Roof down drive and new speakers

We took the car for a good drive to Oxford and back today. The drive there, leaving at 07:30, had damp roads and a lot of mist over the Cotswolds. In air temperatures of ~ 13C, the car seemed to have oil and water temps of ~ 70C, asnd oil pressure in the high 40s … Read more

Too much warm air from windscreen vents

Driving down from TrackVRoad, I was struggling with in-car temperatures. The air-con was blowign cold, but there was a lot of hear in the cabin. While driving this morning, I noticed that while the dash vents pointed towards me were blowing cold, the windscreen vents were blowing lots of warm air! Following a quick search, … Read more

How much?

Some people seem to think that a TVR purchase is a sign of huge wealth, and that a yacht will be next. We certainly didn’t buy the cheaspest Tamora for sale, and also spent quite a bit less than the most expensive. The price we paid is still more than £1k less than the list … Read more

Chat with TrackVRoad about initial niggles

I gave TrackVRoad a call this morning to discuss the initial niggles with the car. No big problems, just a few things I had noticed. I got through to Ian, and he was very helpful. Fitting new speakers should be easy. Self-tapping screws in the GRP bulkead is fine, and as used by the factory. … Read more

More tyres, and some driving

Following my last post about tyres, I started some discussions on Pistonheads and Northloop. There was a mix of opinions on the tyres, from “they will probably be fine” to “change them now before you die”. The opinion I liked most was to “use them up on a drift day”. This would be a good … Read more

Tyre checks, battery charging, and ground clearance

Battery charging first. I moved things in the garage so that I had space to reach down to the Anderson connector and removed the plug that seals it. However, without line-of-sight, trying to fit the awkward jump lead connector wasn’t working. I ended up remnoving the red handle from the jump lead connector since there … Read more

TVR Tamora

Since the Saab was sold in April 2010, we have been a one-car couple. But no longer. Our desire to have a sports car has lead to a purchase. While an E46 M3, or a Nissan 350Z would have been the sensible choice, we ended up buying a 2002 TVR Tamora from TrackVRoad. A Pistonheads … Read more

DVLA Success

After last week’s DVLA fail I returned this lunchtime, cautiously pessimistic that something else would be wrong. On Friday I had received Section 10 of the V5, kindly returned by the new owner very quickly using recorded delivery. Arriving at the DVLA at 12:23 there was a warm stuffy room full of people and a … Read more

Gone, but not completely

Prepare yourself for one of my dullest posts yet (that’s quite a claim). I haven’t had to deal with the DVLA for a few years, but today hasn’t been successful. Given my buyer’s rapid timescale as his 9-5 Aero sold quickly, I wasn’t sure what could be done about the numberplate transfer, so first thing … Read more