mjheathcote
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Yes, just like the Rover SD1 at the same time, compared to the Rover P6 before it.Bean counters, it was cheap as was the rest of the car
Yes, just like the Rover SD1 at the same time, compared to the Rover P6 before it.Bean counters, it was cheap as was the rest of the car
Yes, just like the Rover SD1 at the same time, compared to the Rover P6 before it.
....I now keep an eye on the classifieds for a genuine RHD TR8 as I would definitely find room for one of those in my garage.
Now don't be mean about the SD1 either, we had three in a row as the family car when I was a kid.
A really nice Vitesse or Vanden Plas EFi could easily find a home with me if the right one came along.
Robin, if you're genuinely interested in buying a factory TR8 please let me know. I have a very good friend who may be able to help you source one.
Hi Matt,
Me too, I also adored the TR7 as a small boy it was my favourite car for ages. Even my dreaded half-sister and her first husband getting a brand new TR7 convertible when I was about 11 didn't put me off!
I had this one in 2012 for three or four months
43,000 miles, 2 owners from new, full history including original bill of sale and BL Passport, every MOT, original sales brochure and a copy of Practical Classics in which it was featured and on the cover. Great condition rust free and with that history was as tight to drive as a TR7 gets and I really enjoyed owning it. I very nearly kept it but bought it for about £1k at auction and got offered £4.5k for it a few months later so head ruled heart and I took the profit.
So I say go for it and scratch that itch. I now keep an eye on the classifieds for a genuine RHD TR8 as I would definitely find room for one of those in my garage.
Thank you Robin, you seem to have echoed what I am trying to do, own a cheap car for 3 or 4 months, scratch an itch and sell it on.
Can you tell me how she drove?...by that I mean how did the chassis compare to say your GS Spyder, really wobbly or much the same?
Also would be interested in how the 2.0L drove, I am not expecting it to be fast, just brisk or was it a very poor accelerating?
Robin, if you're genuinely interested in buying a factory TR8 please let me know. I have a very good friend who may be able to help you source one.