Seriously reconsidering....
Discussion
Well, my S3 has been sitting SORNed in the garage for a couple of years due to it requiring several thousand (garage) pounds worth of suspension work to remain legal and that not being cost effective for the use it was getting.
Every now and then, maybe 3 or 4 times a year, I start it up and reverse it down the drive, then roar back into the garage. I do nothing to it except disconnecting the battery between start ups. So far, every time I have reconnected the battery it has started up first time!
It felt pretty good today, in the lovely sunshine. So I'm starting to think about getting it on the road again.......
Every now and then, maybe 3 or 4 times a year, I start it up and reverse it down the drive, then roar back into the garage. I do nothing to it except disconnecting the battery between start ups. So far, every time I have reconnected the battery it has started up first time!
It felt pretty good today, in the lovely sunshine. So I'm starting to think about getting it on the road again.......
Well, I've just come back from Stanway near Colchester and a very nice maroon S (reg H515 something) whipped round the roundabout in front of me, which reminded me that I posted here and have failed to check for replies, so apologies for that!
"Several thousand pounds" may have been an exaggeration. The MoT failure reasons from Feb 2015 were:
001 Nearside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
002 Offside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
003 Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.2.A.1b)
004 Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)
I think the garage man may have said it would likely run into the second thousand to repair, then what with the other things and some other minor stuff that needs doing, like a new motor (probable) for the electric aerial and the handbrake being almost useless, plus the cost of tax and insurance, maybe that is what I was thinking about when saying "several thousand pounds".
But seeing that TVR today, in the lovely warm sunshine, I did hanker after a roof down session. As mentioned, values look like they are increasing, so it might become quite worthwhile getting back to at least roadworthy condition. On the other hand, I don't have to spend any time or money on it as it sits cosily in my garage....
"Several thousand pounds" may have been an exaggeration. The MoT failure reasons from Feb 2015 were:
001 Nearside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
002 Offside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
003 Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.2.A.1b)
004 Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)
I think the garage man may have said it would likely run into the second thousand to repair, then what with the other things and some other minor stuff that needs doing, like a new motor (probable) for the electric aerial and the handbrake being almost useless, plus the cost of tax and insurance, maybe that is what I was thinking about when saying "several thousand pounds".
But seeing that TVR today, in the lovely warm sunshine, I did hanker after a roof down session. As mentioned, values look like they are increasing, so it might become quite worthwhile getting back to at least roadworthy condition. On the other hand, I don't have to spend any time or money on it as it sits cosily in my garage....
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