What happened to the Silicone Kid?
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Daz the plumber (for that is his name):
Still owns a Chimaera 500 (and an MGBV8).
Still lives near me.
Still talks for Europe.
Still is rude about Europe.
Still is somewhat to the right of Attila the Hun politically speaking.
Still can always get something done cheaper somewhere else.
Still can always get something bought cheaper somewhere else.
Still manages not to turn up for track days, or on the one occasion he does, he goes to the wrong track.
Last time i saw him on Facebook he was picking a fight with Dom, owner of TVR Power.
Still owns a Chimaera 500 (and an MGBV8).
Still lives near me.
Still talks for Europe.
Still is rude about Europe.
Still is somewhat to the right of Attila the Hun politically speaking.
Still can always get something done cheaper somewhere else.
Still can always get something bought cheaper somewhere else.
Still manages not to turn up for track days, or on the one occasion he does, he goes to the wrong track.
Last time i saw him on Facebook he was picking a fight with Dom, owner of TVR Power.
Trouble is the forums are no longer full of the people pushing the Envelope , it’s now full of should I take the cats out, look at my smooth bore elbow, here is a the wooden steering wheel I fitted oh they are normally go hand in hand with a Union Jack cushion , and finally what oil and tyres to use
hoofa said:
Trouble is the forums are no longer full of the people pushing the Envelope , it’s now full of should I take the cats out, look at my smooth bore elbow, here is a the wooden steering wheel I fitted oh they are normally go hand in hand with a Union Jack cushion , and finally what oil and tyres to use
...and Faecesbook is full of.... ?hoofa said:
Trouble is the forums are no longer full of the people pushing the Envelope , it’s now full of should I take the cats out, look at my smooth bore elbow, here is a the wooden steering wheel I fitted oh they are normally go hand in hand with a Union Jack cushion , and finally what oil and tyres to use
this. I miss the posts from people actually doing new and exciting things to their cars. maybe there's nothing new and exciting left to do.spitfire4v8 said:
hoofa said:
Trouble is the forums are no longer full of the people pushing the Envelope , it’s now full of should I take the cats out, look at my smooth bore elbow, here is a the wooden steering wheel I fitted oh they are normally go hand in hand with a Union Jack cushion , and finally what oil and tyres to use
this. I miss the posts from people actually doing new and exciting things to their cars. maybe there's nothing new and exciting left to do.Three things I did learn:
1. You can spend a lot of money modifying the car, only to find that the limiting factor all along was the driver.
2. The gains from adding more power are always less than you thought they were going to be, in terms both of enjoyment and extra performance.
3. The best thing about TVRs is the friends you make along the way.
blitzracing said:
Facebook is useless for searches unlike PH. Problem is every man and his dog seems to want a facebook group so the TVR world has become highly fragmented accordingly.
Agreed on the FB front but PH is pretty terrible too, it used to have a forum search facility which was very good but that was dropped by Haymarket Media. I don't think CarGurus would ever invest in reinstating this. PH Google search is mediocre at bestfrontfloater said:
" PH used to have a forum search facility which was very good but that was dropped by Haymarket Media "
?? It's still there, in the upper right corner, white font on blue bar.
Yes but it's just a Google search which is crap compare to the Pistonheads search facility that used to be available. ?? It's still there, in the upper right corner, white font on blue bar.
frontfloater said:
" PH used to have a forum search facility which was very good but that was dropped by Haymarket Media "
?? It's still there, in the upper right corner, white font on blue bar.
Tut Tut, Google search is not a forum search facility. PH search was fantastic at doing multiple 'and' or 'or' word searches in specific forums and had filters that allowed people to pick username lock to ensure the search only returned answers by specific people?? It's still there, in the upper right corner, white font on blue bar.
RichB said:
frontfloater said:
" PH used to have a forum search facility which was very good but that was dropped by Haymarket Media "
?? It's still there, in the upper right corner, white font on blue bar.
Yes but it's just a Google search which is crap compare to the Pistonheads search facility that used to be available. ?? It's still there, in the upper right corner, white font on blue bar.
bearing in mind i have been on PH since 05 I think, many have defected on here to different brands but in saying this didnt p
s off from PH Phazed ,Macdeb etc thankfully 
many just dont post as much 
myself included 
Edited by Zener on Monday 20th December 16:53
QBee said:
Daz the plumber (for that is his name):
Still owns a Chimaera 500 (and an MGBV8).
Still lives near me.
Still talks for Europe.
Still is rude about Europe.
Still is somewhat to the right of Attila the Hun politically speaking.
Still can always get something done cheaper somewhere else.
Still can always get something bought cheaper somewhere else.
Still manages not to turn up for track days, or on the one occasion he does, he goes to the wrong track.
Last time i saw him on Facebook he was picking a fight with Dom, owner of TVR Power.
Priceless!Still owns a Chimaera 500 (and an MGBV8).
Still lives near me.
Still talks for Europe.
Still is rude about Europe.
Still is somewhat to the right of Attila the Hun politically speaking.
Still can always get something done cheaper somewhere else.
Still can always get something bought cheaper somewhere else.
Still manages not to turn up for track days, or on the one occasion he does, he goes to the wrong track.
Last time i saw him on Facebook he was picking a fight with Dom, owner of TVR Power.
Probably all you need to know
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