Discussion
NE1961 said:
I see from your profile that you have Amdy G's 01 Tuscan very nice, best to keep the service book up to date even if it's not going to be used much.
Nick
Yes, got it from Andy just prior to his USA move.
Was going to get it done but someone, in fact a few, said not worth it as just going to sit there and may need checking over again when i do start using it next year?
NOOOOO!!!
Absolutely imperative that you keep the service schedule absolutely bang on with these cars .. should you require the intervention of the facotry engine rebuild dept you'll need that fully dealer stamped service bit to make sure you get the best goodwill / back up from your dealer and factory. Skip any service interval at your peril .. unless of course you've lost patience with your dealer and factory like the car I've got in at the moment
Absolutely imperative that you keep the service schedule absolutely bang on with these cars .. should you require the intervention of the facotry engine rebuild dept you'll need that fully dealer stamped service bit to make sure you get the best goodwill / back up from your dealer and factory. Skip any service interval at your peril .. unless of course you've lost patience with your dealer and factory like the car I've got in at the moment
Regret there is lots of conflicting data on the subject. Those who collect such data generally have a vested interest in the end result and consequently their collection of data is selective.
At the end of the day however all accidents are caused by speed, whether it be excesive or otherwise.
At the end of the day however all accidents are caused by speed, whether it be excesive or otherwise.
595tus said:
At the end of the day however all accidents are caused by speed, whether it be excesive or otherwise.
That must make your life easy then - just tick the box marked 'speed'. I thought *some* accidents might have been caused by lack of awareness, careless driving, driver error etc.
NB: I've seen a cyclist collide with a stationery car, but it was the driver's fault for being stopped there.
Edited to add: sorry for the cynicism. I used to be normal but one can only take so much. Also sorry for deflecting thread.
>> Edited by simpo two on Sunday 23 November 18:26
595tus said:
Regret there is lots of conflicting data on the subject. Those who collect such data generally have a vested interest in the end result and consequently their collection of data is selective.
At the end of the day however all accidents are caused by speed, whether it be excesive or otherwise.
So what's your opinion then? Not based on the so called research but on your own experience.
joospeed said:
NOOOOO!!!
Absolutely imperative that you keep the service schedule absolutely bang on with these cars .. should you require the intervention of the facotry engine rebuild dept you'll need that fully dealer stamped service bit to make sure you get the best goodwill / back up from your dealer and factory. Skip any service interval at your peril ..
How do TVR look upon cars that have been serviced to schedule but outside the dealer network, by outfits such as yourself, in this scenario?
Leadfoot said:
How do TVR look upon cars that have been serviced to schedule but outside the dealer network, by outfits such as yourself, in this scenario?
It doesn't even take a cynic to point out that unless the service history is bullet-proof pukka stamped TVR main franchised dealer with a fried egg on top and extra spam, if your engine goes west they've got the perfect excuse not to meet warranty obligations.
Warranty = golden handcuffs IMHO.
Leadfoot said:
Regret there is lots of conflicting data on the subject. Those who collect such data generally have a vested interest in the end result and consequently their collection of data is selective.
At the end of the day however all accidents are caused by speed, whether it be excesive or otherwise.
So what's your opinion then? Not based on the so called research but on your own experience.
I would have said that over the years of investigating such matters accidents actually CAUSED by excessive speed are in single figure percentage. The problem however is that the faster you are travelling when you have the accident the greater the damage to you and others. Consequently the accidnet, because of it's aftermath, gets blamed on speed and distorts the figures.
595tus said:
Consequently the accidnet, because of it's aftermath, gets blamed on speed and distorts the figures.
It gets better. In Essex, any accident that happens at a speed above the posted limit it automatically included in the 'caused by speed' category. That might be OK if the posted limits bore any resemblance to the road... As I have said elsewhere, if you take this to its logical conclusion, you can set limits to 1mph everywhere and then find that 'speed' is the cause of ALL accidents. (Oh, someone seems to have concluded that already, I'm sorry!)
I refer you to www.safespeed.org.uk. You can use your brains and intelligence or you can follow the Pied Piper.
simpo two said:
It doesn't even take a cynic to point out that unless the service history is bullet-proof pukka stamped TVR main franchised dealer with a fried egg on top and extra spam, if your engine goes west they've got the perfect excuse not to meet warranty obligations.
Warranty = golden handcuffs IMHO.
I'm sure that someone on here (with a Cerbie) has had a successfull SP6 foc rebuild whilst using an independant tho'.
I meant outside of the warranty period as well.
>> Edited by Leadfoot on Monday 24th November 00:09
Leadfoot said:
I'm sure that someone on here (with a Cerbie) has had a successfull SP6 foc rebuild whilst using an independant tho'. I meant outside of the warranty period as well.
Possibly, but I'm guessing that's more likely to be on a legal 'unfit for purpose' basis, as one doesn't reasonably expect engines to fail so soon.
Gassing Station | General TVR Stuff & Gossip | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff