New guide has wrong car on front!
Discussion
Griffers - brace yourself, then go to www.tvrbooks.co.uk and tell me what you see...
Is this a nightmare or wot? Can we campaign for parity if not exclusivity?
Is this a nightmare or wot? Can we campaign for parity if not exclusivity?
and a bit of this to u steve
'Is there a rumour you can trade in the 1st edition with Steve????????'
I sold mine to the guy who bought my old Griff. Wish I'd kept it now - at least it had a picture of the damn thing on the front!
If the new guide has a wiro-binding like the first one, it would be very easy to make two covers - one for people who bought the right car and one for those that didn't. Or a reverisble one? I mean, even SH himself is a Griff man. One of each perhaps?
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>> Edited by simpo one on Wednesday 4th December 22:27
I sold mine to the guy who bought my old Griff. Wish I'd kept it now - at least it had a picture of the damn thing on the front!
If the new guide has a wiro-binding like the first one, it would be very easy to make two covers - one for people who bought the right car and one for those that didn't. Or a reverisble one? I mean, even SH himself is a Griff man. One of each perhaps?
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>> Edited by simpo one on Wednesday 4th December 22:27
'Just had a look, four Griff's and two Chimaeras on the front and one Griff on the back, so can't complain really.'
Can. Am. Have. Nyaaah! Whose side are you on anyway?
'Simpo, let me know when when you buy a new copy and I'll photocopy the cover of the old one and send it to you so you can spray mount it on the front.'
Interesting - I could put one of the EVO pics on the front... it would even be my old motor then too!
Can. Am. Have. Nyaaah! Whose side are you on anyway?
'Simpo, let me know when when you buy a new copy and I'll photocopy the cover of the old one and send it to you so you can spray mount it on the front.'
Interesting - I could put one of the EVO pics on the front... it would even be my old motor then too!
'The griff on the back is a full car shot.'
With deepest respect, that's not important. The front pic is very good and more striking than a 'full car shot', even if it is a Chimaera. And what's more important, the front or the back? Exactly.
Can't understand the logic, that's all, unless it just happened to be the only shot suitable for a front cover, which is hard to beleive.
Apologies for the rumpus, but one pic of each - equal weighting - is the obvious choice for a book that features both!
(going off to retrieve dummy)
With deepest respect, that's not important. The front pic is very good and more striking than a 'full car shot', even if it is a Chimaera. And what's more important, the front or the back? Exactly.
Can't understand the logic, that's all, unless it just happened to be the only shot suitable for a front cover, which is hard to beleive.
Apologies for the rumpus, but one pic of each - equal weighting - is the obvious choice for a book that features both!
(going off to retrieve dummy)
Simpo, old bean.
I thought your tongue in cheek Griff v Chimaera stuff was pretty amusing. But I would just say that after numerous Griff v Chim posts some people may not realise it is tongue in cheek and some of the humour may be lost...
BTW - how did the phrase 'tongue in cheek' come about?! Whose tongue? And which cheek?!
I thought your tongue in cheek Griff v Chimaera stuff was pretty amusing. But I would just say that after numerous Griff v Chim posts some people may not realise it is tongue in cheek and some of the humour may be lost...
BTW - how did the phrase 'tongue in cheek' come about?! Whose tongue? And which cheek?!
not only this issue .. but the sample chapter is wrong also I think 
the 4.x car engine bay has the alternator moved but the other pump is the air con compressor not the pas pump, and the other pic isn't a chimaera 5.0 cos that bonnet hinges at the front and the bonnet stay is on the driver side, whereas the pic is surely a griff with it's rear hinge bonnet and bonnet stay on the passenger side?? or have i missed something?
the 4.x car engine bay has the alternator moved but the other pump is the air con compressor not the pas pump, and the other pic isn't a chimaera 5.0 cos that bonnet hinges at the front and the bonnet stay is on the driver side, whereas the pic is surely a griff with it's rear hinge bonnet and bonnet stay on the passenger side?? or have i missed something?'But I would just say that after numerous Griff v Chim posts some people may not realise it is tongue in cheek and some of the humour may be lost...'
Well just to put the matter right, of all the cars in the world I'm happy to agree that the Chim(p) is in the top two! Which is pretty good really... besides, people with no SOH should be reading 'Local Government Worker' or 'Environmental Campaigner Weekly'.
'BTW - how did the phrase 'tongue in cheek' come about?!'
Dunno, but it sure stops you talking!
Jools wrote: 'I think the 4.x car engine bay has the alternator moved but the other pump is the air con compressor not the pas pump, and the other pic isn't a chimaera 5.0 cos that bonnet hinges at the front and the bonnet stay is on the driver side, whereas the pic is surely a griff with it's rear hinge bonnet and bonnet stay on the passenger side??'
Look like the shit is hitting the fan! (At least it would if they hadn't moved the fan to the other side
) But seriously folks, I got confused recently looking at a pic of an engine bay until I checked the owner's profile and saw it was an LHD car...doh! Would that explain the misplaced parts?
May all TVR owners live long and prosper.
Well just to put the matter right, of all the cars in the world I'm happy to agree that the Chim(p) is in the top two! Which is pretty good really... besides, people with no SOH should be reading 'Local Government Worker' or 'Environmental Campaigner Weekly'.
'BTW - how did the phrase 'tongue in cheek' come about?!'
Dunno, but it sure stops you talking!
Jools wrote: 'I think the 4.x car engine bay has the alternator moved but the other pump is the air con compressor not the pas pump, and the other pic isn't a chimaera 5.0 cos that bonnet hinges at the front and the bonnet stay is on the driver side, whereas the pic is surely a griff with it's rear hinge bonnet and bonnet stay on the passenger side??'
Look like the shit is hitting the fan! (At least it would if they hadn't moved the fan to the other side
) But seriously folks, I got confused recently looking at a pic of an engine bay until I checked the owner's profile and saw it was an LHD car...doh! Would that explain the misplaced parts? May all TVR owners live long and prosper.
There are also a few grammatical errors in the sample chapter. I've noticed two on page 98.
The first section on the page "Direct to battery" has an incomplete ending to para 1. "It is something that I would recommend because it does provide".
and in the final para on the page (under "Via special connector") "It cost almost as much in parts as the commercial one make"
Also, all of the footers say "Available in May 1998". They also have an old web address not the tvrbooks one.
Oh well. I am still waiting to see if Santa brings me a copy - although I really expect to have to buy one myself in the new year.
Steve, I hope these problems were sorted out before final press but even if not I applaud you for creating this magnificent book and I will be ordering one anyway so don't worry.
The first section on the page "Direct to battery" has an incomplete ending to para 1. "It is something that I would recommend because it does provide".
and in the final para on the page (under "Via special connector") "It cost almost as much in parts as the commercial one make"
Also, all of the footers say "Available in May 1998". They also have an old web address not the tvrbooks one.
Oh well. I am still waiting to see if Santa brings me a copy - although I really expect to have to buy one myself in the new year.
Steve, I hope these problems were sorted out before final press but even if not I applaud you for creating this magnificent book and I will be ordering one anyway so don't worry.
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