From TVR to MX5
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Hi Guys
After many years and 6 TVRs I have decided to buy a proper car! My old man is picking up a (hopefully) lovely R-LTD on monday for me. I'm paying top money but I decided that I wanted the best possible. It's a fresh import with low miles so no rust. I'm planning preventative medicine for as soon as I drive it back from Lancashire. List is : Full service, Timing belt, change box & diff oils, 4 wheel alignment & a good spray with Dinitrol underneath.
Unlike most of the TVRs that I have owned I'm looking forward to fun, cheap & trouble free motoring!
When I was looking for a car I tried a UK Gleneagles which drove apallingly (crashy & wallowy) & then a long in the tooth Eunos S - Special which was superb - is this normal or just the luck of the draw?
Can't wait to get her back to Kent
Simon
After many years and 6 TVRs I have decided to buy a proper car! My old man is picking up a (hopefully) lovely R-LTD on monday for me. I'm paying top money but I decided that I wanted the best possible. It's a fresh import with low miles so no rust. I'm planning preventative medicine for as soon as I drive it back from Lancashire. List is : Full service, Timing belt, change box & diff oils, 4 wheel alignment & a good spray with Dinitrol underneath.
Unlike most of the TVRs that I have owned I'm looking forward to fun, cheap & trouble free motoring!
When I was looking for a car I tried a UK Gleneagles which drove apallingly (crashy & wallowy) & then a long in the tooth Eunos S - Special which was superb - is this normal or just the luck of the draw?
Can't wait to get her back to Kent
Simon
Yes that's the one. My old man picked her up yesterday & all seems well. He reckons she drives very well - firm but not crashy, very revvy & low geared (low ratio diff). One comment that he did make was that she feels quite flat unitl 4000rpm when things come alive. Does this sound normal?
Only 1 wheel centre missing (he must have found one after the photo was taken) so the hunt is on.
Just need to get her back from Lancashire now. Will post some pics soon
Cheers
Simon
Only 1 wheel centre missing (he must have found one after the photo was taken) so the hunt is on.
Just need to get her back from Lancashire now. Will post some pics soon
Cheers
Simon
Hi Guys
Finally picked her up & drove home on Sunday. Weather was apalling & I had 260 miles of motorway to look forward to but she was great. No leaks, no fuss. In the Griff I would have been a nervous wreck by the end (If I had actually made it!)
Initial thoughts:-
I love driving her & just want to go for a blat. I think this is because she just seems 'right' for me - small, light, revvy & easy to drive.
Everything works! Unlike most TVRs I've owned
Throttle response is amazing, so little inertia. I guess down to the lightened flywheel
She is as flat as a pancake under 4k. hopefully advancing the timing will help here
I love the fruity exhaust note - down to the after market rear section
Things that need sorting:-
Full service & cambelt change booked in with Freelance Mazda. mark is going to check her over top to bottom. Also having Diff & geargox oils changed.
Door to window trim on N/S rusty so needs replacing
Radio crap & CD not working - must contact Lawrence
Battery banging about in boot - no clamp
Ride is harder than I was hoping for. Combination of 12 yr old bilsteins, 50 profile tyres I guess.
Tyres are such a mix. 2 X Mich pilot Exalto, 1 X Bridgestone potenza RE01, 1 X Continental Prem Contact. All part worn but with loads of tread. This obvously needs sorting & may even help the ride quality. Now do I replace them all with 4 new Toyos or do I keep the 2 Pilots & buy 2 new ones to match? Any experience of the Pilots? Any market for the existing tyres if I replace them all?
4 wheel set up- any rec's in the kent area?
Cheers
Simon
Finally picked her up & drove home on Sunday. Weather was apalling & I had 260 miles of motorway to look forward to but she was great. No leaks, no fuss. In the Griff I would have been a nervous wreck by the end (If I had actually made it!)
Initial thoughts:-
I love driving her & just want to go for a blat. I think this is because she just seems 'right' for me - small, light, revvy & easy to drive.
Everything works! Unlike most TVRs I've owned
Throttle response is amazing, so little inertia. I guess down to the lightened flywheel
She is as flat as a pancake under 4k. hopefully advancing the timing will help here
I love the fruity exhaust note - down to the after market rear section
Things that need sorting:-
Full service & cambelt change booked in with Freelance Mazda. mark is going to check her over top to bottom. Also having Diff & geargox oils changed.
Door to window trim on N/S rusty so needs replacing
Radio crap & CD not working - must contact Lawrence
Battery banging about in boot - no clamp
Ride is harder than I was hoping for. Combination of 12 yr old bilsteins, 50 profile tyres I guess.
Tyres are such a mix. 2 X Mich pilot Exalto, 1 X Bridgestone potenza RE01, 1 X Continental Prem Contact. All part worn but with loads of tread. This obvously needs sorting & may even help the ride quality. Now do I replace them all with 4 new Toyos or do I keep the 2 Pilots & buy 2 new ones to match? Any experience of the Pilots? Any market for the existing tyres if I replace them all?
4 wheel set up- any rec's in the kent area?
Cheers
Simon
Flintstone said:
SIMON67 said:
Unlike most of the TVRs that I have owned I'm looking forward to fun, cheap & trouble free motoring!
So you bought badly, went soft and have gone for a lesser car? Lightweight 
Went soft - yes
gone for a lesser car - no, just gone for a car that is properly designed and manufactured.
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