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Faulty A-Pillar in AM Vanquish?

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  1. KennyH

    KennyH F1 Veteran Owner

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    Can anyone else attest to having a fault A-pillar in their AM Vanquish that causes them to have to, in windy back roads, slow to a crawl?

    Rumor has it that a beautiful AM was spied holding up not only a modded C6 Z06, but a Porsche Cayman, and [even more beautiful] red merlot BMW Z4, somewhere in the vicinity of Bear Mountain.



    Farah, you see anything?

    Nabbs, want to chime in?

    :)
     
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  2. Nabbs

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    Those faulty apillars can really slow a guy down! Perhaps a recall is in order?

    Luckily neither Z06s nor Z4s suffer from such ailments!

    Strange! Perhaps FLD should investigate? I think we know of a car available for testing.
     
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  3. JOEA2

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    I have seen them run at Limerock with no problems. I don't believe it!
     
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  4. Nabbs

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    Are you sure? We had a very scary experience this weekend with a young man in a Vanquish who was unable to accelerate above 35mph because of the inability to see out the window! Buzz, Kenny and myself can attest to this! What else could it be that would lead a young healthy manchild to drive so slow? Nay, I say. It can be nothing else save for a defect in his automobile!




    Or he could just be a giant faragina
     
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  5. ClydeM

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    Have you met DodgeViper01 yet? ;)
     
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  6. Nabbs

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    I think Keith had his Viper in for a recall though because last time I saw him driving he was doing at least 40-45mph :)
     
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  7. KennyH

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    It's not his fault! He created a one off, Toyota Prius powered 78-horsepower, 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine and a 67-horsepower electric motor. As you know, this special modification comes standard with a 62.5 mph speed limiter..

    You can't hate a man who truly cares for the environment. Great job Keith!
     
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    I dunno -- in Noto's photos (not a nationwide film processing chain...) it would seem that the Vanquish was gonna eat the Mondi for lunch. She held her own in the twisties, though. Roger kept either a polite or safe distance behind, probably both.
     
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    Very funny Kenny!
     
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    at least my car wasn't producing the horrific scraping noises every 5 seconds on that road
     
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    That wasn't my car -- it was my jaw dropping and scraping the ground watching Jamieson weild a 4K lbs 6cyl car through the twisties :)
     
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    A good run,
    Great pics,
    and some playful posts.

    Good to see the old FChat coming back!
     
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    The Stig has NOTHING on Jamison @ Bear Mountain- he could easily lap Farah in a 225hp BMW..


    Oh, wait...
     
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    He was ripping!!
     
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    next time I'll bring the mini on that road and we'll see what's what
     
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    I bet it will do quite well, and really put some of the other guys ego's down for spending so much money on an exotic! :p
     
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    Wait a minute, you mean that Matt's Mini isn't an exotic?
     
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    Matt show them how its done in the mini!!

    Btw I've been with Matt in the Vanquish and there must have been something wrong with the car that day because I have seen what the car can do!
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  20. MattF NYMC

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    It's a british camaro, great in a straight line, but not exactly meant for the tight technical stuff
     
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