not a happy bunny!
Discussion
after owning this car for over 2 years and spending a fortune on putting things right, repairs and upgrades, it has recently been downgraded to a second car/toy and not as my every day car as i have a family now so doesnt get the use, so much so i have decided to put it up for sale, mixed feelings really as i get the pleasure from it that everyone else on here gets from theirs im sure, but at an horrific cost, there alawys seemed to be something on it either wearing out, not running right or needed upgrading, so i decided to take the cover off and take some pics for selling it and start the engine to warm it up and guess what? it starts missfiring, no idea why cos everything on it electrical wise is less than 14000 miles old, all the ignition is upgraded, magnacore leads, on my third coil, second set of plugs and i only done 14000 miles since i had it, some uprades are less than 6000 miles old, the stepper is always cleaned, so i now need to get my hands dirty and try to find something thats not firing that shouldnt be wrong with it, great car! the annoying thing is i bought a 400 quid rover 9 months ago and lumped 10000 miles on that since i had it and it hasnt cost me a bean so far!!! sorry guys i needed to share my rant with you. 
ah yes but i doubt if a buyer even if he did come on here to check the forums wouldnt know it was me as i dont have any refernce to my car on here 
im just a bloke selling a really reliable car in first class condition as far as he will know ;-), actually its generally good over all and whoever were to buy it would get a decent motor, i just ran out of money now lol
im just a bloke selling a really reliable car in first class condition as far as he will know ;-), actually its generally good over all and whoever were to buy it would get a decent motor, i just ran out of money now lolAndy,
I had ongoing sporadic misfire issues for 18 months (car would lose an entire bank of cylinders), during which I replaced the entire HT electrics, dizzy, rewired behind the dash, changed alarm, change lambda probes etc...
Eventually (after 18 months of unpredictable misfires, or completely cutting out) diagnosed as a dodgy connection between the ecu, an ECU loom.. solution, every 9 months, spray some wd40 on the connectors and ensure its seated properly..
May not help in your case, but if it does.. :-)
I had ongoing sporadic misfire issues for 18 months (car would lose an entire bank of cylinders), during which I replaced the entire HT electrics, dizzy, rewired behind the dash, changed alarm, change lambda probes etc...
Eventually (after 18 months of unpredictable misfires, or completely cutting out) diagnosed as a dodgy connection between the ecu, an ECU loom.. solution, every 9 months, spray some wd40 on the connectors and ensure its seated properly..
May not help in your case, but if it does.. :-)
SILICONEKID340HP said:
Don `t understand why they are so unpredictable ! its the same engine and electrics as the Range Rover , they drive through rivers,deserts etc and still keep going for 200000 miles 
Really! who told you that Daz? 
TVR's can leak water and if unchecked it can cause all kinds of problems on these cars especially an un-secured ECU flaying about in the foot-well and even more likely when the average owner is just a Spit and Polish merchant who ignores the obvious and just want to rag the car about 
SILICONEKID340HP said:
Don `t understand why they are so unpredictable ! its the same engine and electrics as the Range Rover , they drive through rivers,deserts etc and still keep going for 200000 miles
- they are not mass produced, they are hand built
- they are a high performance car, not a eurobox
- they are now all relatively old
- they were an "enthusiasts" car when new (a euphomism for trouble)
- they have a fibreglass body so earthing can be problematic (compared to metal monocoques)
- they have a fibreglass body prone to retaining engine heat
- they flex their chassis under power, which can stress all sorts of components
- they have a wiring loom for another car routed in ways it wasn't designed to go
- they have TVR engineering solutions like ECU's loose in the footwell and relays flapping about on top of the battery
- they are softtops and therefore prone to water ingress
- these days they can be bought relatively cheaply and maintained on a shoestring - dealer servicing on new cars was expensive for good reason
VictorMeldrew said:
SILICONEKID340HP said:
Don `t understand why they are so unpredictable ! its the same engine and electrics as the Range Rover , they drive through rivers,deserts etc and still keep going for 200000 miles
- they are not mass produced, they are hand built
- they are a high performance car, not a eurobox
- they are now all relatively old
- they were an "enthusiasts" car when new (a euphomism for trouble)
- they have a fibreglass body so earthing can be problematic (compared to metal monocoques)
- they have a fibreglass body prone to retaining engine heat
- they flex their chassis under power, which can stress all sorts of components
- they have a wiring loom for another car routed in ways it wasn't designed to go
- they have TVR engineering solutions like ECU's loose in the footwell and relays flapping about on top of the battery
- they are softtops and therefore prone to water ingress
- these days they can be bought relatively cheaply and maintained on a shoestring - dealer servicing on new cars was expensive for good reason
everyone will agree when you turn the key and its growls into life the smile on your face is PRICELESS
VictorMeldrew said:
- they are not mass produced, they are hand built
- they are a high performance car, not a eurobox
- they are now all relatively old
- they were an "enthusiasts" car when new (a euphomism for trouble)
- they have a fibreglass body so earthing can be problematic (compared to metal monocoques)
- they have a fibreglass body prone to retaining engine heat
- they flex their chassis under power, which can stress all sorts of components
- they have a wiring loom for another car routed in ways it wasn't designed to go
- they have TVR engineering solutions like ECU's loose in the footwell and relays flapping about on top of the battery
- they are softtops and therefore prone to water ingress
- these days they can be bought relatively cheaply and maintained on a shoestring - dealer servicing on new cars was expensive for good reason
Andy chimaera said:
VictorMeldrew said:
- they are not mass produced, they are hand built
- they are a high performance car, not a eurobox
- they are now all relatively old
- they were an "enthusiasts" car when new (a euphomism for trouble)
- they have a fibreglass body so earthing can be problematic (compared to metal monocoques)
- they have a fibreglass body prone to retaining engine heat
- they flex their chassis under power, which can stress all sorts of components
- they have a wiring loom for another car routed in ways it wasn't designed to go
- they have TVR engineering solutions like ECU's loose in the footwell and relays flapping about on top of the battery
- they are softtops and therefore prone to water ingress
- these days they can be bought relatively cheaply and maintained on a shoestring - dealer servicing on new cars was expensive for good reason
VictorMeldrew said:
- they are not mass produced, they are hand built
- they are a high performance car, not a eurobox
- they are now all relatively old
- they were an "enthusiasts" car when new (a euphomism for trouble)
- they have a fibreglass body so earthing can be problematic (compared to metal monocoques)
- they have a fibreglass body prone to retaining engine heat
- they flex their chassis under power, which can stress all sorts of components
- they have a wiring loom for another car routed in ways it wasn't designed to go
- they have TVR engineering solutions like ECU's loose in the footwell and relays flapping about on top of the battery
- they are softtops and therefore prone to water ingress
- these days they can be bought relatively cheaply and maintained on a shoestring - dealer servicing on new cars was expensive for good reason
rigga said:
MADMAX2 said:
er..... YES
everyone will agree when you turn the key and its growls into life the smile on your face is PRICELESS
+1everyone will agree when you turn the key and its growls into life the smile on your face is PRICELESS
Even better when your inside a chimp as you cant see the fugly exterior
fortunately TVR fitted 2 shiny handles to lift it with though 
stunning from the front and side though 
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