Torino101 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Is this just dreamland from Les Edgar, or is there really a viable chance for resurrection? :confused: New TVR range ready for 2015 | Autocar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Dreams I suspect. We never did see some of the other delights promised by people willing to bring back famous names....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Marcos springs to mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I posted the story up a couple of week ago. It will be interesting to see what they produce however cars in the 50-80k price bracket have moved since TVRs hay day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 "The company is run by a three-man executive board, with strong financial backing from a tight-knit group of car-minded investors" Oh dear. Doomed to fail from the start. Would anyone on here with £50-80k buy one over everything else that's on the market just now? Thought not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Why not make something in the £30-50k mark instead? Can use a few old designs and might get away with some of their "foibles" that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 If An established company like Lotus is struggling what hope is there for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 It'll either: (a) Break down constantly and therefore not stand a chance in today's market or (b) Run well and therefore be an insult to the heritage of the TVR brand that will be instantly snubbed by UK buyers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I agree on the £30-50k market comment. You just need to look at how popular Noble M12's are in the used market. Their prices are now appreciating for the best cars (GTO-3R and M400's) because people still want that type of car and demand is out stripping supply. M400's are like rocking horse wotsit now on the used market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 cars in the 50-80k price bracket have moved since TVRs hay day. They couldn't even compete in their hay day though, they were just lucky that us eccentric brits could forgive them for all their foibles at the time. These days, there are too many great cars from established brand names for them to even get a look in, forget Porsches etc, would you even buy a TVR over 1M for example? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I'd buy a used TVR Speed Six now. Right now. In blue with cream/blue piped interior. Or a Cerbera. However, I'd buy in the £14k-18k bracket as a summer only car and purely for the noise. I wouldn't pick one over a 1M purely because you could use a 1M every day...and ummm, you couldn't the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 You'd spend more time having it fixed than anything else. Helfinger (used to be on here) had a late model 350T with the TVR straight six lump in it. More time being adjusted and serviced than anything else. He couldn't wait to get rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I had one of the very best Chimaeras late last year for a story, an immaculate car from the leading specialist, TVR should be my kinda car but (for once) I was glad to get back in my BMW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 We were in stitches when the TVRs were racing. We counted them out, and... oh, no, we didn't count them all in again. They did have a lot fewer crashes than us, but that seemed to be because they ground to a halt before the impact could happen. The impacts they did have seemed to be because of the sudden appearance of lots of oil on the track :confused: Which is what confuses me. The brand has, at best, a mixed reputation. What's the attraction in resurrecting it rather than go for a clean new brand that doesn't have the partly-negative connotations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I always enjoyed Bison's stories about times in his. Spinning it on Park Lane was laugh out loud; think it was away from some lights at the Oxford St end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Bisons was Funny at the Windsor meet in Heavy rain - having to keep stopping to replace the fuses to keep wipers / demisters working. And having to stop to buy more fuses!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Ill just say I never had any problems ..... The Griff is probably still one of my favourite " fun " cars, loved the rumble, loved the power but getting the roof to fit in the boot was a little tiresome. A4 cab was always a comfortable place to be afterwards too (especially withbthe press if a button and voila, roof off lol) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Think TVR's major reliability problems stemmed from them building their own engine. They were bad relability wise with the V8's but then with their own Six was a fecking nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 TVR's major reliability problems stemmed from them building their own engine and electrics, and bodywork,... :coffee (I'd still love to have one, but I suspect not for very long...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 A Tuscan is on my 'to own' list, but I just know I'd be sick of it after a few drives, still - one day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 So the trick is to live next door to an indy garage where you pay a monthly fee to have it stored, give them 24 hours notice to have it working for you and pick you up when it breaks down in the afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I always loved the Grif and would love a 500 one day, but of the more modern varients the t350 has to be my favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I really liked the Sagaris. Did their intention to make this more reliable bear any fruit whatsoever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooH Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Was that the one with the really flimsy 'gilled' bonnet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I really liked the Sagaris. Did their intention to make this more reliable bear any fruit whatsoever? The Sagaris had one major problem - the Noble GTO-3R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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