I am not expecting great economy from this car, but it is light and should have reasonably low-drag, so it will be interesting to see what it will do, and what sort of range the car has, which is important for long trips.
Best fuel economy = 33.21 mpg (Fill 16) – Lots of French / Italian / Swiss motorway
Best fuel economy not on a continental trip = 29.91 mpg (Fill 10) – Mainly British motorway
Worst fuel economy = 22.6 mph (Fill 5) – A/B Road driving
Link to Google Drive fuel spreadsheet
Parts (non-servicing)
- 09/11/2011 Pioneer TS-E1702i speaker – £44.99 (Lowest online price)
- 13/11/2011 Carpet adhesive – 4.99
- 28/11/2011 Graham Varley’s Sagaris manual – £59.50
- 18/01/2012 Levan Roof Panel Bag – £84.99 (£78 + £6.99 p&p)
- 23/01/2012 CTEK MXS 3.6 Charger & Cigarette lighter adaptor. £51.18
- 29/01/2012 Autoglym Bodwork Shampoo – £14.99
- 29/01/2012 Halfords 2 in 1 Microfibre Mitt – £3.99
- 06/02/2012 TVR Holdall for the boot £15.99
- 12/02/2012 2 kg Powder fire extinguisher £7.99
- 13/02/2012 Ring Automotive Electric Compressor – £23.98
- 13/02/2012 Draper Tyre Pressure Gauge (69924) – £9.86
- 07/04/2012 Alloy washer bottle – £82
Total parts spend = £404.45
Servicing & work costs
- 30/10/2011 Quick release bonnet pins – supply and fitting (TrackVRoad) – £89.76
- 05/04/2012 New alloy radiator, silicone hose kit, newAP Racing rear brake pads, door seal fixing (TVR Power) – £1,232.66
- 08/05/2012 New tyres – Toyo T1-Sport, 225/35/18 front and 235/40/18 (rear) Y rated (Millers Tyres) – £616.00
- 10/08/2012 6k service, refurb heater fan unit, adjustable brake bias valve, realign passenger seat (TrackVRoad) – £1,372.92
- 14/11/2012 Suspension Health Check (Center Gravity) – £146.37
- 14/11/2012 Rolling road session and new front pads (TVR Power) – £276.00
- 13/05/2013 Damper refurb (by Gaz), near rear spring and geo (Neil Garner) – £312.39
- 05/08/2013 12k Service, Uprated starter, injector clean, throttle body gaskets (TVR Power) – £1,759.32
Total servicing and work spend = £5,805.36
Trackdays and driver training
- 19/12/2011 CAT Driver Training – Performance Driving Day – £820 (Special offer, only partially taken)
Insurance costs
- Insurance 2011 / 2012 = £378.42 (Fully comp, 5000 miles, business use, no protected ‘no claims’)
- Insurance 2012 / 2013 = £335.02 (Fully comp, 3000 miles, no business use, no protected ‘no claims’)
- Insurance 2013 / 2014 = £290.06 (Fully comp, 2000 miles, no business use, protected ‘no claims’, legal cover)
Tax costs
- £215 for 2012/2013
- £220 for 2013/2014
MoT costs
- Included in 10/08/2012 service
- Included in 07/08/2013 service