Interesting moment......

[heyiga]

Had my first TVR 'moment' tonight. Crap day at work. Good idea no 1. Go for a hoon to clear head. Problems : Wetish, and dark. Good idea no 2. See empty stretch of B road and decide to floor it. Problems : Accl pedal gets stuck behind mat and when I clutch down to change gear, bounces off rev limiter until I can stop the engine!

Question: Is there such a thing as a boring drive in a TVR?

[Roy_S2]

I HATE it when that happens, I`ve taken to fully pressing down the pedal a few times before I fire her up until I`m sure it won't get stuck.

Roy.

[oatz]

This happened to me the first time I had the chance to floor it (day after I bought it).

I remember thinking "wow, doesn't the engine sound great at high revs" and "oh s**t! I'm about to die" both at the same time!

[GreenV8S]

Mine did this when the mat slipped forward slightly. After I'd had a change of underwear and worked out what caused the problem I decided it was never going to happen again. Either the mat goes, or I have to find some reliable way to stop it slipping. The mat is hanging up in the garage ...

[kasio]

just a thought ... what about self adhesive velcro? the hook side of the velcro stuck to the underside of the mat might stop it sliding forwards

[UKBoB]

What mat are we talking about, the carpeted mat, or the plastic mat which tends to slide forwards over time (which is why I keep it in the boot)

[V8Smith]

I have custom made mats from Autostyle, they come with a fixing pin and my mats never move. Might be worth investing in a pair to save hairy moments like these!! Or if it adds to the fun, never mind

Mike

[old64er]

carpets and mats, i took em out on my side to clean and i am not putting them back in, till the mud dies up

[cptsideways]

This is why type approved cars have locating pins for the mats. Its a very basic safety feature that requires a huge development testing & prototyping program that TVR could never afford.

[deeen]

cptsideways said:

This is why type approved cars have locating pins for the mats. Its a very basic safety feature that requires a huge development testing & prototyping program that TVR could never afford.

As one of their highly self funded test engineers, I resemble that remark!

[heyiga]

As it happens, my mats do have locating pins, they just don't stay located! Am going to try the 'Velcro' option, if that fails - mats are out!

[stumashy]

I'd back up what V8Smith said about the mats from Autostyle. I have a set, and so far no slippage. Reasonable prices too.