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New 2013 V8V owner - Mariana Blue and it’s beautiful. I also have an 06 Elise and the forum has been invaluable. Looking forward to being part of the AM family.
Nice. My Vantage also shares the garage with my Elise. I like to think of them as the bookends of the sports car spectrum. I love the Britishness of the cars. So much personality.
Nice. My Vantage also shares the garage with my Elise. I like to think of them as the bookends of the sports car spectrum. I love the Britishness of the cars. So much personality.
Great minds think alike!
I took the Vantage for its first drive on some backroads today and the experience is so much different than the Elise.
I did not feel nearly as confident in the AM but I am still learning the car. The acceleration is quite the treat though!
I took the Vantage for its first drive on some backroads today and the experience is so much different than the Elise.
I did not feel nearly as confident in the AM but I am still learning the car. The acceleration is quite the treat though!
You'll never feel as confident as with the Elise. The Lotus is a magical mechanical device . But the Vantage has excellent chassis and steering feel for a big boy. It really seems to shrink around you and even though sight lines kind of suck, it does get to feel very controllable. A lot has to do with the chassis communication that all other modern cars have lost.
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Congrats! Beautiful AM. Although I have not yet bought one, I have found this site tremendously helpful in educating me. I hope to pull the trigger on one soon. BTW, I'm also in San Antonio, small world.
Congrats! Beautiful AM. Although I have not yet bought one, I have found this site tremendously helpful in educating me. I hope to pull the trigger on one soon. BTW, I'm also in San Antonio, small world.
There is a white V8V available at Mark Motors in Boerne right now. It has an interesting history but is cheap. Check it out. I picked this one up in Austin
. But the Vantage has excellent chassis and steering feel for a big boy. It really seems to shrink around you and even though sight lines kind of suck, it does get to feel very controllable. A lot has to do with the chassis communication that all other modern cars have lost.
