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    Test drove some cars this weekend (mainly AM)

    Hi guys,

    As you know I was pondering on the idea of getting a DB9 Volante to possible replace the 997 Carrera S Cab. Went to the AM dealer this Saturday and things ended up rather interesting.

    Anyways, regarding the AM DB9. Some of you said the brakes were unresponsive....I can comment THAT IS NOT EVEN THE WORD! It felt like it had cardboard for brake pads! No response what so ever.. I've had rentals that had better brakes..

    Anyways, so the DB9 is definately NOT for me. It's just nothing I had expected. The sound is very nice I agree, but nothing else excited me.

    Now for the Vantage, had some intersting dicussions with the salesman. He also stated about the "upgrade" package from Prodrive for the Vantage Roadster which made me much more interested. First orders are arriving September if a deposit is placed now.

    So I have organized to have a Vantage for next weekend. Will see how I feel about the car after

    Re: Test drove some cars this weekend (mainly AM)

    Wow, i never realised that brakes could be that bad.....

    btw, what differences are there with the vantage?

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    If you like the overall shape of the DB9, you can always upgrade the brakes, can't you?

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    Thank God you came to your senses about the DB9

    What did you think about the steering? That's my biggest complaint about the DB9.

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    Hmmm.. but i thought you said the AMV8 has similar performance to the M3 and assumed that you wouldn't be interested in it!?

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    what, no Vanquish?

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    Beyond the brakes, what did you think of the handling?

    Any mention of the warranty for the prodrive package?

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    SciFrog said:
    Beyond the brakes, what did you think of the handling?

    Any mention of the warranty for the prodrive package?



    Probably should have the same warranty, since Prodrive owns AM .

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    Thanks Mike,
    Surprised to hear that the brakes were that bad.

    The Prodrive upgrades for the V8 look very interesting, but the complete package will set you back a staggering Pounds18,752
    That makes it about as expensive as a 997 Turbo, something that would make my choice very easy.

    But then I guess the Prodrive AM is targeted at someone like you who already has every car in the book in your garage and is looking for something special...

    Pistonheads review of the Prodrive V8:
    http://www.pistonheads.com/roadtests/doc.asp?c=113&i=16218

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    Wow, looks like there are quite a few of us here intereted in the AMV8! For me the looks is just too beautiful to ignore. I am putting an order this weekend. Mike S, what colour are you interested in??? It's soooo hard!

    Re: Test drove some cars this weekend (mainly AM)

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    SciFrog said:
    Beyond the brakes, what did you think of the handling?

    Any mention of the warranty for the prodrive package?



    Didn't really push the car, but the steering definately was rubbish! I've had more feedback from a brickwall.

    Dealer was very brief about the upgrade, didn't want to waste my time or his if I wasn't 100% interested. Will discuss more details with him after I've had the car for a week, if I like it

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    temm said:
    Thanks Mike,
    Surprised to hear that the brakes were that bad.

    The Prodrive upgrades for the V8 look very interesting, but the complete package will set you back a staggering Pounds18,752
    That makes it about as expensive as a 997 Turbo, something that would make my choice very easy.

    But then I guess the Prodrive AM is targeted at someone like you who already has every car in the book in your garage and is looking for something special...

    Pistonheads review of the Prodrive V8:
    http://www.pistonheads.com/roadtests/doc.asp?c=113&i=16218



    Thanks for the link temm

    That's the exact colour I want to order the car in. They had one on the showroom floor. It looks stunning in that colour in person!

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    Crash said:
    Quote:
    SciFrog said:
    Beyond the brakes, what did you think of the handling?

    Any mention of the warranty for the prodrive package?



    Probably should have the same warranty, since Prodrive owns AM .



    I wish it was that easy. If they provide factory warranty, I am getting it. BTW just the engine performance package is 8k GBP. Hopefully under $12k in the US.

    It seems AMV8 is a natural evolution coming from a non turbo 99x. Many people just don't wan't absolute performance or have been dissapointed by 997 turbo (looks, performance, lack of bluetooth/ipod).
    So by getting an AMV8, people feel they get a nice upgrade from 99x even if performance is on par. And anyway, where do you really drive over 100mph?

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    Thanks Mike. I was also at the AM dealer and I agree 100%. I was very excited about the DB9 but not any more. The Vanquish is not as attractive to me and I do not like the feel of the transmission on the Vanquish. AM's are beautiful cars but they do not have the same feel to me as Porsches. This could just be me and I merely stating my personal opinion. The used AM's drop in price drastically and might be the way to go for some one who loves the car and does not wish to spend as much

     
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