Ain't no love no more
Discussion
Now this may seem rich coming from one who is relatively new to the fold, but there is seem's to be a real lack of "ownershipness"(for want of a real word). I have had my Chim for about 4 mths or so now and prior to buying was a regular visitor to the site and always found helpful advice,information along with a real sense of camraderie.
People wanting to help each other and finding they had much more in common other than the cars they drive i personally found this a very attractive aspect of the TVR ownersip experience and definately not something i had ever really seen in all my years of BMW ownership.
Spent many weeks after buying the car looking for another Tiv to flash at etc. but didn't even hear a rumble. Until that is travelling through west london passed a yellow Cerb at slow speed and nodded to the driver with accompanying thumbs up type gesture, he looked at me is if i had a screw loose!
Next adventure gold coloured cerb sp6 marble arch i flashed the guy he blanked me (fine i thought to myself so much for the ownership bit probably best left to the good people of this site)
Thought i would give it one more go as this was a blue Chim in Kilburn (perhaps there is a hieracrchy Cerb thing i dont know about!)
This guy was pulling out of side road and i gave him way and nodded he wheelspun from the blocks with not even so much as a thank you.
Don't get me wrong it's not that i am excpecting them to jump out of the car or anything but honestly the few M5's that i used to see on the motorway when i was in mine would invariably acknowledge you in some way.
In a TVR your both sharing what is a relatively rare experience so why the attitude?
Finally had some of my confidence restored near Loughton Yellow V8S not only horned but floored it as he past me with a wave whilst i was sat at light's which did put a little smile on my face.
Oh well i suppose that either TVR's are now being bought by people who couldn't give a monkeys about the marque and are simply happy to thrash them as they used to their Cosworths or i have simply been unlucky in my encounters with other Tiv owners or it could have something to do with the I love OSSIE B Laden front windscreen tint sticker i bought recently!
Either way this is a good and happy site and i hope there will always be more Pistonheads out there driving Tiv's than the sh**heads i have run into recently.
(group hug)
Sher Singh Black Chim 500
Hey Ted my profiles changed!
Any Ideas?
>>> November 17:53
>>> Edited by singh on Tuesday 20th November 17:54
>>> Edited by singh on Tuesday 20th November 17:57
>>> Edited by singh on Tuesday 20th November 18:00
People wanting to help each other and finding they had much more in common other than the cars they drive i personally found this a very attractive aspect of the TVR ownersip experience and definately not something i had ever really seen in all my years of BMW ownership.
Spent many weeks after buying the car looking for another Tiv to flash at etc. but didn't even hear a rumble. Until that is travelling through west london passed a yellow Cerb at slow speed and nodded to the driver with accompanying thumbs up type gesture, he looked at me is if i had a screw loose!
Next adventure gold coloured cerb sp6 marble arch i flashed the guy he blanked me (fine i thought to myself so much for the ownership bit probably best left to the good people of this site)
Thought i would give it one more go as this was a blue Chim in Kilburn (perhaps there is a hieracrchy Cerb thing i dont know about!)
This guy was pulling out of side road and i gave him way and nodded he wheelspun from the blocks with not even so much as a thank you.
Don't get me wrong it's not that i am excpecting them to jump out of the car or anything but honestly the few M5's that i used to see on the motorway when i was in mine would invariably acknowledge you in some way.
In a TVR your both sharing what is a relatively rare experience so why the attitude?
Finally had some of my confidence restored near Loughton Yellow V8S not only horned but floored it as he past me with a wave whilst i was sat at light's which did put a little smile on my face.
Oh well i suppose that either TVR's are now being bought by people who couldn't give a monkeys about the marque and are simply happy to thrash them as they used to their Cosworths or i have simply been unlucky in my encounters with other Tiv owners or it could have something to do with the I love OSSIE B Laden front windscreen tint sticker i bought recently!
Either way this is a good and happy site and i hope there will always be more Pistonheads out there driving Tiv's than the sh**heads i have run into recently.
(group hug)
Sher Singh Black Chim 500
Hey Ted my profiles changed!
Any Ideas?
>>> November 17:53
>>> Edited by singh on Tuesday 20th November 17:54
>>> Edited by singh on Tuesday 20th November 17:57
>>> Edited by singh on Tuesday 20th November 18:00
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