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Just out of curiosity does anyone use their tvr as a daily driver?
I recently purchased a 350i wedge and I think it’s actually a pretty comfy civil car to drive
Reliability obviously a factor but I’ve often found cars are more reliable the more you use them and vice versa - obviously it’s also summer (or at least the British version) and I understand winter may be too harsh
Just interested to see if anyone does?
I recently purchased a 350i wedge and I think it’s actually a pretty comfy civil car to drive
Reliability obviously a factor but I’ve often found cars are more reliable the more you use them and vice versa - obviously it’s also summer (or at least the British version) and I understand winter may be too harsh
Just interested to see if anyone does?
Rodddimus said:
Just out of curiosity does anyone use their tvr as a daily driver?
I recently purchased a 350i wedge and I think it’s actually a pretty comfy civil car to drive
Reliability obviously a factor but I’ve often found cars are more reliable the more you use them and vice versa - obviously it’s also summer (or at least the British version) and I understand winter may be too harsh
Just interested to see if anyone does?
If you avoid the worst of the weather then using the car all year round is a good idea. I recently purchased a 350i wedge and I think it’s actually a pretty comfy civil car to drive
Reliability obviously a factor but I’ve often found cars are more reliable the more you use them and vice versa - obviously it’s also summer (or at least the British version) and I understand winter may be too harsh
Just interested to see if anyone does?
I have had more issues with my car since standing it than I ever had putting nearly 40,000 miles on the car in less than 10 years of constant use.
Servicing and sorting niggles becomes the norm if using it regularly so it usually leads to a more reliable car.
Issues can arise when parts that are harder to source and obviously wear and tare becomes more an issue.
Parking at Sainsburys has probably caused more body damage than stone chips do
I think selective use and a spare car would allow you to regularly use the car and still keep it in good order.
We live in a damp country, by using the car as often as you can when the roads are dry enough you actually dry it out and keep electrical gremlins at bay through heat soak and the cars heater which just helps keep electrical connections inside the car dry rather than damp and corroding away.
The more you use them the more reliable they are.
That’s something I’ve heard many times from experienced owners over the years.
Clearly they are a summer car and don’t like being used in all weathers but I found mine to still be very reliable through a number of winters.
If you have a good chassis avoid the wetter days basically. It’s not much fun and the cost is high.
I’m talking about using a Chimaera but in many ways the older cars are better built in my book so if you enjoy fettling and keeping on top of it then yes use it as often as you can.
From May 2020 through to October last year I used my 450 SEAC as my daily to the office, Morrisons weekly shop etc. No issues and made life fun. A Wedge is a very comfortable and practical car. I was away all weekend last weekend at the Big Bad Wedge Fest and we had some torrential down pours yet the Wedge didn't leak. Also took it to the office today in heavy rain. It never fails to put a smile on my face.
KKson said:
From May 2020 through to October last year I used my 450 SEAC as my daily to the office, Morrisons weekly shop etc. No issues and made life fun. A Wedge is a very comfortable and practical car. I was away all weekend last weekend at the Big Bad Wedge Fest and we had some torrential down pours yet the Wedge didn't leak. Also took it to the office today in heavy rain. It never fails to put a smile on my face.
That’s quite an incredible car and using it as a daily even more so. I can only applaud the use of such a fantastic machine as this one.
I’ve looked at one exactly like yours at the Griff growl some years ago, same colour etc, can’t be many the same colour and I went away thinking in its own way possibly one of the best looking cars Tvr ever made, and with that engine a real beast.
A beautiful car indeed.
I forget how many miles I've got on the V8S number plates but it must be over 150k, including many years of commuting.
Headlamps aren't brilliant compared to anything modern, heating and cooling are tolerable rather than comfortable, fuel consumption is appalling, and none of that matters in the slightest.
Headlamps aren't brilliant compared to anything modern, heating and cooling are tolerable rather than comfortable, fuel consumption is appalling, and none of that matters in the slightest.
I don't use my Tuscan as a daily but I have been using it to commute quite a bit recently to keep it away from builders at my house and it is fine. An hour in crawling traffic into the Blackwall Tunnel this morning, bright sunny day, and no issues whatsoever. I wouldn't want to use it for lots of short journeys where it never gets hot, especially given how it needs babied until up to temperature; and it isn't the best in horrible weather (got to drive very carefully, windows aren't necessarily great at clearing, heating isn't great, no ac) or when it is wet but hot (can't take roof off, mine has no ac and gets very warm in the cabin) but otherwise its okay. Would be an expensive daily if you did any miles though, servicing isn't cheap every 6k, fuel economy is poor, tyres are very expensive etc.
I used a 4ltr Chimaera as an every day car for about six months and it was awful. Suspension is way too hard for city roads with the potholes and sleeping policemen. I also kept it otside so it was constantly filling up with water. Heavy clutch in traffic made the driving miserable and the fuel consumption ..... well...! I could have bought a cheap runaround for the cost of petrol!
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