marcos
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Musing out loud here (metaphorically...)
Am doing Le Mans in the DB9. Will be all stickered up, leaving Weds night, back Monday evening, a lot of miles as 100miles/day round trip to circuit. Can't wait, main event of the year for me!
However, have just signed up to do SpaItalia the weekend before Le Mans, returning on the Sunday night (so 2 1/2 days in UK until I leave for Le Mans). Meeting the group on Thursday in Trier in Germany, a bit of a hike from London! Thinking London-Calais-Brugge on Weds night then Brugge-Trier on the Thursday, then travel with the group to Spa. Again, big miles, 90%+ motorway stuff too.
Conundrum is; do I take the Aston to this as well or something else? I wouldn't inflict the Marcos on her for that kind of distance so was thinking 964. But it's an old, noisy, bouncy car, whereas the Aston is new(ish) and would just eat up the miles so perfectly. Kicking myself I sold the Maser (although I wouldn't have the Aston if I hadn't!!)
Taking the Aston upsides: It's stupidly fast, comfy, and so easy to do the miles with cruise etc. The 964 is a fine car, but it's no DB9.
Downsides: If anything were to go wrong, get a knock in it, bend a wheel, something silly, I'm without it for Le Mans, which is the main thing.
Do I risk 2 trips in it? Would you use your Maser for a 1000 mile+ Euro trip the week before Le Mans, or would you take your MX-5/Clio182/old 911/lesser-but-still-fast car?
Genuinely stumped. Want to take the DB9 to both (it is *that* good) but not sure I can risk it with Le Mans coming up. Le Mans is the main event, no question.
Opinions? Please!
Am doing Le Mans in the DB9. Will be all stickered up, leaving Weds night, back Monday evening, a lot of miles as 100miles/day round trip to circuit. Can't wait, main event of the year for me!
However, have just signed up to do SpaItalia the weekend before Le Mans, returning on the Sunday night (so 2 1/2 days in UK until I leave for Le Mans). Meeting the group on Thursday in Trier in Germany, a bit of a hike from London! Thinking London-Calais-Brugge on Weds night then Brugge-Trier on the Thursday, then travel with the group to Spa. Again, big miles, 90%+ motorway stuff too.
Conundrum is; do I take the Aston to this as well or something else? I wouldn't inflict the Marcos on her for that kind of distance so was thinking 964. But it's an old, noisy, bouncy car, whereas the Aston is new(ish) and would just eat up the miles so perfectly. Kicking myself I sold the Maser (although I wouldn't have the Aston if I hadn't!!)
Taking the Aston upsides: It's stupidly fast, comfy, and so easy to do the miles with cruise etc. The 964 is a fine car, but it's no DB9.
Downsides: If anything were to go wrong, get a knock in it, bend a wheel, something silly, I'm without it for Le Mans, which is the main thing.
Do I risk 2 trips in it? Would you use your Maser for a 1000 mile+ Euro trip the week before Le Mans, or would you take your MX-5/Clio182/old 911/lesser-but-still-fast car?
Genuinely stumped. Want to take the DB9 to both (it is *that* good) but not sure I can risk it with Le Mans coming up. Le Mans is the main event, no question.
Opinions? Please!
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