Buyer guide / info

[frenchcoupe]

Hi

I am considering buying an S, but have not owned a TVR before. I have just ordered the book written by Steve Heath, but is there a decent buyers guide on line that I can look at in the meantime?

Is there any real big differences between the S1,2 and 3? Any recomendations on which would be better?

Also I live in France. Has anyone managed to get one of these vehicles registered in France? If so, is there anything that has to be done over and above the normal procedure? Is it possible to get a Certificate of Conformity for an S?

Thanks

Frazer

[GadgeS3C]

Hi Frazer,

An excellent idea! But we are slightly biased

The SH bible should answer a lot of questions. Worth looking at the links at the top of the S forum for some good online guides such as http://www.tvrsseries.com/

Regarding France I know there are some owners in France. A chap recently started this thread asking for info so might be worth connecting with.

The folks here are great so don't be afraid to ask.
Gary

[frenchcoupe]

Gary

Thanks for the info. I will have a read up and then start looking around in the UK for a suitable car.

Frazer

[S2Mike]

Why not keep an eye on our social calendar, and pay us a visit, so you can see the variants in the flesh/ fibreglass!
You would be very welcome, and I am sure I speak for all the S owners on here, we are a friendly bunch.

[frenchcoupe]

Mike

I appreciate the offer. Unfortunately I am working in Afghanistan at the moment and I live in France.

I will buy a UK car though, but I will have to do some research and then arrange a visit to see a few cars. I havent planned the visit yet. It will probably sometime after April.

I will keep an eye on the trips to France that the various TVR clubs arrange though. It might be possible to meet up with people on one of those.

Frazer

[Longers]

Hi Frazer,

If you're in Afghanistan Clarence Boddigers "slightly modified" old car might suit you (cannot find any pics at the moment and search is not working )

You will probably find some import info here... http://www.tvrcarclub-france.net/

And for trips heading kind of in your direction...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
...and...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
80 cars already booked for Spa, several more still tbc

[TJC46]

frenchcoupe said:

Also I live in France. Has anyone managed to get one of these vehicles registered in France? If so, is there anything that has to be done over and above the normal procedure? Is it possible to get a Certificate of Conformity for an S?

Thanks

Frazer

There is a guy on pistonheads who owns a tvr and lives in France. His pistonheads title is V8FROG. Email him concerning the above, im sure he will tell you all you need to know/do to register a TVR in France.
Good luck
Tom.

[Elfit]

There is another French PHer ~ Le TVR profile here

He has an S but I'm not sure if he was the one who exported it.

[v8s4me]

I’ve found the best source of information on our cars is right here on this forum. There’s years of experience to learn from and plenty of opinions. For example – which way round do I fit my pressure cap?

[frenchcoupe]

Thanks for all of the advice. I will keep looking on this site and join the French site too.

Cheers