Why didn't you tell me?
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...what a complete buzz driving one of these motors is?
I knew it was good because the test drive a year ago was pure grin factor - but having just got a late model 450 I am bowled over. It seems every journey is an adventure. Viz my trip to the West country on the weekend. I returned from the supermarket in Wantage to find my car surrounded by admiring pensioners, which I found amusing. A few minutes later I was unable to resist going round the outside of a car speeding up the steep hill up to the Ridgeway, after which I pulled into a rough track to look at the scenery. When the car I had so decisivley overtaken appeared, (some minutes later)I was surprised - when the windows came down to reveal three hell's angels I was concerned. But I needn't have been, they merely complemented the car and were obviously genuinely surprised at the pace it had churned out. They departed with waves. I was begining to feel like a celebrity. The next day in Cheddar, I got back in the car and was just about to crank her up when a woman rushed out of the hairdressers I had parked outside and wanted to know about the car: "Jump in and I'll show you" I says, so she did and we gave it a blast through the gorge. It seems that if you drive this machine you have to be prepared to receive attention, to say the least. So far all of it has been pleasant and I'm very happy about it.
The driving was superb for the most part. I can definitley feel the difference between 95,97 & 98 octane levels. I reckon this is not a car for hacking as the transmission doesn't seem to like it. I'm finding it is most rewarding to drive it nice and smoothly (which still allows monstrous acceleration!)
That's it for now
C
I knew it was good because the test drive a year ago was pure grin factor - but having just got a late model 450 I am bowled over. It seems every journey is an adventure. Viz my trip to the West country on the weekend. I returned from the supermarket in Wantage to find my car surrounded by admiring pensioners, which I found amusing. A few minutes later I was unable to resist going round the outside of a car speeding up the steep hill up to the Ridgeway, after which I pulled into a rough track to look at the scenery. When the car I had so decisivley overtaken appeared, (some minutes later)I was surprised - when the windows came down to reveal three hell's angels I was concerned. But I needn't have been, they merely complemented the car and were obviously genuinely surprised at the pace it had churned out. They departed with waves. I was begining to feel like a celebrity. The next day in Cheddar, I got back in the car and was just about to crank her up when a woman rushed out of the hairdressers I had parked outside and wanted to know about the car: "Jump in and I'll show you" I says, so she did and we gave it a blast through the gorge. It seems that if you drive this machine you have to be prepared to receive attention, to say the least. So far all of it has been pleasant and I'm very happy about it.
The driving was superb for the most part. I can definitley feel the difference between 95,97 & 98 octane levels. I reckon this is not a car for hacking as the transmission doesn't seem to like it. I'm finding it is most rewarding to drive it nice and smoothly (which still allows monstrous acceleration!)
That's it for now
C
I get more comments from bikers than anyone else. The last time was from a 'real' biker (piss pot helmet, wrap around shades, goatee beard, oil soaked jeans etc etc, none of this fancy leather gear) on a brand new Cagiva street racer type thing. He said that he would only change it for a TVR.
we had a Cambs trip to Devon last summer and our great leader rather ill advisedly arranged for us to meet at the gorge (on a bank holiday) it was packed! but well worth hearing 5 TVR's rumbling up and down, I thought the effing thing was going to cave in ! As far as impressing the ladies goes speak to flasher, he finds taking them to Morrisons works a treat
Hmm...
..factor the poorest demographic desperate single mum shopper meeting the flashiest best ever looking smashing super lovely, sounding, etc etc in the poorest supermarket.. 'Hi babe... wanna lift'
Disclaimer - to the best of my knowlage, Flasher has never ever even once ever tried this low down trick..
I'd prefer to think of it as an extension of my (current) Speed triple days - where i can get a similar feeling of exhilaration, coupled with the same camaraderie, BUT can pull the hood up if it's wet..
You guys look pretty good at Asda's though!!
..factor the poorest demographic desperate single mum shopper meeting the flashiest best ever looking smashing super lovely, sounding, etc etc in the poorest supermarket.. 'Hi babe... wanna lift'
Disclaimer - to the best of my knowlage, Flasher has never ever even once ever tried this low down trick..
I'd prefer to think of it as an extension of my (current) Speed triple days - where i can get a similar feeling of exhilaration, coupled with the same camaraderie, BUT can pull the hood up if it's wet..
You guys look pretty good at Asda's though!!
Couple of weekends ago me and mate driving in convoy round SE London : me in my Silver Chim and he in his Silver Boxster. When we pulled over he said "how come everyone - especially the girls - looks at your car and not mine?" He'd genuinelly noticed that the Tiv was getting all the attention and his Porsche wasn't. "That" I said "is the TVR factor".
To then add insult to injury I dispatched his porker to the status of a mere pin prick in my rear view mirror down the A2 by Bluewater. I think his next car will be one of Blackpool's finest!!
>> Edited by cutmonster on Thursday 18th April 14:00
To then add insult to injury I dispatched his porker to the status of a mere pin prick in my rear view mirror down the A2 by Bluewater. I think his next car will be one of Blackpool's finest!!
>> Edited by cutmonster on Thursday 18th April 14:00
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