What a sad fuckup days for drivers. Bye Bye TVR.

Someone's got the facts wrong somewhere, the BBC story is completely different, wonder which is right?

The two articles aren't that different. Sky's is just a bit more 'sensationalist'.

Sky's has been updated more in line with the BBC, possible not as bad as it first appeared to be.

Don't know. Heard about 1/3rd the workforce this morning, then 1/2 of the 260 jobs. Then this afternoon, all 260 jobs, and closing production in the UK, but keeping a "presence".

C'mon guys, it simply hasn't worked properly for a long, long time.

A pity, sure... but... would you buy one?

Yup, they were the last of the great car makers to expect you to get your hands dirty owning one.

I think that became their downfall. City types don't want to get their hands dirty.

As if to emphasise the point, on my way to the Honda dealership this morning I saw a city type in a pinstriped suit standing behind his broken down yellow Cerbera.

Guess they sold to the wrong kind of owner in the end then. There are lots of city types who love to get their hands dirty with their cars. Just not when they are late for a board meeting or deal that will send their bonuses into the stratosphere, and wearing Armani's finest.

In a flash. Sagaris or T350.

That is the problem with most British cars. You can't choose when they break down. I had a jag that used to regularly leave me at the side of the road with no warning whatsoever.

Fraser

An old Wedgie SEAC 450 V8 for me Please. One with the thin bendy composite panels, the crackable heavy GRP ones.

We're going back a bit, are we? ;-)

I've got an SD1 and despite not being the most reliable car in the world ;-) has only broken down once. And when it was lent to a pal. The waterpump seized solid and despite it being common to Range Rover and others the RAC decided to transport it and passengers back from Cornwall rather than fix it. I got a new one easily locally and it took all of half an hour to fit.

A 1995 Land Rover Discovery I was driving on Saturday, broke down going up a hill.

I walked several miles in the pissing rain. I've never been a fan of that car.

It's easy to say that you'd do something when you're not pissing away an actual forty grand in cash of your own money...

I imagine if I had £40k to spend on a car, then it wouldn't really matter :)