lol...great story, that's sods law the way things work out sometimes.
A friend of mine has an Aston Vantage convertible but as there are three in his family, he hasn't used the two seater Aston as much as he's intended.
I suggested to him to buy a Bentley GTC which I think would be a great compromise and he'd probably use it more (especially in the winter).
Could I ask to write a review of the Bentley on www.drivn.co.uk as I would like to be able to recommend one to him...unless there are loads of faults, issues, etc.
Let me know how it all pans out for a Euro trip.
Regards, Trevor