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    TVR Tuscan - track day pics pg8

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    TVR was sent to a very well reputed TVR specialist when I went on my honeymoon for a general once over, 6k service and an MOT. I went to collect after my honeymoon, paid my £1100 bill, and upon starting the car it had an ECU error on the dash and oily smoke started coming from under the bonnet. Not forking happy!!

     

    They've since discovered they didn't change the rocker cover gasket properly, which was leaking oil on to the exhaust. They are still yet to fix it, and I'm totally in the dark still about the ECU fault they added.

     

    I normally try to do all my own work and giving it to a specialist was a treat to myself so I can avoid the garage floor time myself. Such a disheartening experience. :-(

    Wedding planning ideas

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    Do whatever suits you and your budget... People being 'shocked' at X amount being spent on a wedding have no idea where those other people are in their lives in terms of housing / salary / disposable income / priorities / etc.

     

    Do what's right for you (just don't get in to debt for it; not worth it imho!)

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    What does it feel when you pushed the car to the limit?

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    Steering going light is usually under steer, but you can also get weird feelings if the tyre wall collapses (check the outside tyre for scrubbing on the wall and check the pressures all round too), if you hit a bit of oil / water, etc.

     

    This next bit of advice is given out a lot here I know, but go on a track day. Visit an airfield one where there's nothing to hit, and play around a bit. All the skill / experience is to be found in the corners, so go in to them at different speeds, use different brake points, different amounts of steering input, accelerate out differently, drive with the TCS off, etc... and see what you can learn about how your car handles. Then, next time you have 'a moment' on the road, you should be better placed to understand what's happening and how to fix it.

     

    If you don't get to play around enough on your TD to learn anything - get some track day tuition, either on the day its self or from a specialist at a later date. I'm a fairly capable track day driver, but I still think tuition is invaluable.

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    Wedding planning ideas

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    I proposed to my Mrs at home, over breakfast in bed. Fast forward 10 months and we got married 3 weeks ago.

     

    Total cost of EVERYTHING (invites, dress, rings, venue, cake, honeymoon, etc...) was £30k. This got us a very nice country house venue in Oxfordshire, food and wine for 85 guests, and a luxury 12 day horse riding safari in South Africa for our honeymoon.

     

    We didn't pay for the cake or the photos as we are friends with people who do this professionally and I used my own car as the wedding car. We also made our own favours. All this saved us about £3k I believe.

     

    We used John Lewis for our gift list and all our gifts arrived yesterday - it was like Christmas :-) Customer Service was good - we used their Reading store.

     

    We could have done it for a different price, or on different timescales, but this was right for us. The extended part of my side of the family isn't very affluent so I had some aunts and cousins who couldn't come because of the cost of travel, room rates at the venue, etc. We sent 100 invites to get our 85 guests, and personally I think that's about the upper limit of people to have attend as we struggled to see everyone.

     

    Best thing we did during the planning was to budget it all out in Excel and to keep the plan up to date as things changed. I'd encourage everyone else to do similar as it helped reduce the worry about cost.

    % of zed owners on this forum?

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    Posted · Edited by Commander

     

    I've had (and still have) a few different cars and I enjoy them for different reasons but the thing I've found about some forums is that sometimes (I stress sometimes!) people aren't open to liking or even appreciating any other makes/models, which takes the shine of that 'club' slightly and makes me understand why some people actively shy away from getting involved.

     

    Fortunately you're in a club where there are probably as many BMW / Jag / Civic / MX5 drivers as there are Z owners!

    I who have nothing

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    I was looking at Maseratis before I got the TVR; never test drove any but they get pretty poor reviews on the Gearbox front. Excellent theatre and drama though.

     

    Cayman S / 911 / 911 Turbo with a decent exhaust and aero kit? Still a bit anonymous though.

     

    Motorbike?

     

    V12 Vantage?

     

    Suppose it depends upon budget and what excites you? Raw power, classy refinement, handling, noise, etc?

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    I who have nothing

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    What next then Neil?

     

    Also where is the Jag now - i have a friend who is interested in buying one like yours

     

    ADG Sevenoaks. I don't know what next but I want something that gives a sense of excitement one way or another. Cant afford to do anything for now.

     

    TVR Tuscan!! :-) The most exciting car I've ever driven

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    Going Topless - Anyone Really Loved A Convertible?

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    I'd love a TVR but they're a bit rich for me as a second car and I like working too much to have one as a daily.

     

    VX220 is another good shout :thumbs:

     

    They sold more Chimaera than all other models of TVR combined, and the Rover V8 they used is found in all sorts of things and very reliable. Nice big boot and the seats are comfy too - so all round better than a VX220 for everything apart from track days I'd say.

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