Which soft-top?
15 December 2004, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Pie_n_Chips
LOL is that because your an old fart and are quite happy to sit at 2500rpm and let the turbo do the work YAWN!!!!!!!!!!
15 December 2004, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Flatcapdriver
I beg to differ. They can be a pain in the **** to drive around town and when conditions/mood/traffic don't allow you to cane the backside off it then you really do start to notice the lack of torque. Torque is always a key requirement of any road car.
, their fine round town, their not like a turbo car when off boost(gutless), their quite nippy even before vtec kicks in, great for built up area's. Take them to the open road, then let the bitch screeeeeeeeeeeem. Loads of fun
15 December 2004, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by anc-sti
An I beg to differ with you matey , their fine round town, their not like a turbo car when off boost(gutless), their quite nippy even before vtec kicks in, great for built up area's. Take them to the open road, then let the bitch screeeeeeeeeeeem. Loads of fun
, their fine round town, their not like a turbo car when off boost(gutless), their quite nippy even before vtec kicks in, great for built up area's. Take them to the open road, then let the bitch screeeeeeeeeeeem. Loads of fun
16 December 2004, 08:57 AM
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i.e. if there is no torque to pull you out of a slow corner
or maybe your driving style is more v8 auto
17 December 2004, 11:00 AM
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Turbo lag in a scoob out of a roundabout is no where near as bad as being a long way off the VTEC! But as said, you just have to work the box, and I believe the S is 6 speed, so there should be no excuse!
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17 December 2004, 11:47 AM
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Ive driven one briefly and it is very nice 
Have you seen the vid of the Mugen one giving the nurburgring a punishing?
MB
Have you seen the vid of the Mugen one giving the nurburgring a punishing?
MB
04 January 2005, 01:15 PM
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I think someone else has to stand up for the TVR choices....
I defy anyone to spend an hour or two in a griff or a Chimera and not be blown away by the feel, the power, the sound and the looks.
I had a Griff 500 for 2 years and covered 25000 miles in it - ok, it broke down twice.... once was a faulty diode on the back of a new alternator and once was a flat battery... hardly tragically unreliable!
It had already done 36000 miles when I bought it and had a full folder of history from day one so I could see that any of the early 'bugs' had been ironed out by previous owners.
It was my daily driver for most of that time and my scoob just sat in the garage unless I needed to carry more than one passenger!
The griff has the most natural and comfortable driving position I can think of and always felt stable and comfortable even on crap rough country roads.
They drive like a pussycat at low speeds and low revs with so much torque you can drive around town all day without changing from 3rd gear! Dont forget the sub 4.5 second 0-60 rush and the noise when you drop to 3rd at 70 and floor it!
i really think you should find a well kept example and give it a try.
They are a truly different league from the rest of your choices.
ben
I had a Griff 500 for 2 years and covered 25000 miles in it - ok, it broke down twice.... once was a faulty diode on the back of a new alternator and once was a flat battery... hardly tragically unreliable!
It had already done 36000 miles when I bought it and had a full folder of history from day one so I could see that any of the early 'bugs' had been ironed out by previous owners.
It was my daily driver for most of that time and my scoob just sat in the garage unless I needed to carry more than one passenger!
The griff has the most natural and comfortable driving position I can think of and always felt stable and comfortable even on crap rough country roads.
They drive like a pussycat at low speeds and low revs with so much torque you can drive around town all day without changing from 3rd gear! Dont forget the sub 4.5 second 0-60 rush and the noise when you drop to 3rd at 70 and floor it!
i really think you should find a well kept example and give it a try.
They are a truly different league from the rest of your choices.
ben
Last edited by Ben STI; 04 January 2005 at 01:19 PM. Reason: to add comments on comfort etc blah blah blah
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