First Time You Drove A TVR
Discussion
Came pretty close to buying a chimeara a couple of days back & one of the main reasons that I didn't was because of how it drove. First time I'd driven a Tiv & wondered what others thought the first time they drove one.
Would more time behind the wheel warm me to the drive...
Seemed like real hard work & with the roof down I couldn't see jack sh:t out the back.
Do they take some time to adapt?
What was your 1st time like??
>>> Edited by Badapple on Thursday 29th April 21:01
Would more time behind the wheel warm me to the drive...
Seemed like real hard work & with the roof down I couldn't see jack sh:t out the back.
Do they take some time to adapt?
What was your 1st time like??
>>> Edited by Badapple on Thursday 29th April 21:01
just adored it from the moment i saw it. Driving it I felt like the first time I had a (real) girl naked lying on the bed in front of me.
re the rear screen, try pushing the screen behind the seat belt points next time, the screen can be pushed almost flat with a bit of force. seen loads at almost 45 degrees, whereas mine sits flat. And yes, they can be a bit heavy around town. But at 6'3" and 15 stone neither of these were factors in my purchase.
re the rear screen, try pushing the screen behind the seat belt points next time, the screen can be pushed almost flat with a bit of force. seen loads at almost 45 degrees, whereas mine sits flat. And yes, they can be a bit heavy around town. But at 6'3" and 15 stone neither of these were factors in my purchase.
??1st one I drove was an S3 (which I brought), couldnt stop giggling it was such a thrill to drive after owning a Calibra and Astra's.
You can only normally use the centre mirror during daylight on some TVRs I found as they are so low you tend to get dazzled buy lights at night, a poor excuse not to get one??
BB
You can only normally use the centre mirror during daylight on some TVRs I found as they are so low you tend to get dazzled buy lights at night, a poor excuse not to get one??
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Badapple said:
Oh, forgot to add it was a Non PAS one
ditto - well mine was actually an S so they are all non-PAS. Even coming from a succession of PAS cars I didnt find that a problem.
I see from your profile you have been toying with S2k's and the similar - if you are comparing like for like then I can see where you are coming from. But then having said that, if you are comparing like for like maybe you should get the S2k as you need to be 100% wanting to get a TVR to ignore some of the less than perfect points and keep the big grin on your mush.
Not being rude, just suggesting you either "get them" or you dont. I saw one and loved it. Drove one and loved it more. Instantly.
Very scared the first time i drove one, but it felt like it was made for me so i bought it (i know you're not supposed to buy the first one you see!)
For 2 months it still made me nervous driving in the wet, but then i did the First Lotus driving tuition day (in the wet) and now i have much more confidence.
With the dry weather we've had recently, the car has become much more chuckable and has HUGE grip.
Can't see a thing with the roof down. Not that i care! Everyone can then see me! And EVERYONE looks at the car!
For 2 months it still made me nervous driving in the wet, but then i did the First Lotus driving tuition day (in the wet) and now i have much more confidence.
With the dry weather we've had recently, the car has become much more chuckable and has HUGE grip.
Can't see a thing with the roof down. Not that i care! Everyone can then see me! And EVERYONE looks at the car!
shnozz said:
Badapple said:
Oh, forgot to add it was a Non PAS one
ditto - well mine was actually an S so they are all non-PAS. Even coming from a succession of PAS cars I didnt find that a problem.
I see from your profile you have been toying with S2k's and the similar - if you are comparing like for like then I can see where you are coming from. But then having said that, if you are comparing like for like maybe you should get the S2k as you need to be 100% wanting to get a TVR to ignore some of the less than perfect points and keep the big grin on your mush.
Not being rude, just suggesting you either "get them" or you dont. I saw one and loved it. Drove one and loved it more. Instantly.
Last car was a mcoupe (so pretty easy to drive), but I drove the chimp eyes open & realised there would be some seriuos difference. I'm going to try another I think, obviously need more time in one
& the sound....
>> Edited by Badapple on Thursday 29th April 21:44
Badapple said:
Oh, forgot to add it was a Non PAS one
I found the non pas ones to be lighter when driving and only heavy when parking.
No 2 TVRs are alike though. i have drivien 2 griffs on the same day and although the same spec felt totally different.
I love driving TVRs, right from the first one
All that feedback makes the experience addicitive.
i really recommend you take more out. Take a few different Chims/Griffs out and you will find how different they can all be.
You have to fall in love with the car before you can appreciate its character and personality....
Me feels, you maybe were put off by something or the other, and that negativity drove you to psychologically nit pick at the sub-concious level...
Might sound like a load of bull, but its one possible scientific view out of a million.
Realistic advice:
You need to hang out with a TVR owner for a sunny day and see how he/she drives... and after that, the competitive undying desire to tame and adapt to the beast will follow....
Some people naturally fall into the seat, and after tonnes of grinning... and stalling and slow driving... they harness the beast and keep taking it further and further until they know their limits and the cars limits like the back of their hands... can take months with TVR's....
Try another model, sometimes that cures the dissatisfaction....
TVR's are a different game, when I dont drive my cerb for a while and just use the 3000GT, as soon as I get behind the wheel of the cerb, she feels raw, awkward, noisy, slack here and there and just feels like something is wrong or loose.... but thats because after sitting and driving a full on electronic boat with twin turbos and traction control and all that, you get accustomed to relaxed 'not much thought required' driving... but the TVR requires a tonne load more of attention and alertness... and after a few hours of driving, you fall in love with the way the car responds to your every beck and call....
Remember, a car is not alive, you are, and you are the brain of the car... so relax, breathe, and push your foot to the floor smoothly, think of her as a lady, treat her right and show her love and she will love and listen in return, treat her wrong and show her hate, and she will throw you out of the window and leave you smoking behind as an indented tyre tread skidmark...
Me feels, you maybe were put off by something or the other, and that negativity drove you to psychologically nit pick at the sub-concious level...
Might sound like a load of bull, but its one possible scientific view out of a million.
Realistic advice:
You need to hang out with a TVR owner for a sunny day and see how he/she drives... and after that, the competitive undying desire to tame and adapt to the beast will follow....
Some people naturally fall into the seat, and after tonnes of grinning... and stalling and slow driving... they harness the beast and keep taking it further and further until they know their limits and the cars limits like the back of their hands... can take months with TVR's....
Try another model, sometimes that cures the dissatisfaction....
TVR's are a different game, when I dont drive my cerb for a while and just use the 3000GT, as soon as I get behind the wheel of the cerb, she feels raw, awkward, noisy, slack here and there and just feels like something is wrong or loose.... but thats because after sitting and driving a full on electronic boat with twin turbos and traction control and all that, you get accustomed to relaxed 'not much thought required' driving... but the TVR requires a tonne load more of attention and alertness... and after a few hours of driving, you fall in love with the way the car responds to your every beck and call....
Remember, a car is not alive, you are, and you are the brain of the car... so relax, breathe, and push your foot to the floor smoothly, think of her as a lady, treat her right and show her love and she will love and listen in return, treat her wrong and show her hate, and she will throw you out of the window and leave you smoking behind as an indented tyre tread skidmark...
First ever Tiv driven was around 1982, I was feeling drawn to the dark side. I spoke to a guy called Adrian Venn who by day was a mild mannered car park attendant, but by night, and at weekends......
Anyway, he was kind enough to let me have a gurgle around Coventry in a white Taimar purely to satisfy my curiosity. I was surprised how flexible the Essex lump behaved. I remember pulling the handbrake on when I went for second gear - Doh!
I didn't explore the loud pedal as much as I should, which might explain why I didn't frighten myself, but thoroughly appreciated Adrian's help in popping my cherry.
Anyway, he was kind enough to let me have a gurgle around Coventry in a white Taimar purely to satisfy my curiosity. I was surprised how flexible the Essex lump behaved. I remember pulling the handbrake on when I went for second gear - Doh!
I didn't explore the loud pedal as much as I should, which might explain why I didn't frighten myself, but thoroughly appreciated Adrian's help in popping my cherry.
First time I drove a tuscan (and first tvr) all I was thinking was.
'I'm in a tupperware box with a tractor engine in the front which, by the smell, seems to be held together with 50 tubes of silicone/mastic'
and on closing the door:
'someone has replaced the door with a comedy door made out of balsa wood'
By the second drive, I'd adjusted to this and was thinking
'ooo this is pretty good. sounds like my motorbike. Now I feel like I'm driving'.
'I'm in a tupperware box with a tractor engine in the front which, by the smell, seems to be held together with 50 tubes of silicone/mastic'
and on closing the door:
'someone has replaced the door with a comedy door made out of balsa wood'
By the second drive, I'd adjusted to this and was thinking
'ooo this is pretty good. sounds like my motorbike. Now I feel like I'm driving'.
shnozz said:
just adored it from the moment i saw it. Driving it I felt like the first time I had a (real) girl naked lying on the bed in front of me.
re the rear screen, try pushing the screen behind the seat belt points next time, the screen can be pushed almost flat with a bit of force. seen loads at almost 45 degrees, whereas mine sits flat. And yes, they can be a bit heavy around town. But at 6'3" and 15 stone neither of these were factors in my purchase.
6ft3" 15 Stone Whats was yer name again
ROZ
edited to add.....I didnt have a prob first time I drove a TVR..Although I will admit it did feel heavy and gears etc very rigid...Now everything else in comparism feels floppy(Podie)
And I dont do motorway with rear window down coz at 5ft 3"" i can't see properly out the rear......
The first TVR i drove i bought, a 450 SEAC and still have it.Just the thrill of slotting in the bucket seat was great but when i fired it up the sound was awesome 
My wife had to prise my fingers off the wheel when i got home ,120 miles to pick the car up well over 200 miles to get home
My wife had to prise my fingers off the wheel when i got home ,120 miles to pick the car up well over 200 miles to get home
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