Sagaris buying advice

[phoenixz]

Sagi Badger said:

Mortgage the house, wife, dog and the cat....maybe not the dog hey, and buy one. Makes me laugh every time I start it up......

De cat it and get the chip, then go out and try not to smile.

Ferrari’s are lady’s, these are bad women. If you know what I mean.

J

Waiting to be accused of being non PC or sexist, sorry but don’t know any other suitable metaphors.

To be honest (unpopular opinion coming), i don't think the car sounds better since i de-catted. Yes it pops and bangs more and yes there is a noticeable difference in the temperature inside the cabin, but the sound is more raspy. Not the low grumble that it was before.

Not to mention the amount of fuel i go through now because i drive a gear lower to hit that sweet spot about 3000rpm, where it crackles like a child with bubble wrap. And never mind the grin you get when it scares people you pass, or the alarms it sets off in a multi story...

not sure what my point was now

[markgsmith]

James_G31 said:

Hi Mark,
Were you there early Saturday morning for the test drives? How did they go?

I was the nut in my football tracksuit that got up at stupid o'clock to drop the car off and get back up home in time for my game.

Yes, it was me. Test drives went as expected - has to be a Sag

[PuffsBack]

phoenixz said:

To be honest (unpopular opinion coming), i don't think the car sounds better since i de-catted. Yes it pops and bangs more and yes there is a noticeable difference in the temperature inside the cabin, but the sound is more raspy. Not the low grumble that it was before.

Not to mention the amount of fuel i go through now because i drive a gear lower to hit that sweet spot about 3000rpm, where it crackles like a child with bubble wrap. And never mind the grin you get when it scares people you pass, or the alarms it sets off in a multi story...

not sure what my point was now

Mine is De'Catt'd with the Clive F rear box and it is a little bit silly. Great fun, but anything more that 50 or so miles and its gets to become a bit too much and you get out the car ears ringing. Above 5000 rpm and its howling like a werewolf on crack - just bloody marvellous. Below 3000 and though loud its not particularly tuneful

Edited by PuffsBack on Monday 22 October 14:12

[James_G31]

markgsmith said:

James_G31 said:

Hi Mark,
Were you there early Saturday morning for the test drives? How did they go?

I was the nut in my football tracksuit that got up at stupid o'clock to drop the car off and get back up home in time for my game.

Yes, it was me. Test drives went as expected - has to be a Sag

I might see you again this Saturday collecting it then? Either way, all the best with your search and finding the right Sag.

[markgsmith]

James_G31 said:

I might see you again this Saturday collecting it then? Either way, all the best with your search and finding the right Sag.

Ha, not quite. Have some more to see over the next few days for starters.

[Sagi Badger]

Alpinestars said:

Sagi Badger said:

Mortgage the house, wife, dog and the cat....maybe not the dog hey, and buy one. Makes me laugh every time I start it up......

De cat it and get the chip, then go out and try not to smile.

Ferrari’s are lady’s, these are bad women. If you know what I mean.

J

Waiting to be accused of being non PC or sexist, sorry but don’t know any other suitable metaphors.

What’s this chip please?

The Powers de cat chip. Simple enough just need to get the ecu out of the drivers footwell, so you need to be double jointed or determined.

[Alpinestars]

Sagi Badger said:

The Powers de cat chip. Simple enough just need to get the ecu out of the drivers footwell, so you need to be double jointed or determined.

Ta.

[phoenixz]

Sagi Badger said:

The Powers de cat chip. Simple enough just need to get the ecu out of the drivers footwell, so you need to be double jointed or determined.

I had to swap out the ECU once to see if a throttle issue was being caused by it (it wasn't). Completely agree that being double jointed would have helped.

In the end i would recommend sitting upside down in the drivers seat (no seriously). Much laughter was had but the simplest way to have both hands free was to lie on my back in the footwell with my feet where my head would normally go.
Turning Graham Varley's bible upside down also helped

[MADT350]

Totally agree with the points raised above, I was more swayed of having a car for light use for my collection as well as a 100% keeper. so my criteria was to find the most perfect base car out there . I spent months looking for cars viewing a selection but was also disappointed in some cars that looked great on paper but when you got there the cars obviously had not been serviced correctly over the years, but the big shock was how many had such bad respray jobs....a butcher with a spray gun comes to mind, some people must be blind.

Due to all this disapointment I decided to instruct Ed @ Shmoo Automotive due to the great things I have heard about his approach to TVR's, to source me a 'Off the Radar car', not one thats in the classifieds.

Anyway to cut the story short...I went to see with ed a few other very tempting examples not on the official market which Ed still has tucked up his sleeve I think...but I decided to go for a 2006 Sag in Arancio Pearl....I love this colour....

Also due to my OCD I also wanted the car to be like new so I further instructed him to replace as much as possible on the car with totally new suspension, brakes, all wishbone/anti roll bars all re powder coated as per manufactures spec, every single bush replaced, upgraded clutch the list goes on...ed was fantastic he spoke to me everyday with updates on parts arrival to when the parts had been installed....

And here she is......

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

So there are good ones out there, you just may need some help finding the right one for you.......

[Alpinestars]

Great colour. Congrats.

[MADT350]

Cheers thanks....just need the weather to stay dry now..... I still can't believe how these cars still look today, they still look so fresh.....

[philipbrown123]

Well done. That looks stunning.

[PuffsBack]

Thats 23 Sag if I am not mistaken, used to live is Essex. My Brother in Law spotted is mooching about Wickford back in August

[Alpinestars]

Just to note, that there used to be an orange hire car in London. Hopefully not that one.

[tvrtuscans]

Can you post some snaps please as the ad on PH has been taken down. Thanks...ohh and congrats.

[MADT350]

Here is a quick night shot....

Edited by MADT350 on Sunday 28th October 19:43

[tvrtuscans]

And very nice too!

[L33]

When I bought my Sag back in 2010, Air Con was one of the "must have" options that affected value as its very expensive to retrofit.
I don't know if that still holds true?

Good luck with the search - cracking cars

[Alpinestars]

L33 said:

When I bought my Sag back in 2010, Air Con was one of the "must have" options that affected value as its very expensive to retrofit.
I don't know if that still holds true?

Good luck with the search - cracking cars

Love the colour of your old car.