TVR Power 4.3 here I come - great deal!

[chris watton]

OK, after wanting this since buying my Tam, I have finally booked my car in for the upgrade.

After seeing the TVR Power link on Facebook, about the group buy, and the potential to save almost £1k on normal price, I made sure I grovelled and squirmed enough for my wife to agree - and she did (albeit slightly begrudgingly..)!

This is the deal:
http://www.powersperformance.co.uk/news/slug/power...

"POWERS PERFORMANCE 2015 GROUP BUY
4.3 SPEED SIX REBUILD

INCLUDES:
DRIVE IN DRIVE OUT 4.3 ENGINE UPGRADE (NORMALLY £8398)
UPGRADE STARTER MOTOR (NORMALLY £270)
UPGRADE INJECTORS (NORMALLY £684)
£8400 INC VAT"

I will also b having new cats, alloy rad, silicon and SS hoses, possible engine mounts, alternator and belt, clutch, flywheel and slave cylinder, and new speed transducer (as mine doesn't work at all now - been stuck on around 30k for a while...)

I have no doubt I shall love it for when the sun finally arrives.

[SergSC]

"100000 mileage warranty if serviced in house"? Is this new? Not great if you live in Scotland

[jrb43]

SergSC said:

"100000 mileage warranty if serviced in house"? Is this new? Not great if you live in Scotland

Yep. To be honest I don't think that's unreasonable - it's not like there's a big dealer network with centralised quality control. But I appreciate your frustration. Maybe one for the devolved parliament to sort out?

[yanmar]

Ask Dom how much to upgrade to a 4.5. After having both , it would be well worth doing for the extra tourqe, but if not the 4.3 is still a great improvement over the standard 3.6 or 4.0. Might see your car in power when having work done.

[yanmar]

Ask Dom how much to upgrade to a 4.5. After having both , it would be well worth doing for the extra tourqe, but if not the 4.3 is still a great improvement over the standard 3.6 or 4.0. Might see your car in power when having work done.

[chris watton]

yanmar said:

Ask Dom how much to upgrade to a 4.5. After having both , it would be well worth doing for the extra tourqe, but if not the 4.3 is still a great improvement over the standard 3.6 or 4.0. Might see your car in power when having work done.

I can just stretch to the 4.3, and the 4.3 is the one I have always had in mind. Because I have never really found the standard 3.6 wanting, I am sure the 4.3 will be perfect for me.
I already had the throttle bodies done, and I am hoping the brand new cats and cooling system will alow the engine to be as good as it can be. (I have read some horror stories regarding old cats strangling performance..)

[SergSC]

jrb43 said:

SergSC said:

"100000 mileage warranty if serviced in house"? Is this new? Not great if you live in Scotland

Yep. To be honest I don't think that's unreasonable - it's not like there's a big dealer network with centralised quality control. But I appreciate your frustration. Maybe one for the devolved parliament to sort out?

I totally get it if servicing at back street garage who dont know anything about tvrs, but there are quite a few trusted and well know tvr garages scattered across the country that can service competently... wonder why things changed.

[Andy_mr2sc]

SergSC said:

I totally get it if servicing at back street garage who dont know anything about tvrs, but there are quite a few trusted and well know tvr garages scattered across the country that can service competently... wonder why things changed.

Because the specialist garage in question knows they are guaranteed the £8690 they charge for 100k miles of servicing (plus the charge for any additional 'problems' the owner may need addressing) which will more than cover their costs if the engine develops a fault while in warranty.

[chris watton]

Andy_mr2sc said:

Because the specialist garage in question knows they are guaranteed the £8690 they charge for 100k miles of servicing (plus the charge for any additional 'problems' the owner may need addressing) which will more than cover their costs if the engine develops a fault while in warranty.

For me, even the 60 mile trek makes sense. I would assume that Power will look after the engine and service it properly, due to the warranty, whereas another more local garage may be tempted to cut corners, but charge the same. I have never had any negative experiences with Power and am more than happy to have my Tam serviced there.

For smaller jobs, for example when I decide to break bits, like the handbrake, I always have David Gerald in Redditch - which is 50 miles away...

I am quite excited, have to admit. I have wanted this upgrade ever since I bought my tam..