Sagaris buying advice required

[Rocco1]

firstly and foremost i would like to take this window of opportunity to apologise to the TVR Sagaris owners SORRY i got it wrong
On Thursday i bought the Sag of Graham i was very tired (i had no sleep on Tuesday and very little sleep on Wednesday) the drive back was difficult at times due to lack of sleep and perhaps my thoughts were clouded
Today we went out on a tunnel blast and i took the Sag,wow it sounded out of this world.So the Sag has incredible looks and now it has an amazing sound too. A quick stop for fuel and we all decide why not do the Evo Triangle,so the triangle it was! I have only had the Sag two days and only drove it Thursday mostly motorway so this was time to test it.So throwing caution to the wind i went for it,i was blown away at how well this car drives,how well it holds the road and YES it is much much much quicker than i initially said,i gave it everything i could,and lets not forget i have never driven a TVR before yet it felt like i have been aquatinted to this car for a lifetime!!
Very impressed with the power with the handling with the noise with how smooth it drives and most importantly with the looks
This Sag has got to be my car of choice after today.What a car what a drive out what a day 320 miles of euphoria
By the way its up there with the 360 and maybe it will nail it too!!
SORRY once more
Thanks you all for the well wishes and oil recommendations
Ernie321 it was a pleasure having you onboard,on reflection we should have gone a little slower yet we couldn't let an opportunity like the triangle slip by without testing our cars and our ability to drive,hope you understand
By the way you met 'green bandit' hope he wasn't a patronising w****r lol

[Rocco1]

[Rocco1]

[Ernie321]

Top bloke had a laff and he can drive
Next time I will take some courage pills and try harder to keep up with you all

[Ernie321]

Top bloke had a laff and he can drive
Next time I will take some courage pills and try harder to keep up with you all

[mr sagman]

Rocco1 said:

firstly and foremost i would like to take this window of opportunity to apologise to the TVR Sagaris owners SORRY i got it wrong
On Thursday i bought the Sag of Graham i was very tired (i had no sleep on Tuesday and very little sleep on Wednesday) the drive back was difficult at times due to lack of sleep and perhaps my thoughts were clouded
Today we went out on a tunnel blast and i took the Sag,wow it sounded out of this world.So the Sag has incredible looks and now it has an amazing sound too. A quick stop for fuel and we all decide why not do the Evo Triangle,so the triangle it was! I have only had the Sag two days and only drove it Thursday mostly motorway so this was time to test it.So throwing caution to the wind i went for it,i was blown away at how well this car drives,how well it holds the road and YES it is much much much quicker than i initially said,i gave it everything i could,and lets not forget i have never driven a TVR before yet it felt like i have been aquatinted to this car for a lifetime!!
Very impressed with the power with the handling with the noise with how smooth it drives and most importantly with the looks
This Sag has got to be my car of choice after today.What a car what a drive out what a day 320 miles of euphoria
By the way its up there with the 360 and maybe it will nail it too!!
SORRY once more
Thanks you all for the well wishes and oil recommendations
Ernie321 it was a pleasure having you onboard,on reflection we should have gone a little slower yet we couldn't let an opportunity like the triangle slip by without testing our cars and our ability to drive,hope you understand
By the way you met 'green bandit' hope he wasn't a patronising w****r lol

Good man glad you are enjoying it.. It will keep impressing you the more you drive it / get to know it / trust it... Enjoy.

[mr sagman]

greenbandit641 said:

If I have upset anyone on this forum I would like to apologise as I never intended to as I'm not like that in the least, I guess the banter we have in our car group doesn't carry over to the Piston Heads forum, and writing something isn't always interpreted in the way you write it.
I don't recall saying anything derogatory about TVR's either but again, if anyone thinks I have then I apologise again for that too, I like anything that has an engine.
Anything that I have posted on other forums was lighthearted banter, or at least it was meant to be but maybe wasn't taken that Way.
I would like to think that we can put a lid on this once and for all, we are all adults that share the same interests.

Thank you

[Lotus E300S]

mr sagman said:

Good man glad you are enjoying it.. It will keep impressing you the more you drive it / get to know it / trust it... Enjoy.

Yep, to keep them flying you need to be in the right gear and not let the engine labour, it's not like driving a lazy V8,

They loved to be revved,

[billynobrakes]

Rocco1 said:

As I said before I am not jealous, glad your enjoying the Sag, just get rid of that number plate looks too much like BMW

[Rocco1]

Lotus E300S said:

Yep, to keep them flying you need to be in the right gear and not let the engine labour, it's not like driving a lazy V8,

They loved to be revved,

Thanks for advice but honesty i have driven many n/a cars,it was only matter of finding the right road
The Sag is an awesome car and i cant wait until the next run out as i will be pushing it harder than ever before :-)

[billynobrakes]

Rocco1 said:

Thanks for advice but honesty i have driven many n/a cars,it was only matter of finding the right road
The Sag is an awesome car and i cant wait until the next run out as i will be pushing it harder than ever before :-)

Agree that the 3.6 needs to be revved but a 4.3 should not need as much revving to get it going, my 4.5 speed 6 is very similar to a V8 loads of torque so does not to screem like the 3.6 see dyno results, it burbles along quite nicely but when you hit the loud pedal it flies a powers 4.3 is very similar

[Zippee]

billynobrakes said:

Agree that the 3.6 needs to be revved but a 4.3 should not need as much revving to get it going, my 4.5 speed 6 is very similar to a V8 loads of torque so does not to screem like the 3.6 see dyno results, it burbles along quite nicely but when you hit the loud pedal it flies a powers 4.3 is very similar

I agree with this, the 3.6 really doesn't have much low down torque but the 4.3 and 4.5 do. They're cracking engines and have a very unique and grin inducing sound to them

OP - Glad you're enjoying her and shes going to get used properly, very jealous of the rest of your stable as well, especially the Diablo. A couple of my favourite drives have been following behind PHer Shoebags Orange VT and it's one of my dream cars, now sadly way out of reach given the price rises over the last few years

[Rocco1]

Zippee said:

I agree with this, the 3.6 really doesn't have much low down torque but the 4.3 and 4.5 do. They're cracking engines and have a very unique and grin inducing sound to them

OP - Glad you're enjoying her and shes going to get used properly, very jealous of the rest of your stable as well, especially the Diablo. A couple of my favourite drives have been following behind PHer Shoebags Orange VT and it's one of my dream cars, now sadly way out of reach given the price rises over the last few years

Cheers mate
The Diablo SV is a very difficult car to drive especially on norrow roads,negotiating bends and committing your self to high speeds followed by harsh breaking is not as easy and requires a lot of talent.The Diablo is a good GT car but not the best car in the stable for back roads.
The Sagaris nails the twists and sharp bends car feels well planted and the sterring comes into its own,breaking hash isn't a problem and power is good too,couldnt keep up with the green bandit,the superleggera and 997 pdk turbo but the Sag came a very close second considering no driver aids no 4WD no trick suspension not to mention the e gear/ turbos etc
Sag kept me on a knife edge trying to keep up with the above mentioned especially as it was my first time out on a proper run
Long live the Sag 😊

[coco79]

billynobrakes said:

Agree that the 3.6 needs to be revved but a 4.3 should not need as much revving to get it going, my 4.5 speed 6 is very similar to a V8 loads of torque so does not to screem like the 3.6 see dyno results, it burbles along quite nicely but when you hit the loud pedal it flies a powers 4.3 is very similar

Gary, you must be getting royalties every time that graph appears!

[billynobrakes]

coco79 said:

Gary, you must be getting royalties every time that graph appears!

I wish I always put it up just to show the torque, that is what I wanted when I had the engine rebuilt and so that V8 owners can see it, I have a Griff and Cerb and never thought I would drop two cylinders

[Hollowpockets]

Rocco1 said:

... this is exactly what I hoped to see! Someone using the car as intended and really enjoying it. It is a fantastic car that can be as fun and rewarding to drive as anything else when you venture off to find the right roads.

I was very sad to see her go

Cheers

Graham

[Rocco1]

Hollowpockets said:

... this is exactly what I hoped to see! Someone using the car as intended and really enjoying it. It is a fantastic car that can be as fun and rewarding to drive as anything else when you venture off to find the right roads.

I was very sad to see her go

Cheers

Graham

And i am very happy to own her :-)

[chris watton]

The 4.3/5 is great, and as I mentioned, the speed can be deceiving.

I pulled away pretty briskly the other day, the rear stayed planted and I wondered why I wasn't going as fast as I thought, until the very strong small of rubber entered the cabin! Didn't even realise the rears were spinning that quick, couldn't hear any tyre screech!

[Rocco1]

[Rocco1]