Griffith Vs RX-7

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Podie

46,630 posts

277 months

Wednesday 4th April 2007
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iaint said:
_Batty_ said:
Gazboy said:
You'd never insure an RX7 for less than the Griff.

I'm 27, paying £400 to insure a (almost) standard Supra, cat 1 alarm, garaged, 4000miles pa as a second car.

you're only 27?

hehe



But he looks about fifteen...


rofl

Podie

46,630 posts

277 months

Thursday 5th April 2007
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Gazboy said:
Oh look at these funky ban buttons I can see in your profiles..... evil


Do it.... DO IT....! silly

iaint

10,040 posts

240 months

Thursday 5th April 2007
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Gazboy said:
Oh look at these funky ban buttons I can see in your profiles..... evil


*lol*

Power corrupts...

dapprman

2,348 posts

269 months

Thursday 26th April 2007
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How do you guys get your fuel figures eek Ona long run/motorway I get ~17 mpg, around town I think about 10-12, and when I took it on the track, close to 6 !! driving

Obviously you guys just can't drive properly nono

iaint

10,040 posts

240 months

Thursday 26th April 2007
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dapprman said:
How do you guys get your fuel figures eek Ona long run/motorway I get ~17 mpg, around town I think about 10-12, and when I took it on the track, close to 6 !! driving

Obviously you guys just can't drive properly nono


I blame my great mpg on running the car in at teh moment On the old engine I'd get 7-8mpg round sliverstone...

atomicrex

862 posts

229 months

Friday 27th April 2007
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Come to Combe on a track day and we will see who is the better drinker of fuel!

iaint

10,040 posts

240 months

Friday 27th April 2007
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atomicrex said:
Come to Combe on a track day and we will see who is the better drinker of fuel!


I suspect my previous track mileage will be eclipsed one the new engine is mapped... big ports. Not going to chase yours down though - you've been on a serious diet mate!

Anyway - my turbo's bigger than yours ;p

dai capp

1,641 posts

262 months

Friday 27th April 2007
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I've owned both and the running costs are not too disimilar albeit petrol has become more expensive. Insurance is within £50 for me and Mrs Dai Capp, mileage is around 18mpg in the RX against around 22mpg in the Griff but when you only do around 5000 miles a year it's hardly massive and to date my yearly services have been cheaper in TVR land.

My RX is quicker and handles better that my Griffith 500's but there is something about the Griff I miss. If I sold the RX the car I would go back to is the Griffith without question.

Cheers

DC

FTOandTVR

74 posts

219 months

Friday 27th April 2007
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I too am looking to swap the Chim out for a Rex, had one not so long ago and decided the single tubby Rex was to be my next toy, fuel useage is a problem, but it wasn't significantly worse than the TVR, I guess it depends whether you want the V8 roar or the big turbo pshhhhhh.