Would TVR do this...?

[M@H]

Is it me or is this unlikely...

"Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi,
F reg, white, ew, chipped, lowered, performance exhaust, engine rebuilt by TVR, stereo, lots of work done, all receipts, MOT, tax, v reliable, v fast, v loud,
Ad age: 7 days old
Price: £1,600

Cheers,
Matt.

[plotloss]

Could just be a bloke with those initials or the fella selling it happens to have mates at the factory?

For about 18 months my mini was maintained by Audi Motorsport UK!

Matt.

[M@H]

Oh I dunno.. I reckon they're doing max power mods in Blackpool now.. I can see it now:

"Get your Chimp Chipped"
5" "performance" tailpipe extensions
New "rear discs" for early S's "just like the real thing"*

*excluding caliper or braking capability..




Matt

[salty]

Maybe rebuilt by TWR (Tom Walthamshaw Racing !?!)

Still begs the question why?

[squirrelz]

Perhaps the finger followers were worn.
Peugeot 205 Speed Six ......

[JonRB]

More likely a mate, or a mate of a mate, works / worked as a mechanic for TVR and donated an evening of his time to look at the Pug's engine as a favour.

Hence "rebuilt by TVR". Obviously.

[johno]

quote:Is it me or is this unlikely...

"Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi,
F reg, white, ew, chipped, lowered, performance exhaust, engine rebuilt by TVR, stereo, lots of work done, all receipts, MOT, tax, v reliable, v fast, v loud,
Ad age: 7 days old
Price: £1,600

Cheers,
Matt.

Judging by the car it is most likely engine was rebuilt by a bloke called "Trevor" !!!

[andyvg]

A friend of mine in the TVRCC fixed his son's Pug 205................

[M@H]

I have a mate who works at Broughtons.. do I win a TVRSH if he changes my plugs once in a while then???

Or perhaps I should say "Serviced by a Rolls-Royce mechanic instead"

Actually come to think of it... does this mean I can have "Rolls Royce service history" on my TVR..

Cheers
Matt..

[rossc]

quote:Is it me or is this unlikely...

"Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi,
F reg, white, ew, chipped, lowered, performance exhaust, engine rebuilt by TVR, stereo, lots of work done, all receipts, MOT, tax, v reliable, v fast, v loud,
Ad age: 7 days old
Price: £1,600

Cheers,
Matt.

Easy way to find out, ask for all the receipts......

[JSG]

Could be a company like Thames Valley Racetech or Tower View Racing or ..... Tony's Van Repairs

[GasBlaster]

Had my car serviced at TVR Power in Coventry last year. While I was there one of the mechanics said 'have a look at this then' and opened the bonnet of an old Ford Escort. They'd squeezed a TVR 5 litre Rover V8 into it. It apparently went like sh1t off a shovel.

[dans]

quote:
I have a mate who works at Broughtons.. do I win a TVRSH if he changes my plugs once in a while then???

Or perhaps I should say "Serviced by a Rolls-Royce mechanic instead"

Actually come to think of it... does this mean I can have "Rolls Royce service history" on my TVR..

Cheers
Matt..

I think all you'll get is to take it back again a couple of times until they get it right....

...if my Chimaera experience was anything to go by.

[nubbin]

I remember when I first started looking for the TVR website, I was always pointed in the direction of an engineering firm whose initials were TVR - I reckon it was a good way of extracting cash from TVR for the domain name....but maybe they are the people mentioned.

[duncan m]

quote:
Had my car serviced at TVR Power in Coventry last year. While I was there one of the mechanics said 'have a look at this then' and opened the bonnet of an old Ford Escort. They'd squeezed a TVR 5 litre Rover V8 into it. It apparently went like sh1t off a shovel.

So that's how 'white van man' does it !!! I have always wondered how on earth they got those vans to go so quickly - any van I have ever hired from Budget et al the has been so under powered that I could have jogged faster!!!