Tamora Specs

[Phil Dicky]

Can someone explain the various specs of Tamoras, ie what are the differences between mk1,2&3.
I knew of 1 & 2 but James Agger has a mark 3? Just wondering where our new purchase comes in.

[Barry Ashcroft]

No such thing as a mk3 it just has Tuscan seats which in my opinion are not as good as the origonal's.

Mk1 had front fog lights (small) Mk2 has larger driving lights that come on with the main beam.
Mk1 also mostly has black bits on the front edge of the bonnet around the bonnet vents and the rear of the boot spoiler.

[Aowhs102]

Thats about spot on, although not all the early ones had black bits. There were also some that had the slightly more wraparound headrest seats a'la Sagaris.

The fog/driving lights are the bigest change.

[TVR_owner]

Phil Dicky said:

Can someone explain the various specs of Tamoras, ie what are the differences between mk1,2&3.
I knew of 1 & 2 but James Agger has a mark 3? Just wondering where our new purchase comes in.

It's late mark II Phil, as I recall with the Tuscan seats.

See you got the best colour too...

[Phil Dicky]

TVR_owner said:

Phil Dicky said:

Can someone explain the various specs of Tamoras, ie what are the differences between mk1,2&3.
I knew of 1 & 2 but James Agger has a mark 3? Just wondering where our new purchase comes in.

It's late mark II Phil, as I recall with the Tuscan seats.

See you got the best colour too...

Cheers John, Hope Linda dosen't think Kirsty is copying

[5yearstobuyatvr]

It will be interesting to know who drives it the most Phil,Kirsty or you!

[Phil Dicky]

5yearstobuyatvr said:

It will be interesting to know who drives it the most Phil,Kirsty or you!

Don't worry about that John I've had my warning its Kirstys car, I can sit in the passenger seat though

[5yearstobuyatvr]

The proof will be in the pudding, or the pork pie,so to speak, we shall see!

[jamer]

Barry Ashcroft said:

No such thing as a mk3 it just has Tuscan seats which in my opinion are not as good as the origonal's.

Mk1 had front fog lights (small) Mk2 has larger driving lights that come on with the main beam.
Mk1 also mostly has black bits on the front edge of the bonnet around the bonnet vents and the rear of the boot spoiler.

Its simply the MK3 as it was the third major change.

Just as I would list the last wavy dashboard Tuscan as a MK3 if I was still selling TVR's new.

..so there



In the past 8 years driving all over Europe in two 2001 variants, a 2002, a MK2 2003, a 2004 and ten days ago a 2007 registered Tamora they are all great fun which ever takes your fancy.



..however the very early ones on a long trip are a bit rough on the old back, from around 2002 they packed the seats out further to try to help this. 2003 model year got the tweeked lights and the last versions got the Tuscan/Cerbera seats with manual lumbar support/removable seat swabs. The Tamora with the later seats is by far the better car for longer journeys in my opinion..the only problem is by the time they had worked this out they ceased production

Anyway which ever version...the Tamora in all forms is the best handling TVR convertible they ever made


...so far

Edited by jamer on Thursday 9th July 00:16

[Phil Dicky]

jamer said:

Barry Ashcroft said:

No such thing as a mk3 it just has Tuscan seats which in my opinion are not as good as the origonal's.

Mk1 had front fog lights (small) Mk2 has larger driving lights that come on with the main beam.
Mk1 also mostly has black bits on the front edge of the bonnet around the bonnet vents and the rear of the boot spoiler.

Its simply the MK3 as it was the third major change.

Just as I would list the last wavy dashboard Tuscan as a MK3 if I was still selling TVR's new.

..so there



In the past 8 years driving all over Europe in two 2001 variants, a 2002, a MK2 2003, a 2004 and ten days ago a 2007 registered Tamora they are all great fun which ever takes your fancy.



..however the very early ones on a long trip are a bit rough on the old back, from around 2002 they packed the seats out further to try to help this. 2003 model year got the tweeked lights and the last versions got the Tuscan/Cerbera seats with manual lumbar support/removable seat swabs. The Tamora with the later seats is by far the better car for longer journeys in my opinion..the only problem is by the time they had worked this out they ceased production

Anyway which ever version...the Tamora in all forms is the best handling TVR convertible they ever made


...so far

Edited by jamer on Thursday 9th July 00:16

Your 2007 car was option James but Kirsty prefered red, but I agree they are fantastic handling cars.

[jamer]

Phil Dicky said:

jamer said:

Barry Ashcroft said:

No such thing as a mk3 it just has Tuscan seats which in my opinion are not as good as the origonal's.

Mk1 had front fog lights (small) Mk2 has larger driving lights that come on with the main beam.
Mk1 also mostly has black bits on the front edge of the bonnet around the bonnet vents and the rear of the boot spoiler.

Its simply the MK3 as it was the third major change.

Just as I would list the last wavy dashboard Tuscan as a MK3 if I was still selling TVR's new.

..so there



In the past 8 years driving all over Europe in two 2001 variants, a 2002, a MK2 2003, a 2004 and ten days ago a 2007 registered Tamora they are all great fun which ever takes your fancy.



..however the very early ones on a long trip are a bit rough on the old back, from around 2002 they packed the seats out further to try to help this. 2003 model year got the tweeked lights and the last versions got the Tuscan/Cerbera seats with manual lumbar support/removable seat swabs. The Tamora with the later seats is by far the better car for longer journeys in my opinion..the only problem is by the time they had worked this out they ceased production

Anyway which ever version...the Tamora in all forms is the best handling TVR convertible they ever made


...so far

Edited by jamer on Thursday 9th July 00:16

Your 2007 car was option James but Kirsty prefered red, but I agree they are fantastic handling cars.

Phil no worries at all..I can do Red too



Seen on the south coast of France after doing a stint in 2006 from Le mans, over the Millau Bridge and straight down to Toulon in one very sunburnt day.

It took me a good week to loose the saftey belt mark on my neck...but what a drive!

Enjoy the car and join the MK3 club with me

Edited by jamer on Thursday 9th July 13:52

[Barry Ashcroft]

Call it what you want but different seats don't make it a Mk3 in my eyes

It's more likely the factory ran out so put in what they had lying around.

[jamer]

Barry Ashcroft said:

Call it what you want but different seats don't make it a Mk3 in my eyes

It's more likely the factory ran out so put in what they had lying around.

Barr, Barry, Barry..call it a MK3 or a 2005 model year onwards, which ever you would like. I will call it the MK3 as I have done for the past 5 years

Seats are probably a bigger item to change than some larger lights on the Tamora which would make the MK2 not a MK2 but a 2003 model year MK1...



...then again I will check as its probably in the 12 edition of The Nitpicker's Internet Guide for TVR's somewhere on page 1567.....

..the seats were used to improve the Tamora (as many customers since launch had complained of the hard seats..esp the more mature ones..in age that is!) rather than what was in a back room.

They did this same seat change in the MK2 Cerbera to keep the build costs down by using more universal parts in 1999.

..anyway more importantly the sun has just peeped back, my Tamora is outside after our East Midlands Car Club meeting with some petrol that needs turning into acid rain, the weekend is nearly over and therefore I am going out in it to test those lovely seats again

Edited by jamer on Sunday 12th July 18:57

[TVR_owner]

jamer said:

Barry Ashcroft said:

Call it what you want but different seats don't make it a Mk3 in my eyes

It's more likely the factory ran out so put in what they had lying around.

Barr, Barry, Barry..call it a MK3 or a 2005 model year onwards, which ever you would like. I will call it the MK3 as I have done for the past 5 years

Seats are probably a bigger item to change than some larger lights on the Tamora which would make the MK2 not a MK2 but a 2003 model year MK1...



...then again I will check as its probably in the 12 edition of The Nitpicker's Internet Guide for TVR's somewhere on page 1567.....

..the seats were used to improve the Tamora (as many customers since launch had complained of the hard seats..esp the more mature ones..in age that is!) rather than what was in a back room.

They did this same seat change in the MK2 Cerbera to keep the build costs down by using more universal parts in 1999.

..anyway more importantly the sun has just peeped back, my Tamora is outside after our East Midlands Car Club meeting with some petrol that needs turning into acid rain, the weekend is nearly over and therefore I am going out in it to test those lovely seats again

Edited by jamer on Sunday 12th July 18:57

The seats were changed on all cars from Mid 05, not for any other reason than Moleskins wanted to standardise on one seat type. Tuscan seat was a backward step in many peoples eyes.

[jamer]

TVR_owner said:

jamer said:

Barry Ashcroft said:

Call it what you want but different seats don't make it a Mk3 in my eyes

It's more likely the factory ran out so put in what they had lying around.

Barr, Barry, Barry..call it a MK3 or a 2005 model year onwards, which ever you would like. I will call it the MK3 as I have done for the past 5 years

Seats are probably a bigger item to change than some larger lights on the Tamora which would make the MK2 not a MK2 but a 2003 model year MK1...



...then again I will check as its probably in the 12 edition of The Nitpicker's Internet Guide for TVR's somewhere on page 1567.....

..the seats were used to improve the Tamora (as many customers since launch had complained of the hard seats..esp the more mature ones..in age that is!) rather than what was in a back room.

They did this same seat change in the MK2 Cerbera to keep the build costs down by using more universal parts in 1999.

..anyway more importantly the sun has just peeped back, my Tamora is outside after our East Midlands Car Club meeting with some petrol that needs turning into acid rain, the weekend is nearly over and therefore I am going out in it to test those lovely seats again

Edited by jamer on Sunday 12th July 18:57

The seats were changed on all cars from Mid 05, not for any other reason than Moleskins wanted to standardise on one seat type. Tuscan seat was a backward step in many peoples eyes.

Depends what you wanted the Tamora for really, for track and harder pressed driving yes I can see it would be, but for the many customers who probably use them to drive to car club events, long weekends away, Golf courses and back it is a much requested more comfortable update.

.. it also depends on how big your ar*e is I recon

Edited by jamer on Monday 13th July 12:39

[TVR_owner]

Horses for courses I agree