My old man is looking at one 2morrow..

Just wondering if anyone has owned one on here before?

If so wot are they like?

 

they like to catch fire

 

My dads next door neighbours caught fire!!
Nice car AWSOME SOUNDTRACK!!, very fast with little effort but not much more after it.
Never ever make the power they are rated at, they leak a lot as well(soft top).
tabetha

 

All I hear is that TVR's catch fire all the time?

Why is this?

I woz thinking bout getting a Cerbera next but ive heard there even worst..

 

i personalyl wouldnt buy ANY TVR,,,

 

My uncle had a TVR tuscan - most expensive car he ever owned and it spent most of its life being fixed by the dealer - you'll need loads of ŁŁŁ to burn with a tvr if its used and goes wrong outside any warranties

 

tell him not to bother

 

They cant be all bad.. Can they?

He aint gonna use it everyday, it will be a weekend toy..

 

My mate has a dodgy battery in his. Its located in the passenger foot well and is apparently a nightmare to get to!!. He had to remove the ecu to get to it. Took him well over an hour !!

My dads mate has one too. He had to join the RAC because he lost all confidence in it after it broke down a couple times.

Awsome car tho .... when it runs

 

makes no difference apparently

 

Basically you bought an RS after you heard all the horror stories.

How many have been true?

TVR's will be just the same my friend.

 

Watch out for rotten chassis outriggers, poor starting when hot (starter overheats) obv elec faults, inc wiper motor probs ( no longer available n Ł200 for a recon lol)
duff boxes, more or less the same T5 as a cos, cracked blocks n leaking diffs
And all the above lol



btw, Did I mention overheating

 

The build quality/wiring is shocking from what I saw on the two Cerbs that my bruv-in-law owned

His first one lasted a day,he brought it around for me to take for a spin,and I brought it back like this:

 

yeah shite

 

LOL yet another PF TVR hate thread theres one every week at the mo


Chimaeras rule... ignore all this bollox, yeah so what the odd one has caught fire big deal, i bet more that a couple of fords have gone up in smoke


make sure its at least a 450 preferably 500 and it shold have lots of reputable history and money spent on it which should indicate a well looked after car... any specific questions PM me

 

Well the one he is looking at is a 4.0L V8, its only done 57,000miles with a full service history so it sounds good..

 

I dont hate them at all !
All the above are positive pointers and are true!
Get real! before you get your fingers burnt.


ex the pun

 

my friend owned one for a year and it was no trouble

used to leak a bit but if you have a garage then its not a problem

his was the 4.0 V8, not as quick as my stage 3 saff but quick nontheless

14.5 sec quarter ish

was a brill car and it sounded awesome and looked fantastic

dont be put off by the horror stories, but make sure he/mechanic checks it over thoroughly.

how much is it, my friend sold his 50k miles 1996 chimaera for Ł8300 recently, personally i thought it was a bargain, and if i had sold the saff in time i would have considered it

 

Ive been in one & they're awsome! But they hav no door locks, so be careful where u park it.

 

i do hate them,,,, bags of shite

 

Just spoke to my old man and he has brought it for Ł6000, he's picking it up 2morrow night so i hope its alright for the journey home..

Im glad you said it aint as quick as a stage 3 cossie

 

you sure......

 

no door locks, that can't be right??

The ones I have looked at look the nuts, but the build quality was shocking, more so on things like window rubber etc, just badly designed.

Interior looks mental, totally different, but 60% of the ones in the trader say "New engine by TVR" on 20-30k motors

 

for 6k i take it its an early 4.0????



my mates trying to sell his mint 1999 5.0 for 16,000 or is he of his head?

 

I suppose so, its a K-Reg..

 

Trust me they dont, unless theyve put some on the newest versions.

 

no thats about the going rate for that model and year assuming its ultra low mileage - perhaps a tad optomistic

tbh 6k sounds silly cheap even for an early 4 litre, its either done mega miles or is rough.... if not bargain of the century!

 

they don't have door handles either, but that don't mean you can't lock the doors

 

thats because THEY ARE SHITE...end of

 

and your experience is what??? (apart from prehaps having your ass handed to you by them in your hair dressers car )

Merc's are shite(unless your retired), but i don't post every 5 minutes saying so

 

Thats wot i thought but its mint, only a couple of stone chips here and there.. so hopefully the bargain of the century

 

Thats right. They just have a little button you push & it pops the door so you can open it.