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Apart from our MX-5's which have both been bullet proof, we've owned two japanese cars in the same time, both have needed engine rebuilds.
Nissan Primera - at the first service they forgot to put the oil in before the road test and then tried to cover it up. Weird really as it had a full Nissan warranty, which resulted in a brand new crate engine, clutch (because they got oil over it), and exhaust system as they tried to claim the cats had disintegrated and sucked bit into the engine...
Or our Mazda 6 estate, which was one of the batch that had faulty hardened camshafts, that disintegrated somewhere between 25k-35k miles and put swarf into the engine. Ours went for a service and the dealer handed it back like it was in limp home mode. New top half of the engine, turbo, brake servo. 10 months later the turbo went because they hadn't flushed the engine correctly and they found more damage to the engine, resulting in a new crate engine, turbo... etc...
I've had a clutch go, fingers broke, but still drove it home. The immobiliser fail which was the only time it was recovered, and then the rebuild for outriggers and engine rebuild, most of which you accept on a 25 year old TVR would need doing at some point.
Properly looked after, the TVR unreliability is a myth
Nissan Primera - at the first service they forgot to put the oil in before the road test and then tried to cover it up. Weird really as it had a full Nissan warranty, which resulted in a brand new crate engine, clutch (because they got oil over it), and exhaust system as they tried to claim the cats had disintegrated and sucked bit into the engine...
Or our Mazda 6 estate, which was one of the batch that had faulty hardened camshafts, that disintegrated somewhere between 25k-35k miles and put swarf into the engine. Ours went for a service and the dealer handed it back like it was in limp home mode. New top half of the engine, turbo, brake servo. 10 months later the turbo went because they hadn't flushed the engine correctly and they found more damage to the engine, resulting in a new crate engine, turbo... etc...
I've had a clutch go, fingers broke, but still drove it home. The immobiliser fail which was the only time it was recovered, and then the rebuild for outriggers and engine rebuild, most of which you accept on a 25 year old TVR would need doing at some point.
Properly looked after, the TVR unreliability is a myth
Byker28i said:
Apart from our MX-5's which have both been bullet proof, we've owned two japanese cars in the same time, both have needed engine rebuilds.
Nissan Primera - at the first service they forgot to put the oil in before the road test and then tried to cover it up. Weird really as it had a full Nissan warranty, which resulted in a brand new crate engine, clutch (because they got oil over it), and exhaust system as they tried to claim the cats had disintegrated and sucked bit into the engine...
Or our Mazda 6 estate, which was one of the batch that had faulty hardened camshafts, that disintegrated somewhere between 25k-35k miles and put swarf into the engine. Ours went for a service and the dealer handed it back like it was in limp home mode. New top half of the engine, turbo, brake servo. 10 months later the turbo went because they hadn't flushed the engine correctly and they found more damage to the engine, resulting in a new crate engine, turbo... etc...
I've had a clutch go, fingers broke, but still drove it home. The immobiliser fail which was the only time it was recovered, and then the rebuild for outriggers and engine rebuild, most of which you accept on a 25 year old TVR would need doing at some point.
Properly looked after, the TVR unreliability is a myth
Yep, just look at E46 BMW M3 engine issues, + rear subframes rusting, Porsche water cooled engine issues etc. Nissan Primera - at the first service they forgot to put the oil in before the road test and then tried to cover it up. Weird really as it had a full Nissan warranty, which resulted in a brand new crate engine, clutch (because they got oil over it), and exhaust system as they tried to claim the cats had disintegrated and sucked bit into the engine...
Or our Mazda 6 estate, which was one of the batch that had faulty hardened camshafts, that disintegrated somewhere between 25k-35k miles and put swarf into the engine. Ours went for a service and the dealer handed it back like it was in limp home mode. New top half of the engine, turbo, brake servo. 10 months later the turbo went because they hadn't flushed the engine correctly and they found more damage to the engine, resulting in a new crate engine, turbo... etc...
I've had a clutch go, fingers broke, but still drove it home. The immobiliser fail which was the only time it was recovered, and then the rebuild for outriggers and engine rebuild, most of which you accept on a 25 year old TVR would need doing at some point.
Properly looked after, the TVR unreliability is a myth
TVRs have issues sure, but they make a better buy than most performance cars of the same era, especially as the GRP bodies will stay looking gorgeous with the slightest of care compared to metal.
If anything, TVRs are undervalued, especially the AJP8 and S6 engined ones, which should be considered as very special, when compared to mass produced cars.
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robsco said:
That is sublime. Single headlamps, RL7s, no private plate, orange indicators. Pure!
Thank you. Yes, I wanted to have one as original as possible. When I bought it it had decals on and different colour wheels so I have put it all back to standard. I'm a purest and this is what I think of when I think of a cerb.
Davo23 said:
Thank you. Yes, I wanted to have one as original as possible. When I bought it it had decals on and different colour wheels so I have put it all back to standard.
I'm a purest and this is what I think of when I think of a cerb.
My Cerb is the same but in green I'm a purest and this is what I think of when I think of a cerb.
Surprised my friend in it yesterday as he hadn't seen it for years!
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