[Closed] Aston Martin Vantage - Roofrack????

Gaffer Tape is the answer......

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At least you wont be bothered by the increase in fuel consumption, do Thule not do one?

you can get inflatable ones, supposedly suitable for any car

send the butler down to Aldi, they sometimes have 'em in 😉

Surely your gentleman's gentleman can follow with the bikes in one of the other cars?

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all very helpful, lol! and to be expected! Mrs Nomadic doesn't want me taking the compulsory 4x4 biking and leaving her with the 3 small nomads and no suitable car, so we are currently undergoing deep discussions before i buy the object of my mid life crisis 😉

As they say if you cannot fix it with Gaffer tape then you are not using enough!!!

cheers ian, that looks perfect, i'll order it tomorrow 🙂

I found this website for you
http://www.my-aston-martin-is-rubbish.co.uk/

Sorry, I'm only jealous.

can you not get towbars that can detach when you're not using them? So get one of those fitted, keep it detached when it's not in use but when you need to transport bikes, fit it and get a towbar mounted device.

To be frank though, if you can afford a 4x4 and a vantage, I'm sure you can also afford a car to go mountain biking in. I'd never in a million years take a vantage mountain biking, it'd get covered in mud, scratched, stink of wet clothes. I'd just buy a cheap transit.

I would hazard a guess you were at Ten Under The Ben with said Aston & 4x4???

If you bought an Alfa Romeo Brera instead, you could fit 2 bikes in the back and people wouldn't hate you as much. And it's prettier.

'ten under the ben'? Que?

I use an inflatable one on my AC Cobra. It should be OK on your Aston IMO.

Saw one on a Porsche 911 at Glentress last weekend.

Same problem with the Merc CL. Either send your luggage ahead or get an inflatable one. They are preety rubbish though

rj, given the reliability of the afa romeo, i'd probably never get to my destination to go biking either 😉

rj - Member
If you bought an Alfa Romeo Brera instead, you could fit 2 bikes in the back and people wouldn't hate you as much. And it's prettier.

Brera? Prettier than an Aston? No.

OK so the new Vantage isn't a patch on a [i]real[/i] Vantage...
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but it's still far better than some jumped up Fiat.

now you're talking captain, but it would have to be the 600 bhp le mans version 🙂

Or the SWB V600 Le Mans Volante, I suspect...!

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*droooooool*

yeah baby 🙂

are people serious about these inflatable ones? anyone got a link to a website?

Can you not put a towbar on it ? 😆

thanks lowey you're a great help, lol

thanks lowey you're a great help, lol

oops, lol 😉

[url= http://www.handirackuk.com/?gclid=CO-MvK6F0ZsCFZwA4wodAnX4Jw ]Here you go....[/url]
saw one on car on the M1 on friday with a kayak strapped to it - was a first for me, had to rub my eyes....

can't imagine it will do the paintwork much good though.......

If you're serious, just buy a £500 runabout, then you won't care what happens to it. That way the AM is kept nice.

i have an old freelander as well as the wifes range rover sport, but was trying to get away from too many cars, carbon footprint the size of a yeti etc............;)

Those are hideous CFH. They look like dodgy Austalian muscle cars.

Those are hideous CFH.

Agreed. When you said a [i]real[/i] Vantage I assumed you meant one of these:

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Here you go, as an example.

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Fit the towbar when you want to fit bikes, remove it when you don't and the fittings can't be seen.

I would expect my chauffer to drive 'my other car' with the bike attached.

nah man, you want the works 600 vantage. They gave it nostrils before they were banned from producing it due to its emissions (think small developed nation);

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PS. Worst "I am expecting some inheritance" thread ever. 😀

well i expected a certain amount of abuse, and rightly so, but some of it has been useful, thank you! I think the concensus of opinion is that I should get my butler to drive my bikes there in another car - brilliant! Can't imagine why i didn't think of that 😉

but was trying to get away from too many cars, carbon footprint the size of a yeti etc............;)

From an environmental viewpoint a butler would be a disaster, at least without one you can only drive one car at a time.

good thinking nick 🙂

tow bar mounted bike rack, keep it off the paint work. or buy another car to ferry bikes... the trick is that usually you've saved for the car of yer dreams and maybe dont want another road tax/mot/service/insurance... just cos you have the nice car doesnt mean you want the expense of another car. People think cos you have a bling car you've got the dosh but it isnt always the case. earn more spend more.

Well if you must (but it'll be even less reliable than those muscle cars above) ...

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buy a transit? just tow a transit with it!

Nice cars they are. But it sounds like you're buying a car that doesn't fit your lifestyle.

Perhaps rent one for a fortnight and see how you get on. If you find it a pain then you'll have saved yourself some anguish/cost.

Dunno about you, but I'm often parking my 'bike carrier' in out of the way places so I can take my bike somewhere interesting. Certainly wouldn't be parking an Aston anywhere like that.

Also, often climbing into said bike carrier sweaty and generally covered in mud. Leather seats are meant to be more durable, though not sure that man-sweat is a good interior smell in a posh car though (more 'a hint of mistress' I think).

Get yourself a wreck, get a sticker 'My other car is an Aston' (they always impress) and take your kids on a month long holiday somewhere exotic - but that's just me! ;o)

nico - very nice car 🙂

people wouldn't hate you as much.

Why would people hate you because you had a nice car?