It was 20 years ago today....
Discussion
AutoAndy said:
..and what about 10 years ago, end of November....
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britishcars/tvr...
It's got a little crowded in that Londonhttp://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britishcars/tvr...
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
So a few short months later I bought me this:
...and 11 years later we are still together
I love TVRs and I thank you
Great thread. Still loving my Tuscan nearly 12 yrs, and 47k miles later. Has covered many chunks of the UK and much of Europe in between. ...and 11 years later we are still together
I love TVRs and I thank you
Think that pic is in Harringworth, literally on the border of Northants and Rutland.
Mustang Baz said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
So a few short months later I bought me this:
...and 11 years later we are still together
I love TVRs and I thank you
Great thread. Still loving my Tuscan nearly 12 yrs, and 47k miles later. Has covered many chunks of the UK and much of Europe in between. ...and 11 years later we are still together
I love TVRs and I thank you
Think that pic is in Harringworth, literally on the border of Northants and Rutland.
TVR...get to you don't they? 2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Can it be another two years have passed? Happy to report love story still going strong!
So, just in case you were wondering about the scaffold boards........the drive was the wrong gradient to allow free passage into the garage. So, 32 tonnes of concrete removal later the TVR will fit in the garage with about 1cm to spare. Still, enough is enough!
How much more love can you show for your car?
Loved reading this.
It must have been wonderful having a TVR as a company car in the day. I'd imagine that your boss wouldn't have been too pleased to see your fuel bills coming in each month whilst you racked up those mileages!
I'm a relatively newcomer to TVRs having had a Chimaera Mk3 for 18 months then part exchanging it for a Tuscan earlier this year.
Swap over day at a well known dealer in Warwickshire.
It must have been wonderful having a TVR as a company car in the day. I'd imagine that your boss wouldn't have been too pleased to see your fuel bills coming in each month whilst you racked up those mileages!
I'm a relatively newcomer to TVRs having had a Chimaera Mk3 for 18 months then part exchanging it for a Tuscan earlier this year.
Swap over day at a well known dealer in Warwickshire.
TR4man said:
Loved reading this.
It must have been wonderful having a TVR as a company car in the day. I'd imagine that your boss wouldn't have been too pleased to see your fuel bills coming in each month whilst you racked up those mileages!
I had a Chimaera as a company car between 1998 & 2001 and did nearly 70k in it. We spent almost as much in maintenance as the car cost, it was always a bit of a challenge submitting the expenses claim (even not claiming fuel). I remember the first MOT being £2k. It was wonderful (as I wasn't paying and wouldn't have been able to afford it personally) but TBH doing those miles meant I fell out of love with it by the end when it was pretty knackered. Now putting under 2k per year on a Tuscan as a 3rd car keeps the thrill alive (and the labour rates are a good bit lower than they were 20 years ago).It must have been wonderful having a TVR as a company car in the day. I'd imagine that your boss wouldn't have been too pleased to see your fuel bills coming in each month whilst you racked up those mileages!
Well.....this is a post I never thought I'd be making!
Almost exactly 25 years later I'm now bereft of a TVR. I've fantastic memories of wonderful times but the time was right to mover her on.
There's so many things I'll never forget that will make me smile. Changing down two gears to make the most noise through the tunnel at Monaco and then having a Ferrari driver pull along side with a massive grin & a thumbs up is one that springs to mind. Being terrorised by traffic in Rome, offloading the ferry in Mallorca & of course holding my breath through Alpine passes.
...or just bimbling along in country lanes. (Or even just opening the garage door to take a sneaky peek
)
An excuse for a couple of gratuitous pictures?
The first:
The last:
Bye all
Almost exactly 25 years later I'm now bereft of a TVR. I've fantastic memories of wonderful times but the time was right to mover her on.
There's so many things I'll never forget that will make me smile. Changing down two gears to make the most noise through the tunnel at Monaco and then having a Ferrari driver pull along side with a massive grin & a thumbs up is one that springs to mind. Being terrorised by traffic in Rome, offloading the ferry in Mallorca & of course holding my breath through Alpine passes.
...or just bimbling along in country lanes. (Or even just opening the garage door to take a sneaky peek
)An excuse for a couple of gratuitous pictures?
The first:
The last:
Bye all
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
David Beer said:
What forum are you popping up on. ? Mine is mustang.
Nowt at the moment.......but I did find myself looking at Mustangs on Autotrader today
We will still be keeping our Tuscan though
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