Chimaera in my garage
Discussion
baconsarney said:
Been so long since I've driven it I'd forgotten it was there 
Probably the time to move on Richard.Just a fact of life. Plenty of other cars out there if you fancy something fresh.
I think the fact is, we do less mileage nowadays, I certainly do. If it wasn’t for Track Days I would be doing very little mileage, (just as well with the price of fuel!).
Do you fancy a dabble with something else?
Fez887 said:
Is this a suggestion he sells his TVR or am I reading it wrong??
Last time I saw Richard was at Snetterton a few years back - he came to see a few of us in our TVRs on a track day - and he turned up in his Vantage.And recently he has been talking more about his antique-dealer-mobile and his greenhouse.
I am a similar age to Richard and had driven my TVR twice since October.
Once when I went for my COVID booster (and some a
hole scraped it in the car park and drove off without telling me), and once in an attempt to dry the condensation out of it.Drove it yesterday a total of about 10 miles and remembered why I have it.
And heard an annoying rattle from the front left corner.
What are you thinking of doing Richard, if anything?
I must say that with these last few years of wet, miserable, grey winters I have quite happily left my car in the garage under a cover without any thoughts of pulling it out for the very, very rare nice day.
Saying that, I do use it a lot once the sun is out and will take it, (okay, it’s a Porsche Boxster S) as the car of choice for most occasions . There again, I haven’t got a Vantage which I might be tempted to use.
I must say that with these last few years of wet, miserable, grey winters I have quite happily left my car in the garage under a cover without any thoughts of pulling it out for the very, very rare nice day.
Saying that, I do use it a lot once the sun is out and will take it, (okay, it’s a Porsche Boxster S) as the car of choice for most occasions . There again, I haven’t got a Vantage which I might be tempted to use.
"and once in an attempt to dry the condensation out of it. "
I don't drive my S during the winter. It used to get quite damp, so now I use & can recommend these ; the amount of moisture they suck out of the boot & cabin in a few weeks is quite impressive.
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-accessories/...
Two in the cabin and one in the boot does the job well. I bought 2 sets, because they take a few weeks to dry out between uses.
I don't drive my S during the winter. It used to get quite damp, so now I use & can recommend these ; the amount of moisture they suck out of the boot & cabin in a few weeks is quite impressive.
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-accessories/...
Two in the cabin and one in the boot does the job well. I bought 2 sets, because they take a few weeks to dry out between uses.
phazed said:
Correct. It comes to us all……….
What’s the point of it sitting in the garage when someone else could be enjoying it?
Fair enough - the weather in the UK is really annoying when owning a classic car, specifically a convertible, just love those days in a TVR when it’s clear and dry, not sure I could let that go……….only time will tell What’s the point of it sitting in the garage when someone else could be enjoying it?
Fez887 said:
phazed said:
Correct. It comes to us all……….
What’s the point of it sitting in the garage when someone else could be enjoying it?
Fair enough - the weather in the UK is really annoying when owning a classic car, specifically a convertible, just love those days in a TVR when it’s clear and dry, not sure I could let that go……….only time will tell What’s the point of it sitting in the garage when someone else could be enjoying it?
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