Is this the end ?
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I keep waking up with bad thoughts.
Sweating in my sleep and shaking as I hold my mug of tea in the morning. Can it be that I'm really considering selling the Griff? :eek:
You see, we've recently acquired a new toy in the shape of a bouncing baby boy. He's ace, he really is but kids being kids, our lives are now changed.
Due to the demands of a new family, my time is spent doing this that and the other at the expense of spending time in my pride and joy giving it some welly. :(
It aint no 3 seater, thats for sure and I'm beginning to wonder whether these past 3 weeks of next to nothing TVR motoring is going to be the pattern for a few years to come.
I'm feeling that the money tied up inside my garage might be better tied up in the family for now? I'm thinking maybe I should get a cheaper TVR, a Wedge or an 'S'? And then I'm thinking how I would pine for my Griffith again once I realised the errors of my ways.
The point of this rambling is that my head is well and truely fucked up with the thought of losing what was once a dream and one which I achieved.
I'm hoping the PH/TVR crew will help me find tranquility inside my head by offering your own thoughts after some consideration of what [i]you'd[/i] do.
Sweating in my sleep and shaking as I hold my mug of tea in the morning. Can it be that I'm really considering selling the Griff? :eek:
You see, we've recently acquired a new toy in the shape of a bouncing baby boy. He's ace, he really is but kids being kids, our lives are now changed.
Due to the demands of a new family, my time is spent doing this that and the other at the expense of spending time in my pride and joy giving it some welly. :(
It aint no 3 seater, thats for sure and I'm beginning to wonder whether these past 3 weeks of next to nothing TVR motoring is going to be the pattern for a few years to come.
I'm feeling that the money tied up inside my garage might be better tied up in the family for now? I'm thinking maybe I should get a cheaper TVR, a Wedge or an 'S'? And then I'm thinking how I would pine for my Griffith again once I realised the errors of my ways.
The point of this rambling is that my head is well and truely fucked up with the thought of losing what was once a dream and one which I achieved.
I'm hoping the PH/TVR crew will help me find tranquility inside my head by offering your own thoughts after some consideration of what [i]you'd[/i] do.
Same situation for me - now with a 15 month old toddler - and thankfully my wife has insisted that we keep the Trev. Her thinking is that in ten years from now, I can't say to my son, "I used to have a fantastic sports car until you came along".
Fortunately (!) in my case it's my daily drive and we've recently replaced her car with a larger family car. I know that if I sell on my car, I'll never ever get another one again.
Fortunately (!) in my case it's my daily drive and we've recently replaced her car with a larger family car. I know that if I sell on my car, I'll never ever get another one again.
Gaffer said:
Well there is always that car called the Cerbera...
Claire
True....but they are expensive to run if they are looked after properly......
Thing is, apart from having a bit of cash free what have you achieved by selling the Griff for a Wedge or an 'S'.....still only two seats....and if you don't buy right you could be selling a 'sorted' and 'known' TVR for one that may cause you some financial grief.
Your baby is tiny...taking a huge part timewise in your life at the mo.....it's sometimes difficult to see beyond that.
Lots of Mid Essex peeps attend in two cars, mum and babe in one, dad in the TVR and lots look forward to having family /friends babysit so they can both enjoy a run in the TVR.
Whilst you have doubt....don't.....
Could be that in a few months you will be sure of what you want and what you can afford.....
All IMO of course....
Congratulations on your new son......mine was 25 yesterday.....Jeez..I don't know where the years have gone!!!
YP
>> Edited by yellow peril on Monday 1st August 13:47
What you need to do is to get him used to the fast cars at an early age, that way he'll be a petrolhead when he gets older and then buys a Tiv at the first oppourtunity. Then you can take full advantage of that.
Being 24 and having had Tivs for 2 almost 3 years now, my father is more than happy to borrow the car every now and then.
Anyhow on a more serious note. Depends on whether the wife is happy for you to disappear off on your own with the Tiv every now and then.
This is why kids =
Being 24 and having had Tivs for 2 almost 3 years now, my father is more than happy to borrow the car every now and then.
Anyhow on a more serious note. Depends on whether the wife is happy for you to disappear off on your own with the Tiv every now and then.
This is why kids =
Keep it. I sold my first Chimaera in the same situation - against the wifes advice - and a year later ended up buying another one as I missed it so much.
My solution was a Ford Mondeo for everyday (cheap as chips to buy and run) and the Tiv for sunny days and weekends (keeps the running costs down).
Regards M
My solution was a Ford Mondeo for everyday (cheap as chips to buy and run) and the Tiv for sunny days and weekends (keeps the running costs down).
Regards M
I do have an Audi A4 for everyday use and the wife has a Mini Cooper, so transport is not the problem.
The missus knows how much I'd miss the Griff and has told me to keep it. I think she knows that I'd sulk and cry more than the baby.
>> Edited by lazyitus on Monday 1st August 14:36
The missus knows how much I'd miss the Griff and has told me to keep it. I think she knows that I'd sulk and cry more than the baby.
>> Edited by lazyitus on Monday 1st August 14:36
lazyitus said:
The missus knows how much I'd miss the Griff and has told me to keep it.
In that case you've got to keep it. You'll hopefully find that in a few months time, when your child is older, you'll have a little more time in hand to play. The first few months *are* the hardest.
.Mark said:
eBay the kid.
I would but I'm unsure which category to put him in.
jonathant said:
In that case you've got to keep it. You'll hopefully find that in a few months time, when your child is older, you'll have a little more time in hand to play. The first few months *are* the hardest.
I'm sure you're right.
>> Edited by lazyitus on Monday 1st August 15:27
Buy a V8S all the noise and speed of the Griff its more fun to drive and you would have some money on the bank???
I bought an S when we had a child (having got rid of a new porker) I wanted a Griff and bought the S as a stop gap until I found a good Griff (I still love the Griff shape) until I drove a V8S! If its an occasional car you are after the V8S is much more fun than the Griff, drive one....!
The V6 S is also worth a look as the S2 I had was great too.
IMHO
Mike
I bought an S when we had a child (having got rid of a new porker) I wanted a Griff and bought the S as a stop gap until I found a good Griff (I still love the Griff shape) until I drove a V8S! If its an occasional car you are after the V8S is much more fun than the Griff, drive one....!
The V6 S is also worth a look as the S2 I had was great too.
IMHO
Mike
I know you want to pull some money out of the car, but buying the Cerb was the best thing I ever did. I now have a five year old and a two year old who come out to play with me!
Both of them sit there either shouting "Faster, Daddy, faster!" or "Brrrrrrrmmmmmmmmm!" - I have truly never been happier with THAT decision!
Both of them sit there either shouting "Faster, Daddy, faster!" or "Brrrrrrrmmmmmmmmm!" - I have truly never been happier with THAT decision!
another alternative would be to sell the TVR and buy another fun car, but one with 4 seats...
E.g:
BMW E36 M3
Impreza
Integra type R
These 3 should save you a couple of quid and allow the whole family to join in the fun. It's currently the way my thoughts are headed. I have a 2 seater BMW that just isnt getting used since the arrival of our baby...
E.g:
BMW E36 M3
Impreza
Integra type R
These 3 should save you a couple of quid and allow the whole family to join in the fun. It's currently the way my thoughts are headed. I have a 2 seater BMW that just isnt getting used since the arrival of our baby...
I just Picked up my Chimaera at the weekend, has been a dream for 10 years! I was driving a BMW 535 Sport, plenty of power and good fun for a big car but it's not a TVR! I was looking at originally spending 15k but in the end spent 8.5k on a 95 chim. i have an 11 month old and it's much much easier now, would have not had much time in the first few months but it does get easier! I'm selling the BMW and buying a cheap golf as an everyday car, use the TVR a couple of times per week and hopefully save some cash on running costs by only doing 6k miles per year so one service per year etc etc. Luckily the car i got has just been serviced, 4 new tyres, years tax and MOT so fingers crossed nothing too much to spend on it over the next year. Maybe buy a cheaper one if it's the cash you're worried about?
For the money aspect of things.... don't think of it as losing out of cash if you don't sell the Griff... think of it as breaking even. 
And now considering that comment, your Griff hasn't cost you a penny so you can buy a Family Car
The theory works! I think.
Dave.
(Or you could think of it along the lines of the hours of enjoyment the car has provided you with, then put her on eBay for 99p, plus £1 for every hour. That way it will never sell.. who would buy a Griff for £1m?)
And now considering that comment, your Griff hasn't cost you a penny so you can buy a Family Car
The theory works! I think.
Dave.
(Or you could think of it along the lines of the hours of enjoyment the car has provided you with, then put her on eBay for 99p, plus £1 for every hour. That way it will never sell.. who would buy a Griff for £1m?
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