thinking of buying my first tvr, tips please!

[Corin Denton]

As I've already mentioned Steve, I've only used Peninsula who I get on with, for a wider scope it might be an idea to put a post up on the TVR General Gassing or the South West forums to get feedback from people who've used others, personal reccomendation always works for me.

[steve1c]

Cheers, I will. But tonight, I think it's time to go for the Friday pint ( along with the obligatory pic of the car )!
Keep you posted tomorrow if all goes well. Thanks again for all the help and general info.

[WWESTY]

So did it all go OK?

Are you ??

[steve1c]

Too upset to talk! saw it drove it, looked great but too many things wrong. Saw another today, fantastic 500, beaut body work and inside, but chasis had plastic coating off a lot of it and rust setting in, asking about it being cleaned up by local tv dealer. Price tomorrow. Thanks for asking though!

[WWESTY]

steve1c said:

Too upset to talk! saw it drove it, looked great but too many things wrong. Saw another today, fantastic 500, beaut body work and inside, but chasis had plastic coating off a lot of it and rust setting in, asking about it being cleaned up by local tv dealer. Price tomorrow. Thanks for asking though!

Good Luck!

[RichB]

steve1c said:

...fantastic 500, beaut body work and inside, but chasis had plastic coating off a lot of it and rust setting in...

You will get this on a secondhand TVR, jab it with a screwdriver. If the metal is sound then wirebrush, hammerite and waxoyle is the obvious cure. Rich...

[WWESTY]

RichB said:

steve1c said: ...fantastic 500, beaut body work and inside, but chasis had plastic coating off a lot of it and rust setting in... You will get this on a secondhand TVR, jab it with a screwdriver. If the metal is sound then wirebrush, hammerite and waxoyle is the obvious cure. Rich...

yep, I was tempted to say TADTS.......however there are obviously some cars that are worse than others.....so difficult to comment without seeing it.

I guess since you've looked at a couple now, maybe more (?), that you felt this one was poor.....?

[RichB]

My point to Steve would be that if the rest of the car was, as he put it, "fantastic" then a little rust on the chassis is nothing to worry about and would give him something to do once he's bought it - of course usual caveats about front wishbones and chassis out-riggers etc. Rich...

[WWESTY]

RichB said:

My point to Steve would be that if the rest of the car was, as he put it, "fantastic" then a little rust on the chassis is nothing to worry about and would give him something to do once he's bought it - of course usual caveats about front wishbones and chassis out-riggers etc. Rich...

[obiwonkeyblokey]

You could also have a look at mine if you like, Im in Bristol and have a silver 1996 car 38k, pas with the electric door openers and revised front and rear and interior. Not really selling but quite fancy a T350 or Tuscan s.

please dont flame me for advertising, I just noticed he liked silver and im local, welcome to comne along and have a look. pm me...

[shnozz]

obiwonkeyblokey said:

please dont flame me for advertising,

disgraceful behaviour

[steve1c]

Thanks you guys for all the advice, think I'm going to go for it. The chap in David Gerald the local TVR place said it was ok for its age and he'd wire brush and waxoyl it for £250. Nothing he hadnt seen before a few times. So, here goes.....................5L '97 british racing green metalic.................

[steve1c]

P.S. Obiywonkeyblokey, thanks for the offer mate, appreciate it anyway.

>> Edited by steve1c on Wednesday 8th December 20:08

[steve1c]

P.S. again....WEHHEEEEY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[2 Smokin Barrels]

steve1c said:

P.S. again....WEHHEEEEY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations mate!!! I'm all envious!!

[steve1c]

2 smokin b's, cheersmate. just had a gander at your profile, blimey you've had some TV's!

[Corin Denton]

Congrats Steve! Made it in the end mate!

YHM

[2 Smokin Barrels]

steve1c said:

2 smokin b's, cheersmate. just had a gander at your profile, blimey you've had some TV's!

..is that television or transvestite?

[steve1c]

As long as you know the difference!

[ChimBungee]

steve1c said:

Thanks you guys for all the advice, think I'm going to go for it. The chap in David Gerald the local TVR place said it was ok for its age and he'd wire brush and waxoyl it for £250. Nothing he hadnt seen before a few times. So, here goes.....................5L '97 british racing green metalic.................

To enter Starsky & Hutch mode: Do it!

If it's Cureton Green: good choice

What mileage?