I'm Aaron Forrester and on Aaron's Eccentric Garage. This channel is dedicated to sharing my automotive adventures and educating others on how to modify their cars and enjoying them to the fullest.
Going back to its roots (kind of!) as the Rover V8 engine in that TVR is based on a Buick 215 V8 from the 1950’s! So it’s a British sports car with American muscle under the hood in a way!
@FullDetailAutomotive14 күн бұрын
phenomenal video. thank you for taking the time to share
@DioDellaMuerte14 күн бұрын
Thanks
@prettyvacant0918 күн бұрын
I want a TVR Griffith
@AaronsEccentricGarage18 күн бұрын
I can help ya get one of you'd like =) Tvrimports.com
@ridgemanron19 күн бұрын
Saw a TVR for sale from Canada that had left hand drive and wonder why people importing them to the U.S. ordered them instead of RHD?
@AaronsEccentricGarage18 күн бұрын
There's only about 4 LHD versions out there. They were built by a company in Austria. TVR neve never made a LHD cerbera from the factory. The pedal box on the left/passenger side is rather small and those who have those cars usually have to drive with racing shoes or barefoot.
@abridgingpanda737220 күн бұрын
Make sure you don't take them all!
@eakins36022 күн бұрын
Sweet
@redtop220922 күн бұрын
Привет друг👋 купил себе такую систему, еще не успел поставить. Искал отзывы и обзоры на activ pro, но на просторах российского интернета их нет, что очень странно. Спасибо тебе за твое видео🤝
@AaronsEccentricGarage22 күн бұрын
There were no reviews of this system in English, only Japanese, so I decided to take that step and make my own review. Maybe you could do the same in Russian?
@Cerbydave28 күн бұрын
Turn the disk under the steering column to the middle and the indicators will self cancel. It's just not set up properly.
@mikejwheatleyАй бұрын
The Cerb telegraphs if it’s gonna let go in the dry - there’s SOOOOO much feedback. You can put your footdown and get a move on with that handling. In the wet, it’s a different prospect as it’s so light with so much power. Don’t be a p*ssy 😂
@arkhsmАй бұрын
W O W, the young Richard Hammond Tuscan....!!
@arkhsmАй бұрын
And in your Arizona case, you'll literally help stop the TVR rot !!
@AaronsEccentricGarageАй бұрын
Well... any cars really 😀 lots of collector cars here in AZ
@arkhsmАй бұрын
Wot, TWO CERBERA the same car show in the USA, next to each other.... Go get yourself something less common, lol !!
@arkhsmАй бұрын
Eccentric = British = different/interesting/weird/strange etc !!
@AaronsEccentricGarageАй бұрын
Amen to that!
@hendawg3048Ай бұрын
Bad ass ride
@AaronsEccentricGarageАй бұрын
Thank you!
@arkhsmАй бұрын
There's nothing else quite like a TVR Cerbera, AND it's style was shown to be long, lean and lithe !!
@arkhsmАй бұрын
He knows his TreVoR's, and his 3000s is SWEET !!
@user-gr3jt3vs4gАй бұрын
No
@tvrduudeАй бұрын
Not sure whether to like or dislike this 😢....
@AaronsEccentricGarageАй бұрын
Well... I guess it's a like since I pulled it out and made sure that something with it was wrong and not just speculation 😉
@WayAppАй бұрын
Love the luxurious feel.
@downsyndromeheroАй бұрын
hagerty is bad ass, thats what I have on my FD. Sorry about the alternator man, pain in the dick man.
@sunnavailableАй бұрын
Is this full revs?Also does it matter time of day?
@AaronsEccentricGarageАй бұрын
Regulation says 3k rpm. Nothing about time of day.
@adamgamble8386Ай бұрын
Good to see TVR being allowed to be driven in the USA. Blackpool muscle car. I cannot imagine many people in the USA would know what a TVR is. Marcos cars is another one that are like a British muscle car and also Noble,Morgan, Lister, Bristol and AC cars would be pretty exotic to amercian petrolheadz
@AaronsEccentricGarageАй бұрын
Yeah, most common question is.. what is that?!
@GarrettTelke-xu9ydАй бұрын
My dad has a 1969 tvr 2500 he rut me off in clover leave I was diving a 1987 mack semi kicked my ass
@arkhsmАй бұрын
Man that 15 minutes just blew by !!
@AaronsEccentricGarageАй бұрын
Hope you found it enjoyable =)
@arkhsmАй бұрын
You both looked slightly freaked out ! I had to get it right (SIDE LITERALLY), coming from NZ, where we drive on the left side too (like UK and Japan); when at 27 y.o. I did 1 lap of AMERICA in '87. Bought a giant '73 Mercury the day I arrived in L.A. for $400. The guy I bought it from, l had to ask how to get it into gear; turns out it had a foot operated parking brake ! Proceeded to do 10,000 miles in a month. Did go down an Interstate OFF RAMP at night near Quartzsite Arizona though....and man that Mercury did easily 40+ mph in reverse when I saw headlights coming toward me ! A new subscriber, who's loving the TreVoR journey your undertaking (and about to undertake again I see); so I started right back at Part 1 !!
@arkhsmАй бұрын
Go Trev !!
@yapoka12 ай бұрын
do you need to take out fuel rail for replacing the damper?
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
Nope! But you'll have to remove the 'rats nest' solenoid rack and hoses... plus I recommend removing the Emissions devices if you're in a state that allows it. But then that opens another can of worms too. If you must keep the Emissions devices (erg etc) then pulling the fuel rail will probably be easier. But... once again, while you're in there.... 😉
@yapoka12 ай бұрын
@@AaronsEccentricGarage make sense..thank you.. my car has a stock ecu.. so I cannot remove emission devices..
@yapoka12 ай бұрын
how does your car crank so fast？ do you have a 2kw starter?
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
Yup. Banzai Racing makes a simple relay kit that helps eliminate most starting issues: www.banzai-racing.com/store/product1439.html
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
I later added a lithium ion battery relocation kit and it cranks even faster now! kzread.infoUueevnenHag?si=gz8dxe9DHXGAMpeo
@lorcanmaher92492 ай бұрын
I genuinely think that TVR can lay claim to some of the most beautiful cars ever made. Unfairly judged on quality but I'd argue that Ferrari and Lamborghini were no better (at the time) for reliability. They were a very ""real"" company. Beauty, and performance that was accessible to the normal working person. True European muscle.
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
I fully agree with this!
@lorcanmaher92492 ай бұрын
@@AaronsEccentricGarage Do you remember the Venturi Atlantique, a completely different platform but so similar in so many ways. And stunning looking also.
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
@lorcanmaher9249 yup! I do recall that car. I believe the bigger ones were the 400? French car too if I recall
@Peter-MH2 ай бұрын
“I’m importing a TVR Tuscan.” - the subscribe button just got smashed!!
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@Peter-MH2 ай бұрын
Doug Demuro must be begging to borrow this!!
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
I actually reached out to him and was told by an email reply that if he has time and is interested, he'll reach out.. that was a year ago 😉
@a1praz02 ай бұрын
Not sure how this channel doesent have at least 200k by now
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate that!
@incubus11952 ай бұрын
Beautiful car in a glorious colour? Reminds me of Nissan Midnight Purple.
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
It definitely is a beautiful color... especially in full sun.
@kevinpeckham10862 ай бұрын
Sorry just cannot see what the big deal is LHD, RHD, really makes no difference just get in and drive! And yes I grew up in England so learnt RHD but now live in SE Europe where of course it's LHD but I brought my MGF and TR Chimaera both of which are RHD over here then bought a LHD Land Rover Discovery TD5 so have both LHD & RHD cars. The Discovery has gone now replaced by Mercedes C200 CDI also LHD.
@stephenharfield7812 ай бұрын
I have a 2002 TVR Tuscan, you will love the one you are importing when you see and drive it! A number of years ago I saw a picture of a MK.2 2005 I think Tuscan in California, I have always wondered how that worked.
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
Canada has a 15 year import rule and folks can drive them into the USA temporarily as a tourist up to 1 year. They cannot be registered in the USA.
@strttrple765rs42 ай бұрын
You’re too close to the pipe…..
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
It was 45° and 20" away... that's the standard used for California
@denzbeanz23 ай бұрын
Congratulations on finding a good car to import, hopefully the first of many
@AaronsEccentricGarage3 ай бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate the support. I suspect about a dozen folks across the USA will probably bring one over here and there within the first year, but we'll see!
@denzbeanz22 ай бұрын
I predict more once they find out how good they are and also very reasonably priced compared to overpriced supercars of nowadays, I've driven a lot of cars and can honestly say it's like nothing else, closest would be a cross between a Viper and a Cobra
@AaronsEccentricGarage2 ай бұрын
@@denzbeanz2 problem is complying in states like California for emissions 🤔
@denzbeanz22 ай бұрын
Next couple of years as more cars comply the fun begins
@krokodile72033 ай бұрын
Currently an American living overseas in England. When I leave a couple of years from now I’m hoping to bag a TVR myself. No idea how to do any of that legal paperwork but hopefully I can figure it out and join the club!
@AaronsEccentricGarage3 ай бұрын
When it comes time to move back to the USA, feel free to reach out! I can at least point you in the right direction
@jstdrv3 ай бұрын
Congrats! I'm looking to buy either a Tuscan LHD from Belgium or a Cerbera 4.5 with a rebuilt chassis this spring and bring it back to Norway. I already have a LHD Griffith 500 from 94 in BRG. TVRs are great, fun cars. check out some of my videos from roadtripping my TVR Chimaera all over europe and Norway
@oil36163 ай бұрын
I've had a 2000 Mk1 Tuscan and still have my 2006 Tuscan Convertible (my 6th TVR in total) . I Love my TVR's. Good luck with your imports.
@AaronsEccentricGarage3 ай бұрын
That's awesome! Hope you're still enjoying it! Thank you for the support!
@grahamrobson92923 ай бұрын
The Tuscan is a great choice so unique I was around in the launch years we saw a lot in Newcastle UK truly exciting ! I also think the earliest cars are design classics.
@AaronsEccentricGarage3 ай бұрын
We're very excited to see such a great example to be the first one to hit the USA. Here's hoping this little British auto manufacturer gets the attention it deserves 😀 thanks for watching and for the support!
@ubacow71093 ай бұрын
Will the motor system work with non-tein coilovers?
@AaronsEccentricGarage3 ай бұрын
I'd be shocked if it did. The system is designed with Tein components in mind. Even then, not all Tein suspension can accept it. Their website has a diagram what cars and suspension will accept it. Hood clearance matters too.
@constantinelheman3 ай бұрын
The design of the car is just awesome. it looks like nothing else!
@AaronsEccentricGarage3 ай бұрын
most folks who see it think it's a love child of a viper and a jaguar =)
@arkhsmАй бұрын
@@AaronsEccentricGarage I can see elements of both, whilst still being its own thing too !!
@gav240z3 ай бұрын
Installed yet?
@johnmore41553 ай бұрын
My buttons are going the same way. Do you have your supplier details in England please?
@AaronsEccentricGarage3 ай бұрын
racetechdirect.co.uk/
@johnmore41553 ай бұрын
@@AaronsEccentricGarage Thank you
@wads80z3 ай бұрын
You should find someone with a C5 and a Viper GTS to do the triple test we never got in the 90s....
@AaronsEccentricGarage3 ай бұрын
You know, I actually tried doing this but every C5 I could get my hands on was modified to a point where it wasn't a good side by side. I found a viper owner but he doesn't let anyone drive it =/ so it kinda fell flat.
@wads80z3 ай бұрын
awww sucks. the @tflclassics guys are out west though...@@AaronsEccentricGarage
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Going back to its roots (kind of!) as the Rover V8 engine in that TVR is based on a Buick 215 V8 from the 1950’s! So it’s a British sports car with American muscle under the hood in a way!
phenomenal video. thank you for taking the time to share
Thanks
I want a TVR Griffith
I can help ya get one of you'd like =) Tvrimports.com
Saw a TVR for sale from Canada that had left hand drive and wonder why people importing them to the U.S. ordered them instead of RHD?
There's only about 4 LHD versions out there. They were built by a company in Austria. TVR neve never made a LHD cerbera from the factory. The pedal box on the left/passenger side is rather small and those who have those cars usually have to drive with racing shoes or barefoot.
Make sure you don't take them all!
Sweet
Привет друг👋 купил себе такую систему, еще не успел поставить. Искал отзывы и обзоры на activ pro, но на просторах российского интернета их нет, что очень странно. Спасибо тебе за твое видео🤝
There were no reviews of this system in English, only Japanese, so I decided to take that step and make my own review. Maybe you could do the same in Russian?
Turn the disk under the steering column to the middle and the indicators will self cancel. It's just not set up properly.
The Cerb telegraphs if it’s gonna let go in the dry - there’s SOOOOO much feedback. You can put your footdown and get a move on with that handling. In the wet, it’s a different prospect as it’s so light with so much power. Don’t be a p*ssy 😂
W O W, the young Richard Hammond Tuscan....!!
And in your Arizona case, you'll literally help stop the TVR rot !!
Well... any cars really 😀 lots of collector cars here in AZ
Wot, TWO CERBERA the same car show in the USA, next to each other.... Go get yourself something less common, lol !!
Eccentric = British = different/interesting/weird/strange etc !!
Amen to that!
Bad ass ride
Thank you!
There's nothing else quite like a TVR Cerbera, AND it's style was shown to be long, lean and lithe !!
He knows his TreVoR's, and his 3000s is SWEET !!
No
Not sure whether to like or dislike this 😢....
Well... I guess it's a like since I pulled it out and made sure that something with it was wrong and not just speculation 😉
Love the luxurious feel.
hagerty is bad ass, thats what I have on my FD. Sorry about the alternator man, pain in the dick man.
Is this full revs?Also does it matter time of day?
Regulation says 3k rpm. Nothing about time of day.
Good to see TVR being allowed to be driven in the USA. Blackpool muscle car. I cannot imagine many people in the USA would know what a TVR is. Marcos cars is another one that are like a British muscle car and also Noble,Morgan, Lister, Bristol and AC cars would be pretty exotic to amercian petrolheadz
Yeah, most common question is.. what is that?!
My dad has a 1969 tvr 2500 he rut me off in clover leave I was diving a 1987 mack semi kicked my ass
Man that 15 minutes just blew by !!
Hope you found it enjoyable =)
You both looked slightly freaked out ! I had to get it right (SIDE LITERALLY), coming from NZ, where we drive on the left side too (like UK and Japan); when at 27 y.o. I did 1 lap of AMERICA in '87. Bought a giant '73 Mercury the day I arrived in L.A. for $400. The guy I bought it from, l had to ask how to get it into gear; turns out it had a foot operated parking brake ! Proceeded to do 10,000 miles in a month. Did go down an Interstate OFF RAMP at night near Quartzsite Arizona though....and man that Mercury did easily 40+ mph in reverse when I saw headlights coming toward me ! A new subscriber, who's loving the TreVoR journey your undertaking (and about to undertake again I see); so I started right back at Part 1 !!
Go Trev !!
do you need to take out fuel rail for replacing the damper?
Nope! But you'll have to remove the 'rats nest' solenoid rack and hoses... plus I recommend removing the Emissions devices if you're in a state that allows it. But then that opens another can of worms too. If you must keep the Emissions devices (erg etc) then pulling the fuel rail will probably be easier. But... once again, while you're in there.... 😉
@@AaronsEccentricGarage make sense..thank you.. my car has a stock ecu.. so I cannot remove emission devices..
how does your car crank so fast？ do you have a 2kw starter?
Yup. Banzai Racing makes a simple relay kit that helps eliminate most starting issues: www.banzai-racing.com/store/product1439.html
I later added a lithium ion battery relocation kit and it cranks even faster now! kzread.infoUueevnenHag?si=gz8dxe9DHXGAMpeo
I genuinely think that TVR can lay claim to some of the most beautiful cars ever made. Unfairly judged on quality but I'd argue that Ferrari and Lamborghini were no better (at the time) for reliability. They were a very ""real"" company. Beauty, and performance that was accessible to the normal working person. True European muscle.
I fully agree with this!
@@AaronsEccentricGarage Do you remember the Venturi Atlantique, a completely different platform but so similar in so many ways. And stunning looking also.
@lorcanmaher9249 yup! I do recall that car. I believe the bigger ones were the 400? French car too if I recall
“I’m importing a TVR Tuscan.” - the subscribe button just got smashed!!
I appreciate that!
Doug Demuro must be begging to borrow this!!
I actually reached out to him and was told by an email reply that if he has time and is interested, he'll reach out.. that was a year ago 😉
Not sure how this channel doesent have at least 200k by now
Thank you! I appreciate that!
Beautiful car in a glorious colour? Reminds me of Nissan Midnight Purple.
It definitely is a beautiful color... especially in full sun.
Sorry just cannot see what the big deal is LHD, RHD, really makes no difference just get in and drive! And yes I grew up in England so learnt RHD but now live in SE Europe where of course it's LHD but I brought my MGF and TR Chimaera both of which are RHD over here then bought a LHD Land Rover Discovery TD5 so have both LHD & RHD cars. The Discovery has gone now replaced by Mercedes C200 CDI also LHD.
I have a 2002 TVR Tuscan, you will love the one you are importing when you see and drive it! A number of years ago I saw a picture of a MK.2 2005 I think Tuscan in California, I have always wondered how that worked.
Canada has a 15 year import rule and folks can drive them into the USA temporarily as a tourist up to 1 year. They cannot be registered in the USA.
You’re too close to the pipe…..
It was 45° and 20" away... that's the standard used for California
Congratulations on finding a good car to import, hopefully the first of many
Thanks! I appreciate the support. I suspect about a dozen folks across the USA will probably bring one over here and there within the first year, but we'll see!
I predict more once they find out how good they are and also very reasonably priced compared to overpriced supercars of nowadays, I've driven a lot of cars and can honestly say it's like nothing else, closest would be a cross between a Viper and a Cobra
@@denzbeanz2 problem is complying in states like California for emissions 🤔
Next couple of years as more cars comply the fun begins
Currently an American living overseas in England. When I leave a couple of years from now I’m hoping to bag a TVR myself. No idea how to do any of that legal paperwork but hopefully I can figure it out and join the club!
When it comes time to move back to the USA, feel free to reach out! I can at least point you in the right direction
Congrats! I'm looking to buy either a Tuscan LHD from Belgium or a Cerbera 4.5 with a rebuilt chassis this spring and bring it back to Norway. I already have a LHD Griffith 500 from 94 in BRG. TVRs are great, fun cars. check out some of my videos from roadtripping my TVR Chimaera all over europe and Norway
I've had a 2000 Mk1 Tuscan and still have my 2006 Tuscan Convertible (my 6th TVR in total) . I Love my TVR's. Good luck with your imports.
That's awesome! Hope you're still enjoying it! Thank you for the support!
The Tuscan is a great choice so unique I was around in the launch years we saw a lot in Newcastle UK truly exciting ! I also think the earliest cars are design classics.
We're very excited to see such a great example to be the first one to hit the USA. Here's hoping this little British auto manufacturer gets the attention it deserves 😀 thanks for watching and for the support!
Will the motor system work with non-tein coilovers?
I'd be shocked if it did. The system is designed with Tein components in mind. Even then, not all Tein suspension can accept it. Their website has a diagram what cars and suspension will accept it. Hood clearance matters too.
The design of the car is just awesome. it looks like nothing else!
most folks who see it think it's a love child of a viper and a jaguar =)
@@AaronsEccentricGarage I can see elements of both, whilst still being its own thing too !!
Installed yet?
My buttons are going the same way. Do you have your supplier details in England please?
racetechdirect.co.uk/
@@AaronsEccentricGarage Thank you
You should find someone with a C5 and a Viper GTS to do the triple test we never got in the 90s....
You know, I actually tried doing this but every C5 I could get my hands on was modified to a point where it wasn't a good side by side. I found a viper owner but he doesn't let anyone drive it =/ so it kinda fell flat.
awww sucks. the @tflclassics guys are out west though...@@AaronsEccentricGarage
thanks for doing this
Is that tempe town lake?
Yup!