Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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Just been on the news TVR have reduced their workforce to just a third and the company is due to close in 6 months 
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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With their reputation it's hardly surprising!
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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Bunch of cunts anyway.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I thought the billionaire that bought them was meant to be turning them around, not making them go bust
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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if thats true thats fucking gay.
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John_C
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: South east, Bromley
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4929972.stm
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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Productions dropped from 12 cars a day when they were taken over to just 2!!
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MarkW
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Registered: 19th Mar 04
Location: Orpington, Kent
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i suspect the russians will eventually shut the factory whilst holding the rights to the name etc, and then move production to europe / russia, will be a shame but can see it being like that
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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So long as I can still buy a Sagaris in a few years time....
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
So long as I can still buy a Sagaris in a few years time....
saw one the other day, when i got home i noticed some kind of white exretion in my boxers 
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Kif
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
quote:
Originally posted by ed
So long as I can still buy a Sagaris in a few years time....
saw one the other day, when i got home i noticed some kind of white exretion in my boxers
I was stuck in traffic next to one not long back and filming it as i drove. They guy was revving the nuts off it and i was like 
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woodwardsbodyshop
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Registered: 22nd Feb 06
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just been on news the factory in blackpool is closing
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Gavin_G
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Registered: 12th Apr 02
Location: Bucks
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I am well and truly gutted
I love TVR's
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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ditto with the sagaris, gutted cos i want to own one one day!
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Jules S
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Registered: 24th Dec 03
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The running costs of these cars is
Depending on which variant its just silly.
It doesn't surprise me they are closing the UK factory. You can build the car elsewhere far far cheaper with the same management and 5p an hour labour.
After all TVR was bought by a Russian wasn't it?
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkW
i suspect the russians will eventually shut the factory whilst holding the rights to the name etc, and then move production to europe / russia, will be a shame but can see it being like that
I thought at the time that is all he had bought it for, as it was making a loss then! He'll start up a new factory/race team in Russia or somewhere using the TVR name.
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Who's organising the CS TVR factory exploration (like the rover one) 
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