Can I use a Griffith daily?

I use my Chimaera every day (48 mile round trip to the office) Having invested in the car I'm not going to leave it in the garage, it was made to be driven.
On the icey country roads it can be intersting

Enjoy

I'd have to say it's possible - although if there is a lot of traffic then its not all that enjoyable.
They are certainly reliable enough but high milages will mean high service bills.

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On the icy country roads it can be interesting

Enjoy

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mm. yes, certainly had some 'fun' this morning overtaking a tractor.. really woke me up though. Must get some S03s
Ed

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By the way, does Chimeara/Griffith come with Air conditioning ( dont't laugh and say its a convertible!). Does it need it?

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It's an option. There's obviously differing views on this but if caught in traffic my griff (no aircon) does a passable impression of a mobile sauna. I don't seem to be able to get any cold air in the cabin.

I don't believe the air conditioning is that effective but it at least it may take away some of the engine heat soak.

Graham

Cheers everyone

Its very tempting, I'm slowly getting my wife round t othe idea of having one,....I feel another test drive coming on!!

I've heard that some TVR's are bad and unreliable, but ..if you do your homework, getting a reliable one won't be too bad.

Thanks again

Joe

I've had eight now... including a Cerbera for three years. They have been as reliable as the other normal cars that I have. So much so, that one of them has gone and a tweaked Griff 500 is now the designated shopping trolley.

A lot of people use them everyday. They need regular servicing and TLC. IMHO a car that is regularly used and enjoyed will last far more than one that only comes out when the sun and wind are right. A lot of people run a very cheap runabout just in case.

Driving in icy conditions does require like most times a high degree of self control and restraint otherwise there is a large chance of joining the growing single vehicle incident portfolio.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

We drive our Cerbera (I know it's not a Rover Engined car, but it's still a modern TVR) usually 6 days a week. It gets used in all weather, and so far (touching a LARGE lump of wood), hasn't let is down in 7500 miles (only had the car 3 months). 2 things have gone wrong : Handbrake pickup snapped (which can happen on any car), and it was running on 7 intermittantly, which turned out ot be a dead spark plug. Neither of the problems stopped the car being used, and it's always fun to drive.

Servicing will hit hard if you do high mileage, but for the performance you get, you can't really complain.


Edited by olly on Thursday 15th November 14:46

Yep, thanks.

In fact I actually love tinkering with cars!
I once started a rebuild Triumph TR8, because I really wanted a TVR, and everything needed sorting in thaat. I finally sold it due to lack oftime, but a sticking window, little leak is all part of the charm.

However not starting so I can't get to work is very important....ooh..I want one now, but as I'm buying a house, it may be a year away or so...hmmm...we'll wait and see!

Joe

I have had both and currently with have PAS. I simply would not go back to a non-assisted car and the reason is nothing to do with parking. It's simply due to the fact that the PAS rack is quicker and easier to apply opposite lock when the back end goes. You have a better chance of reacting because it takes less effort to apply the lock and also to remove it. It is absoluteley no co-incidence that virtually all the race Tuscans etc have PAS. The F1 boys have it. If you rely on feel through the steering wheel to work out what the car is doing then you will get the information a lot later than feeling through the seat of the pants. By which time things are probably close to being too late anyway.

A couple of years I was doing hot lap rides round Mallory for Team Central and I ended up with 3 non-PAS cars in succession. I was knackered at the end because of the effort it took to keep the car on a four wheel drift round Gerrards. The PAS car was so much easier to handle in this respect and it meant that I could get the car just that bit more on the edge as well.

In the end it is personal choice but don't get sucked into the "it's a sports car... and PAS is for hairdressers". Make your own mind up.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

ATG,.....sounds like fun with a scooter.

When I last test drove them, the non assisted setup (for me) was too heavy, and I preferred the 450se power sterring ,but it was far too light, and I believe different to that fitted to the Griffith etc. I will have to test different ones now,as a non PAS car would be easier and chepaer? to buy.

I've currently got a 206gti, after a succession of rear drive cars Alfa 75 3.0 and Nissan 200sx, Finances would dictate I'd have to sell the 206gti..shame

Here's a piccie of it anyhow
www.fotango.com/p/eba00050082f00000056.jpg

Hmmm, maybe a scooter if the TVR gives probs, thats actually an idea? because I don't want cars everywhere, no room for three!!

I'm not really a mechanic, major mechanical work, Id ask a mechanic to do, but sticking windows ,switches, even thermostats plugs etc are straight forward, the TR8 v8 is basically the same, very easy access to all the important bits.

Thanks

Joe:cowboy: