The Blackpool Runners, lets proove a point.

[5yearstobuyatvr]

Just interested in your feedback on yesterdays salute to the Tvr workforce. I admired all the well groomed Tvrs outside Pontins. It came to my attention that I counted approx 50 cars in the area at about 1230 pm, I wondered how many miles everybody travelled that day and whether anyone broke down, my feeling was that yesterday was attended by enthusiasts who maintain their pride and joys well, I travelled in a 4.0 Chimaera 98,clocking 200 miles round trip no problems, my 83 year old mum had a fantastic day to remember,our thanks go to all helpers, especially Mr & Mrs Ntel.

[pdtvr]

5yearstobuyatvr said:

I wondered how many miles everybody travelled that day and whether anyone broke down

552 miles round trip from Chelmsford; the Griff went like a bloody train, mind you it had to to keep up with those two nutters in the pearl white and orange Cerberas

[mellow yellow]

It was nice to meet you Phil...you must get a Tuscan Convertible...All that bump starting of other peoples Griffs must be pain.

[ntel]

Me and Dot had to push a blue chimaera, that had the old hot start problem, at the bottem end of Bristol Ave. Thank god it wasn't captured on Camera! We also heard a bystander saying to his mate,"I thought TVRs were unreliable, I've not seen one break down yet".

[e2djh]

ntel said:

Me and Dot had to push a blue chimaera, that had the old hot start problem, at the bottem end of Bristol Ave. Thank god it wasn't captured on Camera! We also heard a bystander saying to his mate,"I thought TVRs were unreliable, I've not seen one break down yet".

'Twas not me!

[pdtvr]

mellow yellow said:

It was nice to meet you Phil...you must get a Tuscan Convertible...

Thanks Keith, good to make your acquaintance, too. If anything, Friday's events have strenghened my resolve to buy another new TVR. The Tuscan vert is stunning, however I'm still hanging on in fervent expectation of a targa topped Sagaris (with rear facing exhausts!)

[antmez]

i did just over 200 miles round trip in my 95 chim and never missed a beat .

ant

[mbjoinery]

I did a 140 mile round trip the chimp didn't miss a beat.
I parked in the drive back home and stoped the engine.
opened the garage and tried to start the engine No joy.
Got it in bits now in the garage not sure what it is going to try resetting the ECU.

But she did me proud on the run.

Mark

[tvrchim]

e2djh said:

ntel said:

Me and Dot had to push a blue chimaera, that had the old hot start problem, at the bottem end of Bristol Ave. Thank god it wasn't captured on Camera! We also heard a bystander saying to his mate,"I thought TVRs were unreliable, I've not seen one break down yet".

'Twas not me!

It was me start you bastard thanks for the push mrs ntel it was an alarm problem not a hot start problem because i turned it off a couple of times after when it was reading 95 degrees and it started first time, even after sitting for over an hour around Hilton park services in the friday night traffic, so time for a new one otherwise 280 trouble free miles.

[e2djh]

Just short of 500 miles round trip, mostly at an "enthisiastic" pace.
Not a hiccup or a missed beat.

Built by experts!!

[hollowpockets]

i done a 680 miles round trip from aberdeen! 5 hours each way! Great day and was so glad to be part of it! it was hard to imagine what the workers must be feeling! i'd be overwhelmed if 150+ people turned up to help save my job!

my T350t didnt put a single foot wrong! 18,000 miles done now!

back to blackpool next week for automedon to service my car.

[zooooom]

hollowpockets said:

i done a 680 miles round trip from aberdeen! 5 hours each way! Great day and was so glad to be part of it! it was hard to imagine what the workers must be feeling! i'd be overwhelmed if 150+ people turned up to help save my job!

my T350t didnt put a single foot wrong! 18,000 miles done now!

back to blackpool next week for automedon to service my car.

673 miles of TVR SNAP CRACKLE POP & BANG bliss, guess you get the prize for longest journey then.

Edited by zooooom on Sunday 5th November 12:29

[hollowpockets]

i also had the only dirty car there! lol everyones cars looked spotless, must be the scottish roads and weather!

by the way you english are lucky, our roads in scotland are noticably worse! crap is probably the right word. especially in a tvr!

[amazon]

I wondered how many miles everybody travelled that day and whether anyone broke down.

We travelled just short of 500 miles in my 99 Chimaera. It didn't miss a beat (what's more, it hasn't missed a beat since it was born in September 99! It loves the cold air and this was a rare occasion where the roads were clear almost all the way too!

[andyoleary]

e2djh said:

Just short of 500 miles round trip, mostly at an "enthisiastic" pace.
Not a hiccup or a missed beat.

Built by experts!!

Me too! just over, actually, but didn't grumble one (and I have a SP6...) and didn't miss a beat when we nipped out for a quick blast on Saturday,



Andy

[snorky]

did about 320 trouble-free miles and whoooped a Z4 on the way home to boot....what a great day.

[5yearstobuyatvr]

Its good to know that Tvrs are mechanically reliable, just reading through the postings, the old addage; you look after them they look after you!What a day at Blackpool, The workers smiled, the owners grinned and the Tvrs loved every minute,raring to go, they are almost human!