Woohoo! Picked up my t350!
Woohoo! Picked up my t350!
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justin220

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5,744 posts

233 months

Friday 23rd May 2008
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New owner signing in! smile Traded in my exige for it today, and just been out for my first proper drive smile smitten!

Compared to the exige its a flying machine! The power steering and non assisted brakes are quite un nerving though, but the interior is great and the noise!!! Awesome!

Will get some pics up when I have cleaned her up..

Couple of negatives though, the drivers door needs 2 button presses to open? And the glove box doesn't seem to fully close, nothin major though biggrin

puckrup

472 posts

229 months

Friday 23rd May 2008
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Fantastic! Welcome to the world of Tiv's - you will be hooked in no time at all!!!

Neil

grumbledoak

32,571 posts

262 months

Friday 23rd May 2008
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Great news, and welcome!

Two clicks for the door button is a new one; I'd get that checked out. But the glove boxes were pretty poor for a while, depending on the year of manufacture. Still, a couple of niggles isn't unusual on these; let's hope thats the worst you suffer!

justin220

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233 months

Friday 23rd May 2008
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yeah the glove box is probably an easy fix, but not sure what to try with the door? Hopefully its not anythin major

Toobin

1,222 posts

263 months

Friday 23rd May 2008
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oooh oooh does it look like the one in my profile biggrin

Simple glove box fix under the FAQ's but never found the time

Nice one Justin

justin220

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Friday 23rd May 2008
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its quite similar yeah!wink its an awesome car marcus, cracking exhaust choice!

Toobin

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263 months

Friday 23rd May 2008
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bouncebouncebouncebouncebouncebouncebouncebouncebouncebouncebouncebouncebounce

chuffed for you dude, perfect car, perfect


Chimjunkie

2,879 posts

240 months

Saturday 24th May 2008
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Interesting! Moving from an Lotus to a TVR smile Me and the other half are divided by our car choice! Me in the Chim and her in a Lotus Europa (lovely interior in that though cloud9). Would be interesting to hear how you get on with the handling and your opinion etc. I frequent Lotus club meets and the girlfriend brings the lotus to TVR meets occasionally. Great bunch of people on both sides biggrin

Your door problem could be related to the door/window controller. Think the door waits for the window to drop a tiny bit before the door pops open. Sounds as though it's either the controller or a sensor. Does this happen both sides?

justin220

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Saturday 24th May 2008
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the handling on the tiv is quite a bit off the exige, maybe somethin to do with me taking it easy, getting used to power steering etc, hopefully I will get used to it!

The door - passenger door is fine, its just the drivers, the window goes down and the door 'pops' but not popping fully open? Weird.. Its as if its just catching slightly somewhere?

puckrup

472 posts

229 months

Saturday 24th May 2008
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Justin, have a look at this thread re door popping, you could also look to add a piece of fuel tube inside the rubber seal of the door to give it extra "spring"

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Neil

justin220

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233 months

Sunday 25th May 2008
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Neil thats great thanks, I think i have found a way round it.. Initially I was just pressing the button, but now I am pulling on the mirror ever so slightly as I press it.. And seems to be fine biggrin

I cant stop smiling when I press the loud pedal!

tobeee

1,436 posts

297 months

Sunday 25th May 2008
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Profile pic of your Lotus looks good Justin! Excellent lighting. Look forward to seeing similar one of the tiv!

puckrup

472 posts

229 months

Sunday 25th May 2008
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justin220 said:
Neil thats great thanks, I think i have found a way round it.. Initially I was just pressing the button, but now I am pulling on the mirror ever so slightly as I press it.. And seems to be fine biggrin

I cant stop smiling when I press the loud pedal!
That's the secret handshake for those in the know smile All that's needed now is to join NE Scotland TVR club woohoo

justin220

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Sunday 25th May 2008
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Sounds good! Never knew there was such a thing? Got a link?

puckrup

472 posts

229 months

Sunday 25th May 2008
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