TVR Magaera
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V41LEY

Original Poster:

3,024 posts

268 months

Wednesday 14th November 2007
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Is this a true story or some chancer peddling some fake tat ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-very-rare-TVR-badge-named-...

Anyone know the answer ?

Just found out this on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaera


Edited by V41LEY on Wednesday 14th November 21:02

FUBAR

17,065 posts

268 months

Wednesday 14th November 2007
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Wiki said:
She is the cause of jealousy and envy, and causes people to commit crimes, especially marital infidelity. ]
Sounds about right hehe


Wiki also said:
Like her sisters Alecto and Tisiphone, she was born of the blood of Uranus
yikes


jagdpanther

19,633 posts

249 months

Wednesday 14th November 2007
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FUBAR said:
Wiki also said:
Like her sisters Alecto and Tisiphone, she was born of the blood of Uranus
yikes
Kinky bitch laugh

valhalla

2,246 posts

286 months

Wednesday 14th November 2007
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V41LEY said:
Is this a true story or some chancer peddling some fake tat ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-very-rare-TVR-badge-named-...

Anyone know the answer ?

Just found out this on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaera


Edited by V41LEY on Wednesday 14th November 21:02
Hey you shout!! i'm the person selling the Magaera badge on ebay, and i ain't no efin chancer gobby!!!!. Get your facts straight before you open your mouth on here.
I purchased that badge from a member of the TVR management,after TVR decided to change the name and go for Tamora.
Perhaps someone from the factory would like to confirm this for me?


Terminator

2,421 posts

314 months

Wednesday 14th November 2007
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Errr, there's no one at the factory to answer you Dave.

Yes, the Tamora was due to be called the Magaera but a badge with 7 digits cost more than one with six so they went for the cheaper option wink

Chancer suits you, sir hehe

smokin2

900T-R

20,406 posts

287 months

Thursday 15th November 2007
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"The Italian word megera indicates an evil and/or ugly woman."

No mention of baboon's arses though... scratchchin

cloggy

4,959 posts

239 months

Thursday 15th November 2007
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900T-R said:
No mention of baboon's arses though... scratchchin
Nah, that's not TVR that is the Porsche Boxter.


Edited by cloggy on Thursday 15th November 07:37

Roy C

4,214 posts

314 months

Thursday 15th November 2007
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cloggy said:
900T-R said:
No mention of baboon's arses though... scratchchin
Nah, that's not TVR that is the Porsche Boxter.


Edited by cloggy on Thursday 15th November 07:37
...and thar's the front and the back. biggrin

valhalla

2,246 posts

286 months

Thursday 15th November 2007
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Terminator said:
Errr, there's no one at the factory to answer you Dave.

Yes, the Tamora was due to be called the Magaera but a badge with 7 digits cost more than one with six so they went for the cheaper option wink

Chancer suits you, sir hehe

smokin2
Thanks Colinbowbow you made my day mate, i'm gonna give you a big kiss on the top of that bald head of your when i see you againhehehurlI should have thought of you when i posted my reply to this post the first time.
Don't you just love it when so called "know it all's" try p*ss on someones parade!!! Na na Na na Na!!!!!
Chancer??? me colin??

FUBAR

17,065 posts

268 months

Thursday 15th November 2007
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valhalla said:
Terminator said:
Errr, there's no one at the factory to answer you Dave.

Yes, the Tamora was due to be called the Magaera but a badge with 7 digits cost more than one with six so they went for the cheaper option wink

Chancer suits you, sir hehe

smokin2
Thanks Colinbowbow you made my day mate, i'm gonna give you a big kiss on the top of that bald head of your when i see you againhehehurlI should have thought of you when i posted my reply to this post the first time.
Don't you just love it when so called "know it all's" try p*ss on someones parade!!! Na na Na na Na!!!!!
Chancer??? me colin??
I didnt read it that way at all (but stand to be corrected smile). If he had just said "look at this chancer selling fake tat" then yes, you have a point. But he asked if it was true or not. hippy

Toma500

1,249 posts

283 months

Thursday 15th November 2007
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jagdpanther said:
FUBAR said:
Wiki also said:
Like her sisters Alecto and Tisiphone, she was born of the blood of Uranus
yikes
Kinky bitch laugh
Sounds like a right PILE .

valhalla

2,246 posts

286 months

Thursday 15th November 2007
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FUBAR said:
valhalla said:
Terminator said:
Errr, there's no one at the factory to answer you Dave.

Yes, the Tamora was due to be called the Magaera but a badge with 7 digits cost more than one with six so they went for the cheaper option wink

Chancer suits you, sir hehe

smokin2
Thanks Colinbowbow you made my day mate, i'm gonna give you a big kiss on the top of that bald head of your when i see you againhehehurlI should have thought of you when i posted my reply to this post the first time.
Don't you just love it when so called "know it all's" try p*ss on someones parade!!! Na na Na na Na!!!!!
Chancer??? me colin??
I didnt read it that way at all (but stand to be corrected smile). If he had just said "look at this chancer selling fake tat" then yes, you have a point. But he asked if it was true or not. hippy
Your point is ?scratchchin

FUBAR

17,065 posts

268 months

Thursday 15th November 2007
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valhalla said:
Your point is ?scratchchin
Just that I thought, IMO, that

valhalla said:
Hey you shout!! i'm the person selling the Magaera badge on ebay, and i ain't no efin chancer gobby!!!!. Get your facts straight before you open your mouth on here.
was a little harsh.

As I said, all IMO smile

central

16,745 posts

247 months

Thursday 15th November 2007
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I'm still baffled by the apostrophe in ooooop's.wink




punctuation plod

anonymous-user

84 months

Thursday 15th November 2007
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Terminator said:
Errr, there's no one at the factory to answer you Dave.

Yes, the Tamora was due to be called the Magaera but a badge with 7 digits cost more than one with six so they went for the cheaper option wink

Chancer suits you, sir hehe

smokin2
Actually if TVR is ever resurrected under the current management the TVR Chancer could be an apt name for the next model.

V41LEY

Original Poster:

3,024 posts

268 months

Friday 16th November 2007
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valhalla said:
V41LEY said:
Is this a true story or some chancer peddling some fake tat ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-very-rare-TVR-badge-named-...

Anyone know the answer ?

Just found out this on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaera


Edited by V41LEY on Wednesday 14th November 21:02
Hey you shout!! i'm the person selling the Magaera badge on ebay, and i ain't no efin chancer gobby!!!!. Get your facts straight before you open your mouth on here.
I purchased that badge from a member of the TVR management,after TVR decided to change the name and go for Tamora.
Perhaps someone from the factory would like to confirm this for me?
Whoaa ...No offence meant ! I only asked if it was a true story or one of those Ebay chancers peddling 'official' TVR merchandise of which there are loads. Your curteous and measured explanation puts the answer it in the first category. However, I am still curious why Tamora was chosen at the last moment.

catretriever

2,090 posts

272 months

Friday 16th November 2007
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V41LEY said:
I am still curious why Tamora was chosen at the last moment.
Obviously some chancer nicked all the Magaera badges winkbiggrin

danger mouse

3,829 posts

291 months

Friday 16th November 2007
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unrepentant said:
Terminator said:
Errr, there's no one at the factory to answer you Dave.

Yes, the Tamora was due to be called the Magaera but a badge with 7 digits cost more than one with six so they went for the cheaper option wink

Chancer suits you, sir hehe

smokin2
Actually if TVR is ever resurrected under the current management the TVR Chancer could be an apt name for the next model.
Chancaera might sound more TVR'esque, but just imagine the cost of the badges!
eekhehe

catretriever said:
V41LEY said:
I am still curious why Tamora was chosen at the last moment.
Obviously some chancer nicked all the Magaera badges winkbiggrin
rolleyesyes...and most likely sold all one of them to Valhalla!

I'd like to think that the marketing dept. researched the public perceptions of the name in all potential markets and quite rightly realised it wouldn't go down too well in the southern regions of Europe.
I'm sure someone on here will very quickly point out PW was not intrested in anything other than the UK market at the inception of the Tamora... so it could not be that then.
rolleyes

Also, Megaera would be another hard to pronounce name like Chimaera, so maybe it was just that Tamora is more phonetic.

Edited by danger mouse on Friday 16th November 14:03

Crazynick

484 posts

244 months

Friday 16th November 2007
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I seem to remember Wheeler coming up with this name way back in 97, IT IS IN FACT TRUE!!!!

rev-erend

21,623 posts

314 months

Friday 16th November 2007
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What a horrible name : Magaera

Glad they decided against that one..