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Old Apr 30, 2023 | 05:45 PM
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I had been looking for a MT Vantage for several months and was waiting for the right spec. When this one showed up, I jumped on it!
Top work! Will you be going to the AMOC weekend at Limerock in May?
 
Old May 1, 2023 | 06:59 AM
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Top work! Will you be going to the AMOC weekend at Limerock in May?
Now that I know about AMOC, I'll look into it!

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I think I saw the autotrader ad for this car. If so, PERFECT spec! Congratulations!
Yep, was listed in Autotrader. It's the minotaur green one. Need the right angle/light to see the green in pics. The previous owner was not shy about checking boxes on his build sheet!
 
Old May 2, 2023 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Druid1
Did you do the drive all in one day? I did in 12+ hours. First time driving through Indiana and OH for me. I saw plenty of cars in the left lane but they all got out of the way quickly when they saw the Aston approaching in the rear view mirror! No problems with my EZ Pass in IN and OH. I had it positioned well to the right of the rear view mirror assembly so the darkened glass didn't interfere with the EZ Pass.
I was giving myself the option to stop, but I ended up doing it in one day. 13 hours including stops and bumper-to-bumper traffic for the first 45 minutes in Chicago due to some major highway construction. Not sure what the deal with EZ-Pass was. I didn't attach it to the car, so I actually stuck it out the window and it still didn't register in those two spots.

 
Old May 2, 2023 | 07:02 PM
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I was giving myself the option to stop, but I ended up doing it in one day. 13 hours including stops and bumper-to-bumper traffic for the first 45 minutes in Chicago due to some major highway construction. Not sure what the deal with EZ-Pass was. I didn't attach it to the car, so I actually stuck it out the window and it still didn't register in those two spots.
45 minutes of bumper to bumper traffic, that's called light traffice in LA. Congrats on the new Vantage!
 
Old May 3, 2023 | 06:52 AM
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I was giving myself the option to stop, but I ended up doing it in one day. 13 hours including stops and bumper-to-bumper traffic for the first 45 minutes in Chicago due to some major highway construction. Not sure what the deal with EZ-Pass was. I didn't attach it to the car, so I actually stuck it out the window and it still didn't register in those two spots.
this past summer I picked up a car in South Dakota... flew in from Florida (to Chicago then to Soiux Falls) bought the car and started home. 21 hours. Flew in Friday, home Sunday afternoon. It's was a great way to get to know the car
 
Old May 3, 2023 | 03:40 PM
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45 minutes of bumper to bumper traffic, that's called light traffice in LA. Congrats on the new Vantage!
In the New York City area we do pretty well with that too.

But 45 minutes of traffic at the beginning of a 13 hour drive is not what I was hoping for. Luckily there wasn't much traffic the rest of the way.
 
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Congratulations on the Vantage but the real winning move is to have a Vantage AND a 911 (or several)!
 
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Congratulations on the Vantage but the real winning move is to have a Vantage AND a 911 (or several)!
Hmm, my track car is a 911, but that's not street legal and a completely different animal.
 
Old May 8, 2023 | 07:14 PM
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Congratulations on the Vantage but the real winning move is to have a Vantage AND a 911 (or several)!
Would have loved to keep the 911 but not enough room in the garage!
 
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