The little things you like about your TVR
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Mattt said:
The smell when you first get in.
Yep that too. A mix of leather and petrol, maybe a bit of fibreglass too. Mrs MoJo thinks it has a hint of 'grass' !!The waiting for the fuel pump to 'prime' is nice too as someone said earlier. Then there is the big warm special feeling as it fires up, splutters, pops and bangs and finally settles to a thunderous idle, eager to go for a drive
The fact that I wind my own windows down to listen to my own car when driving along, before anyone starts obviously in the rain otherwise the top would be off.
Going into 5th before reverse.
The smell of my lovely world of leather interior.
The fact that others take the pee only means we bother them enough to make them want to.
Going into 5th before reverse.
The smell of my lovely world of leather interior.
The fact that others take the pee only means we bother them enough to make them want to.
Vixpy1 said:
It starts
LOL. I love the 4k bill that I currently face just to sort out the "niggles" (Jason at STR8six has got TVR OCD, in a nice way).
The best part for me is going out to take the hatch to work and then having to go back in and get the TVR keys just because I saw it!! I also love the pops and cackles and burps on overrun, never, ever fails to make me smile.
For me - The mirror door button - love watching peoples faces when you open the doors in public.
The looks of confusion when newbie passengers are tasked with getting out - no labels on any of the buttons makes this so much fun.
The noise!
The start up sequence of fuel pump and dials - makes you feel like you're in a spaceship.
The looks of confusion when newbie passengers are tasked with getting out - no labels on any of the buttons makes this so much fun.
The noise!
The start up sequence of fuel pump and dials - makes you feel like you're in a spaceship.
TVR Moneypit said:
.....Then, drop far down into the drivers seat, legs outstretched and the bonnet dissapearing off into the middle distance, you twist the ignition key. There's the click from the immobilisor, the distinctive whiiirrrrr from the fuel pump, then one more turn of the key, a little bit of throttle and slowly the engine comes to life with a cough and a splutter. Five cylinders, then six, then all eight light up. The exhaust cackles and throbs, the engine idles lumpily. Once again a tickle of throttle is required, only when doing so the exhaust stops throbbing, it's note changing to a load roar.
Oh, how angry it sounds at being woken from it's dreaming!! How it needs to shout of it's anger to our neighbours - WonderfulHow glorious that special TVR smell when I open the boot.
How other's are only in traffic jams but I'm always in a Tiv
How the windscreen wipers sometimes actually do a proper job
How every journey is an event - even when I do the commute to work
How it doesn't matter if other cars are faster (my Merc has 500Nm of torque for god's sake!) - they just aren't TVRs
When I was looking for a replacement for my 1st Chim, I was looking at Astons (classics and modern), Ferraris and the like, but, in the end, I got a Tuscan2S 'cos only a TVR would do - beauty, performance and presence in abundance!
....and when we had to change again, it was to another Chim
....totally addicted to Tiv
AutoAndy said:
..the "TVR" factor...when you are behind someone in the outside lane they tend to move out of the way when they see a TVR in their mirrors.
This.I never get any hassle on the road in the TVR (unlike our Golf GTi which is invisibly bright red, and the Panda which people assume is being driven by a granny). I don't have to be going fast either, but I think it makes me much safer - people don't pull out and they hear you coming in town.
Ubernoober said:
How glorious that special TVR smell when I open the boot.
Guilty. I leave the windows down a bit as the car is garaged. I sometimes stick my nose in the gap and have a sniff of the TVR-ness (mostly leather mixed with a hint of glue), that builds up over time. How sad is that?Edited by Targarama on Tuesday 14th September 15:28
For me, in both, is the start up procedure. Immobiliser off, prime fuel pump, turn key/press button, engine bursts in to life, check guages, chocks away!
The Chimaera fires with a low rumble and settles to idle, purring away waiting to be let loose. The Cerbera barks in to life like you have a bloody nerve disturbing it's slumber, needs a couple of blips to settle the idle (and it sounds nice
) and then sits slowly warming impatiently waiting to take you out and rip everything that gets in the way apart while you hang on for dear life
But also, after a good hoon, you pull up in the garage, kill the engine, the eerie silence, then the ticking of it cooling down, and the ringing in your ears and the grin that can last for what seems hours.
God I love my TVR's.
Great thread!
The Chimaera fires with a low rumble and settles to idle, purring away waiting to be let loose. The Cerbera barks in to life like you have a bloody nerve disturbing it's slumber, needs a couple of blips to settle the idle (and it sounds nice
) and then sits slowly warming impatiently waiting to take you out and rip everything that gets in the way apart while you hang on for dear life But also, after a good hoon, you pull up in the garage, kill the engine, the eerie silence, then the ticking of it cooling down, and the ringing in your ears and the grin that can last for what seems hours.
God I love my TVR's.
Great thread!
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