they're cr@p??

they're cr@p??

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Guillotine

Original Poster:

5,516 posts

270 months

Thursday 28th August 2003
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most of you on here will know me...or have seen me on here for a few years now.
I love my griff. done loads of miles loads of tracks and will never sell it.

BUT...

i have to say, after another day under the dash and in the passenger footwell, they are cr@p!
my grannie could have thrown it together better.
I have often considered it a blue peter project made by a school art department out of cereal packets and bottle tops...can't believe they could sell so many of them!!!!!

now thats over, i'm of to do my usual 45 mile refuel trip to the garage for optimax. its only 5 mile from my house but...you know...

pies

13,116 posts

262 months

Thursday 28th August 2003
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Its not a car its a "living experience"

Ballistic Banana

14,700 posts

273 months

Thursday 28th August 2003
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When i changed my Dash i was pleasantly surprised how neat and tidy the wiring etc was.

Mind you i was surprised to find the ECU just thrown on top of the battery and with me scaring passengers on the ice there isnt much protection for them using it as a Imaginery Brake.

If they where made but Robots i think u could ecpect a bit more but them i think the price would reflect that too

BB

joolzb

3,549 posts

255 months

Thursday 28th August 2003
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Yeah but it goes fast!

Had a look at a T350 and although I was very impressed with the styling outside and in, I'm sure behind the scenes it will be the same. As for the front, that's gonna have more chips than Harry Ramsden. Not that I can afford one or want to get rid of me Griff.

AllTorque

2,646 posts

275 months

Thursday 28th August 2003
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Gotta agree mate completely. I looked at the wiring behind my dash and it was a complete bird's nest soup, without the soup. You gotta love that bloody noise though - makes it awfully tough to contemplate selling it.

simpo two

86,756 posts

271 months

Friday 29th August 2003
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AllTorque said:
Gotta agree mate completely. I looked at the wiring behind my dash and it was a complete bird's nest soup, without the soup. You gotta love that bloody noise though - makes it awfully tough to contemplate selling it.


Short of a DB7 Volante there's nothing I want after my Griff (Jag F-type had it for a moment but it was never made).

Psychobert

6,316 posts

262 months

Friday 29th August 2003
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I wouldn't go quite that far, but TVRs do all share a certain unique something in the build quality department

That said, not swapping it for the world..

666 GRF

36 posts

255 months

Friday 29th August 2003
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That said, not swapping it for the world.. [/quote]

RAW-SEWedge

970 posts

265 months

Friday 29th August 2003
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Agree, I had cause to look at mine this week and it resembled an explosion in a bomb-making factory. I shoved the carpet back quick and it was soon forgotten when it fired up !

david beer

3,982 posts

273 months

Saturday 30th August 2003
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I thought the behind dash wiring was quite tidy, a bit too tidy, should of spent a little more time doing the bits we see. The ECU wiring is exactly the same as a Rangie, its just on a Rangie the relays and ECU are attatched to something. Of course on a Rangie the "empty" relay sockets are fitted with relays so the traction, ABS, cruise, all work.

Guillotine

Original Poster:

5,516 posts

270 months

Saturday 30th August 2003
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Castle Coombe today...

Fabulous weather...

Nuff Sed

beano500

20,854 posts

281 months

Saturday 30th August 2003
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Come on then! Wheel Grannie out and tune it up!!!!