Bad T350T review
Discussion
Who is this twat?
Shouldn't he stick to reviewing rep cars?
www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2004/04/21/emftvr21.xml
Shouldn't he stick to reviewing rep cars?
www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2004/04/21/emftvr21.xml
Damn, I thought it was national Star Wars day ("May the 4th be with you") not slag off TVR day!
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=321113&page=2
(well doen to those sticking up for the Tivs though!)
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=321113&page=2
(well doen to those sticking up for the Tivs though!)
I tried reading it subjectively and tried to find valid remarks rather than getting the arse that someone gave a bad review. However, the guy is a complete prick, there is nothing in the review that assess the car on its technical merits or subjectively reviews it in comparison to it's peers.
In short, a 5 year old could have written a more subjective review of the car, rather than bitching about minor quibbles.
Still there is hope for me as a automotive journalist. Here's my review of some cars (this is tongue in cheek before any flames me..)
New BWM 3 Series
Ugly expensive German car, driven by w*nkers
Porche Boxstaaa
Ugly expensive German car, driven by w*nkers
New Ford Mundano
Crap.
Get the point.....
Steve
In short, a 5 year old could have written a more subjective review of the car, rather than bitching about minor quibbles.
Still there is hope for me as a automotive journalist. Here's my review of some cars (this is tongue in cheek before any flames me..)
New BWM 3 Series
Ugly expensive German car, driven by w*nkers
Porche Boxstaaa
Ugly expensive German car, driven by w*nkers
New Ford Mundano
Crap.
Get the point.....
Steve
DustyC said:
Who is this twat?
Shouldn't he stick to reviewing rep cars?
www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2004/04/21/emftvr21.xml
Urge... to... kill... rising!!!!
Obviously non-standard door handle's are faaaaaaar too confusing. Does the T350 not have interior lights? Is having a coccoon like sports car really a bad thing? Who puts the clutch down when starting the engine? Rapidly warming feet imply working air-con?? Choice of digital/analogue dials is a bad thing? He deserves to get sprayed with petrol by the car. Clever T350. If only it knew how to toss a match onto him. Stiff suspension? No s
t. "Lifeless" steering too responsive? Pffft. Comparing it with alternatives that cost twice as much? 
Ah well, at least he said some nice things...
"So I haven't even been near a TVR for ages and I've forgotten just how hard they are to get into...It's got more hidden catches, latches, buttons and drawers than you can hide in a wizard's doohickey. Motoring editor Peter Hall and I bash, prod, stroke and thump various bits of the new T350's banana-yellow bodywork until, at last, the doors spring open"
And he claims to have driven TVR's before. If it takes you that much trouble to remember the button under the wingmirror then you are obviously a moron.
The way this guy writes reads like a sub-standard Clarkson. He's obviously still peed-off at Wheeler and co. and has an agenda with this review. A bad journalist and a bit of a
methinks
Anyway, I'll leave all you "desperate attention-seekers"
DD
And he claims to have driven TVR's before. If it takes you that much trouble to remember the button under the wingmirror then you are obviously a moron.
The way this guy writes reads like a sub-standard Clarkson. He's obviously still peed-off at Wheeler and co. and has an agenda with this review. A bad journalist and a bit of a
methinks Anyway, I'll leave all you "desperate attention-seekers"
DD
j_s_g said:
Urge... to... kill... rising!!!!
Obviously non-standard door handle's are faaaaaaar too confusing. Does the T350 not have interior lights? Is having a coccoon like sports car really a bad thing? Who puts the clutch down when starting the engine? Rapidly warming feet imply working air-con?? Choice of digital/analogue dials is a bad thing? He deserves to get sprayed with petrol by the car. Clever T350. If only it knew how to toss a match onto him. Stiff suspension? No s
Ah well, at least he said some nice things...
oh man that is funny
made my day Didn't we do this last week?
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=93775&f=7&h=0
I thought this weeks Torygraph scoop was TVR for Sale
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=96830&f=23&h=0&hw=telegraph+TVR
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=93775&f=7&h=0
I thought this weeks Torygraph scoop was TVR for Sale
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=96830&f=23&h=0&hw=telegraph+TVR
Fellow TIV'ers. This article and many other don't really get to the point. I have owned my TVR for the best part of a year which does not make me an expert by any means. BUT at the end of the day I think that you are either a TVR owner or not. By that I mean that you are prepared to accept TVR for the wonderful machines that they are, for what they represent and for the highs and lows that they constantly thrust at you....or your not. I for one am a TVR owner and am delighted to own and drive one of the greatest cars in the world...so there!
philipleslie67 said:
Fellow TIV'ers. This article and many other don't really get to the point. I have owned my TVR for the best part of a year which does not make me an expert by any means. BUT at the end of the day I think that you are either a TVR owner or not. By that I mean that you are prepared to accept TVR for the wonderful machines that they are, for what they represent and for the highs and lows that they constantly thrust at you....or your not. I for one am a TVR owner and am delighted to own and drive one of the greatest cars in the world...so there!
well put
I love it when people pick holes in the Griff about the dodgy bits. Its the easy way to spot the people that arent really petrolheads.
The ones who are usually say "but who cares, just listen to it!"
I think he totally mistook the TVR for being a BMW... poor guy... needs a dose of reality me thinks.
At least he enjoyed the exhaust note and the styling... he'd have to be deaf and blind to miss them...
Hey chaps, dont worry about it, theres always the odd one who likes to be different... theres too many positive reviews... there wouldnt be a balance if there wasnt at least one with some negativity regardless of his misunderstanding of what a blackpool rocket is all about....
At least he enjoyed the exhaust note and the styling... he'd have to be deaf and blind to miss them...
Hey chaps, dont worry about it, theres always the odd one who likes to be different... theres too many positive reviews... there wouldnt be a balance if there wasnt at least one with some negativity regardless of his misunderstanding of what a blackpool rocket is all about....
DustyC said:
Fellow TIV'ers. This article and many other don't really get to the point. I have owned my TVR for the best part of a year which does not make me an expert by any means. BUT at the end of the day I think that you are either a TVR owner or not. By that I mean that you are prepared to accept TVR for the wonderful machines that they are, for what they represent and for the highs and lows that they constantly thrust at you....or your not. I for one am a TVR owner and am delighted to own and drive one of the greatest cars in the world...so there!
well put
I love it when people pick holes in the Griff about the dodgy bits. Its the easy way to spot the people that arent really petrolheads.
The ones who are usually say "but who cares, just listen to it!"
i agree, but to write bits like "banging on the panels till the door finally pops open" is amateurish to say the least. tvr has had the same door opening mechanism for 10 years.to me that is just deliberately picking holes in a car/marque you told yourself to hate before you got near it.
its no wonder to me that he writes for the torygraph and not a reputable drivers mag like evo/autocar.
Good point. Surely anyone that is interested in TVRs knows where the dorr handles are.
I know people that know where the door handles are on TVRs how havent even been in one. As this blokes job is a car writer you'd imagine he would at least know that tiny detail.
It would be interesting to read his reviews of other cars. I wouldnt be surprised if he didnt like a lot of real drivers cars.
I know people that know where the door handles are on TVRs how havent even been in one. As this blokes job is a car writer you'd imagine he would at least know that tiny detail.
It would be interesting to read his reviews of other cars. I wouldnt be surprised if he didnt like a lot of real drivers cars.
classic case of jumped up prick slateing anything british whilst driving his guttless c180 classic
wearing his armani from blackbush market sunglasses
that are covering his tears of denial cause he cant drive a real sports car hasnt got the backbone for it
and for christs sake were is he gonna hang his spare shirt==========lifter
we all no what he obviously doesnt !!!!!!!
wearing his armani from blackbush market sunglasses
that are covering his tears of denial cause he cant drive a real sports car hasnt got the backbone for it
and for christs sake were is he gonna hang his spare shirt==========lifter
we all no what he obviously doesnt !!!!!!!
DustyC said:
Good point. Surely anyone that is interested in TVRs knows where the dorr handles are.
I know people that know where the door handles are on TVRs how havent even been in one. As this blokes job is a car writer you'd imagine he would at least know that tiny detail.
It would be interesting to read his reviews of other cars. I wouldnt be surprised if he didnt like a lot of real drivers cars.
i pulled up at my local chippie not so long ago and as i got back to the car,all these kids were saying to each other "watch how he opens the door!"
if kids aged 10 know where it is then it doesn't say a lot for the ability of a motor journalist who is "banging on the panels"!
OK, the guy comes across as a twat with an axe to grind, a sort of Jigs who's been on a journalism course but................ who looks after PR for TVR??? The guy has history so for s sake don't send him out in a car that's not perfect in every respect.
Sometimes it beggars belief that TVR have a PR department at all.
s sake don't send him out in a car that's not perfect in every respect. Sometimes it beggars belief that TVR have a PR department at all.
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