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mikal83 said:
Vee8ight said:
Surely the 3 cars you have shortlisted are very different in their characters?
Bingo, hence my ?I have a Cerbera, for the engine, the looks, for 4 seats and for the speed. If I had more money I'd have a Sag.
Edited by Vee8ight on Friday 21st March 07:13
mikal83,
I have been fortunate enough to have owned both:-
The Tamora is like a high performance ELISE (nimble and quick) but slightly lacking in creature comforts. The car should always be warmed up properly, which limits short journey use age/enjoyment and you are always listening for that odd engine gremlin to rear it's ugly head. (don't shoot me down Tamora owners, I really did like the car, honest)
The 500 griff has a great spread of usable torque (does not need revs for effortless performance) and you feel more cosseted when your driving the car. The griff really benefits from updated adjustable suspension. It also gives a brilliant V8 soundtrack.
My advise would be to drive both of them back to back @ a dealers, but make sure that both cars are in top condition to get the best experience out of them !
Both cars have a real POSITIVE point, that being they are TVR's - BEST of BRITISH SPORTS CARS.
I have been fortunate enough to have owned both:-
The Tamora is like a high performance ELISE (nimble and quick) but slightly lacking in creature comforts. The car should always be warmed up properly, which limits short journey use age/enjoyment and you are always listening for that odd engine gremlin to rear it's ugly head. (don't shoot me down Tamora owners, I really did like the car, honest)
The 500 griff has a great spread of usable torque (does not need revs for effortless performance) and you feel more cosseted when your driving the car. The griff really benefits from updated adjustable suspension. It also gives a brilliant V8 soundtrack.
My advise would be to drive both of them back to back @ a dealers, but make sure that both cars are in top condition to get the best experience out of them !
Both cars have a real POSITIVE point, that being they are TVR's - BEST of BRITISH SPORTS CARS.
mikal83,
The Germanic sports car drivers don't understand the obvious, because there blinkered by the press and known TV propaganda!
You will find driving a Griff a totally different driving experience compared to the Chim, the Chim is more of a GRAND TOURER (totally relaxed possibly) shall we say.
From a personal point of view, I consider that the running costs and reliability will overwhelm the desirability of the Tamora. Also the Griff, may well become a more desirable option in the long term future!
The Germanic sports car drivers don't understand the obvious, because there blinkered by the press and known TV propaganda!
You will find driving a Griff a totally different driving experience compared to the Chim, the Chim is more of a GRAND TOURER (totally relaxed possibly) shall we say.
From a personal point of view, I consider that the running costs and reliability will overwhelm the desirability of the Tamora. Also the Griff, may well become a more desirable option in the long term future!
Never had a tam but had a Griff 500 and 3 Tuscans, if i was to return to one of them again it would be to a Tuscan.
really enjoyed the Griff, big lazy engine with plenty of torque made for a very relazed drive.
The Tuscan were just more enjoyable, to me, had a greater sense of occasion. You have to work the speed six more but it is worth it, get a good one and i think it is a great engine.
The Tuscans once set up correctly seemed to handle our poor road surfaces and the bumps better than the Griff.
The difference in character between the V8 and the speed six really means you would need to drive both to see which one you prefer.
Unfortunately as said before you may well struggle to find a good one of any of them at your budget but it would be worth persevering although with summer just around the corner prices will probably strengthen if anything.
really enjoyed the Griff, big lazy engine with plenty of torque made for a very relazed drive.
The Tuscan were just more enjoyable, to me, had a greater sense of occasion. You have to work the speed six more but it is worth it, get a good one and i think it is a great engine.
The Tuscans once set up correctly seemed to handle our poor road surfaces and the bumps better than the Griff.
The difference in character between the V8 and the speed six really means you would need to drive both to see which one you prefer.
Unfortunately as said before you may well struggle to find a good one of any of them at your budget but it would be worth persevering although with summer just around the corner prices will probably strengthen if anything.
Edited by Laser Sag on Friday 21st March 12:55
Cheers mate.
The Chim was fine but I think I want something a bit more......in your face ish, if you know what I mean. The Chim just didnt stand out as mich as I hoped, the front end of a Tusacn certainly will as much as its interior. The Griffs front end I love. Its for just general blasting around and maybe a hop over to frogland occasionaly
The Chim was fine but I think I want something a bit more......in your face ish, if you know what I mean. The Chim just didnt stand out as mich as I hoped, the front end of a Tusacn certainly will as much as its interior. The Griffs front end I love. Its for just general blasting around and maybe a hop over to frogland occasionaly
Only ever had a Tam and after four years ownership there is nothing i would replace it with. It has a/c, electric windows and a great soundtrack - what other creature comforts do you need? Can't recommend them highly enough 
Wong has a point though, you'll struggle to find what you really want at £15k.
Wong has a point though, you'll struggle to find what you really want at £15k.
Hi Mike.
I went from a Chim to a Griff (pre-cat) and l think its fantastic. Definitely a current/future classic!! My Griff is in the Classifieds (the Paris Blue one at £15.5K). However, based on all the comments above that you can't get a 'good one' at that price then I'm starting to think my car may be under-priced!!?!
Having said that, I accept that peoples ideas of what makes a 'good car' is quite subjective.
Enjoy the search
I went from a Chim to a Griff (pre-cat) and l think its fantastic. Definitely a current/future classic!! My Griff is in the Classifieds (the Paris Blue one at £15.5K). However, based on all the comments above that you can't get a 'good one' at that price then I'm starting to think my car may be under-priced!!?!
Having said that, I accept that peoples ideas of what makes a 'good car' is quite subjective.
Enjoy the search
had a chim 4.0 easy drive, ran out of puff, lovely crusier never felt unsettled unless pushed hard
got a griff 4.0 preferred the style, ran out of puff, completely rebuilt, fitted a bigger v8, way better, on the edge of handling when pushed really hard, but great fun, lovely car,
got a tam it had a tired engine so not a fair comparison but ... very different engine to drive, very revvy, 'not my bag". even when I've driven good examples. fitted a big v8. handles the power fantastically well, superior to griff chassis. IMHO best of both worlds
as a car to thrash hard round the twisties the tam is way better, whichever engine it had in it.
if you are more of a cruiser, then the griff will be more than adequate
Never owned a tuscan, styling "for me" is a bit extreme
Personal opinions as always, but id be hard pushed to choose a griff/chim over a tam having had all 3
got a griff 4.0 preferred the style, ran out of puff, completely rebuilt, fitted a bigger v8, way better, on the edge of handling when pushed really hard, but great fun, lovely car,
got a tam it had a tired engine so not a fair comparison but ... very different engine to drive, very revvy, 'not my bag". even when I've driven good examples. fitted a big v8. handles the power fantastically well, superior to griff chassis. IMHO best of both worlds
as a car to thrash hard round the twisties the tam is way better, whichever engine it had in it.
if you are more of a cruiser, then the griff will be more than adequate
Never owned a tuscan, styling "for me" is a bit extreme
Personal opinions as always, but id be hard pushed to choose a griff/chim over a tam having had all 3
Edited by SteveSPG on Friday 21st March 21:11
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