The spirit of driving

[targarama]

Does anyone else massively enjoy even the shortest journeys in their TVR? I just drove 4 miles to get a hiarcut, 3 miles to the gym, then 4 miles home in a kind of small loop. Can't have gone over 60mph the whole way (most of it was 30-40mph). I still enjoyed it like nothing else.

Get out there and spend your childrens education money on petrol!!!

[chris watton]

Yes on all points!!!

Kids have to settle for beans on toast tonight!

[john57]

Yep ...... I love driving my Griff anywhere - if I can grab the keys off the wife in time before she steals it !

[Psychobert]

targarama said:

Does anyone else massively enjoy even the shortest journeys in their TVR?

Oh

[ouagadougou]

I enjoy just sitting in mine, 0 miles, does that count ??

[groucho]

Come on lads, there's still lots of sheep out there.

[UKbob]

Oh yes If only I was a TVR taxi driver. A popular consideration amongst owners being the "Now letssee, whats the longest route from a to b"

[grandchris]

"The Spirit of driving" was a great slogan for TVR! However the Spirit has flown in recent months!

[johnniem]

As a die hard Jagwaaaar XJR owner I am pleased to report that not only do I LOOOOOOOVE driving anywhere in the my 'stealth bomber' but I was won over this Summer by the Griff and shall undoubtedly purchase one as soon as the kids don't need taking out in two's! I had the greatest pleasure to be passenger for a burn or two out in Le Mans this year. I felt totally enclosed and part of the machine. The torque was amazing and she just kept on pulling (they are 'pulling' cars aren't they?) and the noise! Having sold my powerboat which had an unsilenced (really!) 5.3 litre V8 I really need some raw power back in my life. As Henry Ford said...there's no substitute for cubic inches!

[evo]

I'd take my chim 1/2 a mile to get the fish and chips, in fact any excuse to drive it.

Hopefully it wont be too much longer before I'll be able to do it again, the wifes megane cab isn't quite the same.

[tahiti450]

evo said:

in fact any excuse to drive it.

Absolutely

[parrot of doom]

hehe, I've done about 2000 miles in 3 weeks, so imagine how I feel.

[CLN1]

Can't wait till I get one.

I've just sold a turbo charged Ford after 12 years of ownership (and engine development)and although it was fast I'm looking forwards to speed without bucket loads of lag.

Now I've got no kids to taxi I can have a two seater toy !

Colin.

[cosmoschick]

targarama said:

Does anyone else massively enjoy even the shortest journeys in their TVR?

[targarama]

los angeles said:

targarama said: Does anyone else enjoy even the shortest journeys in their TVR? I do. But I'll let you into a secret; I don't enjoy the long journeys. The Griffith just isn't refined enough. A round trip of thirty miles is exhilerating, even pootling along at 60 mph. Perhaps things are different in the beautful Cerbera, or dramatic Sagaris, but the Griffith loses it's appeal after a while, and especially if it rains. I guess I'm in the minority.

I think you are. I took my Chimaera to Italy and 500 miles in a day was very comfortable. Same for the T350. Obviously roof down would have been a bit 'ear dumbing' for this kind of distance.

[lazyitus]

los angeles said:

I'll let you into a secret; I don't enjoy the long journeys. The Griffith just isn't refined enough. A round trip of thirty miles is exhilerating, even pootling along at 60 mph. Perhaps things are different in the beautful Cerbera, or dramatic Sagaris, but the Griffith loses it's appeal after a while, and especially if it rains. I guess I'm in the minority.

Thats bizarre, L.A!

I think my Griff is one of (if not THE) most comfy cars I've ever driven. I've driven alot of cars too.

My recent trip to LeMans has got me itching to do Europe again.

Its so comfortable I've been known to take my Sprint mag and a bottle of wine into the garage for a quiet hour. (Only Joking! I can finish Sprint in 30 minutes)

[PetrolTed]

Yep, I just enjoyed a short trip of 3,000 miles in 10 days in the Cerbera

[mrmaggit]

los angeles said:

targarama said: Does anyone else enjoy even the shortest journeys in their TVR? I do. But I'll let you into a secret; I don't enjoy the long journeys. The Griffith just isn't refined enough. A round trip of thirty miles is exhilerating, even pootling along at 60 mph. Perhaps things are different in the beautful Cerbera, or dramatic Sagaris, but the Griffith loses it's appeal after a while, and especially if it rains. I guess I'm in the minority.

Yep, you're in the minority. Wol's very comfortable, I've never felt more at home in a car than I do in Wol. The Griffith cabin is one of the best places in the world to be.

[V8 Archie]

mrmaggit said:

The Griffith cabin is one of the best places in the world to be.

In fact it's fourth, behind a good woman, a bad woman and a Chimaera.

I don't really do trips of less than 30 miles each way. If the obvious route is less than that I'll look for a detour.