I could never own a TVR as my only car after an experience I'd now like to share. A mate and I were travelling back to my area around Scarborough at about 1am one cold January night - guess it was about -3/-4c at least, probably colder especially given the altitude of the M62 where this story takes place. We were heading from just West of Manchester, and had just passed the M62 summit sign informing us we were at the highest motorway point in the country. There was a dusting of frozen snow on the ground and not another car in site.
The Tuscan was humming along, the heaters on full and we were freezing inside. Small drafts come in through the windows, and the heaters were crap anyway. But it was OK, we had that TVR sound, the funky interior, and the knowledge that we had the performance to do 180mph+ if we so desired.
We were chatting away, discussing cars or something usual, I was just a few weeks out of hospital having had a long treatment for an illness (I was wearing a hat cos I had no hair, that should be enough info heh...) and was feeling pretty shattered. Then, without any warning, poof. The engine cut, the lights ALL went out, the stereo, everything electrical, gone.
We coasted to a halt on the hard shoulder - no indicators, no hazards, nothing, and stopped. Thankfully it wasn't too steep as the handbrake was, you've guessed it, crap
But it held. Then we phoned recovery - an hour later a man arrived despite been told it was a TVR and wouldn't go on a basic low loader, with a basic low loader - which of course it wouldn't go on. THREE more hours later, a more reasonable loader arrived and we got it on.
7am I got through my front door...
BUT despite that. I'd own one. I'd probably buy that one. What other car can give you stories like that, and sounds like a TVR, goes like a Ferrari 360, looks like a £100k car and costs less than £25k eh. I love them, and I'll probably own one in a few years
But, I'll need a second car for long journeys in winter
