New TVR still under wraps!

[rev-erend]

It's just one more big issue for TVR.

Customers will be faced with the prospect of a 80~90K new TVR or buy a 3 year old Macca / Audi R8 / Aston etc..

It all adds up to a lot of competition.

[swisstoni]

rev-erend said:

It's just one more big issue for TVR.

Customers will be faced with the prospect of a 80~90K new TVR or buy a 3 year old Macca / Audi R8 / Aston etc..

It all adds up to a lot of competition.

Not if you want to service and repair them.

[bullittmcqueen]

Arrgh: just seen this (headline in spiegel.de, one of Germanies major news-sites):

Klimaschutz
Regierungskommission schlägt Tempolimit auf Autobahnen vor

translates to:

Climate protection: government commission suggests general speed-limits on the Autobahn

You might have already gotten used to these things, but:

https://youtu.be/wzqXggZU3eE

[m4tti]

bullittmcqueen said:

Arrgh: just seen this (headline in spiegel.de, one of Germanies major news-sites):

Klimaschutz
Regierungskommission schlägt Tempolimit auf Autobahnen vor

translates to:

Climate protection: government commission suggests general speed-limits on the Autobahn

You might have already gotten used to these things, but:

https://youtu.be/wzqXggZU3eE

Just get some French people over to protest. They know how to do it properly.

[bullittmcqueen]

m4tti said:

Just get some French people over to protest. They know how to do it properly.

Unless you're driving a 2CV they'll happily use whatever car you have for the burning barricades.

[anonymous-user]

swisstoni said:

rev-erend said:

It's just one more big issue for TVR.

Customers will be faced with the prospect of a 80~90K new TVR or buy a 3 year old Macca / Audi R8 / Aston etc..

It all adds up to a lot of competition.

Not if you want to service and repair them.

We don’t really know much about new TVRs “service and repair” my old TVR dealership’s service and repair would put prospective buyers off, especially if the alternative is a prestige brand, like the above.

[swisstoni]

Have a look at the McL forum if you want to know what premier league servicing costs.

TVR dealers always took the mick a bit with service charges but never in the same league as the big names.
There’s only so much you can charge to service a Rover V8. Similarly a Ford V8.

[m4tti]

Audi serviced my V10 last year.. they changed the oil and brake fluid, and charged for 5 drain plugs which they claimed to have changed.

That was £600 and something, for oil and brake fluid, using rubbish shell oil

I put the car up on my ramp to replace a leaking dry sump pipe and subsequently discovered they probably didn’t actually replace all of the oil.

If it wasn’t for the need of the British buying public needing to see a service stamp I’d do it all myself.

I guess expensive doesn’t always equal quality.

Edited by m4tti on Friday 18th January 13:39

Edited by m4tti on Friday 18th January 13:42

[Zeb74]

m4tti said:

Just get some French people over to protest. They know how to do it properly.

I would be very happy to send all the yellow jacket guys in Germany

[FarmyardPants]

m4tti said:

Audi serviced my V10 last year.. they changed the oil and brake fluid, and charged for 5 drain plugs which they claimed to have changed.

That was £600 and something, for oil and brake fluid, using rubbish shell oil

I put the car up on my ramp to replace a leaking dry sump pipe and subsequently discovered they probably didn’t actually replace all of the oil.

If it wasn’t for the need of the British buying public needing to see a service stamp I’d do it all myself.

I guess expensive doesn’t always equal quality.

Edited by m4tti on Friday 18th January 13:39

Edited by m4tti on Friday 18th January 13:42

That looks like it just came out the ground

[m4tti]

FarmyardPants said:

That looks like it just came out the ground

That’s what I mailed to the head of Audi UK, who swiftly arranged me a refund. That was the state of my new oil after a 6 mile drive.

I’ve decided not to use those chaps again and get the annual service/stamp done by Europe’s leading Audi/Lambo V10 specialist, and do the rest myself.

[phazed]

My son worked at a prestigious VW/Audi dealership. The stories he told about antics in the workshop.

[RichardD]

m4tti said:

...
Apparently it’s going to to 700bhp
..

755bhp. Google for 'LT5 crate engine' .

[dvs_dave]

swisstoni said:

rev-erend said:

It's just one more big issue for TVR.

Customers will be faced with the prospect of a 80~90K new TVR or buy a 3 year old Macca / Audi R8 / Aston etc..

It all adds up to a lot of competition.

Not if you want to service and repair them.

Exactly, Maccas have eyewatering running costs. It’s all ultra bespoke, complex, super expensive unique to McLaren parts and maintenance procedures. The old adage goes, you might be able to afford to buy one secondhand, but can you afford to run one? 250 grand car has 250 grand car running costs. Make sure you pay for a full warranty extension, that’s all I can say as repairs running into the many tens of thousands of pounds are not unusual by all accounts.

TVR will be largely Mustang running costs and reliability levels, plus a bit for the TVR factor.

[m4tti]

RichardD said:

m4tti said:

...
Apparently it’s going to to 700bhp
..

755bhp. Google for 'LT5 crate engine' .

It’ll be stonking and dare I say it... a super car bargain.

Let’s see where it is price wise. If it’s in line with the top of the existing range, the order book will be long.

[fatbutt]

RichardD said:

m4tti said:

...
Apparently it’s going to to 700bhp
..

755bhp. Google for 'LT5 crate engine' .

The Hellephant laughs at your mere 755HP crate engine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqQlFVaqBxA

[8nil]

bullittmcqueen said:

I'm confident the C8 will not add much to TVRs undisclosed number of problems. First, it will be way above the Griffs price bracket and it's catering to a different audience imho. The C8 will be aimed at the Ferrari/Lambo/McLaren crowd that fancies mid-engines and the more technical (as in gimmicky) aspects of driving. It's actually a good strategy, because the C8 will be very compelling offer in that cluster (unless they fail to prop up their interior-game).

The Griff is more aimed at the old-school, manual, raw V8, no frills guys like me. I don't give a f*ck about DCTs switching gears in 100ms, but i must have that third pedal and a stick.

And that is a big Amen to that, brother Steve

[bullittmcqueen]

Check from 7:50 (link starts there):

https://youtu.be/SjrarcM7HoY?t=468

Please tell me they're joking.

[V8 GMS]

Just watched the launch episode of the grand tour season 3. That Mustang RTR - oooh

Edit: shown as 'manual, ~700+bhp, available in RHD, good handling?!!', for £40K (assume it'd cost more to get one in the UK).

Edited by V8 GMS on Saturday 19th January 07:50

[Classic Chim]

bullittmcqueen said:

Check from 7:50 (link starts there):

https://youtu.be/SjrarcM7HoY?t=468

Please tell me they're joking.

Hockenheim?