Stew Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 That's why I'm happy my car is jap. you don't have to be mad and I believe it is also cheap brilliance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 The other thing about TVRs is that they're all unique - some give virtually no trouble and others are money-pits that are seldom able to move. That's hand-building for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSheener Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 ive always loved cerberas and even looked into gettin a 4.5 v8 one and a TDI runabout, from the owners i talked to, the straight 6 engines need the regular rebuilds, hence why autotrader is full of tamoras, tuscancs etc. with 25-30K miles on em. but piston heads (i think) did an article on a company who do the rebuild and "make them better". something about the engine being too stressed and not enough cooling. they back the timing off slightly, increase the capacity slightly, and improve the oil and water cooling systems, all for about £5k. the result being an engine with at least the same power as standard thats good for normal 95 fuel and more realistic service intervals will post link when i find it. the V8s have their own problems, the thing that put me off was that one guy told me "average servicing starts at £400 and can easily rise to £4000" plus it would kill me driving a tdi to work when i know theres a cerb' on the drive crying to be driven, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSheener Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 lol, show you how much my brain distorted the facts when trying to remember link is here http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=17422 cost is 14k-16k, not 5k, whoops but if a tvr rebuild is 7-8k, if the "wilder" engines last 3x longer, i suppose it might be worth it. remember though, as expensive to own as TVRs are, they are supercars, 0-60 under 5 seconds, 170+ top end, never mind rarity, noise and presence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 remove an existing engine, re-engineer and re-fit are: Wilder 4.1 Litre £14,987.50 inc VAT; Wilder Fury £16,489.50 inc VAT :scare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.