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Seen this somewhere when it was a £1000 cheaper.
http://www.nickwhalesportscarsdirect.co.uk/tvr-300...
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http://www.nickwhalesportscarsdirect.co.uk/tvr-300...
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foxdog said:
Seen this somewhere when it was a £1000 cheaper.
http://www.nickwhalesportscarsdirect.co.uk/tvr-300...
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wasn't that the one at DG the other week?http://www.nickwhalesportscarsdirect.co.uk/tvr-300...
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Despite the description etc i really think its a good thing for the mark its a rather impressive presentation of the car and the Mark and selling in a Classic dealership where potential buyers that are not TVR normal customers will see the car and potentially find a new home with someone who would not have concidered a Classic TVR.
Its this kind of new entrant into the mark that the Mark needs that will prevent the ownership pool of the older TVR from becoming stale.
In My case i was a TVR Virgin when i purchased my 3000s it was exactly that i was looking to get a classic car but was unsure what to buy until i walked into a dealership just for a look with no intention at that point to buy and saw my 3000s and within 5 min i was hooked and half an hour had done a deal and within weeks of picking her up i was hooked and find collecting and using the cars addictive.
If we had 20 people a year buying TVR classics that are fresh new and excited about the mark how refreshing it would be.
I wish them luck and hope that this is the case i suspect the customers that they are targeting are not the regular Know it alls like ourselves
that will pull it to pieces but fresh blood that either just popped in for a look or went in looking for something else and thats exciting.
If you put a 3000s in a showroom with a collection of other classics such as healeys jaguars and astons and lotus etc and they all mave market prices on then this car will stand out as fantastic value regardless.
Andrew
Its this kind of new entrant into the mark that the Mark needs that will prevent the ownership pool of the older TVR from becoming stale.
In My case i was a TVR Virgin when i purchased my 3000s it was exactly that i was looking to get a classic car but was unsure what to buy until i walked into a dealership just for a look with no intention at that point to buy and saw my 3000s and within 5 min i was hooked and half an hour had done a deal and within weeks of picking her up i was hooked and find collecting and using the cars addictive.
If we had 20 people a year buying TVR classics that are fresh new and excited about the mark how refreshing it would be.
I wish them luck and hope that this is the case i suspect the customers that they are targeting are not the regular Know it alls like ourselves
that will pull it to pieces but fresh blood that either just popped in for a look or went in looking for something else and thats exciting.If you put a 3000s in a showroom with a collection of other classics such as healeys jaguars and astons and lotus etc and they all mave market prices on then this car will stand out as fantastic value regardless.
Andrew
prideaux said:
Despite the description etc i really think its a good thing for the mark its a rather impressive presentation of the car and the Mark and selling in a Classic dealership where potential buyers that are not TVR normal customers will see the car and potentially find a new home with someone who would not have concidered a Classic TVR.
Its this kind of new entrant into the mark that the Mark needs that will prevent the ownership pool of the older TVR from becoming stale.
In My case i was a TVR Virgin when i purchased my 3000s it was exactly that i was looking to get a classic car but was unsure what to buy until i walked into a dealership just for a look with no intention at that point to buy and saw my 3000s and within 5 min i was hooked and half an hour had done a deal and within weeks of picking her up i was hooked and find collecting and using the cars addictive.
If we had 20 people a year buying TVR classics that are fresh new and excited about the mark how refreshing it would be.
I wish them luck and hope that this is the case i suspect the customers that they are targeting are not the regular Know it alls like ourselves that will pull it to pieces but fresh blood that either just popped in for a look or went in looking for something else and thats exciting.
If you put a 3000s in a showroom with a collection of other classics such as healeys jaguars and astons and lotus etc and they all mave market prices on then this car will stand out as fantastic value regardless.
Andrew
Andrew, Its this kind of new entrant into the mark that the Mark needs that will prevent the ownership pool of the older TVR from becoming stale.
In My case i was a TVR Virgin when i purchased my 3000s it was exactly that i was looking to get a classic car but was unsure what to buy until i walked into a dealership just for a look with no intention at that point to buy and saw my 3000s and within 5 min i was hooked and half an hour had done a deal and within weeks of picking her up i was hooked and find collecting and using the cars addictive.
If we had 20 people a year buying TVR classics that are fresh new and excited about the mark how refreshing it would be.
I wish them luck and hope that this is the case i suspect the customers that they are targeting are not the regular Know it alls like ourselves
that will pull it to pieces but fresh blood that either just popped in for a look or went in looking for something else and thats exciting.If you put a 3000s in a showroom with a collection of other classics such as healeys jaguars and astons and lotus etc and they all mave market prices on then this car will stand out as fantastic value regardless.
Andrew
If I understand you correctly, you are looking for more prestige, for the TVR marque. In the simple equasion of supply and demand, more prestige equates to more interest, which equals higher price. As an enthusiast, I don't need for these cars to sell at a higher price, and I am years beyond caring if random passers by understand what they are.
You could argue, just as successfully, that TVRs built prior to the 1980s would be better served if prices stayed low enough for the true addicts to be able to feed their addictions. Who better than they, to respect the history, enjoy, and use the cars. By comparison, we frequently bear witness to "collector" cars sitting, looking pretty, and seeing little or no use.
What is more important? Is it the price they fetch, at auction, or the smiles they bring to the user? If it's the latter, the lively interactions we have on this forum would indicate that the status quo is far from stale.
Best,
B.
Slow M said:
prideaux said:
Despite the description etc i really think its a good thing for the mark its a rather impressive presentation of the car and the Mark and selling in a Classic dealership where potential buyers that are not TVR normal customers will see the car and potentially find a new home with someone who would not have concidered a Classic TVR.
Its this kind of new entrant into the mark that the Mark needs that will prevent the ownership pool of the older TVR from becoming stale.
In My case i was a TVR Virgin when i purchased my 3000s it was exactly that i was looking to get a classic car but was unsure what to buy until i walked into a dealership just for a look with no intention at that point to buy and saw my 3000s and within 5 min i was hooked and half an hour had done a deal and within weeks of picking her up i was hooked and find collecting and using the cars addictive.
If we had 20 people a year buying TVR classics that are fresh new and excited about the mark how refreshing it would be.
I wish them luck and hope that this is the case i suspect the customers that they are targeting are not the regular Know it alls like ourselves that will pull it to pieces but fresh blood that either just popped in for a look or went in looking for something else and thats exciting.
If you put a 3000s in a showroom with a collection of other classics such as healeys jaguars and astons and lotus etc and they all mave market prices on then this car will stand out as fantastic value regardless.
Andrew
Andrew, Its this kind of new entrant into the mark that the Mark needs that will prevent the ownership pool of the older TVR from becoming stale.
In My case i was a TVR Virgin when i purchased my 3000s it was exactly that i was looking to get a classic car but was unsure what to buy until i walked into a dealership just for a look with no intention at that point to buy and saw my 3000s and within 5 min i was hooked and half an hour had done a deal and within weeks of picking her up i was hooked and find collecting and using the cars addictive.
If we had 20 people a year buying TVR classics that are fresh new and excited about the mark how refreshing it would be.
I wish them luck and hope that this is the case i suspect the customers that they are targeting are not the regular Know it alls like ourselves
that will pull it to pieces but fresh blood that either just popped in for a look or went in looking for something else and thats exciting.If you put a 3000s in a showroom with a collection of other classics such as healeys jaguars and astons and lotus etc and they all mave market prices on then this car will stand out as fantastic value regardless.
Andrew
If I understand you correctly, you are looking for more prestige, for the TVR marque. In the simple equasion of supply and demand, more prestige equates to more interest, which equals higher price. As an enthusiast, I don't need for these cars to sell at a higher price, and I am years beyond caring if random passers by understand what they are.
You could argue, just as successfully, that TVRs built prior to the 1980s would be better served if prices stayed low enough for the true addicts to be able to feed their addictions. Who better than they, to respect the history, enjoy, and use the cars. By comparison, we frequently bear witness to "collector" cars sitting, looking pretty, and seeing little or no use.
What is more important? Is it the price they fetch, at auction, or the smiles they bring to the user? If it's the latter, the lively interactions we have on this forum would indicate that the status quo is far from stale.
Best,
B.
No you got me slightly wrong what I am saying is that a classic cars specialist can reach people that may not have considered a classic TVR before but want a classic car and look around at what is available in a dealers showroom I am not saying the speculator/collector who is not going to use it but I guess that does happen as well.
Could even be someone going to view another car that they are thinking of buying and discovering this car and being amazed by its charm maybe never even knowing that a 3000s exists.
Then suddenly we have a new owner enter the mark.
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prideaux said:
Hi Bernard
No you got me slightly wrong what I am saying is that a classic cars specialist can reach people that may not have considered a classic TVR before but want a classic car and look around at what is available in a dealers showroom I am not saying the speculator/collector who is not going to use it but I guess that does happen as well.
Could even be someone going to view another car that they are thinking of buying and discovering this car and being amazed by its charm maybe never even knowing that a 3000s exists.
Then suddenly we have a new owner enter the mark.
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Ah! In that sense, no reason not to share the joy these cars bring to us. No you got me slightly wrong what I am saying is that a classic cars specialist can reach people that may not have considered a classic TVR before but want a classic car and look around at what is available in a dealers showroom I am not saying the speculator/collector who is not going to use it but I guess that does happen as well.
Could even be someone going to view another car that they are thinking of buying and discovering this car and being amazed by its charm maybe never even knowing that a 3000s exists.
Then suddenly we have a new owner enter the mark.
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Best,
B.
Well, my 10p worth is what Andrew is saying is what I was. A person who wasn't entirely sure what the taimar was or anything about it, but I saw my chance to own and enjoy -which has gone strength to strength and so glad I took that moment of madness and said "that's mine!"
Also my motto is purely - smiles per miles! Not a glass box!
Also my motto is purely - smiles per miles! Not a glass box!
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