3500 km,s no issues

3500 km,s no issues

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135 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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Hi all, just wanted to say how impressed I am with my car. Over the last two weeks it has covered over 3500 km,s on a tour of NZ,s beautiful South Island with no issues (unless you count a blown bulb in the clock?) watched Rod Stewart in a concert in Dunedin, ( brilliant ), went to the race to the sky in Cardrona which hasn't been held since 2007 awesome!
Pikes peak in USA was the longest unpaved hill climb in the world but it is now paved making Cardrona NZ the longest so
Looks like it will be a regular thing now. Alistair McCray was driving Possum Bourne,s Subaru which was great to see and what an obviously talented driver he is. Monster Tajima holds the record for the hill and although he crashed defending the title the record wasn't broken. I would trust my car to take me anywhere especially knowing that if anything went wrong it is mostly fixable which can't be said for a lot of vehicles on the road today and what an excellent tourer it is. It gobbles up the miles with ease..love it! Keep on TVRing!
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NZ fan

Original Poster:

310 posts

135 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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67Fox said:
Orsome! thumbup
Good to know that our cars are reliable. Glad you enjoyed your trip.
I hope you have many years of happy driving smile
Simon
Thanks Simon and the same to you. I think if you keep an eye on things as with any machinery it helps the reliability side of
Things, no reason why these cars should be any less reliable than any other especially once the known weaknesses are sorted out cheers.

NZ fan

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310 posts

135 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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Brendon NZ said:
Hi Neville...car looks good.I am just putting together a S.I drive for possibly November...I will email you the route and let us know what you think....yes it stops in Nelson.!
Cheers Brendon
Hi Brendon sounds good. Will be good to see another TVR, I have owned my car for around three years and have never seen another in the flesh. About a month ago I met a guy in town with an S2 bringing my total TVR sightings to three in my life. ( the third being Andrew Whitikers racing Tuscan which I have seen race a couple of times) cheers.

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310 posts

135 months

Saturday 25th April 2015
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quattrophenia said:
Bet you get no end of looks and questions about the car in NZ, must be really rare to see one. I can go months on end without even seeing another TVR on the road in the UK.
Not as much as you would think. Some people know what it is others think it's a Triumph one publican asked me what sort of car it was so I explained... Still blank faced he said what engine has it got, I told him it was a Rover v8 modified by TVR
Ah a Rover he said. I'm sure he walked away thinking my car was a Rover. confused