How many Ex TVR owners here?

[lady topaz]

Having been asked the question why I left TVR ownership, I thought it might be interesting to throw it open on here. When I bought my Aston the dealer said he had recently sold two V8V's to TVR drivers. How many more I wonder! And why the move on?

[tuscaneer]

whatever the number i suspect it would be a lot more if aston dealerships entertained trade ins.just ask anyone at stratstones wilmslow about how long i persecuted them for trade ins(without success)!!

[lady topaz]

tuscaneer said:

whatever the number i suspect it would be a lot more if aston dealerships entertained trade ins.just ask anyone at stratstones wilmslow about how long i persecuted them for trade ins(without success)!!

Interestingly my dealer said he took both TVR's in px. And that was early this year when the market was hardly buoyant.

[Springbok]

At least three I know of (a DB9 Volante, a DB9 and my V8V).

Trade-in was rubbish so sold my Griff privately within a week for £3k more.

I moved on because SWMBO was frightened by the sheer straight line grunt of the TVR and screamed and ducked in her seat every time I pushed the loud pedal too hard. Funnily enough though she has just been done for 90 in a 70, whilst I tend to cruise at a less illegal speed.

Simon

Edited by Springbok on Wednesday 9th September 14:56

[koen]

I had a Chimaera and after that a Tuscan 3.6
Sold the Tuscan and bought a V8 Vantage 4.3. Missed the power and speed of the
TVR but loved the finish and exclusivity of the Aston.
So I sold the 4.3 and bought a proper V8 Vantage X-Pack from 1989 with the full RS Williams
7.0 Litre conversion.
For me this is the car that combines the brutality of the TVR with the sense of occasion that
only an Aston Martin can provide. All IMHO of course...

[tuscaneer]

lady topaz said:

tuscaneer said:

whatever the number i suspect it would be a lot more if aston dealerships entertained trade ins.just ask anyone at stratstones wilmslow about how long i persecuted them for trade ins(without success)!!

Interestingly my dealer said he took both TVR's in px. And that was early this year when the market was hardly buoyant.

i would wager that earlier this year they would have taken half a packet of fags as a trade in!1 sale is better than no sale and all that.i started my pesterings as far back as 9/10 years and didn`t actually get into a db7 until `o6(bought privately)which was traded in within 9 months against a new v8v at a very attractive rate

[tuscaneer]

koen said:

I had a Chimaera and after that a Tuscan 3.6
Sold the Tuscan and bought a V8 Vantage 4.3. Missed the power and speed of the
TVR but loved the finish and exclusivity of the Aston.
So I sold the 4.3 and bought a proper V8 Vantage X-Pack from 1989 with the full RS Williams
7.0 Litre conversion.
For me this is the car that combines the brutality of the TVR with the sense of occasion that
only an Aston Martin can provide. All IMHO of course...

PLAYER!!!!!!

[timmybob]

Had a Chim and then a Tuscan S. The Tuscan was a little too 'raw' for my wife, but she loves the DB7...

[alderley]

timmybob said:

Had a Chim and then a Tuscan S. The Tuscan was a little too 'raw' for my wife, but she loves the DB7...

Similarly, my wife never liked the cerbera but loves the DB7 Vantage. On paper they have similar performance but in the real world the DB7 is the better car but strangely never puts the ear to ear smile on my face that my reliable V8 cerbera did. The cerbera always felt (and sounded) like a race car that had taken a wrong turn on a race track and got onto the publuc highway by mistake.

[lady topaz]

koen said:

I had a Chimaera and after that a Tuscan 3.6
Sold the Tuscan and bought a V8 Vantage 4.3. Missed the power and speed of the
TVR but loved the finish and exclusivity of the Aston.
So I sold the 4.3 and bought a proper V8 Vantage X-Pack from 1989 with the full RS Williams
7.0 Litre conversion.
For me this is the car that combines the brutality of the TVR with the sense of occasion that
only an Aston Martin can provide. All IMHO of course...

You must be the same Koen I used to natter to on the Tusc forum about 6 years ago.

[oblio]

Tricked up Griff for me (5.4 litre engine plus one or two other bits )

Then Db7 V V and now a DB9 Volante

Outgrew the Griff for what we wanted the car for - mostly Grand Touring tbh...

Edited by oblio on Saturday 12th September 09:14

[bogie]

we had both for 3.5 years...sadly the Sagaris went a few months ago (tuscan for a few years before that)...will probably get another Tuscan next year (well my other half will, as her sportscar)

..in fact until Jan 08 we had an all Brit sportscar fleet, with an Elise for trackdays n sprints, a Sagaris as Sarahs daily driver (!) and my Vantage

[Cooky]

I have been considering an Aston for ages, but just can't loose the Cerb, and she wont let me have both

[MADT350]

I had a 2006 T350 before the V8V, loved the TVR....but i'm loving the aston much more

[bogie]

Cooky said:

I have been considering an Aston for ages, but just can't loose the Cerb, and she wont let me have both

dosent she like driving a nice car? cant you tempt her with an Aston she could use ?

[koen]

That's correct Lady T.
we are from the old style Pistonheads era, just like many of the posters on this thread...

lady topaz said:

koen said:

I had a Chimaera and after that a Tuscan 3.6
Sold the Tuscan and bought a V8 Vantage 4.3. Missed the power and speed of the
TVR but loved the finish and exclusivity of the Aston.
So I sold the 4.3 and bought a proper V8 Vantage X-Pack from 1989 with the full RS Williams
7.0 Litre conversion.
For me this is the car that combines the brutality of the TVR with the sense of occasion that
only an Aston Martin can provide. All IMHO of course...

You must be the same Koen I used to natter to on the Tusc forum about 6 years ago.

[RichB]

Can't believe the number of whimps on here saying they swapped the TVR because their wives didn't like them man-up and get both.

[christof]

After owning most of the TVR range from 1994 to 2005, I'm now back in something british, an AM V8 Vantage.

[stub101]

Currently in a T350C but avidly looking for an 07/08 V8V 4,3 but worried I should add a bit and get a 4.7 with sport pack as I do love the TVR's sheer grunt...

A 4.3 with upgrade to 400bhp perhaps???

[oilman151]

Had a Chimaera a few years ago, but came to the DB9 via a few other vehicles, so I didn't move directly from TVR to AM.