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Although this thread has been covered many times I feel I have to ressurect it.Why must people keep harping on about TVR reliability.I was having a conversation with someone when the subject moved to cars.When I replied I drove a Cerbera the other person asked me if it had broken down yet! When I asked him what he drove he told me a Fiat Coupe ( we all know that Fiat stands for Fix It Again Tomorrow).Having owned TVRs since 1983 I have never broken down in one.Yes they have had their problems but so did a Jaguar and a BMW that cost me £30 K each and many other prestige cars I have owned.
I think part of the problems with cars being off the road for extended periods is that a lot of Dealers know that TVRs are second and third cars! Its not just TVR dealers,we have a Mercedes sprinter which has been off the road for 3 months awaiting an engine! We have a replacement vehicle and the dealer is not getting hassled by us.Just the way of the world now, I am afraid.
griff2be said: Thinking about it my BMW M roadster had more problems than the Griff:
In two years it had (under warranty):
gearbox
fuel tank mounts
shock absorber mounts
shock absorber
battery
immobiliser unit
new Tracker unit battery
drivers seat mounts and frame
roof fabric twice
entire new roof inc frame
complete set of alloys (dealer refurb them before I bought it and paint peeled off)
2 instrument dials (condensation)
new VANOS unit (>£2,000!)
complete door mirror (mount corroded)
door mirror heated glass
It was returned to me once with a scrape on the wheel arch. Another time it had a dent in the bonnet. The best one was when the boot had 2" of water in it after they replaced the roof. I had to remove the CD changer and pour water out of it. The dealer said 'How do we know the CD changer was working when you brought the car in' - but changed tack after I asked if they thought that was a sensible route to take under the circumstances...
It only broke down twice though (wouldn't start) - once was the battery had gone and the other when the Tracker battery had failed which then drained the main battery. The BMW Emergency Service man blew the immobilser when jump starting the car....
I've come to the conclusion that all cars are relaible, except the ones connected with me....
And did anyone remark on how unreliable your BMW was?
Thanks for all the replies. I was just getting a bit peed off with all the negative threads about reliability.There seems to be alot of BMW stories,which I can add my own, a car people would associate with being well built and reliable.The truth of the matter is that the majority of people would love to own a TVR but because they cannot have one they have to belittle them.Unfortunately this theory does not cover TVR owners who seem to want to harp on about the most minor faults.Granted the cars are not perfect but how many things in life are.
>> Edited by p7ulg on Thursday 21st November 11:59
>> Edited by p7ulg on Thursday 21st November 11:59
No Schnozz the post was not directed at you.But putting threads on like "I broke down this morning" does not help.If you go over to the Ferrari,lamborghini,Maserati forum you will be hard pushed to find an owner talking about the faults on his car.We all know that the majority of Italian supercars are far from reliable, and I can't believe that none of the members have problems.Maybe TVR owners are just honest and down to earth.So lets not belittle our cars and put words into other peoples mouths.
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