Spotted Red Cerbera at PC World Stevenage

[paul-wh]

Anyone from here?

Paul

[SXS]

I noticed you're also driving a 330 sports... whats it like generally? (reliability, insurance, etc etc)

[paul-wh]

The 330 is very nice to drive and as you say, as it is the sports it is quite nippy. The only problems I have had are the ashtray lid not shutting and a rattle in the drivers door both of which took 3 visits each to the local BMW dealer to sort out. In a TVR I would have accepted them but not in a BMW. Insurance is not bad. From memory It's a little bit more than the Griff but I have full no claims on the Griff and only 1 year on the BMW.

Its more practical in that in May when I was playing golf one day and then on to Selsey to go diving the next it just swallowed the clubs, trolley, big box of diving gear, a couple of bags and a pair of cylinders.

However, I have never been in the Griff and thought "I wish I was in the BMW" even with its air conditioning, sat nav, etc whereas numerous times sat in the BMW I would rather have been in the Griff.

Paul

[SXS]

Sounds like you got a good combo there. Do we get to see any pics of the 330? What colour is she?

[paul-wh]

I must admit I haven't taken any photos of the BMW. I shall do though and pop it on my profile.

Paul

[paul-wh]

And its silver. No suprises there I guess.

[SXS]

I had an M3 a while back now, do miss the drive... quality oozes out of every corner in these top-end bimma's... the 330 is the discrete M3 in disguise... I've seen one thrashing a boxter on the A1 a while back... beautiful site, wish I had a videocamera in the car...

[paul-wh]

I've posted a piccy of the 330i. Its on the link in my profile

Paul (TVRless as the "battery to ignition" fuse keeps blowing so its gone to the menders)

[SXS]

Nice peice of german kit!
TVRless?
At least you enjoyed it while the weather was good...
its downhill from now for the weather.....

[paul-wh]

SXS said:

Nice peice of german kit! TVRless? At least you enjoyed it while the weather was good... its downhill from now for the weather.....

Thanks.

The great thing with TVRs is that I enjoy them whatever the weather. Because of that, to most peoples disbelief, the Griff is the main car and the BMW is the weekend car (but not this week)

Paul