Wave goodbye from a Griffith devotee

[Edt]

I'm feeling a bit down I'm afraid to report. After something like 9 years of TVR ownership.. it's blip time. This Saturday, Big Blue will be rumbling off with his next owner. Am trying to philosophical about it ('..how many people can say they've owned a 5 litre super-monster etc etc...') but it's not helping ease the pain so much. Damn that useless lottery ticket last weekend. Oh well, chin up Ed, anyway, how many people can say they've... oh no I tried that one already. Sob.

Ed

[david beer]

Hi Ed,
sad it must be for you, lets hope you are back soon.

[Apache]

Sorry to hear that Ed

[Edt]

I'm surprised just how much I'm dreading handing him over. And to cap it, 30 mins later I drop the other half off at Gatwick & wave bye bye to here for 2 weeks too! Gee. Saturday is suddenly my least favourite day.
I've also tried the 'its only a car' argument to myself, as well as 'think of all the fuel savings' etc etc but dont need to tell anyone on here that it's never going to work.

Tequila Vodka & Red Bull is the nearest I'll get to having one this weekend. Possibly several

Ed

[scruffy]

Make sure you take that picture off your profile...





Sorry Ed, It'll be all right, give yourself some time to adjust to walking.

[Big_M]

Ed - just promise yourself you will have another one in the future.

[Edt]

Big_M said:

Ed - just promise yourself you will have another one in the future.

ta.. already done that!

Ed

[valhalla]

I'm not sure if i'm filling up with you or for you, coz i can't remember what i did with my time and money before i got a TVR. Diane and I now have such a great crowd of new friends (i've forgotten my relatives names and where they live!!)
If i were to sell my tiv...well it would be back to my wood turning and painting to house.
So are you sure you want to sell?????
you still have time to change you mind eh!!
Yaall come back now ya hear!!

Dave...Mid Essex

[Edt]

valhalla said:

So are you sure you want to sell????? Dave...Mid Essex

I'm 100% sure I DONT want to sell! It's house time & have a 15% deposit to finance etc etc. It's going to be at least 2+ years before I can even think of getting another loan for a car.. but yup damn right I'll be back one day...there really isnt another marque that does it for me.

Ed

[ncs]

So sorry to hear your news Ed - but make sure you keep in touch.

Hope to see you back in a TVR again very soon.

Nick

[davidd]

I sold my Griff nearly 2 years ago and I still miss it. Hopefully one day when I'm very old I'll get another one to collect my 3p per year pension in

D

[crimson king 500]

Ed, I think I will be joining you as it looks like my Griff has gone as well.
I don't know how I will cope without it, but the wife hasn't stopped celebrating and I haven't stopped sulking!
Hope things turn out ok for you with the house.
CK500

[edt]

crimson king 500 said:

Ed, I think I will be joining you as it looks like my Griff has gone as well. I don't know how I will cope without it, but the wife hasn't stopped celebrating and I haven't stopped sulking! Hope things turn out ok for you with the house. CK500

oh dear that'll be a crusher.. yours since new too. Mrs. Edt will in fact miss the 500 too; expect Mrs CK will really

Ed

[scruffy]

I did the greiving. Now just have good memories, but I found myself in a position where I could afford another TVR - sos I did. At the time I felt like I'd lost an arm...

Chin up... and sorry about the flippacy of my first post - guess I needed to get it in context..

[TimW]

crimson king 500 said:

Ed, I think I will be joining you as it looks like my Griff has gone as well. I don't know how I will cope without it, but the wife hasn't stopped celebrating and I haven't stopped sulking! Hope things turn out ok for you with the house. CK500

Not found a suitable replacement yet CK. I thought you were looking at models with 2 cylinders less, or have you gone cold on that idea .

Harry

[yellow peril]

Edt said:

It's house time & have a 15% deposit to finance etc etc. It's going to be at least 2+ years before I can even think of getting another loan for a car.. Ed

Hey......C'mon.....think positive now.....

You're doing this for the best possible reason....getting on the property ladder is bl**dy difficult and is a great investment for your future.

2 years will go really fast and you will probably have enough equity in your home to finance another TVR.

Instead of being down....you have every reason to look towards a good future......

It will be hard to let her go.......and I sympathise with that ...really.... but it's all for the good in the end......

....//P//

[Edt]

yellow peril said:

Hey......C'mon.....think positive now..... You're doing this for the best possible reason....getting on the property ladder is bl**dy difficult and is a great investment for your future. 2 years will go really fast and you will probably have enough equity in your home to finance another TVR. Instead of being down....you have every reason to look towards a good future...... It will be hard to let her go.......and I sympathise with that ...really.... but it's all for the good in the end...... ....//P//

thanks YP. When we were at Thruxton & I was saying to you about hving to sell him, I still didnt * really * think it would happen. ah well.

btw it's most definitely a HIM, not a her !

Ed

[TUS 373]

After 6 years of TVR ownership, I know just how you feel. I've only just put my Tuscan in the PH classifieds so its not sold yet, but I'm getting the same feeling of illogical loss already. In some ways, I'd just like a clean break with no prolongation of it. i.e. some comes to buy, hands over the cash, and goes with the car -just like that.

Oh well, I've got so much going on in my life right now that I will have to just cope and get on with it I guess.

[alt]

Edt said:

it's most definitely a HIM, not a her!

When I get inside my TVR every day it's definitely a HER!
Good luck with the house and the next TVR Ed!
Cheers..... Andrew

[fatbuttfast]

Commiserations Ed.

I assume you will still attend the PH events at the Tuscan meets, and that you will still talk to us?