Griff - possible as a second car?
Discussion
I use a Golf TDi every day for work and the Griff all weekend and occasional evenings.
I have ended up doing about 2000 miles a month in the Griff and so consider it used well enough so as not to cause problems.
I persoanlly think i get more enjoyment from the Griff this way as I only drive it on the roads I want to and where I want to rather than the roads for work or motorways as I do in the Golf.
I have ended up doing about 2000 miles a month in the Griff and so consider it used well enough so as not to cause problems.
I persoanlly think i get more enjoyment from the Griff this way as I only drive it on the roads I want to and where I want to rather than the roads for work or motorways as I do in the Golf.
I'm impressed that you take my posting as serious!
It was meant as an antidote to all those "can I run a TVR everyday" threads that people (very sensibly, I mught add!) like to start.
I was just musing on the fact that I haven't got a buyer yet.
It was a half serious thought, in that I'm a bit anxious about not running the Griff everyday in case I start to have problems!!!! My mind was on the fact that if I got a new TVR and had problems with it I'd have a different, and perhaps more acceopting, outlook than if my reliable Griff played up....
It was meant as an antidote to all those "can I run a TVR everyday" threads that people (very sensibly, I mught add!) like to start.
I was just musing on the fact that I haven't got a buyer yet.
It was a half serious thought, in that I'm a bit anxious about not running the Griff everyday in case I start to have problems!!!! My mind was on the fact that if I got a new TVR and had problems with it I'd have a different, and perhaps more acceopting, outlook than if my reliable Griff played up....
Horse_Apple said:
Mine's been a third car for 10 years. Off the road all winter and only run at summer weekends and for road trips. When it is used it gets a fair thrashing.
I've had no problems that would be associated to a car not being used regularly.
Likewise, no probs with mine either.
lisag said:
Our Griff has been a second car for a bit over a year now. We used to run it more often and for big motorway trips but now we use the Audi for that. Griff seems to have settled in fine to it's new role, no probs so far.
I went for an Audi for doing the work and boring stuff - I never realised a modern car was like that!!!! seems like a good move (except if you want the dealer to ring you back!)
Am becoming really torn between keeping the Griff or swapping it in for a newer TVR on the basis that:
a) You only live once
b) it is generally age which takes its wear and tear out on a car and a newer car could be less problems
c) I don't have a garage locally, so a soft top will not be liking the winter months in the damp between the river and the canal
d) only running the Griff infrequently might start to see issues surface which I haven't got time for (I'd hate to find out that I had to call out the RAC once a month just to start it et cetera)
e) a newer car (Tuscan with a/c) will be more comfortable for Mrs Beano (to be fair she's put up with the lack of legroom in a Griff passenger seat very well for a tall lass) so there'll be less resistance to getting in the TVR for long runs
f) I'm willing to take any "risks" that might be perceived amongst the "quirkiness" that is SP6 ownership
g) generally, it's time to move on while things are still good!
Equally I might keep the Griff and have all the cosmetic work I'd like done (front respray, new dashboard) and keep him for another three and a half years!
My thoughts are that if the car is going to be outside and living by the water and only used at weekends you will begin to get a lot of trouble. Those early morning mists off the water are going to play havoc.
The car will begin to look tired very quickly, green fungi around joins and smell permantantly damp.
The one thing Griffs cannot do is sit outside in a damp environment and not age hugely.
You can nearly always tell a garaged Griff from one that has lived outside.
If I had to leave mine outdoors then I wouldn't have one.
Having said that there is always the car cover option or even better a drive in bubble
The car will begin to look tired very quickly, green fungi around joins and smell permantantly damp.
The one thing Griffs cannot do is sit outside in a damp environment and not age hugely.
You can nearly always tell a garaged Griff from one that has lived outside.
If I had to leave mine outdoors then I wouldn't have one.
Having said that there is always the car cover option or even better a drive in bubble
) Hi Beano
I have always run my TVR's as second cars used only occasionally with no great problems but I keep them in a dry garage. Most problems arise when cars are left in a damp conditions for long periods and the electrical connections and components fur up causing them to fail.
Pete VG
>> Edited by homersimpson on Wednesday 23 June 00:06
I have always run my TVR's as second cars used only occasionally with no great problems but I keep them in a dry garage. Most problems arise when cars are left in a damp conditions for long periods and the electrical connections and components fur up causing them to fail.
Pete VG
>> Edited by homersimpson on Wednesday 23 June 00:06
Horse_Apple said:
My thoughts are that if the car is going to be outside and living by the water and only used at weekends you will begin to get a lot of trouble. Those early morning mists off the water are going to play havoc.
The car will begin to look tired very quickly, green fungi around joins and smell permantantly damp.
The one thing Griffs cannot do is sit outside in a damp environment and not age hugely.
You can nearly always tell a garaged Griff from one that has lived outside.
If I had to leave mine outdoors then I wouldn't have one.
Having said that there is always the car cover option or even better a drive in bubble
I think, on the whole this is not true, it depends entirely on how you look after them. Ours is parked outside and has been for 3 years, others will vouch for it's condition
Morning Apache,
The reason for my words were down to the fact that it sounded like the car is going to be parked very close to large bodies of water.
A car, looked after well, can sit quite happily on the road or in a drive way. The real killer is the high level of moisture near bodies of water that just constantly keep the car damp all year round.
Having lived next to a river I can testify that no car is safe and they allways begin to smell damp and age quicker than they should.
The reason for my words were down to the fact that it sounded like the car is going to be parked very close to large bodies of water.
A car, looked after well, can sit quite happily on the road or in a drive way. The real killer is the high level of moisture near bodies of water that just constantly keep the car damp all year round.
Having lived next to a river I can testify that no car is safe and they allways begin to smell damp and age quicker than they should.
Horse_Apple said:
it sounded like the car is going to be parked very close to large bodies of water.
Yup - you're quite right HA. Stones throw each direction to a river and a canal!
Going to cure that by either:
a) renewing my search for a garage locally (WD18 - if anyone knows of one!!)
b) resorting to parking it in a garage I own in leafy Camberley (only an hour's drive away!)
Am now thinking straight on why I haven't done either for the last nine months - because I was using the car every day!
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