imprezaworks
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Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Winning.
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New Car Purchase.......TVR
- Thread starter Bazzon
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banther
ClioSport Club Member
This thread needs some videos :grin:
B/G 182 + PH1 Track
Yep St8six do red rose conversions, Tvr Power will as well, Power also do a 4.3 and a 4.5 Rebuild so these plenty of options if it needs one eventually, I'm only 20 minutes form TVR power so using them for servicing and what not currently.
Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
Excellent, balls-out purchase.
Interesting that such old school technology mixed with stunning looks is a recipe for increased value. Even more so with a car that is deemed to 'potentially' have huge bills.
On paper - people would be mad to go for something like this. Yet it's what the vast majority of us actually want. Assuming TVR was still a going concern - can you ever imagine them making a hybrid? Lol.
D.
Interesting that such old school technology mixed with stunning looks is a recipe for increased value. Even more so with a car that is deemed to 'potentially' have huge bills.
On paper - people would be mad to go for something like this. Yet it's what the vast majority of us actually want. Assuming TVR was still a going concern - can you ever imagine them making a hybrid? Lol.
D.
That looks immense! I'm guessing you're Bishop Itchington way?
TTRS & V50
Not really a TVR fan, but that looks stunning.
B/G 182 + PH1 Track
Had the Car nearly 3 weeks now,
Loving it never fails to put a smile on my face and others seem to get as much joy out of it as i do. Everyone wants to talk to you about it, hearing kids ask there dad what car that was is my highlight of it so far.
Done about 400 miles in it so far been to one TVR meet to find some info and meet a few people.
The first day was a true TVR day as i decided to pick the wife up from the station in it, so i stopped got out to help her, got back in and my seat belt was jammed spent a while wrestling with that.
Then driving back home got a AC warning on the dash all the fans came on full speed and hot, the cabin got real hot so we opened the window to cool down then the drivers window would not go all the way up again, joy.
Getting used to having petrol spray at me when i fill up and it seems to want fuel every time we go out in it, the radio is a bit hit and miss (not that you need it)
photo 2 by adrianbarron, on Flickr
photo 1-2 by adrianbarron, on Flickr
Also Took it to Costco on the way back from the TVR Meet not ideal car for costco, but for those that have not seen one of these in person this is how small they are in comparison to a golf.
photo 4 by adrianbarron, on Flickr
photo 3 by adrianbarron, on Flickr
She is tooled away on charge in the garage, will get the GoPro out some time and capture some video, or i may bring it to a west midlands meet in the new year.
/Adrian
Loving it never fails to put a smile on my face and others seem to get as much joy out of it as i do. Everyone wants to talk to you about it, hearing kids ask there dad what car that was is my highlight of it so far.
Done about 400 miles in it so far been to one TVR meet to find some info and meet a few people.
The first day was a true TVR day as i decided to pick the wife up from the station in it, so i stopped got out to help her, got back in and my seat belt was jammed spent a while wrestling with that.
Then driving back home got a AC warning on the dash all the fans came on full speed and hot, the cabin got real hot so we opened the window to cool down then the drivers window would not go all the way up again, joy.
Getting used to having petrol spray at me when i fill up and it seems to want fuel every time we go out in it, the radio is a bit hit and miss (not that you need it)
photo 2 by adrianbarron, on Flickr
Also Took it to Costco on the way back from the TVR Meet not ideal car for costco, but for those that have not seen one of these in person this is how small they are in comparison to a golf.
She is tooled away on charge in the garage, will get the GoPro out some time and capture some video, or i may bring it to a west midlands meet in the new year.
/Adrian
B/G 182 + PH1 Track
So Had the Car a good six month now and I'm still not bored of it, its interesting all the time.
Shelsley Walsh hill climb
Went along to the first breakfast club meeting of the year, plenty of other TVRs there to look at swell as some really exotic cars swell as some classics
IMG_2129 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
IMG_2135 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
IMG_2150 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
TVRCC monthly meeting
Been to these on and off since purchase always interesting to go along and chat and find out what other meetings/run outs are happening
IMG_2270 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
Piston heads Sunday Service - Silverstone
IMG_2163 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
IMG_2165 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
IMG_2162 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
Eastnor Castle
Visitied Eastnor for a friends wedding, plenty of picture in this thread
IMG_2308 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
MODS and WORK
Since i bought the car there was 2 thinks that were letting it down for me,
This first being the carbon wrap that was on the rear quarters instead of the OBS band, i knew what it was hiding so removed it which resulted in
IMG_2423 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
The OBS band was coming away making the car look cheap, so ordered up some new quater lights, had the windows removed to find out the new quarter lights would not fit.
IMG_2483 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
So i made a call to Adrian at TVR central who told me to get the car to him and he could redo the old ones and make them look new and true to his word he did.
IMG_2491 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
Whilst the car was at TVR Central i had the other annoyance fixed, the car had awful 6x9s fitted at some point in its life, so had them removed a bit of fibreglass done and some new carpet so i could have some 13cm rounds fitted i also had a alpine bluetooth heading fitted.
IMG_2341 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
IMG_2492 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
IMG_2497 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
Alongside the Wifes New Mini JCW
IMG_2493 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
I then decided it was not loud enough so i had a listen to a few cars with the power exhaust/ Jp exhaust / decatted and all the possible combinations, i decided as a first go id try standard exhaust with Decats, i liked the noise and the added benefit of lowering the cabin temperatures
CliveF from Pipeart decats
IMG_2502 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
Being fitted at TVR power whilst having a few other things checked out, Mainly the settings on the Nitrons
IMG_2504 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
The image below should be a vid, try clicking it
IMG_2505 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
Few shots on the drive
IMG_2332 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
IMG_2262 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
IMG_2239 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
Goodwood FOS
Supercar Parking - forgot to take any pictures and everyone had gone home by the time we left
IMG_2660 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
IMG_2662 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
IMG_2663 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
TVRCC 50th Annivesary - MillBrook Proving Ground
Awesome event organised by TVRCC, loads of cars and we were able to drive the alpine track, high peed bowl and mile straight as much as we wanted. Having worked at millwork before and been around the alpine track as a passenger i was dead excited to drive it in my TVR but the mile straight was the most fun. Unfortunately did not get to much Gopro footage as batteries died and i managed to get the settings wrong.
MILE STRAIGHT -
Millbrook001 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
Millbrook002 by Adrian Barron, on Flickr
/Adrian
Shelsley Walsh hill climb
Went along to the first breakfast club meeting of the year, plenty of other TVRs there to look at swell as some really exotic cars swell as some classics
TVRCC monthly meeting
Been to these on and off since purchase always interesting to go along and chat and find out what other meetings/run outs are happening
Piston heads Sunday Service - Silverstone
Eastnor Castle
Visitied Eastnor for a friends wedding, plenty of picture in this thread
MODS and WORK
Since i bought the car there was 2 thinks that were letting it down for me,
This first being the carbon wrap that was on the rear quarters instead of the OBS band, i knew what it was hiding so removed it which resulted in
The OBS band was coming away making the car look cheap, so ordered up some new quater lights, had the windows removed to find out the new quarter lights would not fit.
So i made a call to Adrian at TVR central who told me to get the car to him and he could redo the old ones and make them look new and true to his word he did.
Whilst the car was at TVR Central i had the other annoyance fixed, the car had awful 6x9s fitted at some point in its life, so had them removed a bit of fibreglass done and some new carpet so i could have some 13cm rounds fitted i also had a alpine bluetooth heading fitted.
Alongside the Wifes New Mini JCW
I then decided it was not loud enough so i had a listen to a few cars with the power exhaust/ Jp exhaust / decatted and all the possible combinations, i decided as a first go id try standard exhaust with Decats, i liked the noise and the added benefit of lowering the cabin temperatures
CliveF from Pipeart decats
Being fitted at TVR power whilst having a few other things checked out, Mainly the settings on the Nitrons
The image below should be a vid, try clicking it
Few shots on the drive
Goodwood FOS
Supercar Parking - forgot to take any pictures and everyone had gone home by the time we left
TVRCC 50th Annivesary - MillBrook Proving Ground
Awesome event organised by TVRCC, loads of cars and we were able to drive the alpine track, high peed bowl and mile straight as much as we wanted. Having worked at millwork before and been around the alpine track as a passenger i was dead excited to drive it in my TVR but the mile straight was the most fun. Unfortunately did not get to much Gopro footage as batteries died and i managed to get the settings wrong.
MILE STRAIGHT -
/Adrian
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Such a stunning car mate, nice one.
What a great car, drive past TVR power all the time, it about 2 miles away from my house.
