Would love to know a bit more about what happened to John, Would be great if the person they tasked with scrapping it kept it and just did not tell anyone as that is what i would have done :)
@@ATomRileyA Due to legal reasons, John was scrapped shortly after filming, and it couldn't even be sold as a car. Clarkson noted in 2020 that it was heartbreaking that they couldn't export John back to Britain.
Nice to see Maxwell has joined the Drivetribe team, he seemed like a fun guy to have around in your previous interactions. It'd be fun to see him doing some more nitty gritty work on the project cars vs. having to always go to a shop for the majority of the work. (Although Sha from Pole Position is a blast to watch)
This was actually a massive treat. Seeing the aftermath of grand tour, seeing the modifications to make a db9 offroad, and watching a master mechanic go through a diagnosis.
Aston owner here. It's an INCREDIBLY durable car. But every time I do need to bring it into the shop for anything, it's $5,000. No matter how small or seemingly minor, by the time they get done with it, it's five grand. The upside, of course, is that it doesn't need anything more than basic fluid service very often. But when it needs anything more than fluids -- five grand.
@@Fabulousprofound168 I drive my car frequently and I've had it for about five years now. Other than standard service, in that time I've had to do a rear wheel bearing, a boot latch mechanism, door lifts, a control stalk (brights weren't switching off), and an alternator. Pretty normal stuff, but specialty labor is expensive and so are parts. It's not that each of these things costs $5k individually, it's that when I bring it in, I do a couple of things at a time and it adds up. This is because the shop usually keeps the car for about a month, so I don't bring it in for every small thing as soon as I notice it. I set an appointment and then have them do everything it needs at once. Within the next two years I'm expecting to have to do my clutch, which will be a $5k job alone, and brake rotors, which will likely be another $4k.
Do you own a DB9/DBS or a modern Aston? Just curious. My friend had a really tough time with his 2016 V12 Vanquish every time there was an issue cos the service centre barely had parts stocked. Sometimes the car was down for weeks on end even if it goes in for a minor service. Another issue was the high shipping costs n the delays from Aston HQ. The import duty + road tax here in India is about 150% n so havin the car down even after spending a bomb on it kinda left him with a bad taste in his mouth. Its in a beautiful yellow shade n has a few _Q_ options on it too. He absolutely loved the car but the down time meant it was being driven lesser. In the midst of it, he had picked up a 991.2 911 GT3 around 2020 n that became his car of choice n the Aston has now been put up for sale with a mere 27k km done. The GT3 has clocked more than 45k km in half the time.
@@rahulsudhir666 Yeah, I imagine that owning one of these cars in India is a lot more difficult/expensive than here (I'm in New York). The Vanquish is my favorite car Aston has ever made, so it's a shame he can't fully enjoy it. There are definitely sacrifices though, and Porsche is just a much bigger company with much higher production numbers and a huge global supply chain. Aston is still a relatively tiny bespoke firm -- Porsche builds more 911s in one year than Aston has ever built of the Vanquish and DBS combined. So naturally it's going to be more difficult to get specialty parts. I just have the understanding that if I bring my car in for anything other than basic service, it's going to be gone for a month. I don't have to pay any kind of road tax or import duties though, so I don't see it as potentially wasting money having it in the shop like that. I'd probably feel differently otherwise.
The company I work for used to share the same business park in Kineton as McGurk. I was chatting to John McGurk about the Jaguar XJ220s they had in there, and how they were my dream cars. He said to let him know when I'm free and he'd take me for a drive. 7 or 8 years later and I still regret not taking him up on that offer - I'll probably never get the opportunity ever again! He had an absolutely beautiful Ferrari F40 too - stunning!
Just picked up a low miles DB9 and was secretly devastated to see this one get trashed in the last Grand Tour, but hoped that Drivetribe would be bringing her back. Can't wait to see it!
Maxwell seems to be a great addition to the team. Really enjoyed his attitude, experience, humour, interactions, etc. Will he stays now he's learnt about how Drivetribe is really financed though? 😂
Glad to see these cars actually going through a proper modification before going on a proper adventure shows the professionalism. The other option is a bulk standard 2CV Citroen or the original Renault 4.
Is up to Drive Tribe now to take the Grand Tour's torch. I hope the trio continues to do some road trips and take us along. Maybe they're "too old and fat" (Jemery's words, not mine) for crazy adventures, but not for some nice road trips, hanging out, talking and enjoying cars, and messing around like always.
Best comment I've seen so far since working for DT. We've actually had conversations about this comment. What character would you compare me to though? 👀🤣
I LOVE the proper process of diagnosing … we in the USA have an organization called OSHA that would disapprove … not saying I haven’t done the same thing 😅🤣🤣🤣
Not because of emissions, but purely because of the state the car generally is in. It's a shame really, but it'll be back and driving for shows etc I'm sure
@@Maxwell_Millz dude you rock! Idk if you had your own channel before the Drivetribe series or if you've been on TV before, but you're a total natural. And your humor with Mike's just works super well. If y'all were in America I'd invite you to Texas to grab a drink.
Given it's been overheated multiple times. I would check the head gaskets as well, because those are a commonly damaged when an engine has been cooked.
Fun fact, here in America, only thing needs is, no dash lights (engine or abs etc..) and depending on where in the states Cats. That's all to be legal, at least with this car.
if the diffs bad - pull the engine for something else, as that is the part you seem most excited by. Would be a cool project to squeeze it into an old classic british sportscar, or even a honda or gt86 (if your mental enough)
What an adventure this car has been on! Come and see it for yourself at the Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset, where it features in our new @DriveTribe exhibition!
£12k for a diff? At that point why wouldn't you just order an aftermarket one or one for something else and pay to have it mounted? Quite a few of the prices are ott on that quote too. For instance making the seat move doesn't need a complete replacement and if you don't want to leave it in the rain you need neither the rear window or roll bar replacing. That thing could be on the road under £5k pretty easily.
The rust isn't on the oem frame...it's a grand tour budget Steel welded together and painted 1 coat , just for the recording of them trip. But who cares it's pile anyway.
Idk what NightWish is. But that song is the main song of the animated movie The Snowman. I read the book first and then the movie on television afterwards when I was a child
@@Afraz_9n3it’s the name of the band that recorded the song. It’s an Operatic Metal band. It’s awesome. Especially the original voice of it from late 90s.
I don't understand why you haven't hit it with a thorough power washing before bringing it to the shop. Why not get as much of the sand off as possible, to actually see where all of the issues are?
