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Poll
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:57 am
by The Swede
Simple question: you got 35K to spend.
The extreme Sagaris or more 'sensible', but less good looking M12 GTO-R?
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:06 am
by CAVEMAN
Sagaris for sure...looks and noise, pure TVR.
Looks like it has been attacked with an axe, but with the updated Speed 6 engine and the fantastic interior...no question for me.
Sure I might be backwards in a hedge after a few miles, but what a few miles it would of been!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tZF4OF3Ay4
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:10 pm
by The Swede
You gotta die somehow !
The only worry with a TVR to own one, would be that TVR does not exist as a company anymore, so spare parts might be an issue. It does look sensational though.
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:22 pm
by CAVEMAN
yep, was going to go for the Tuscan R before buying the WR1 but servicing the thing up here put me off buying one.
would be a DIY thing for sure everytime.
too many trees to hit up here and in the snow it would be a death trap...plus the GRP body work would probably be too brittle at silly temperatures.
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:33 pm
by danr55
have you ever looked at how much TVRs cost to maintain?
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:02 pm
by The Swede
CAVEMAN wrote:yep, was going to go for the Tuscan R before buying the WR1 but servicing the thing up here put me off buying one.
would be a DIY thing for sure everytime.
too many trees to hit up here and in the snow it would be a death trap...plus the GRP body work would probably be too brittle at silly temperatures.
True. It would never be something you'd consider in Finland.
Even a Porsche or so is hugely impractical. That's why i always ran a scoob or an Evo there.
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:02 pm
by The Swede
danr55 wrote:have you ever looked at how much TVRs cost to maintain?
Fill us in
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:22 pm
by CAVEMAN
if it goes bang yeah...which it probably will eventually with the Tuscan I was looking at...but if any engine goes bang it is pretty expensive.
but the later models with updated Speed 6 specs were pretty good. Well by TVR standards anyway.
I think the Tuscan was the attempt TVR had at their first engine...maybe Cerbera but I am sure they had Rovers V8 too
The guy in Coventry has a great place and has picked up a lot of the stuff from TVR factory including a special paint booth for GRP...prices are pretty good too.
I wouldn't say there are over expensive for the car it is, but out here you are on your own if anything does happen. At least with a Subaru/Evo you have a lot of expert 'farmers' to help out.
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:00 pm
by WR 1mposter
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:03 pm
by The Swede
That would be a consideration.
Assuming a Noble should be way more reliable being half a Mondeo.
Did Spikey not always want one of those ?
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:10 pm
by WR1 Owner!
never been a TVR fan.. EVER.. Noble without a doubt
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:17 pm
by WR 1mposter
The Swede wrote:That would be a consideration.
Assuming a Noble should be way more reliable being half a Mondeo.
Did Spikey not always want one of those ?
yes he did !
Posted:
Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:05 pm
by danr55
The Swede wrote:danr55 wrote:have you ever looked at how much TVRs cost to maintain?
Fill us in
All I know is they are EXPENSIVE. I have seen more broken down on the side of the road than I have moving on the road. seriously. also looked at some for sale ads. When i see 30k on the clock, just had a service and some work done at a cost of £8k, I move swiftly on!
Posted:
Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:41 pm
by SPIKE LIKE MIKE
danr55 wrote:have you ever looked at how much TVRs cost to maintain?
Spend 7-8k on a 6.0l chevvy crate engine, new gearbox and away you go
Posted:
Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:45 pm
by SPIKE LIKE MIKE
Darth Vader............
asfook!!
Nobles are also still being made in the USA hence the un-registered ones above!(About 12 months ago)
Posted:
Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:05 pm
by The Swede
Those Nobles look intriguing.
Posted:
Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:23 pm
by RobinSherwood
Out of the two I would go for a Noble for handling but I would always doubt my choice when I heard the TVR go by......
Mind you Noble are not exactly a stable company, there seems to be a lot of doubts whether or not they will actually make real numbers of the M600. Lee Noble himself has quite literally vanished without trace as far as I have heard leaving allegedly substantial debts in his wake......
Posted:
Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:33 pm
by WR 1mposter
Spike "THE LEGEND" Mike XXX wrote:Darth Vader............
asfook!!
Nobles are also still being made in the USA hence the un-registered ones above!(About 12 months ago)
Darth Vader indeed ...
they disappear when the going gets tough