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2026. 8. 31. 작업

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Great looking car Nigel. Not tame at all! Life's too short to end up with "what ifs". If you want it go for it. Edited by Mr Tidy on Friday 28th January 22:55

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UpdateJust got the car back from the rather capable people at Aston Engineering in Derby. Surrounded by all manner of pre-Gaydon cars, my lowly V8V was probably the cheapest car there.However, I really wanted a thorough check-over by people that really know what they are doing, and I’m guessing a factory-accredited heritage workshop fits that bill.So, I was slightly worried that as well as a full service, they were going to find something I wasn’t prepared for.I was right - they found something….. thankfully, it was confined to evidence of a really low speed bump on the near side front corner. The headlamp adjuster had been broken and the near side air box was cracked. A new adjuster was about fifty quid and they managed to plastic-weld the air box, so it cost very little, especially as they were already in that area to replace the air filters.They also bled the brakes and clutch, commenting that the fluid was really black. Sadly, it hasn’t solved the soft pedal feel when it’s taken to the redline, but the pedal feel is generally a bit better and it doesn’t slip, so it can wait for a while.They also spotted a slight weep of air con fluid around the condenser, so I guess I’ll have to budget for one pretty soon. Today was the first warm-ish day since I bought the car and the air con was only slightly cool - one to be done before summer, I think. Looks like a condenser is about £400, so not too bad compared with some AM parts prices.So - I’m £1,200 lighter, but I now have a car that I’m confident is not a lemon - a good feeling.Finally, the fuel consumption has been pretty awful. A lot of the driving has been local, and, erm, “enthusiastic” so the last tank was 16.3 mpg. £1.60 per litre means about 45p per mile, but I really don’t care - every journey is such an event.Future developments will be something to hook the phone into the car for music streaming and phone calls - some kind of Bluetooth box of tricks. Also going to do a full paint correction, as it’s very swir