GRIFF TRAINEESHIP TAKEN UP
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Hi all,
I've just bought my first ever TVR (a Griff 500) sourced by Rob Ingleby (great service!), tuned by David Batty (brilliant workmanship and very helpful), and just wanted to say that this has been one of the best 3 weeks of my motoring life.
I have now seen the light and how much fun is it to pull onto the motorway from a standing start and watch everything behind you disappear as you howl and wail with the roof down and the engine singing.....
I wanted one since '93 and now never ever want to sell the beauty. I'm based in Camden so would love to get involved in anthying based in the London area.
Magic!
I've just bought my first ever TVR (a Griff 500) sourced by Rob Ingleby (great service!), tuned by David Batty (brilliant workmanship and very helpful), and just wanted to say that this has been one of the best 3 weeks of my motoring life.
I have now seen the light and how much fun is it to pull onto the motorway from a standing start and watch everything behind you disappear as you howl and wail with the roof down and the engine singing.....
I wanted one since '93 and now never ever want to sell the beauty. I'm based in Camden so would love to get involved in anthying based in the London area.
Magic!
Well done sir.
If you fancy a trip south of the water come & join the SE London & NW Kent TVRCC at one of our get togethers.
If you think its fun on your own, you should try going out with 10-20 TVR's in tow..record so far is 35, just how many stupid grins can you get on one road at the same time!
Get in touch via my profile if you would like to join us.
Nick
If you fancy a trip south of the water come & join the SE London & NW Kent TVRCC at one of our get togethers.
If you think its fun on your own, you should try going out with 10-20 TVR's in tow..record so far is 35, just how many stupid grins can you get on one road at the same time!
Get in touch via my profile if you would like to join us.
Nick
wellcome and enjoy getting that grin off your face seems impossible
Have to echo Steve's comments above about taking it easy for the first few thousand miles. As an underwriter of a well known insurance company said to me a few years back, "75% of accidents involving TVRs where the TVR driver is to blame, happen in the first 3 months of ownership". That's why that particular company stopped taking on new TVR business.
I've had mine 4 months and have done 6k so just had my first service... but I'm still grinning like you, except for the servuce costs.
I'm not far from you so if you so drop me a line, as there are a few of us round here that regularly meet up to go to places together or just for a drive.
Remember not to get too fixated on the rear view mirror, you'll soon get used to seeing everyone else disppearing backwards in it!!
I'm not far from you so if you so drop me a line, as there are a few of us round here that regularly meet up to go to places together or just for a drive.
Remember not to get too fixated on the rear view mirror, you'll soon get used to seeing everyone else disppearing backwards in it!!
ralph dodds said:
Have to echo Steve's comments above about taking it easy for the first few thousand miles. As an underwriter of a well known insurance company said to me a few years back, "75% of accidents involving TVRs where the TVR driver is to blame, happen in the first 3 months of ownership". That's why that particular company stopped taking on new TVR business.
It's not just TVRs. I had a Cossie before the Chimaera, and called my insurers one year to query the cheapness of the insurance renewal. The underwriter said that 75% of Cossie claims are single vehicle accidents in the first year of ownership, usually by under-30s. Since none of those applied, my premium was dead low. (Oh, and the TVR was ~£370. Fully comp, protected NCB, 3000 miles, TVRCC trackdays included.)
Well done mate and welcome to the Fold.
You'll need a good to book into a Face surgeon soon mind, to get that stupid grin off your face
Echoe SHpubs comment, had a little slide in my at christmas, even though a have had TVRS for 5years now they still bite
when you least expect.
Enjoy
BB
You'll need a good to book into a Face surgeon soon mind, to get that stupid grin off your face
Echoe SHpubs comment, had a little slide in my at christmas, even though a have had TVRS for 5years now they still bite
when you least expect. Enjoy
BB
Well,
I have tripped to Edinburgh, the Lakes in the last month; and am off to Rye this weekend... I can't wait for the weekends now..
It's great being part of the club. The pace is phenominal but comfortable too... next stop is a Cerby (but I don't know if I could ever live without the V8 howl)
Gibber1
I have tripped to Edinburgh, the Lakes in the last month; and am off to Rye this weekend... I can't wait for the weekends now..
It's great being part of the club. The pace is phenominal but comfortable too... next stop is a Cerby (but I don't know if I could ever live without the V8 howl)
Gibber1
gibber1 said:
... next stop is a Cerby (but I don't know if I could ever live without the V8 howl)
FFS Gibber! calm down
you've only just got the Griff 
The Cerbera's are both awesome and gorgeous, I know, I want one so I can fit the nipper in the back
However, YES, you will miss the Rover V8 howl and burble and YES you will also miss the "top down giving it big licks and yelling your head off into the wind" kinda thing!
>> Edited by burriana500 on Friday 19th September 10:19
>> Edited by burriana500 on Friday 19th September 10:20
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