New S3 Owner

[Lewis's Friend]

Hi all

I thought I should probably introduce myself as I am likely to be on here a lot asking foolish questions and otherwise generally displaying my ignorance.

Some of you may know the car, as I am the lucky chap who bought Nigegas's car from him. Hopefully he'll see I'm looking after it...!

So far I'm just driving round in a pansy-like way getting used to it. Loving it so far. It's my first TVR, but a friend of mine has just bought his Chimaera back for the second time so I have been around them a bit in the past.

I look forward to picking your collective brains in the future...

Jon

[jwigglesworth]

Welcome Jon to the merry band of desperados that own an S. You should have great fun over the years both in the enjoyment of driving and the not-so when it goes wrong. In the 14 or so years I've owned mine, I reckon the positive outweighs the negative tenfold.

[S2Mike]

Hi and welcome to the S mad house. There is a great collection of knowledgeable folk on here ready to help/ take the mick/ laugh with. Enjoy the S and don't be afraid to ask questions, however silly, I still do 2 & half years on.
Better still come along to one of the meetings and share the fun, see the events wiki at the top of the S series forum.

[Scoobimax]

New to the fold and already buying bits.

You'll enjoy the fun of driving it - most enjoyable car I've owned for that and the banter/camaraderie.

[Barry S1]

http://www.shelsley-walsh.co.uk/events/content.asp...
Sunday 9th March see you there

[TurboTony]

Welcome! Ask any questions - there will be a reply for you here.

[Longers]

Welcome to world of S ownership... which happens to have this great forum as a bonus

[Lewis's Friend]

Thanks for all the kind words.

One of the first things I want to try is to realign the bonnet, so I will no doubt be on here soon crying over what a mess I've made...!

[glenrobbo]

Welcome aboard Jon,
It's lovely on here when you get used to it

There was a thread running on here within the last couple of weeks about bonnet alignment. Try the search facility on here at top right of the page, just enter "S series bonnet hinges" or even "s series bonnet alignment" or suchlike & you should get a few results to trawl through.
ETA: I just had a look, the topic was "Bonnet Stuff"

Or you can click on the " Useful Links" topic heading & find owners blogs, can be very helpful to maintaining your S.

There is a wealth of information on here.

Also worthwhile getting hold of a copy of "the Bible", The TVR S Series by Steve Heath.
EBay, Amazon, or through the TVR Car Club.

Have fun &

Edited by glenrobbo on Saturday 1st March 15:11

[Oldred_V8S]

Lewis's Friend said:

Hi all

I thought I should probably introduce myself as I am likely to be on here a lot asking foolish questions and otherwise generally displaying my ignorance.

Some of you may know the car, as I am the lucky chap who bought Nigegas's car from him. Hopefully he'll see I'm looking after it...!

So far I'm just driving round in a pansy-like way getting used to it. Loving it so far. It's my first TVR, but a friend of mine has just bought his Chimaera back for the second time so I have been around them a bit in the past.

I look forward to picking your collective brains in the future...

Jon

Welcome Jon, nice to have you join us. There is a wealth of knowledge recorded on this forum and if a Search does not turn up the answer, then I know the guys on here will be more than happy to help.

Don't forget the only foolish questions are the ones not asked.

[Lewis's Friend]

Happily, I got a bible thrown in with the car, so I've been doing a lot of reading of both it and this forum.

The car itself seems nicely sorted, so I'm looking at getting some tarty things sorted first (bonnet gaps, new window seals, wheel refurb and the like), which should be nice - cosmetic things are great as they're instant win!