Got a chance to drive a TVR Tuscan this evening.. Totally fantastic!!! I've always liked the look of them, and it sounded so fookin sexy.. My mate blasted it up to 135mph (on a private road of course) and it got there in no time. So I jumped in, pulled up to a junction, and stalled it half way across!! (it was quite embarrasing as a couple of girlies had just noticed us, I'm such a tit!!). But after getting used to the clutch (very heavy) I enjoyed the drive, although i was a little worried about bending it round a lamp post!!

I still love my 300, but if I had the money.... :D

Malibu you can't beat the sound of a V8;)

You aint wrong there.. Any one ever put a V8 in a 300??:p

Originally posted by MAC 1

Malibu you can't beat the sound of a V8;)

 

Yeah.

 

 

Pitty he was driving a I6. :confused: ;)

 

 

Originally posted by Malibu

You aint wrong there.. Any one ever put a V8 in a 300??

 

 

Yeah there was a picture a few weeks ago of one.

Personally I thought it looked horrible. Probably sounded good though.

 

Stuart

They do sound great but they make 300's look ultra reliable!

A contractor here had his engine blow at 15,000 miles due to some problem or other with the camshaft. TVR said it was a known fault; and paid a third of the repair bill :confused:

 

He only brought it to work 3 times that I know of and it broke down twice :(

 

And give me a Viper for engine sound anyday ;) :D

I know where you're coming from Malibu, there's something about TVRs .. they're just kind of brutal, they always make me :D, and always have .. although as pointed out by Konrad I think they make rotten daily drivers and are famously unreliable.

 

Also, Stuart, I normally agree with your taste in cars - but not this time. I love Tuscans, but definitely think that it's a very "Love it/Hate it" shape. Now, if only I could afford a second weekend motor (I'd still keep my Z), that would be nice!! ;) One day - lottery permitting!

Originally posted by SRRAE

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah there was a picture a few weeks ago of one.

Personally I thought it looked horrible. Probably sounded good though.

 

Stuart

 

Now thats a shock,Stu= never likes anything modded,unless it is a UK car covered in sheets of metal and all welded together:D;)

Imagine what it's like to work for their second biggest dealer as I do! Seeing and hearing them all day every day.:D

 

Ivan:cool:

Originally posted by The Dark Warrior

Imagine what it's like to work for their second biggest dealer as I do! Seeing and hearing them all day every day.:D

 

Ivan:cool:

 

Ivan - what about driving 'em? :D

 

Is that one of the perks of the job? .. always fancied a go in one myself. Never been in a *really* fast normally aspirated car ... plenty of really fast turbo cars, though ;)

No V8 in the Tuscan unfortunately - but agreed, they do know how to make a 6 sound awesome!

 

Just got back from a 3000 mile round trip of the South of France, Italy and Switzerland. One of my mates took his Cerbera as one of the motors (2 cars, 1 bike).

 

It performed quite well.... if you consider it only broke down once, only developed 2 or 3 niggly problems during the journey and only required 3 days in the workshop to fix the fact it was p1ssing oil everywhere when we got back..... Oh yeah, and it had just had an £8,000 engine repair completed before we left.. :D

 

Went down a storm over there though- no-one knew what it was and it sounded absolutely great screaming away from the Peage's. Unfortunately I only heard him go away from me a couple of times as I was on the bike the rest, and always somehow seemed to be treating him to the sound of my race can... ;)

 

Gutted to be back but loving the fact I can drive my Zed again. Don't know how it would have faired racing the black 360 I found in France though.... my guess is i'd have been left in its wake considering I kept with it on my bike upto about 160 before he pulled away......

 

Where's Macca when you need him eh?

 

:D

Cerb, you jammy git ..

 

That sounds like one hell of a holiday .. jealous, or what!!! :)

Originally posted by john-boy Z32

 

Also, Stuart, I normally agree with your taste in cars - but not this time. I love Tuscans, but definitely think that it's a very "Love it/Hate it" shape. Now, if only I could afford a second weekend motor (I'd still keep my Z), that would be nice!! ;) One day - lottery permitting!

 

 

No I was taking about the 300ZX with the V8 in. The engine bay looked a mess and looked awful.

 

I like the TVR Tuscans. The back of them are a little strange but its very unique, you notice them about a mile infront of you on the motorway. :D

 

Stuart

Originally posted by MAC 1

Now thats a shock,Stu= never likes anything modded,unless it is a UK car covered in sheets of metal and all welded together:D;)

 

 

Pitty the fool who hits my car on the 3/4 panel. Their car will come worse off.

 

 

And dont be so bloody stupid MAC, its not sheet metal...... :mad:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its armoured plating ;)

 

Stuart

Originally posted by SRRAE

No I was taking about the 300ZX with the V8 in. The engine bay looked a mess and looked awful.

 

I like the TVR Tuscans. The back of them are a little strange but its very unique, you notice them about a mile infront of you on the motorway. :D

 

Stuart

 

Fair enough - my mistake in reading your post .. the equilibrium is restored :D

 

CheerZ,

JB.

When I first read the title of this post "Sounds like thunder!!" I thought it was going to be like that thread on the supra forum,

 

The Thunder of a supra, all that rubbish. ;)

Originally posted by john-boy Z32

Ivan - what about driving 'em? :D

 

Is that one of the perks of the job? .. always fancied a go in one myself. Never been in a *really* fast normally aspirated car ... plenty of really fast turbo cars, though ;)

 

Yeah mate it's pretty cool. Especially when we get a track day sorted!:D :D

 

Ivan