new glass key was gorgeous as was the amazing 4.7 (up from 4.3) engine.

I just have to wait until January now.....

Are they still using the Volvo pop up crap nav in them? I was speaking to guy a while ago at services and he had the same pop up one thats in the C30!! Current, M135i in Estoril Blue with more extras than the cast of Ben Hur.

535d m-sport Platinum grey and a few extras.... Gone

X5 3.0 sd in Space Grey, 20's, Dynamic Pack, Memory Pack, Media Pack, Tow Pack, Rear DVD, Panoramic Sunroof, Steps, 7 Seat Pack, Reversing Camera with moving lines, programmable park heat, etc etc etc - Gone

Range Rover Sport Santorini, privacy, dvd, towpack GONE!!!

Yes they still have the Volvo pop-up set and get severely criticized for it's uselessness and slowness in all the motoring mags regardless of which Aston/Volvo you are buying. It was a good idea at the time but now looks so 1970's and way out of place in a high end car. Maybe it's time that the Aston guys at Gaydon walked next door to JLR and asked for some advice from the Jaguar interior design team and borrow some of the JLR satnavs 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

You should have got one of these Nick...............

http://pistonheads.co.uk/news/default.asp?storyId=22426

 Current, M135i in Estoril Blue with more extras than the cast of Ben Hur.

535d m-sport Platinum grey and a few extras.... Gone

X5 3.0 sd in Space Grey, 20's, Dynamic Pack, Memory Pack, Media Pack, Tow Pack, Rear DVD, Panoramic Sunroof, Steps, 7 Seat Pack, Reversing Camera with moving lines, programmable park heat, etc etc etc - Gone

Range Rover Sport Santorini, privacy, dvd, towpack GONE!!!

That's the "old" version, the latest upgrade gives it 1000bhp/tonne and it out runs a Veyron in a drag race from the lights which must be truly scary in such a small and open car 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Just saw the new Z4 today... Very nice  RRS TDV8 HSE 2007- JAVA Black/Black interior,
UK BMW M3 CSL SB- now sold
1968 Innocenti mini

Jay had one of those Z4's when they first came out, as a courtesy car if I remember rightly...........with Jaymann Inc. running a huge fleet of Beemers, it was only right he got to drive one first!

.......only criticism was as with most bmw's, absolutely no passion. Didn't stop us ragging its a$$ off for a few hours though

I nearly bought the Z4M a few years ago and obviously the old shape.....it was quick but one hell of a trashy ride and for me lacked presence. L322 Big Daddy SUPERCHARGED 5.0 Autobiography - Here & Now!

5 series for the miles

RRS S/C factory built HST - Gone

45 others have been and gone!

Surprisingly, well for me anyway, Aston were giving 20k off a new Vantage and from what I hear it's the norm these days.....

One year old at 70k made better sense. But it will have to wait and maybe i can save 5-7K by January.....

Still wish it was that i was getting but sensible hat on. Will post pics by Sat....

will_wonka wrote:

Jay had one of those Z4's when they first came out, as a courtesy car if I remember rightly.........

For a second I thought it said something else

 L322 Big Daddy SUPERCHARGED 5.0 Autobiography - Here & Now!

5 series for the miles

RRS S/C factory built HST - Gone

45 others have been and gone!

Still keeping the Figaro I hope?

NickM wrote:

Will post pics by Sat....

Cumon then Nick were all waiting  MY10 3.0 HSE Santorini Black, Ivory Premium & extended leather, privacy, paddles, diamond turned alloys, Ipod lead that charges, tasmods, rrsport.co.uk stickers

Jeep 4.0 High Output XJ 94 6" teraflex lift, c/w rear coils, 9500lb winch, 35" TSL super swamper boggers, safari snorkel, custom made bumpers, tom woods custom double cardon driveshaft, twin electric fans. Don't follow it..............you wont make it. The first 4 x 4 by far.

Yeah, come on Nick..........its not as if you're doing anything else..........unless your counting your wad ready for the Bentley purchase in a few months time  L322 Big Daddy SUPERCHARGED 5.0 Autobiography - Here & Now!

5 series for the miles

RRS S/C factory built HST - Gone

45 others have been and gone!