I daily drive mine during the spring, summer, and fall.

 

I drive mine daily as well (Apr-Dec). I also have the fuse pulled, no issues. I love driving it, but now I have to go into to garage and touch it from time to time.

 

Mine is not dd, weekend car. Don't think customers or employees would appreciate it much if I pulled up in the AM. Have Yukon Denali as dd. I have vacuum lines unhooked and IMO, it still needs to be louder!

 

^^^^ same reason no one where I work knows about my exotics. My DD is a 99MY MX-5 and the guys at work make fun of me for driving a girlie car. If they only knew!

 

^^^ I just told our CEO that he should be getting a new car soon.

month later he got a new XKRS black/convertible

 

OK -- so, another question:
some of you have the fuse pulled and others have the tubes pulled -- same effect? pros/cons of either method?
thanks!

 

^^ same effect, I just didn't want to pull a fuse. Done the same thing on several Porsches too.

 

Lots of threads on fuse 22 (or 15 on newer cars) on this and other forums. Here's an old one: https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...fuse-22-a.html

Also, from our resident AM Technician Irish07 on a different thread...

 

Mine's been pulled for the last 8500 miles
It is not loud it just give the burble you get on start up all the time
It is different to the 4500 rpm sound because of the lower revs

The code is triggers is not visible to anyone other than AM techs with the right software who bother to go looking
It is not accessible with std readers

 

If the S has a sport button, there's no real point to remove the fuse. Just hit the sport button if you want more noise

 

I pulled the fuse in my DB9, no warneg, CEL, or anything...not even whenever I had to take the car to Maryland State Vehicle Emissions VEIP program...passed with flying colors

 

The V8VS is my second Vantage. I had a 2010 V8V Roadster. The Roadster was great in the summer with the top down, but I like the lines of the coupe much better. As mentioned by 007, with the Sport button on in the S, I get enough of the exhaust sound without pulling the fuse. I have sport exhausts on three of my cars and on my motorcycle. The V8VS sounds the best.

Like some of the others, I don't use the the Vantage as a DD due to the potential impression at the office. My DD is a Panamera Turbo which is actually more expensive than my V8VS, but most people don't know that.

I can't wait until the spring to take out the Aston after work and on the weekends. It will be sitting in the garage with the battery tender under a cover for the next 2 months. You will find a wealth of information on the forum.

 

Thanks everyone for the great thoughts! yes, its funny, the AM brand has that extra something that makes for a tougher "sell" as a driver to work.

 

wow, very nice! maybe someday for me!

wem: how are you liking your '13 Boxter??

 

Sounds like a fun project to try this weekend!