Dark side here we come....GRIFF WANTED
Discussion
After 2 years of Chimaera and latterly 2 1/2 years of Tuscan ownership, I have finally heard the voices and am now ready to come over to the dark side and buy a Griff.
Going up to the 60th bash at Rockingham for the weekend with the TVRCC SE London/NW Kent posse and wondering if any Griff owners attending are considering selling.
Looking for a 98/99 standard Griff with PAS and mileage below 30K. The following boxes should be ticked:-
Max 3 owners
full TVR (or known Indie) service history,
ideally blue but would consider dark green, black, titanium.
wood dash (not stainless) but would not object to a few Leven alloy goodies!!
no track days
excellent bodywork with front end not looking as though it has been shot blasted.
Picky??....me??.....yup, afraid so but my ultra cautious approach to buying TVRs has enabled me to enjoy nearly 6 years of amazing TVR fun and no dramas/unreliability problems.
I will continue to browse the adverts but if anyone knows of a suitable candidate to initiate me into the Griff world, please email me through my profile address.
Going up to the 60th bash at Rockingham for the weekend with the TVRCC SE London/NW Kent posse and wondering if any Griff owners attending are considering selling.
Looking for a 98/99 standard Griff with PAS and mileage below 30K. The following boxes should be ticked:-
Max 3 owners
full TVR (or known Indie) service history,
ideally blue but would consider dark green, black, titanium.
wood dash (not stainless) but would not object to a few Leven alloy goodies!!
no track days
excellent bodywork with front end not looking as though it has been shot blasted.
Picky??....me??.....yup, afraid so but my ultra cautious approach to buying TVRs has enabled me to enjoy nearly 6 years of amazing TVR fun and no dramas/unreliability problems.
I will continue to browse the adverts but if anyone knows of a suitable candidate to initiate me into the Griff world, please email me through my profile address.
We'll see you at the Growl then!
Yup, that is quite a requirement. I wouldn't worry too much about the number of owners; in all probability it's been the pride and joy of each one who've lavished upon it in its early months of ownership. I'd also be more concerned about the state of the mechanicals and chassis than some of the other stuff and it'll still need a good lookin' at no matter what stamps are in the book.
Good luck though and I hope you find it; it'll be fun looking. Definately the car to have.
Bruce
Yup, that is quite a requirement. I wouldn't worry too much about the number of owners; in all probability it's been the pride and joy of each one who've lavished upon it in its early months of ownership. I'd also be more concerned about the state of the mechanicals and chassis than some of the other stuff and it'll still need a good lookin' at no matter what stamps are in the book.
Good luck though and I hope you find it; it'll be fun looking. Definately the car to have.
Bruce
Pasco said:
That reminds me of last years GG when Jeffsy, me and FFG sorted out the parking for the one and only Tuscan at the event 
A nice bloke also after a Griff
I wonder if Jeffsy still has the pic
Somewhere mate - Chris his name was (and wasnt his missus called Christine??) - nice bloke, cockney geezer. He'll probably be there this year....A nice bloke also after a Griff
I wonder if Jeffsy still has the pic
Anyway - the Growl is a must so JFDI
catretriever said:
Just out of interest, why the 'No Trackdays' clause?
What do people think happens to the cars at a trackday, other than them being put to their intended use?
I get the impression that people not in the know, recon that if they have done track work they have been thrashed What do people think happens to the cars at a trackday, other than them being put to their intended use?
But the reality is as you say Catretriever
There are many TVR owners like myself who enjoy the cars without driving them around tracks. Frankly speaking, I do not have the time or technical knowledge to maintain them myself or take them to specialists to check and correct increased wear on brakes, suspension, engine, transmission etc etc.
I still have a lot of fun with the cars on public roads in UK and on the continent. For the real adrenelin rush, I actually do track days but hire cars such as Caterham Superlights which are to my mind, better set up for sustained high speed - on the limit circuit driving.
There are a few owners in our TVRCC region that do track days and their cars are maintained to a very high standard. I know these cars and their owners and would possibly consider buying one if available. However, I would be very reluctant to buy a car that had been regularly tracked by an owner that I did not know.
Hope that answers your question....and yes I am being picky!!
I still have a lot of fun with the cars on public roads in UK and on the continent. For the real adrenelin rush, I actually do track days but hire cars such as Caterham Superlights which are to my mind, better set up for sustained high speed - on the limit circuit driving.
There are a few owners in our TVRCC region that do track days and their cars are maintained to a very high standard. I know these cars and their owners and would possibly consider buying one if available. However, I would be very reluctant to buy a car that had been regularly tracked by an owner that I did not know.
Hope that answers your question....and yes I am being picky!!
Good answer Brent and good luck with the search
I would add that the 'limit' we all talk about is a completely personal thing based on your personal skill and the capabilities of the car you're driving. I enjoy driving my little AX GT on the limit almost as much as driving the Griff on the limit, but those two limits are by no means near each other, nor near anyone else's limits. I would urge you to start tracking your TVR as I've found an extra element of enjoyment in getting to know my own car a little more intimately (ooer)
Another interesting question this raises tho is what treatment is best/worst for our engines? We all know about the importance of warming our engines through before using the full rev-range, but longer term and excluding consumables (tyres,brakes etc) is a sunday cruiser going to suffer higher running costs or suffer more serious problems than a trackday hero?
Sorry if this is a thread hijack, and please no-one take any offence. There's no criticism being implied here
I would add that the 'limit' we all talk about is a completely personal thing based on your personal skill and the capabilities of the car you're driving. I enjoy driving my little AX GT on the limit almost as much as driving the Griff on the limit, but those two limits are by no means near each other, nor near anyone else's limits. I would urge you to start tracking your TVR as I've found an extra element of enjoyment in getting to know my own car a little more intimately (ooer)
Another interesting question this raises tho is what treatment is best/worst for our engines? We all know about the importance of warming our engines through before using the full rev-range, but longer term and excluding consumables (tyres,brakes etc) is a sunday cruiser going to suffer higher running costs or suffer more serious problems than a trackday hero?
Sorry if this is a thread hijack, and please no-one take any offence. There's no criticism being implied here
Wood dashboard was also a requirement for me when i was looking for car. And yeap, many of them, have no wood anymore 
It is not that cheap to get back to wood, so i think people who change for steel to save money when their wood is broken are wrong, bacause many potential buyers will clearly count the cost of changing for wood if they buy car without.
because they're cheap, it is maybe some grif buyers there for performace bargain...but i think most buyers now probably start to consider the grif as a classic car, and so prefer cars as original as possible.
It is not that cheap to get back to wood, so i think people who change for steel to save money when their wood is broken are wrong, bacause many potential buyers will clearly count the cost of changing for wood if they buy car without.
because they're cheap, it is maybe some grif buyers there for performace bargain...but i think most buyers now probably start to consider the grif as a classic car, and so prefer cars as original as possible.
Edited by dmax on Wednesday 1st August 14:25
Nick
Wondered when you would pop up
.
It's all your fault that I started to
to the voices from the dark side.
After following you and Tim around the EVO triangle in Welsh Wales (I really could have overtaken if I had wanted to
) the Speed 6 even with CC Cans just didn't sound the same 
anymore.
It's back to V8s then for me.
Wondered when you would pop up
.It's all your fault that I started to
to the voices from the dark side.After following you and Tim around the EVO triangle in Welsh Wales (I really could have overtaken if I had wanted to
) the Speed 6 even with CC Cans just didn't sound the same anymore.It's back to V8s then for me.
b2tus said:
Nick
Wondered when you would pop up.
It's all your fault that I started to to the voices from the dark side.
After following you and Tim around the EVO triangle in Welsh Wales (I really could have overtaken if I had wanted to) the Speed 6 even with CC Cans just didn't sound the same anymore.
It's back to V8s then for me.
Top Man Brent Wondered when you would pop up
.It's all your fault that I started to
to the voices from the dark side.After following you and Tim around the EVO triangle in Welsh Wales (I really could have overtaken if I had wanted to
) the Speed 6 even with CC Cans just didn't sound the same anymore.It's back to V8s then for me.
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