Driven and spotted!

[stackmonkey]

Had my first ever TVR drive yesterday. WOW!
5 ltr Chimaera that's currently in the ads section.

Saw a beautiful black Tuscan S ( on a 53 plate) on the M1 en route, that was stuck in the same traffic Q as me.

Quick question. The one I drove didn't have power steering, which wasn't a problem, but how much difference does it actually make on the twisty stuff?

[dai capp]

stackmonkey said:

Had my first ever TVR drive yesterday. WOW! 5 ltr Chimaera that's currently in the ads section. Saw a beautiful black Tuscan S ( on a 53 plate) on the M1 en route, that was stuck in the same traffic Q as me. Quick question. The one I drove didn't have power steering, which wasn't a problem, but how much difference does it actually make on the twisty stuff?

My first Griff was non PAS and I quite enjoyed it. There was certainly a lot of feel. I changed to a PAS Griff I found I missed the weightiness at first but soon got used to it...

All in all I wouldn't let the lack of PAS put me off a good car...

Cheers

DC

[Horse_Apple]

Huge differenc in parking, otherwise it's down to personal taste.

[count duckula]

Try both is the best bet, PAS also has a quicker rack.

Malc

[chim_girl]

My chim didn't have PAS, personally I prefered it except when it came to parking. Three point turns felt like a workout!

[stackmonkey]

Thanks for the advice. I'll not worry about it. Just joined a gym, anyway.

[MOD500]

My chim 400 had no PAS, and I preferred it much more than the PAS on the 500.

I found when you were pressing on it gave loads more feedback, and enhanced the driving experience.

Keep us informed on how things develop!!

Best Regards


MOD.

[Painey]

MOD500 said:

My chim 400 had no PAS, and I preferred it much more than the PAS on the 500. I found when you were pressing on it gave loads more feedback, and enhanced the driving experience. Keep us informed on how things develop!! Best Regards MOD.

I wouldn't listen to that MOD500 Bloke if I were you, he's sold his soul to the nearest purveyor of yellow tinged porkers that go like smelly stuff off a flat shaped garden instrument!

I mean, I saw his old Chimaera at VMAX in March but it was slower than my Griff (by all of about 1 mile per hour) so don't listen to a word the fella says!!!

Back to the beer for me then and as it was my birthday the other day, the football weren't too bad and I have the rest of the week off work, life could be worse!! I just hope the weather turns out ok for the Griff to get out of the garage before Goodwood this weekend !!!

Cheers - Chris

[redleicester]

stackmonkey said:

Thanks for the advice. I'll not worry about it. Just joined a gym, anyway.

Well save money - get a car without PAS, and then you can resign the gym membership!

I have a NAS Chim, and yes parking is a real pain, but as soon as you're up and going, the weighting is just about perfect.

[chim500nj]

I have a Chim 500 currently without power steering and before that a 400 Chim without power steering..I deliberately buy a car without power steering as it has so much more feel. They are not that heavy really, it is just what you are used to...

I have found the power steering models that I have driven to be slightly too light for me however it is all personal preference. The other consideration is that at the end of the day it is just another thing that could potentially go wrong (although both my TVR's never missed a beat!).