It was/is still a pretty reliable motor, (I kept track of where it went after I sold it and when it came up for sale again a friend bought it, so I get to drive it occasionally, without the ownership costs, happy days), it’s just a tuned up rover V8 in a tube frame with no ABS, traction control or airbags, so not a lot to go wrong, only thing that ever left me on the side of the road was a corroded battery terminal, which with the delivery of tools from a mate, I fixed there and then, at no cost (apart from a pint for my mate)... they do suffer with a few electrical gremlins and interior build quality issues but I fixed those properly in the first winter and 12 years later, it’s only needed scheduled maintenance... I can’t speak for later TVR engined models, I think I’d be a bit more concerned about faults on those.Also with a TVR it's not like you'd have been able to drive it often enough to get used to it, given the amount of time it'd have spent back at the dealers getting fixed...
On of my former colleagues had one and a lovely looking and sounding thing it was, however he decided it was going to be his daily driver and it was quite a regular occurrence for him to call and say he wasn't able to make it in that day as the car was broken again.
Ha ha, the day I passed my test I did exactly the same in my old man's Maxi on set of bends which were no problem on a m/c at 60mph. Not in a Maxi, oh no.
Ha no. In a car working....I suppose my speedo read 100+ mph.I think that is realistic. If she comes out with that, at least she still has her license.
Were you pleased that it was at least under a ton?
On a half decent bike, a ton is nothing. I can still feel how easy 100+ felt on a 90's Fireblade.
My best mate had a go on a Fireblade, I was following. I could sense his surprise at how fast that first corner arrived. Skippy back wheel, but he managed to slow it down in a straight line before surviving the bend.
Over 18 years ago, but if I bring it up, he shudders.
About twenty years ago, driving south on the A1 Peterborough bypass in a very heavy rainstorm, I was passed at speed by a TVR whose driver didn't seem to think the state of the road was of any concern.
Same happened to me. 47mph. Yes, you read that right. Forty seven mph. On the fking M1. No road works, no obstructions, they'd just put up the 40 signs and a few of us were too quick. I got a course, I worked out from others there that +7mph is the point at which you get told to come on a course. Nobody there was +6 or less. Also nobody there was more than about +12. I think that's ticket territory. +30 *used* to be the ban threshold but I think they have tightened this up now. I've heard of a couple of bans for 90-95 on the M way.
Really? I use mine everywhere. I drive miles without using the pedals. Things slow down ahead, knock it off, slow down gradually, then "resume" and off you go. Hit a lower speed limit, knock it off again, at the new limit press "set" and that's you. I use it around town and all sorts. Now that I have an auto it's replaced "how far can I go without using the clutch" as the driver entertainment game of choice.
