Griff needed for evo mag feature

[Mr Tommo]

Hi,

We're looking for an early Griff, ideally a 4.3 pre-cat, for a buying guide on 'future classics'. We'd need the car for a day and we'd need to drive it at some stage. In return we can supply fame & fortune (well, maybe not the fortune), some nice photos, contact details if the car's for sale, and a free lunch.

If anyone can help, please call me on 01933 663355 (office hours) or email [e-mail]

Thanks,

Peter Tomalin
evo magazine

[Pies]

Nooooooooooooooooooooo,your put the prices up and i'll never get one



Ok if you must form an queue

[RichB]

Mr Tommo said:

...we can supply fame & fortune (well, maybe not the fortune), some nice photos, contact details if the car's for sale, and a free lunch.

Come on fame & fortune I can believe but we all know there's no such thing as a free lunch Rich...

ps. you could have mine but it's a '99 model 500

[simpo one]

Peter,

Again??!! You did my (former) silver 4.0 in the Dec 2001 issue... A great job too, and I can vouch for the free lunch.

[900T-R]

Pies said:

Nooooooooooooooooooooo,your put the prices up and i'll never get one Ok if you must form an queue

I agree. Have mercy on us who have to save their pennies in hope to get their sticky little fingers on one in a year or two...

Anyways - top mag, and about time you folks did something about catering for those who are not after a new or nearly-new performance car. We're not all MD's, lottery winners or IT bods, you know...

Talk about 'future classics' - a comprehensively re-engineered fast road/occasional track Saab 900 Turbo of the classic persuasion with five doors and close to 300 bhp must be worth a look too as a more individualistic and involving RS2/V70R alternative, not?

[chimhunter]

Peter,

Top mag.Don't you get tired of that? The only improvement I'd ask for is for it to come out more often. Waiting for a month between issues is tough. I've even been know to buy a copy of Car magazine to tide me over. It's not enough but it gets me by.

Why can't you do a buying guide on the Chimaera? So far you've done the Griff, Cerbera (I think) and the Tuscan but not Blackpool's most common TVR and the easiest route into ownership. The later models are basically re-skinned, prettier Griffs anyway. I agree it doesn't have the hairy chested appeal of the Griff, but some people don't want that. 8000+ owners can't be wrong can they...

Keep up the good work

Rob

[simon t]

Peter,

Just dropped you a mail

Simon

[shpub]

Well 2500 of them would be as only about 5600 Chimpari were made.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

[chimhunter]

Chimpari? That sounds far to much like some dodgy alcoholic drink if you ask me

[raceboy]

chimhunter said:

Peter, Why can't you do a buying guide on the Chimaera? So far you've done the Griff, Cerbera (I think) and the Tuscan but not Blackpool's most common TVR and the easiest route into ownership.Rob

There was a Chimaera buying guide many many moons ago, it featured a dark green Mplate I think, I about wore the print off it re-reading it when I was about to buy mine, so it's about 4 years ago

[trackdemon]

raceboy said:

chimhunter said: Peter, Why can't you do a buying guide on the Chimaera? So far you've done the Griff, Cerbera (I think) and the Tuscan but not Blackpool's most common TVR and the easiest route into ownership.Rob There was a Chimaera buying guide many many moons ago, it featured a dark green Mplate I think, I about wore the print off it re-reading it when I was about to buy mine, so it's about 4 years ago

Correctamundo, twas issue 5 or 6 I think, either way's very early on.

[chimhunter]

DOH!

Must have just missed it then. I've got a couple of issues before 10 and then the whole collection from then on. A friend only tipped me of to Evo after I complained about the other car mags. I was re-reading the Chim Vs M Roadster Vs AMG SLK Vs Boxster test the other day. Top stuff.

Thanks guys,

Rob

[bjwoods]

How about my Griff 500...

As Evo already covered a Griff 4.3 buying guide in issue 38.

All Griff's are classics now, since they've stopped making them. Looking at dealer prices on the autotrader website, the selling price of my at a dealer hasn't budged at all in the last 2 - 3 years

That's £24 - 26k, depending a bit on coulor and location

Photo's off mine should look good, as I just had front respray, courtesy of a mercedes driver who backed into it while stationary and scuffed it slightly.

B

[Mr Tommo]

Fingers crossed, we've found a car for the shoot. Many thanks to everyone who's replied here or sent emails. Your help is much appreciated.
Peter Tomalin

[joospeed]

of course now you'll be needing the TVR indie to ask all those awkward questions of ..
PS thanks for the plug in the Tuscan guide

[squirrelz]

I thought you were turning new customers away now. Something about having a life as well as work?

[IPAddis]

Mr Tommo said:

Fingers crossed, we've found a car for the shoot. Many thanks to everyone who's replied here or sent emails. Your help is much appreciated. Peter Tomalin

I think a mention of Pistonheads somewhere in Evo wouldn't go amiss!

[joospeed]

didn't PH get a mention in the "motoring site of the month" or something? .. or was that another mag?

[PetrolTed]

joospeed said:

didn't PH get a mention in the "motoring site of the month" or something? .. or was that another mag?

That was last month's Circuit Driver (unless it was Evo as well?)

[squirrelz]

Surely it must get that accolade every month - there aren't any other motoring sites are there