New TVR still under wraps!

[spagbogdog]

Look carefully at the TVR homepage..and study the photo’s...you’ll see that what you’re trying to paint are aero inlet ‘strakes’ which colour~match the front splitter, rear diffuser / ‘strakes’ and side~skirts. And “moist” likely be available in carbon for LE version

[phazed]

The more I look at the new Griffiths, the more I like it.

Let's face it, everything else out there is fairly bland and commonplace. The Griff will really stand out and if it has performance to match then it must be a winner.

I'm in a position to buy a decent 997 Porsche but keep holding back as they are so commonplace and not individual and yet I prefer them to any other offerings out there for the money.

[BJWoods]

spagbogdog said:

Look carefully at the TVR homepage..and study the photo’s...you’ll see that what you’re trying to paint are aero inlet ‘strakes’ which colour~match the front splitter, rear diffuser / ‘strakes’ and side~skirts. And “moist” likely be available in carbon for LE version

I know exactly what I’m trying to paint.. and why not colour code that bit to the body colour. I think it looks better, or even just wrap it body colour. Or paint the whole car black!

[spagbogdog]

BJWoods said:

spagbogdog said:

Look carefully at the TVR homepage..and study the photo’s...you’ll see that what you’re trying to paint are aero inlet ‘strakes’ which colour~match the front splitter, rear diffuser / ‘strakes’ and side~skirts. And “moist” likely be available in carbon for LE version

I know exactly what I’m trying to paint.. and why not colour code that bit to the body colour. I think it looks better, or even just wrap it body colour. Or paint the whole car black!

.. I prefer the contrast .. I also like to see a touch of carbon weave...we all see colours differently..’setho’...I’m pretty sure Les will let you have any combination so long as ya give him ur cash

[m4tti]

phazed said:

The more I look at the new Griffiths, the more I like it.

Let's face it, everything else out there is fairly bland and commonplace. The Griff will really stand out and if it has performance to match then it must be a winner.

I'm in a position to buy a decent 997 Porsche but keep holding back as they are so commonplace and not individual and yet I prefer them to any other offerings out there for the money.

I think you’ve got time to try a 997 for a couple of years before the Griffith is in numbers to remove the waiting list or see used examples.

This is what I’ve done. Being common place hasn’t hurt 993 values!

Edited by m4tti on Monday 12th March 21:10

[spagbogdog]

m4tti said:

phazed said:

The more I look at the new Griffiths, the more I like it.

Let's face it, everything else out there is fairly bland and commonplace. The Griff will really stand out and if it has performance to match then it must be a winner.

I'm in a position to buy a decent 997 Porsche but keep holding back as they are so commonplace and not individual and yet I prefer them to any other offerings out there for the money.

I think you’ve got time to try a 997 for a couple of years before the Griffith is in numbers to remove the waiting list or see used examples.

This is what I’ve done. Being common place hasn’t hurt 993 values!

Edited by m4tti on Monday 12th March 21:10

Low mileage 10 year old Turbo/S fully loaded..circa £60K......you know ya want to though...

[m4tti]

spagbogdog said:

Low mileage 10 year old Turbo/S fully loaded..circa £60K......you know ya want to though...

evo said:

Porsche lists the Turbo S’s 0-62mph time as 2.9 seconds, but the engineers say this is ‘conservative’. Apparently, they regularly achieve 2.6 second sprints in ideal conditions. The top speed is 205mph, up from 197mph.

[spagbogdog]

m4tti said:

spagbogdog said:

Low mileage 10 year old Turbo/S fully loaded..circa £60K......you know ya want to though...

evo said:

Porsche lists the Turbo S’s 0-62mph time as 2.9 seconds, but the engineers say this is ‘conservative’. Apparently, they regularly achieve 2.6 second sprints in ideal conditions. The top speed is 205mph, up from 197mph.

...aaawhh...suits you sir...!!
Gawjuss white jobby on Mudeford Quay coupla weeks ago.. something quite sinister bouts em..

[essexstu]

m4tti said:

I think you’ve got time to try a 997 for a couple of years before the Griffith is in numbers to remove the waiting list or see used examples.

This is what I’ve done. Being common place hasn’t hurt 993 values!

Edited by m4tti on Monday 12th March 21:10

993s are the last of the air cooled 911 and not exactly common place. I had a 997 and when it came to selling had zero interest for a long time. The modern 911s are just every where and will always fall in value unless they are the special limited numbers ones like GT3 etc. My 997 was ok, the steering feel was one of the best of any car I have driven but in most other aspects it was good but I didnt fall in love with it. Dont think I will ever buy a water cooled Porsche. Had a Cayman S too and that was also a nice car but nothing special.

[spagbogdog]

What price ‘something special’ nowadays..???
Reinforces my prior point...
£90k seems remarkable..

[m4tti]

spagbogdog said:

What price ‘something special’ nowadays..???
Reinforces my prior point...
£90k seems remarkable..

Not really.. they’ve had no engine development costs and are using a 5k crate engine, with a generic management system.

Seems fairly doable.

[spagbogdog]

m4tti said:

spagbogdog said:

What price ‘something special’ nowadays..???
Reinforces my prior point...
£90k seems remarkable..

Not really.. they’ve had no engine development costs and are using a 5k crate engine, with a generic management system.

Seems fairly doable.

..not sure that “Mr Cosworth” comes for free...

[BJWoods]

spagbogdog said:

..not sure that “Mr Cosworth” comes for free...

nor - Gordon Murray Design...

[bullittmcqueen]

One of my greater worries put to rest:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/mar/19/u...

[essexstu]

was always going to happen, both sides too much to lose by not doing a deal. So we leave March 2019 but nothing actually changes until December 2020.

[bullittmcqueen]

essexstu said:

was always going to happen, both sides too much to lose by not doing a deal. So we leave March 2019 but nothing actually changes until December 2020.

Yeah, you're right, but feels better now that it's agreed. Don't know my position in the queue, but March 2019 could have been tight.

[anonymous-user]

spagbogdog said:

m4tti said:

spagbogdog said:

What price ‘something special’ nowadays..???
Reinforces my prior point...
£90k seems remarkable..

Not really.. they’ve had no engine development costs and are using a 5k crate engine, with a generic management system.

Seems fairly doable.

..not sure that “Mr Cosworth” comes for free...

You might be surprised. Cosworth is not the company it once was. Today, it's really a posh aftermarket tuner, they have lost most of their "legendary" engineers and projects. Given the column inches i suspect the cost for the (minor) fettling of the engine was a lot less than you might think

(i also know they didn't pay their bills at at least one point, because i 'jumped' them in the queue for some components from a well known supplier, and they had not paid up, so got their parts.... ;-) )

[stlol]

Didn’t know that they were making a five door Griff......

Edited by stlol on Tuesday 20th March 21:23

[TroubledSoul]

Cosworth was split into two halves which were then pretty much separate companies some years ago wasn't it?

[phazed]

stlol said:

Didn’t know that they were making a five door Griff......

Edited by stlol on Tuesday 20th March 21:23

How we laughed at Kia some years ago! If you were lucky enough to know someone who bought one then, what joy, many hours of playful ribbing and piss taking!