TVR Parts Network - new twist

[Milky400]

ukdj said:

How does this differ from all mainstream car manufacturers who "hold you to ransom" with their parts, servicing & warranty terms?

You do not have to take your car to the brand you have for servicing, any UK VAT registered garage using OEM parts can service your car and still leave your warranty invalid. Range Rover offered me 5 years servicing including parts and labour for £500, which is extremely good value assuming they stick to the service schedule. But we are talking about two very different types of car.

At the end of the day if you don't like what Dom is saying, have your rebuild work done elsewhere simples. Moaning about in here will make no difference. And as Zippee says, there are service stations in different locations around the country so it does mean a trip to Coventry for everyone.

[PoleDriver]

Graham said:

Dollyman1850 said:

Along comes the next smolenski, buys the brand, bullsts everyone about a new TVR

i think your about 3 years out of date...somolenski sold up

Did you even read that post before you commented?!
And it's you're!

[ukdj]

Milky400 said:

ukdj said:

How does this differ from all mainstream car manufacturers who "hold you to ransom" with their parts, servicing & warranty terms?

You do not have to take your car to the brand you have for servicing, any UK VAT registered garage using OEM parts can service your car and still leave your warranty invalid. Range Rover offered me 5 years servicing including parts and labour for £500, which is extremely good value assuming they stick to the service schedule. But we are talking about two very different types of car.

Yes you can go elsewhere, but at the first sign of a claim watch the dealer wriggle and point the finger at your garage/OEM parts, prepare for the argument and potential of a legal dispute and much wasted time trying to resolve who/what is to blame.

[Dollyman1850]

Graham said:

i think your about 3 years out of date...somolenski sold up

The NEXT Smolenski Graham!!……We know all about Mr Edgar!!

[gacksen]

chris watton said:

What I do know for sure is that you seem to have some beef with Powers, and everything that RG does is brilliant.

I on the other hand do not agree, and have always been happy with the service I get from Dom, and I do trust him. I know you don't, but that really doesn't concern me.

not everbody that is asking questions has a problem with somebody and if needed TVR Power can speak for himself as seen !

when talking about shims the KTM discussion is quite old. If the KTM shims are to soft whats the HRC value of the TVR Power shims ?

[unrepentant]

I don't blame Dom as this "Network" BS seems like an attempt to manipulate the market by people who don't know what they're doing. I do hope his lawyers have had a good look at it though.

[SPS]

unrepentant said:

I don't blame Dom as this "Network" BS seems like an attempt to manipulate the market by people who don't know what they're doing. I do hope his lawyers have had a good look at it though.

Oh but they do know what they are doing!
As I stated many weeks ago - "TVR" wants to extract a revenue stream from the established market (for a very small capital outlay) and to tie in the existing specialists who have kept the marque alive and kicking for years. These moves are a standard exercise in trying to set up a mechanism to control the the whole "brand" proposition from wholesale to retail both in terms of parts provision/ licensing & final offering to the consumer base both potential (new car sales) and existing.
It will be interesting to see what happens at the dealer appointment stage!
Dom has the right to ensure that his companies engineering and servicing developments are protected and that any warranty work is carried out by companies appointed by his company.
It's reasonable and makes good business sense. And as stated you won't have to make a trip to Coventry (or even be sent there) as my specialist takes the unit out of the car and sends it to Dom anyway if required!

[chris watton]

If it wasn't for Dom (and others) sorting out the S6 over the past decade, there's no way I would have even thought about buying another S6 TVR.

If you look at T350/Tam/Sagaris owners wiki, there are a 21 4.3/4.5 upgraded engines from Powers (10 Sags have this!), way more than anyone else. He has done a lot of these, and that's why I trust his company the most.

[unrepentant]

chris watton said:

If it wasn't for Dom (and others) sorting out the S6 over the past decade, there's no way I would have even thought about buying another S6 TVR.

If you look at T350/Tam/Sagaris owners wiki, there are around 20 4.3/4.5 upgraded engines from Powers, way more than anyone else. He has done a lot of these, and that's why I trust his company the most.

Quite. As I stated on another thread some months ago, the trusted experts where TVR's are concerned are people like Dom and the dealers and specialists who have maintained the cars and kept them running and developed them, for decades in some cases. Not some people who happened to have purchased a name and little more and have no expertise, knowledge or experience.

[Graham]

PoleDriver said:

Graham said:

Dollyman1850 said:

Along comes the next smolenski, buys the brand, bullsts everyone about a new TVR

i think your about 3 years out of date...somolenski sold up

Did you even read that post before you commented?!
And it's you're!

I did 4 times and still missed it :-0

[shep1001]

Zippee said:

How will you be held to ransom? Dom still has a list of approved service agents across the country, you don't have to travel all the way to Coventry

Not any more - see powers last fb post

Edited by shep1001 on Friday 29th May 22:25

[Milky400]

shep1001 said:

Not any more - see powers last fb post

Edited by shep1001 on Friday 29th May 22:25

Hmmm that's not good. Don't really know what else to say. That may make a lot of people's minds up when it comes to rebuild time, a bad move I feel.

[Zippee]

shep1001 said:

Zippee said:

How will you be held to ransom? Dom still has a list of approved service agents across the country, you don't have to travel all the way to Coventry

Not any more - see powers last fb post

Edited by shep1001 on Friday 29th May 22:25

I'd say then there's just some clarification needed as his website clearly states he has approved service centres and I have an email from him confirming my indie still is approved.

[mab1]

It's a difficult situation. If Powers previously authorised service agents are contractually unable to use parts from Dom, then frankly I don't think he has any choice but to do what he has done. It is his £ backing the warranty after all.

Maybe this could be resolved by the owner purchasing service parts from Power and supplying them to the servicing inde? I guess anyone concerned should have a chat with Dom and see if there is an agreeable compromise, outside of the headline statement.

I'm lucky enough to be 30 minutes or so from Powers, so mine will continue to go there for servicing and engine work, even though I do have other independants I trust on the doorstep.

[Don1]

unrepentant said:

Quite. As I stated on another thread some months ago, the trusted experts where TVR's are concerned are people like Dom and the dealers and specialists who have maintained the cars and kept them running and developed them, for decades in some cases. Not some people who happened to have purchased a name and little more and have no expertise, knowledge or experience.

I have to ask - who are you talking about here? From the list on the site, I don't recognise the names of Kerridges and North One (maybe ex-Barnet?) in mainland Britain.

Apart from Power, HHC is the only big name I can't see there I think (apologies to any garage if that is a slight!).

Not that I'm really thinking about it, (too much, honest dear), but it would be interesting to see if Str8-Six can still offer the 4.3, as didn't the parts come from Power?

[Gazzab]

I see its retrospectively applied ie from late April.

[shep1001]

Zippee said:

I'd say then there's just some clarification needed as his website clearly states he has approved service centres and I have an email from him confirming my indie still is approved.

Good news, especially if its Mat.

[shep1001]

Zippee said:

I'd say then there's just some clarification needed as his website clearly states he has approved service centres and I have an email from him confirming my indie still is approved.

Good news, especially if its Mat.

[Tvr Power]

shep1001 said:

Zippee said:

I'd say then there's just some clarification needed as his website clearly states he has approved service centres and I have an email from him confirming my indie still is approved.

Good news, especially if its Mat.

"Powers Original authorized centres" nothing changed apart from the companies who have signed up with the Tvr Network

Dreadnought scotland
x works blackpool
SD Autec leeds
Tvrssouth Devon
Mat Smith Norwich
Wilton Morgan Berkshire
Dan Taylor Kent

We are also setting up Distributors in Europe to sell Power Performance Parts

Dom

[cjb44]

Don1 said:

I have to ask - who are you talking about here? From the list on the site, I don't recognise the names of Kerridges and North One (maybe ex-Barnet?) in mainland Britain.

Apart from Power, HHC is the only big name I can't see there I think (apologies to any garage if that is a slight!).

Not that I'm really thinking about it, (too much, honest dear), but it would be interesting to see if Str8-Six can still offer the 4.3, as didn't the parts come from Power?

Kerridges, TVR in Needham Market in Suffolk. Kerridges were the main dealer for TVR from the outset, good people and very fair - have treated me very well, Chris and Jamie (the main men in the workshop) are top class.