And you talk about reliability and safety

[Pookie]

Just found a section on the AA site that lists cars and and problems serious enough that a recall of the effected cars was implamented seems to be since 1996. Ill list a few.


Porsche 911 : 10 Seperate recalls.

Ferrari 355 : 11 Seperate recalls.

Jag XK8 : 3 Seperate recalls.

BMW 3 Series: 13 Seperate recalls.

Lotus elise : 6 Seperate recalls.



Now lets compare that with the apparent unreliable/un-safe TVR's shall we.

grif and chim together : 1 recall

cerb and tuscan together : 1 recall

So next time you hear "ooohhh , wouldn't have one of them." just remind them of the figures.

source :
www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/recalls/index.jsp|www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/recalls/index.jsp

>>> Edited by Pookie on Sunday 26th January 09:02

[douglasr]

Being cynical, I have a niggling doubt that TVR would not resort to the recall system to fix problems. Wasn't there a problem with the seat belts on the Tamora - I seem to remember a Pistonheader making a fuss about it...?

[Pookie]

These were all (or seemed to be) mechanical reports, like material deteriorating, things breaking, drive shafts, suspension, steering racks etc.

[John Prior]

The reason why TVR don't bother with recalls is that all owners are in almost constant contact with their local TVR mechanic and so can be personally informed of any fault within one or two weeks of it being discovered. Porsche dealers on the other hand don't expect to see owners between annual services and that's why, for example, they felt the need to issue a recall on the Boxster because of a fault that could cause the windscreen wipers to fail (a weekly event in my old Cerbera!).

[tripps]

Also a recall has certain rules which have to be followed, such as advertisements in certain types of media, including the nationals I think.

Just advertising the recall can be very expensive, before you even perform the fixes required.

Not so much of a problem if you've shifted a bucket-load of 911's, but if are not a mass-manufactuer, it'd be quite a hit I'd imagine.