S2 are you still alive

[whiteheadr]

Sold my S2 TVR ??X in 1994 after 4 years of expensive repair bills. Strange how much we can forgive though. Would love to know if it is still around. Sold from Bishops Stortford to a chap from Essex, was Burgundy paintwork with cream interior and black roof, originally a 'G' plate car before I bought personal reg number for it. Any sightings out there? For some reason it always lent over a bit at the back which no garage could ever explain.

[bridgdav]

Hi Richard

Have a look at the RAC reg finder, this will tell you if it has changed hands since you sold it...

www.rac.co.uk/myrac/vehicle_data_check/

[Roy_S2]

Just tried this on mine. It seems my S2 was made on New Years Eve 1989 .

Roy.

[rpage]

What a great site. I looked up my old super reliable blue S1 F*** WOM that I sold 8 years ago. Seems it is still going strong which is nice to know. Don't suppose the owner is on here??

[joospeed]

seems a triumph stag my dad owned in the early 80s is still being used too .. last owner some 9 years .. shame you can't trace the current owner via it .. i'd really like to buy that car again, for old time's sake
pleased to see the car's till being enjoyed though

[roy c]

Not entirely accurate.

It has the manufacture date of my S2 as Dec 1990.

It was actually registered in Jan 1990 (manufactured in Dec 1989).

[M@H]

Roy_S2 said:

Just tried this on mine. It seems my S2 was made on New Years Eve 1989 . Roy.

I wouldn't put any store on that.. It reckons mine was made the same day..

[Roy_S2]

Well, I kinda like the idea so I`m sticking to it!!

Roy.

[M@H]

What does your V5 reckon..? IIRC mine was registered in June.

[WildfireS3]

Apparently mine was made on Dec 30 1992! That's a bit late for an S3 not to be an S3C isn't it? My MOT and V5 also say it was made in 1992. I thought they would all be S3Cs by then?

[M@H]

I think the RAC site picks the last working day of the year or something....?

[bridgdav]

I think the RAC site is purely indicative rather than specific....

For RAC to have all information with respect to Manufacture and registration dates would be a pretty tall order. Most of that information is held on paper systems, which would require an awful lot of manpower input. When the registration or the vehicle was transfered would be easier IMHO, the data can be logged when it is available.

[V8Smith]

M@H said:

Roy_S2 said: Just tried this on mine. It seems my S2 was made on New Years Eve 1989 . Roy. I wouldn't put any store on that.. It reckons mine was made the same day..

You are correct Mat, I checked an old car of mine which I picked up NEW in August 1989 and it says it was registered on 31st Dec 1989 too........!

>> Edited by V8Smith on Monday 9th February 10:30

[Jonzo]

I can confirm that said car TVR **x is still alive and kicking ! (kicking my wallet usually!!) Last time serviced by TVR guys at Motorvation, told me the car was in very good condition 'one of the better ones' were their very words. So you must have looked after it in the early years !

[s2 giles]

good site

but it appears anything over a couple years old is registered the last day of that year, hence the December confusion.
My company car which is more recent has the exact data but i guess when the system was automated they key in December of that year. Appears around 1999 is the break point for better accurracy judging by my wifes car details

cheers

[steve b]

That's scary, my old MG is now showing 15 owners, I had it for 7 years and was number 8 and sold it in 1996!

Obviously nobody else likes it!

[KentishS2]

Looked up my old kit car that I sold a few years back and it said date of manufacture was 01 January 0001, it looked very good for it's age!

[NickP_S2]

Seems that most companies in the UK give their cars a DOB of the 31st Dec, I remember having a conversation about it with someone from the Healey Club (no! not the Austin Healey club!). He did explain why it was but I can't remember that part.

[huggy]

rpage said:

What a great site. I looked up my old super reliable blue S1 F*** WOM that I sold 8 years ago. Seems it is still going strong which is nice to know. Don't suppose the owner is on here??

[huggy]

hi inow own your s1 and is still running well in south wales f### wom