TOM BUYING GUIDE?

[bobdylan]

ok so the KA is 3years old and my licence is now clean.
dear old dad has got him self a nice but dull Lexus 430sc at aroung 25k through the buisness and soon the time is coming up when he will say son (yes pappy) its time you got a new car. hes thinking company VW or skoda by now, but hey my names above the door to so im in for the fight. 15-18k 2nd hand tomora or i tell mam! lol
now the only thing he knows of TVR is the chime' that was always broken next door so this aint going to be easy.
what should i look out for when buying a tom ?
the other worry is that it will be left parked up faceing the good old north, how much of a problem will this be ?
my 3yr old KA has ROTTED too death and has had its engine managment light on more times than the indercator
any help or tips would be great thanks

[rfisher]

bobdylan said:

what should i look out for when buying a tom ?

Always wear a rubber, son.

[carsarecool]

rfisher said:

bobdylan said:

what should i look out for when buying a tom ?

Always wear a rubber, son.

[Ricardo Bertone]

There are a few good Tamoras for sale in your price bracket at the moment, e.g. Nubbin's Euro Hooning machine.
Best advice is go and have a look at a few - it's the best way to get a feel for what makes a good 'un IMO.

Ricardo

PS Some TVR owners don't like silly abbreviations such as Tom, Chime, Griff, etc.

[custardkid]

keep the KA for when its snowy/wet/cold or your hung over as the TVR will be grumpy and requires concentration to keep in a straight line!

[bobdylan]

cheers. closest TVR garage is Harrogate, 45mins away.
theres another good question, private or trade ?
have been looking into a 1.3i 106 ralley as a track dog, could be a good snow and ice dog too.
how well will the tamora weather un garaged next to the sea ? altho redcar is always sunny
oh tamora on track , fun or fragile ?

[sidewayz]

bobdylan said:

cheers. closest TVR garage is Harrogate, 45mins away.
theres another good question, private or trade ?
have been looking into a 1.3i 106 ralley as a track dog, could be a good snow and ice dog too.
how well will the tamora weather un garaged next to the sea ? altho redcar is always sunny
oh tamora on track , fun or fragile ?

I have a T350 which is a complete hoot on the track and not fragile at all.There is also a chap who uses the same dealer as me with a T350 on 50k miles who does several track days a year.

[targarama]

Agreed, the T350 is a hoot on track. Look at the Top Gear/Evo laptiimes charts to see they're not too shabby. The engine suits itself perectly to the track IMO.