What car should a true pistonhead own?
Discussion
N7GTX said:
phazed said:
This is exciting, I have put up two or three posts on the TVR forum which is unusual as generally There is f
k all going on there! So much so, I have been cruising the Porsche forum........
Cruising and coming out eh Peter? You'll be telling us you wear lycra next. k all going on there! So much so, I have been cruising the Porsche forum........
Oh no, I have created a monster. This was not supposed to start a fight, i was just amused by the retort to the anti ev comment,
As an aside, there does seem to be a correlation between TVR and Tesla ownership. Perhaps this is just the demographic or perhaps its because they both suit the type of owner who is more intersted in driving pleasure than build quality.
As an aside, there does seem to be a correlation between TVR and Tesla ownership. Perhaps this is just the demographic or perhaps its because they both suit the type of owner who is more intersted in driving pleasure than build quality.
Edited by GT6k on Saturday 4th July 13:03
Boosted LS1 said:
Mechanics are what drive me even if you went right back to steam engines. A battery is soulless. EV's have no place on here imo. A duracell forum would be the place for them.
On the other hand, performance is where the EV really shines. Tesla 3 0-60 in 3.2 secs, 300 mile range and we have to accept that with many speed restrictions,traffic etc, many people now care about the gadgets in the cars, not the driving experience. I could go for a proper EV car (i.e. not a leaf, Zoe etc) for a daily commuter, would just probably be like riding a bike bike again. Not fast around the corners but just accelerate hard out of them
Then keep the TVR for the fun car
Byker28i said:
On the other hand, performance is where the EV really shines. Tesla 3 0-60 in 3.2 secs.
Maybe, but must EVs seem to driven slower than normal cars.To conserve the range I can only assume.
And you could have bought a proper sports car for less money.
Edited by rjg48 on Wednesday 24th June 10:19
rjg48 said:
Byker28i said:
On the other hand, performance is where the EV really shines. Tesla 3 0-60 in 3.2 secs.
Maybe, but must EVs seem to driven slower than normal cars.To conserve the range I can only assume.
And you could have bought a proper sports car for less money.
Edited by rjg48 on Wednesday 24th June 10:19
Any car wherein the majority of maintenance and/or restoration/refresh is done by yourself.
With the exception of those physically challenged.
This mostly precludes modern semi-autonomous transit vehicles with 1.75 miles of internal wiring, 113 microprocessors and 93 sensors running the show.
Oh yeah - and 3.2 million lines of computer code.
On the flip side - Tesla is an awesome driving vehicle.
With a very low center of gravity it goes around corners like nobody’s business matched with a compliant ride and little body roll.
Wouldn’t have one though.
The large flat panel TV in the middle frightens me.
And no clutch.
With the exception of those physically challenged.
This mostly precludes modern semi-autonomous transit vehicles with 1.75 miles of internal wiring, 113 microprocessors and 93 sensors running the show.
Oh yeah - and 3.2 million lines of computer code.
On the flip side - Tesla is an awesome driving vehicle.
With a very low center of gravity it goes around corners like nobody’s business matched with a compliant ride and little body roll.
Wouldn’t have one though.
The large flat panel TV in the middle frightens me.
And no clutch.
It could be any car really.
It is all to do with the driver and the enjoyment he extracts out of it.
I’ve had a whale of a time with my 5.5 chim on track and on drag strips.
I have had almost as much fun piloting my daughter’s 1.2 Micra around tight country lanes.
I have had absolute fun piloting my Skoda vRS on track passing many TVR‘s, A cheap car that has always been a hoot to drive.
I definitely don’t have much fun driving my wife’s Toyota RAV4 as it is boring, boring, boring. Even her mini convertible doesn’t do anything for me.
If I were held down and poked until I could pick my favourite of many cars, it would probably be back in about 1976 when I had a 1975 Ford Consul GT, (Sweeney car) with a very modified 3.1 Essex engine that I used to scream around corners and drive flat out most the time, (those were the days) I used to get through a set of tyres in about three months and had the most enjoyable time driving it.
It is all to do with the driver and the enjoyment he extracts out of it.
I’ve had a whale of a time with my 5.5 chim on track and on drag strips.
I have had almost as much fun piloting my daughter’s 1.2 Micra around tight country lanes.
I have had absolute fun piloting my Skoda vRS on track passing many TVR‘s, A cheap car that has always been a hoot to drive.
I definitely don’t have much fun driving my wife’s Toyota RAV4 as it is boring, boring, boring. Even her mini convertible doesn’t do anything for me.
If I were held down and poked until I could pick my favourite of many cars, it would probably be back in about 1976 when I had a 1975 Ford Consul GT, (Sweeney car) with a very modified 3.1 Essex engine that I used to scream around corners and drive flat out most the time, (those were the days) I used to get through a set of tyres in about three months and had the most enjoyable time driving it.
Just bought a Mini Cooper Electric, its mid range range pick up is bloody amazing and its very well planted with its battery weight -I think it would give my 4 ltr V8 Ginetta a good run for its money 20 to 80 mph. For those that criticise the coming of EV, go out and drive one before you pass comment its still fun, just different.
My daily driver is a Jag I Pace and I’m looking for my next TVR at the moment. I’m using the Jag to carbon offset the TVR 
In all honesty the Jag is a superb daily drive assuming your commute is sensible, winter mileage, driving normally is about 200 miles and summer about 230. You can get more but you then need to start reducing your speed. The jag is really quick handles really well but ultimately its just a fast mode of transport. More of a piece of tech than an emotive machine.
For me a fun car needs to make plenty of noise and have a manual gearbox. Bring on my next TVR
In all honesty the Jag is a superb daily drive assuming your commute is sensible, winter mileage, driving normally is about 200 miles and summer about 230. You can get more but you then need to start reducing your speed. The jag is really quick handles really well but ultimately its just a fast mode of transport. More of a piece of tech than an emotive machine.
For me a fun car needs to make plenty of noise and have a manual gearbox. Bring on my next TVR
All my cars have turbos. Speed matters.
Yes, sometimes my TVR is my favourite.
But then I have had a number of Saabs (all turbo of course) and they are great daily drivers.
Favourite wafting car of all time? I had Lexus 400s from 1995 to 2003, that almost silent 4 litre V8 was a thing of beauty.
Favourite car of all time - pure nostalgia, my first car, a 1967 Mini mark 1 850. We went to Italy and back in that in 1974, no problems whatsoever until the crankshaft pulley fell apart one Sunday morning in Pisa. I had a spare with me, found a man with a big spanner, and we were on the road again by 3pm.
I even changed the gearbox and clutch on that car (though not in Pisa) - as Peter knows, I barely know where to start with spanners these days.
Yes, sometimes my TVR is my favourite.
But then I have had a number of Saabs (all turbo of course) and they are great daily drivers.
Favourite wafting car of all time? I had Lexus 400s from 1995 to 2003, that almost silent 4 litre V8 was a thing of beauty.
Favourite car of all time - pure nostalgia, my first car, a 1967 Mini mark 1 850. We went to Italy and back in that in 1974, no problems whatsoever until the crankshaft pulley fell apart one Sunday morning in Pisa. I had a spare with me, found a man with a big spanner, and we were on the road again by 3pm.
I even changed the gearbox and clutch on that car (though not in Pisa) - as Peter knows, I barely know where to start with spanners these days.
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