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Thread: Many TVR destroyed in garage fire and 15 more damaged.

  1. 08-15-2008, 10:38 AM #1
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    Default Many TVR destroyed in garage fire and 15 more damaged.

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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7560995.stm



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    At least seven sports cars have been destroyed in a fire at a car service garage in Coventry.

    About 45 firefighters tackled the blaze at the TVR Performance and Service Centre in Longford.

    Crews were called to the fire, which started in a building at the Bedworth Road site, just after 0100 BST.

    Seven cars were believed to be destroyed and others damaged in the fire that is thought to have been caused by an electrical fault.

    Company director Richard Peacock, 21, was one of the owners of the damaged cars.

    He said his car had been undergoing a lot of work recently, and was due to leave the garage next week.

    He said: "It's heart-breaking, being my pride and joy."
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  2. 08-15-2008, 10:43 AM #2
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    WOW. That sucks
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  3. 08-15-2008, 11:47 AM #3
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    Uh oh. Better get Maaco.
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  4. 08-15-2008, 03:47 PM #4
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    cant say this is good news for TVR as they have still not recovered from 2006.
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  5. 08-15-2008, 04:48 PM #5
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    Didnt the guy that owns TVR say he is gonna bring it back?
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    oh well i think tvr's suck anyways.
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    Quote Originally Posted by redrumracer
    oh well i think tvr's suck anyways.


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    Quote Originally Posted by redrumracer
    oh well i think tvr's suck anyways.


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    well they do, dont get me wrong they are powerful and nice but not for the money. and i dont like the way the body looks
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    i would much rather have one of these
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    Quote Originally Posted by redrumracer
    well they do, dont get me wrong they are powerful and nice but not for the money. and i dont like the way the body looks
    They are alot cheaper than allot of the competition in the exotic car segment and i say they look great. Call it futuristic if you will but even Lamborghini owners will give the double take if a TVR "roars" by.

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    Quote Originally Posted by redrumracer
    well they do, dont get me wrong they are powerful and nice but not for the money. and i dont like the way the body looks

    they are pretty cheap.. in london the are..lol

    Sagaris were like 66k when they came out... and only 35k over seas!
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    Quote Originally Posted by JITB
    they are pretty cheap.. in london the are..lol

    Sagaris were like 66k when they came out... and only 35k over seas!
    yea i just saw that, i was expecting them to be a lot more, there is a 2000 Tuscan for sale for 20500 euro in Eastborne, but still i cant get over the look
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    Quote Originally Posted by redrumracer
    yea i just saw that, i was expecting them to be a lot more, there is a 2000 Tuscan for sale for 20500 euro in Eastborne, but still i cant get over the look

    lol i just realized how cheap they were myself...
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  15. 08-16-2008, 12:31 AM #15
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    one of my relatives over in the UK has a Chimaera convertible like this one. It's a cool car

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeX
    one of my relatives over in the UK has a Chimaera convertible like this one. It's a cool car

    Hard to call that car conservative but compared to todays TVR it's just tame.
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  17. 08-17-2008, 09:51 AM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by redrumracer
    oh well i think tvr's suck anyways.
    You have bad taste....TVR = insanely fast mean and brutal and ****ing sexy/mean also brutal looking.
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    damn man that sucks
    i would be hella pissed if that happened

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  19. 08-17-2008, 12:50 PM #19
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    Im gonna play some GT5p later and look at those insane interiors.

    Jezza "And according to the speedometer the top speed is 20......NOOO it isn't"

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    damn that sucks! I love the TVR. reminds me of the viper.

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    damn that blows goats. . they became one of my favorite cars after seeing the speed 6 (i think or a 12) in Swordfish.


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    *Seizure*






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    Damn that sucks i love tvr there badass cars



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    TVR's are straight mean. IMO best value for a car in the world if you get one overseas. That sucks about the fire.
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    Pushrods anyone?
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    The Top Gear episode with the TVR and getting it started is classic. Jeremy bets a number of people they cannot get into the car and start it in under 1 minute.

    No one was successful.
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    the first guy that was interviewed is about to cry! that really sucks.. his car is stilll mounted..


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