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in the 5 months Ive had my Vixen Ive never even seen a single other classic TVR . . . . . on the occaisions Ive seen new ones the drivers didnt even realise what I was in . . . . one was a griffith, I overtook him round the outside of a roundabout because he was driving like a mincer 
Sounds familiar
zefarelly said: in the 5 months Ive had my Vixen Ive never even seen a single other classic TVR . . . . . on the occaisions Ive seen new ones the drivers didnt even realise what I was in . . . . one was a griffith, I overtook him round the outside of a roundabout because he was driving like a mincer
Interesting observations about the split in TVR owners between old and new, I have noticed the same. Its good to get a nice wave from another TVR owner, does anyone else feel stupid waving at some bloke in a Tamora who flys by without a clue as to what he has just passed and wasn't even looking?! My local region has a huge turn out but never any pre wedge and lucky to find any of those. i do know classic owners in the area, and the general view is that to go is a waste of time because the chances of another classic being there are slim. I know where this view comes from. I don't think modern TVR owners are rude or unfriendly, but I have found that they don't want to talk about the same things i want to. (Stocks and shares vs trunnions and bushes)
Don't get me wrong though, some of my best friends own Chimaeras.........!!!!
Don't get me wrong though, some of my best friends own Chimaeras.........!!!!
I think the quantity thing has a lot to do with it . . ..also reliability, Ive been using classics as everydayers doing 20k miles a year for the last 3 years . . . .now Ive got the Vixen, I also have a 'modern' car . . .a victim of my own success!
a friend of mine has an elise and a P1 impreza . . .he test drove various TVR's last year, when he drove my vixen he said it handles/steers better than any of the other TVR's he'd driven . . . .I was well chuffed.
its stil a pain in the arse half the time though, which makes for plenty of talking points !
a friend of mine has an elise and a P1 impreza . . .he test drove various TVR's last year, when he drove my vixen he said it handles/steers better than any of the other TVR's he'd driven . . . .I was well chuffed.
its stil a pain in the arse half the time though, which makes for plenty of talking points !
stigproducts said: ...My local region has a huge turn out but never any pre wedge and lucky to find any of those. i do know classic owners in the area, and the general view is that to go is a waste of time because the chances of another classic being there are slim...I don't think modern TVR owners ... want to talk about the same things i want to. (Stocks and shares vs trunnions and bushes)
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Time for a distinct Classics owners club, or less radically, a 'special interest group' perhaps?
S.
I've never come across an M series or earlier on the road, although I have seen quite a few wedges.
When out in Chris's Chimaera we get lots of waves though, primarily due to the bright purple paint job I expect.
Funnily enough though, when I wave at tivs from the Astra, I just get a load of blank looks, and a dig from the missus......
Roll on the day when the M and the Chim can convoy together, wonder which one will get the most attention then...!
When out in Chris's Chimaera we get lots of waves though, primarily due to the bright purple paint job I expect.
Funnily enough though, when I wave at tivs from the Astra, I just get a load of blank looks, and a dig from the missus......
Roll on the day when the M and the Chim can convoy together, wonder which one will get the most attention then...!
well Im going to rebuild my front callipers this weekend so my brakes go off as well as on . . .Ill be out in sussex next week to see if theres any more classics out there.
Ive seen an orangey red vixen in Sevenoaks before . . .any one know of it? it looked like a used car too, rather than a cotton wool job
Ive seen an orangey red vixen in Sevenoaks before . . .any one know of it? it looked like a used car too, rather than a cotton wool job
Was going to go to an Austin Healey meet at my local pub in Epping on Sunday, but took her out on Monday and she coughed and spluttered all over the shop! Don't think I'd even risk the 5 minute drive to the pub now.
A service well and truly beckons. Shame.
...Now where's that Luminition brochure.
>> Edited by vixen1700 on Saturday 12th April 00:48
A service well and truly beckons. Shame.
...Now where's that Luminition brochure.
>> Edited by vixen1700 on Saturday 12th April 00:48
Midge said: Noticed the garage's price had come down to £9495 (i.e. £1k off)....still seems a little high though (or is this a going rate for a A1 Grantura?).
Is that the garage on the (old) A4 at Batheaston? If so that car has been there for months. If it comes down another £3k I might be interested.
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