Ode to ownership

[simon@63]

T350c - 26 months of ownership & 16,000 miles = GBP 1.00/mile.

Based on total costs over ownership period - GBP2k on insurance, GBP2k servicing & tyres and depreciation (bought privately and sold to non-franchised specialist).

The positives -
1. Brilliant Engine
2. Handling/Balance (on SMOOTH surfaces, preferably Silverstone GP circuit)
3. Brakes
4. Pedal Box

The things which shouldn't be wrong with a 21st car

1. Seat-belts (PW build car)
2. Pathetic LCD display

Things that weren't right for me

1. Seats
2. 'Wonky' driving position

Did it ever let me down? No.

Would I recommend it? Depends who you are is the evasive answer, but if you are a petrolhead (that is aware that it may not be an entirely trouble free realtionship) - unreservedly yes.

With special thanks to Racing Green's Service Dept who are brilliant.




>> Edited by simon@63 on Thursday 11th August 12:14

[the pits]

Glad nothing went wrong with it. I wish more people would post good reports to balance the bad. But because reliability is something we take for granted (rightly so) these days, it rarely gets a mention.

Therefore I think PH reports are naturally biased towards the bad. Not an accusation, just an observation.

Personally I really like the LCD dash. Not many car makers supply you with loads of info about the car. Crucial guages like oil pressure are mostly replaced by warning lights. I'd like to encourage TVR to continue to make cars with loads of guages.

Or did you mean it was hard to read or very innaccurate or summit?

[simon@63]

I meant that mine gave dozens of readings per second for each of the parameters so while I had an idea of what the reading was it was never properly legible.