TVR niggles

[_DeeJay_]

I'm currently in the process of buying a new TVR and have followed the factory's quality drive with interest.

However, I observed the following issues on a 10 month old car today and was astonished. I assume these wouldn't happen as much today, but are they really what people are used to on a new car?

Are these normal, bad quality control or simply through mis-treatment/lack of attention by the owner:

- Glue everywhere (gear stick surround, seats etc)
- Silicon sealant everywhere (way too much used originally)
- Head lights full of condensation/water
- Carpet literally falling off (under the dash)
- Lamination to badges and wheel centres
- Pieces of sealant (or is it waxoil) falling off from under all of the arches
- Rust everywhere (on the engine cover, wheel nuts, wheel hubs, exhaust tail pipes).

I recognise most could easily be remedied with a little time and effort and can't really understand why the owner hasn't already sorted it. I assume it's also been an all weather car that has been kept outdoors.

I've sat in the dealer demos at various dealers and they seem 100% better but together (though most are late 04 or 05 cars).

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[maddog-uk]

I have a July 04 model and it really has none of the above! Well made but at the end of the wheeler era! Dealer did good pdi mind.

[_DeeJay_]

maddog-uk said:

I have a July 04 model and it really has none of the above! Well made but at the end of the wheeler era! Dealer did good pdi mind.

hmmm, this one's June '04 I think, and I've heard nothing but good things about the dealer.

Ah well, maybe a Friday afternoon car!