Aaah now I get it!
Was being overly sensitive for which I apologise....it all just sounded a bit odd to me and I couldn't work out what I'd done wrong.
I've owned at least 6 TVRs and fully understand the idiosyncrasies of cars of this genre, but to be fair, if persisted with and fully sorted, they can be great cars to own and drive as long as you go into ownership fully aware of the potential pitfalls......it always helps if you buy from someone who operates to similar levels of perfectionism though......some people's definition of cosseting is different from my own!

The Aero 8 is an iconic car and it least it has an engine, which unlike most latter day TVRs, is less likely to go bang at some stage.....and I'd far rather drive something rare and characterful.

Thanks for the responses!