T350C 100 amp fuse woes - how to move the car?

T350C 100 amp fuse woes - how to move the car?

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sebhaque

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Tuesday 23rd June 2015
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I lost all power yesterday in my T350 while coming home. The speedo/rev counter gauges went a bit crazy, then stopped working, the radio soon silenced itself and the car was running quite rough and lacking in power. When I pulled into a side road it died entirely. The AA attended and diagnosed the battery wasn't getting any charge - since I was 130 miles from home, they recovered me back. I rang TVRSSW and it's booked in for next week.

I've now got to get the car 57 miles from Bristol to TVRSSW. I did a bit of research and while the symptoms point pretty squarely to the 100 amp fuse, my car's still in warranty and so it's probably worth asking Colin/Phil to also give the car a quick once-over to make sure nothing else is going to grenade itself in the next few months.

My question is - what's the best way of getting the car down there? I'm hesitant to charge the battery up and drive it down in case it dies on the way - towing is an option but it's a bit of a way to go, and I'm not sure if TVRs like being towed as such?

I don't mind paying to get it recovered there but I just thought I'd ask. I suppose a follow-up question would be if anybody in the SW knows of a decent recovery company that won't charge the earth? I'm an AA member but the guy who recovered the car back home seemed to think the AA wouldn't recover it again to a place of repair. Thoughts appreciated.

The joys of TVR ownership - I've only had it for 3 weeks!