The first of many questions - sorry!
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Being very new to TVR ownership please excuse my bone questions! If anyone can help I would be very grateful.
1. Anyone recommend geo set up in Reading area?
2. Anyone done the Ridedrive course at Bracknell, whichone, any good?
3. Anyone fitted a decent cupholder? (serious question as I am a caffine addict!)
Cheers Danny
Still grinning and I have not even driven today.
1. Anyone recommend geo set up in Reading area?
2. Anyone done the Ridedrive course at Bracknell, whichone, any good?
3. Anyone fitted a decent cupholder? (serious question as I am a caffine addict!)
Cheers Danny
Still grinning and I have not even driven today.
.Mark said:
Frenchda said:
3. Anyone fitted a decent cupholder? (serious question as I am a caffine addict!)
Cheers Danny
If you are drinking while driving the TVR Danny, you are not driving it properly mate Cheers Danny
unless you fitted it on gimbals?Edited by Size Nine Elm on Monday 19th April 16:18
Quinny said:
A Chim with a cup holder
I've heard it all now
Why not fit one of those little note pad holders too,
Or one of these....
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Performance/Interior...
Oh deary deary me...... Wait till the Griff boys hear about this
Yes but we dont use sunbeds !!!!! I've heard it all now
Why not fit one of those little note pad holders too,
Or one of these....
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Performance/Interior...
Oh deary deary me...... Wait till the Griff boys hear about this
Edited by Quinny on Monday 19th April 17:28
Thee was an article that I put in Sprint regarding cupholders in TVRs. I forget the actual content but it was a dig against Smolenski I seem to remember. To my surprise it generated quite a lot of correspondence not, however, on the sarky nature of the article but on cupholders. All, and I mean all, were critical of the lack of such basics in such a car.
The point was that if we wanted basic Elise-type comforts then we would have bought an Elise, but leather, boots, radios and such means that other niceties should be included.
I don't find the lack of a cupholder particularly irritating but there are many - and they are represented across all models of TVR, some much faster than the Griff - who do. I make no judgements: I'm just saying that the lack of cupholder was a major source of irritation. So the OP is far from alone in his criticism.
The point was that if we wanted basic Elise-type comforts then we would have bought an Elise, but leather, boots, radios and such means that other niceties should be included.
I don't find the lack of a cupholder particularly irritating but there are many - and they are represented across all models of TVR, some much faster than the Griff - who do. I make no judgements: I'm just saying that the lack of cupholder was a major source of irritation. So the OP is far from alone in his criticism.
Frenchda said:
Being very new to TVR ownership please excuse my bone questions! If anyone can help I would be very grateful.
1. Anyone recommend geo set up in Reading area?
Still grinning and I have not even driven today.
First of all, congrats on your purchase!1. Anyone recommend geo set up in Reading area?
Still grinning and I have not even driven today.
I'd have a word with the guys at St8Six - some of them used to be at Henley Heritage. They may be able to help. They're based in Lewknor, Oxforshire so are pretty easy to get to from Reading.
Cheers,
Dave
Any half decent tyre depot with laser tracking should be able to do a check, but the geometry details may not be on their database, so you may need to provide the figures. Theres a place in Newbury who set up a local Griff last week FOC, after he purchased 2 tyres off them, the only thing they could not easily tweek was rear camber. (Tyre Barn in Hambridge rd) Nice people.
blitzracing said:
the only thing they could not easily tweek was rear camber. (Tyre Barn in Hambridge rd) Nice people.
How the heck could they do the front camber but not the rear, sounds b
ks. Have you confused camber & toe?, if they cant set the rear toe (and centre the thrust correctly) it's a complete waste of time & money IMHO.When I replaced the front wishbone, I took it to Merityre - there's one in Bagshot, but I don't htink they could get it onto their ramp, so had to go to the Woking branch (based in St; Johns, just outside Woking).
They're the only place locally who offered 4 wheel laser alignment, and to be honest, even though they didn't have the geometry on their computer, they called up TVR and got the details from them - I think probably Racing Green obliged!
Took them an hour to get the details, but did the setup, all for about £40 I seem to remember!
They're the only place locally who offered 4 wheel laser alignment, and to be honest, even though they didn't have the geometry on their computer, they called up TVR and got the details from them - I think probably Racing Green obliged!
Took them an hour to get the details, but did the setup, all for about £40 I seem to remember!
The_Ox said:
Frenchda said:
Being very new to TVR ownership please excuse my bone questions! If anyone can help I would be very grateful.
1. Anyone recommend geo set up in Reading area?
Still grinning and I have not even driven today.
First of all, congrats on your purchase!1. Anyone recommend geo set up in Reading area?
Still grinning and I have not even driven today.
I'd have a word with the guys at St8Six - some of them used to be at Henley Heritage. They may be able to help. They're based in Lewknor, Oxforshire so are pretty easy to get to from Reading.
Cheers,
Dave
Roy
Edited by Newburytvr on Tuesday 20th April 13:32
spend said:
blitzracing said:
the only thing they could not easily tweek was rear camber. (Tyre Barn in Hambridge rd) Nice people.
How the heck could they do the front camber but not the rear, sounds bks. Have you confused camber & toe?, if they cant set the rear toe (and centre the thrust correctly) it's a complete waste of time & money IMHO.BTW, nice to have you back Spend with your unique humour and perspective on things, been a bit quite the last 24 hrs.......
Edited by blitzracing on Tuesday 20th April 13:37
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