T350 - Advice from owners

[apache]

cerbera8 said: I have said this before but strongly believe that the filling up problem also varies according to the petrol pumps you fill up with. eg decent garage with modern pumps - sprays out everywhere, independant garage, preferably with crappy old pumps much easier fillup.

Mike

pumps shut off at a predetermined backpressure, I don't know if there would be an 'Industry Standard' for this or even if it's adhered to

[apex]

Thanks for the advice all.

It would be useful if we could keep a thread like this one open where "owners" can post real issues (and resolutions) as they arise. Future and current owners are then forearmed a little to what to expect.It also helps us chase our dealers if a "fix" is made available. As stated before this isn't a build quality witchhunt but just sharing a bit of info around

I for one know I'd have tried to fill the car as per normal and looked a bit of a muppet when the fuel starting spewing out. Have this treat to look forward to and I'll be going somewhere "discreet" and "early" sometime soon.

eeermm has the car got front fogs cos its got a switch on the dash but don't notice any difference in lighting from dipped beam (rear one comes on OK)

[bennno]

- ) Tyre Presures - handbook advises 28psi. Owners sticking to this or are there better settings to be had.

mine were at about 26 and the car rode very nicely, pumped them up to 30 and the ride deteriorates.

- ) Dipped Beam headlights - project about 20ft in front of the car (it might not be 20ft but it seems a very short throw to me), can these be adjusted at all without dismantling the car.

mine work just fine

- ) Are you guys getting any significant wind noise (easy tiger) around the drivers door. Having a look at it the window doesn't butt up tightly to the frame completely. Can the dealer adjust this or will I have to learn to live with it

mine is slightly better than a 'normal' TVR with little wind noise, but my windows are very well adjusted,thanks MV or The Factory

- Passenger seatbelt runs fine but had a wrestle with the drivers side which jammed. Eventually gave up (after 5 mins of gentle teasing !!!) went for a drive. Tried it again and it was fine. Ontop of that at 6ft 2 theres plenty of room but the seat backs are annoyingly squeaking on the roll bars over the door

no probs with the seat belts at all, if you adjust the seats carefully then they clear the roll cage, mine dont squeak

This is not a build quality thread/gripe, quite the contrary I'm pretty impressed and expected these little things. Just wanted to see a) if others had come across the same and what if anything could be done about it before the 1000 mile service.

agreed I think mine is better screwed together than I expected in truth, couple of paintwork flaws which are to be sorted but thats it, its superb

Bennno

[Duncan]

Apex, no front fogs, just a redundent position on the fog switchgear.

Duncan

[flasher]

griff2be said:

flasher said:

Cheers,

But I see that someone appears to have contradicted my post again... Then again it did say "current owners" not test drivers....

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I think you need to chill out just a wee bit more Flasher. I don't care about your ding dong battle with 999.

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I'll be the judge of that, with respect griff2be. As far as I'm concerned it's not a ding dong battle either. The whole point of my original ourtburst was the tone of his arrogant response to the spacing on Bennno's number plate. Which was closely followed by him becoming an expert on TVR's, telling me I knew nothing about them (yeah right, I've only owned FIVE after all) and the final insult is the post on this thread telling me there is nothing wrong with the fuel filler when mine fell to f****g pieces in the petrol station last night. This also despite the fact that TVR are working on a solution to the problems we are all having with it, just like Fish said earlier. There are a few other things I can't talk about too.

What he just posted was relevant and informative, as yours is. If someone's experience differs from yours, it does not make it a contradiction aimed directly at you. Please carry on posting your thoughts on the car, but could you ditch the negative comments, they aren't necessary.

Please tell me (other than a test drive ffs) what "experience" this imposter has of "owning" a T350??? I'll tell you. Bugger all. How can you post relevant facts about a car you have only test drove? Unless Mr *999* is bloody Tiff Needell....

As for me continuing to post, I'm having serious thoughts about not bothering at all anymore, if I'm going to be followed round by some sad stalker masquerading as a Policeman on every forum I post on and deliberatley contradicting me just to piss me off.

I have tried to be helpful, informative and honest about ALL my TVR's. I'm positive about the cars, but I'm also critical when there are things they could do better with. The T350 is a fantastic car, there are small quality issues which need to be addressed, but overall, it is brilliant. I'm not offended when someone has a different opinion to me as long as it's based on proven fact and experience. That's clearly not the case here.

But what the f*** would I know??