Oh god...am i thinking about going all curvy??
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I think a wedge just looks much more agressive than a curvy one .I'm having similar Griff or Tuscan thoughts myself matey 
Talk to BadRed - He'll put you off getting a Griff (Or Grief as he now calls them).
One thing I still have to do is to actually drive a Griff - maybe this'll put me off? Have you driven one yet? I know most people who have driven both would suggest the Wedge is a better driving experience.
My thoughts are with you mate - were gonna get stoned together for this me thinks...
Talk to BadRed - He'll put you off getting a Griff (Or Grief as he now calls them).
One thing I still have to do is to actually drive a Griff - maybe this'll put me off? Have you driven one yet? I know most people who have driven both would suggest the Wedge is a better driving experience.
My thoughts are with you mate - were gonna get stoned together for this me thinks...
A not so quick fix to stop your thoughts of leaving the fold.
Change a brake or clutch master cylinder or two, that should do the trick!
Seriously, the Griff is a fine car but EVERY job Iv'e ever done on them takes about three times as long as it would on the wedges, then theres the castor camber 'adjustment'......
Regards to all,
Chris.
Change a brake or clutch master cylinder or two, that should do the trick!
Seriously, the Griff is a fine car but EVERY job Iv'e ever done on them takes about three times as long as it would on the wedges, then theres the castor camber 'adjustment'......
Regards to all,
Chris.
Before I bought my wedge, the salesman at Fernhurst insisted that I took out a Griff for a test drive. I think it was a low mileage 400 big valve.
I have to say it was the nicest sports car I have ever driven – it felt perfectly balanced, really good steering etc and it did not have power assistance. Food for thought.
I Still bought a wedge though and 3 1/2 years later I am not bored with it yet.
Take a test drive in one Matt and then go to confession!
I have to say it was the nicest sports car I have ever driven – it felt perfectly balanced, really good steering etc and it did not have power assistance. Food for thought.
I Still bought a wedge though and 3 1/2 years later I am not bored with it yet.
Take a test drive in one Matt and then go to confession!
Having had my wedge written off and armed with a very good insurance payout I went looking for a replacement wedge. 1500 miles later having driven several, all of which had a different character, I was about to give up the idea of TVR's all together as none of them seemed right, for me anyway. A Griff was advertised only 40 miles away so just out of interest I went to see it. It also had a different character and I preferred it to the wedges recently driven. Went to drive another one and purchased it that evening. Do I regret paying several £1000's more vs a wedge? probably not. Is it a complete b#####d to work on? some bits are are harder some easier (never did get the hang if the jag rear brakes). At the end of the day it's about some extra cash and personal preference, they're just different. Go and test drive one as you won't know until you have which you prefer?
Edited by dwgriffith on Wednesday 15th August 23:26
So you all off to buy a Grief are you 
A Griff 500 is a fine, fine car and fecking quick !! so off you all go and buy one
BUT ... remember this .. you wont get your Wedge back, when you wave goodbye to it as it drives off down the road it may well be the last time you see it !!
if you do see it again some other lucky bastard will be driving it with a massive 
Have a think about that, make sure you can live without your wedge and all the things that go with it. Make sure you have a BIG pile of cash to buy a good Griff, otherwise you will just be making up the numbers, lots of Griffs about but a really good one may be hard to find
£15 - 18k should just about do it
. £18K sat in the garage all winter 
I wonder what wifey will think of that ??
Now off you all go and buy your Griff, just one last thing to think about, a fine North Staffordshire saying .. 'You can't piss backwards'
A Griff 500 is a fine, fine car and fecking quick !! so off you all go and buy one
BUT ... remember this .. you wont get your Wedge back, when you wave goodbye to it as it drives off down the road it may well be the last time you see it !!
if you do see it again some other lucky bastard will be driving it with a massive Have a think about that, make sure you can live without your wedge and all the things that go with it. Make sure you have a BIG pile of cash to buy a good Griff, otherwise you will just be making up the numbers, lots of Griffs about but a really good one may be hard to find£15 - 18k should just about do it
. £18K sat in the garage all winter I wonder what wifey will think of that ??Now off you all go and buy your Griff, just one last thing to think about, a fine North Staffordshire saying .. 'You can't piss backwards'
I actually am coming to terms with my Griff, its taken some time though as it is so different to the Wedge.
As I mentioned previously though the noise ain't half of what a wedge put out (especially the 450!) and its far more 'modest' in appearance than the aggressive Wedge stuff and to my mind a better car to actually drive and turn in.
BUT as Badred mentioned it does have its faults and a number of them too! ventilation being one of them, feck me the things runs hot!!
What you don't get with a Griff though is the 'what the feck is that?!' remark when you come screaming up riding on a tidal wave of noise in a Wedge or the brilliant banter on the Wedge forum - all forums are not the same believe me...
I thought I would give one a go and I am warming up to it but it has taken time but every now and then somebody posts up a pic of a Wedge (like the one above) and it does make you think....
....pissing backwards.....
MikeyB
As I mentioned previously though the noise ain't half of what a wedge put out (especially the 450!) and its far more 'modest' in appearance than the aggressive Wedge stuff and to my mind a better car to actually drive and turn in.
BUT as Badred mentioned it does have its faults and a number of them too! ventilation being one of them, feck me the things runs hot!!
What you don't get with a Griff though is the 'what the feck is that?!' remark when you come screaming up riding on a tidal wave of noise in a Wedge or the brilliant banter on the Wedge forum - all forums are not the same believe me...
I thought I would give one a go and I am warming up to it but it has taken time but every now and then somebody posts up a pic of a Wedge (like the one above) and it does make you think....
....pissing backwards.....
MikeyB
Mike - re the Griff ventilation ..
Well the problem is that TVR decided to be clever and route the ventilation thru the centre tunnel ..
Which gets very hot because of the exhaust.. the only way to counter this is to have the fan on cold from the moment you turn it on (in the summer !). It's not a fix but it helps.
Well the problem is that TVR decided to be clever and route the ventilation thru the centre tunnel ..
Which gets very hot because of the exhaust.. the only way to counter this is to have the fan on cold from the moment you turn it on (in the summer !). It's not a fix but it helps.
rev-erend said:
Mike - re the Griff ventilation ..
Well the problem is that TVR decided to be clever and route the ventilation thru the centre tunnel ..
Which gets very hot because of the exhaust.. the only way to counter this is to have the fan on cold from the moment you turn it on (in the summer !). It's not a fix but it helps.
Or put the roof down Well the problem is that TVR decided to be clever and route the ventilation thru the centre tunnel ..
Which gets very hot because of the exhaust.. the only way to counter this is to have the fan on cold from the moment you turn it on (in the summer !). It's not a fix but it helps.
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