Zzzz... Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 That's true, ok so maybe only the the owners club will help. But the TVR at least look gorgeous... that looks plain odd Quote
Kev946 Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 Top Gear tested one on the track and it was sooo slow considering what it is. It's: - 1. Ugly 2. Poor build quality so will fall to bits 3. Non existant dealership no spares etc. 4. a Rover 5. a Rover 6. a Rover Nooooooooooo........................... Quote
sl114 Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 2. Poor build quality so will fall to bitsWhat they didnt tell you was like the zed, they had a prototype version of the SV, which wasnt even finished, however Topgear insisted they had the car anyway. What does Clarkson do, slate its poor build! Its wasnt finished! Quote
sinbad Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 I respect the SVR for what it tried to do. I did't think they looked too bad either when i saw a couple at Brands hatch a year or two back. But for all its power and carbon bits, it just doesn't perform from what ive read and thats a big letdown and a shame really. It's like they didn't finish it off. I don't think it could ever replace a Zed though. Quote
sinbad Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 2. Poor build quality so will fall to bitsWhat they didnt tell you was like the zed, they had a prototype version of the SV, which wasnt even finished, however Topgear insisted they had the car anyway. What does Clarkson do, slate its poor build! Its wasnt finished! I remember his review, i'm pretty sure he mentions it wasn't finished though. Quote
Kev946 Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 It's an MG though. Will make a TVR look reliable and well built.... Quote
Zzzz... Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 it is a MONGREL! -an old ford v8 engine tuned up...old technology.. just grunt ( they needed an engine that could be validated/homologated for US in their desperate attempts to break into new markets... -Some italian tuning of the chassis and platform -A quick styling job by MG ( granted by an excellent styling guy), but with a great aspirations and poorly executed by rover engineers ( not their fault... you could not design anything properly if the development budget was not there... -Made in a factory somewhere in italy, unclear what kind of build quality standards etc... Emotionally I can understand people hoping this car to be a good performance car and perhaps a"legacy" of what rover could have been... but practically it is botch...I would even buy a a monaro VX8 R whatever that thing was.... Quote
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