RND power output 364bhp

RND power output 364bhp

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Tvr Power

1,076 posts

205 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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gacksen said:
Tvr Power said:
Gacksen yes I do recall this car and if you remember it needed a clutch prior to you buying i got in with the deal ,you bought the car very cheap and was told the chassis was rusty ok I got it wrong I didn't heavily dig away the chassis to purposely create hole when the car has a legit MOT , Why would I let a TVR out of the country knowing we could have got a chassis revamp before being sold , I don't sell used cars and I'm certainly not out there to screw customers over... So as for your question do I look over my shoulder No is the answer...

Dom

Edited by Tvr Power on Monday 8th June 08:38


Edited by Tvr Power on Monday 8th June 08:39
Dom, i have asked specific questions on the phone and i got specific answers from you in return.
there is no room for misunderstanding or misinterpretation in regards of the cars condition as per your answer.

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your answer and be sure i havent forgotten that : "no there is no rust..... it´s just dirty... no technical problems and the interior is in need of a little TLC"
chassis of the car above is as i got it.

the car got valuated by you over the phone as beeing cheap for 28000 pound.
it was advertised for 26500 and i bought it for 25000 pounds. anybody
may well judge by himself if 25000 pounds is cheap or expensive in regards
of the cars condition.

the situation we have right now is that

said:
i have to solve issues with a car that i would not have bought if your
description would have been honest and we are not just talking about the issues
with the chassis. i would not have bought the car if you would have sent me the
promised pictures of the chassis that you never did.
my time and my several thousand pounds solve issues with a car that could have
been avoided in the first place if your description of the cars condition
would have been true but as a matter of fact it wasnt.
All you had to do is ring the owner and say your returning the car and you want your money back , at the end of the day it's your decision to buy a TVR not mine ... Next time your in the UK come and talk to me I'm not out there to piss people off , sorry if you feel this way but one can't please all....

Dom

Edited by Tvr Power on Tuesday 9th June 17:36

Don1

15,936 posts

207 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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This may seem a little strange to some, but a post in support of Dom here.

You can't please everyone. Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone has an axe to grind over something, and internet forums are proof of this. It also means that stories can go around without censure and the people who shout the most get heard (I'm not saying you're shouting!).

From what I have seen, Dom has made a point of being a man of his word, and owning up to his mistakes. He has said come and have a chat with him - perhaps we should all let that be that?

gacksen

680 posts

142 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Tvr Power said:
at the end of the day it's your decision to buy a TVR not mine ...
Dom

Edited by Tvr Power on Tuesday 9th June 17:36
then to make it short..... don´t hand out any false descriptions of cars that
are at your workshop. people could rely on them and on you as i did. outcome as seen.

as i have several other business to attend to i am missing the time in taking a week off
getting a land rover and a trailer drinving over inspecting several cars and get them up the
ramp and make me own picture. this had been what i did with my chimaera and anything had been fine.
in this particular case based on your judgement car had been paid full in advance
as there didnt seem to be anything to worry about. warranty left on the engine
description of you about the condition. what should i have worried about ?

any position in negotiaton of a done sale for a paid vehicle in a foreign country is not
that simple. if it would be in front of my doorstep or if it would have been one of the
cars e.g. quentin is selling. takes me max a week to get this contract canceled either by
good words or by law. would have turned around called and taxi back to the next train station
and thats it case closed. here i picked up the car at the airport. opened the bonet saw a
shot airbox. engine ancillaries fully rusted. short inspection without any possibility of getting
the car on a ramp showed corrosion and rust on the chassis but without proper inspection up in the
air no chance to get more details.

this had been the first time i was questioning your judgement during the collection of the car.
started asking myself do we have a problem here ? while i was telling myself cant be you spoke
to dom and he said anything is fine.

so short story i took the car and drove it home but didnt have a good feeling with it. of course once
home got the car up in the air for inspection. what has been seen then is the as is condition
as seen in the pictures.

it is my decision to buy a car or not but as a matter of fact the 2750 pounds paid out of my wallet
just to get the chassis refurbed after your brief description of the cars chassis just beeing dirty is
seriously questionable. not to mention the rest of obvious issues that needed to be fixed.

if somebody asks you about your opinion either give him a fact based and honest one
or tell directly that you cant give any opinion. if you would have gone with either one of the two choices we
would not have the as is situation.

@dom

you have my contact details

Edited by gacksen on Tuesday 9th June 22:13

Don1

15,936 posts

207 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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...or maybe not.

TA14

12,722 posts

257 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Don1 said:
...or maybe not.
There you go. It does appear that Dom was acting in good faith. It also occurred to me that if I asked that question and was told that the chassis was dirty I might wonder how they knew that it was rust free given that it's difficult enough to inspect some areas (like the ones that have rusted in this case) on a clean chassis let alone one covered in dirt.

Dischordant

603 posts

200 months

Wednesday 10th June 2015
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Rob Ingelby is a great guy for car inspections for those wanting to buy a car but unable to inspect them themselves - I think prices start at £210 for the inspection.

I'm not sure how much you paid Dom for his time and his inspection but I'm sorry to hear you don't feel you got value for money - whenever I spoke to Dom regarding some queries I had before buying a TVR I found him incredibly helpful.

spitfire4v8

3,990 posts

180 months

Thursday 24th September 2015
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I think we've just gone past the 3 year anniversary for the start of build of the blacksix engine .. is there anything to report ?

V8 GRF

7,294 posts

209 months

Thursday 24th September 2015
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spitfire4v8 said:
I think we've just gone past the 3 year anniversary for the start of build of the blacksix engine .. is there anything to report ?
It's been shipped I believe, I don't know anymore than that.

Willfin

295 posts

177 months

Thursday 24th September 2015
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Maybe the ship sunk?

Gazzab

21,061 posts

281 months

Thursday 24th September 2015
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Has hell frozen over?

macdeb

8,492 posts

254 months

Friday 25th September 2015
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Willfin said:
Maybe the ship sunk?
hehe
getmecoat

77racing

3,346 posts

186 months

Sunday 4th October 2015
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Good to hear the engine has been shipped . He can now get on with building me yet another top notch race engine for next season.

BlackSix

43 posts

139 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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spitfire4v8 said:
I think we've just gone past the 3 year anniversary for the start of build of the blacksix engine .. is there anything to report ?
Okay, I am going ask everyone to please be seated, lest you faint and bonk your heads when I make this long awaited announcement....

Yes, the engine has actually shipped and is now in my shop. Everything looks really good. I am especially pleased with the custom built stainless headers - Very nice.

There is still another shipment to come with all of the ancillaries (Webers, ECM, etc. etc.) along with the transmission. As soon as I have it all in house I will fit things together and post some photos.

I know most of you who have been following this have been amazed at my patience. I am not quite the saint (or fool) that you might think. The truth is the E type "tub" which is being built on this side of the pond is STILL not finished (long story, but understandable considering the situation with the builder).

All I can say at this point is that I am pleased with what I have received. Dave and Chris have been true to their word and delivered as promised. In all truth, the actual shipment went as smooth as silk, and Chris did a masterful job of crating up the engine. (Slower than Christmas, yes. But in the end it has had no impact on the overall schedule - sadly.)

I will keep you all posted as this project progresses. And for all of you new to this and the related threads, this is a project to put a Speed Six in a series 1 Jaguar E type. By some very bizarre coincidence the Speed Six is dimensionally (and even visually) a virtual clone of the old XK engine, but weighs about half as much and delivers twice the power. No cutting of the Jag is required for the transplant.

Gazzab

21,061 posts

281 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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All sounds promising. Hurry up and get it running. Will be awesome to hear it running on carbs!

TA14

12,722 posts

257 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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BlackSix said:
By some very bizarre coincidence the Speed Six is dimensionally (and even visually) a virtual clone of the old XK engine, but weighs about half as much and delivers twice the power.
Not that bizarre when you consider that the block was largely based on a Jaguar block following the designer's involvement with the Jaguar Le Mans team.

Glad you got the first shipment.

coco79

390 posts

173 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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77racing said:
Good to hear the engine has been shipped . He can now get on with building me yet another top notch race engine for next season.
Not until my 4.8 AJP is finished! smile

BlackSix

43 posts

139 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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TA14 said:
Not that bizarre when you consider that the block was largely based on a Jaguar block following the designer's involvement with the Jaguar Le Mans team.

Glad you got the first shipment.
Precisely the story I have been told. But still, a virtual bolt-in substitute for the XK engine???!!! When I started looking for a viable substitute for the XK engine (After I discovered that just the aluminum XK block for the original engine I was planning to build was going to build would cost $15,000!!!) I looked far and wide. The later Jag straight 6 engines were not a consideration for a number of reasons, firs of all because the intake was on the left side of the head. (Not very authentic) In fact, this became a common issue. Most of the engines I looked at had the intake on the left. And then I stumbled upon the S6. PERFECT.

Zippee

13,440 posts

233 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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Dischordant said:
Rob Ingelby is a great guy for car inspections for those wanting to buy a car but unable to inspect them themselves - I think prices start at £210 for the inspection.
Myself & a fair few other PHers can quite happily disagree with that statement!

spitfire4v8

3,990 posts

180 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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Excellent news that the engine is with you at last, round one over phew!

77racing

3,346 posts

186 months

Thursday 8th October 2015
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coco79 said:
77racing said:
Good to hear the engine has been shipped . He can now get on with building me yet another top notch race engine for next season.
Not until my 4.8 AJP is finished! smile
Ah Both of us going the 4.8 route but mine will be a Rover Base. you will be enjoying your AJP way before me. my first outing in the car won't be until April next year.