RE: PH Fleet: TVR Chimaera and Mazda MX-5

[Blown2CV]

Chilliman said:

0a said:

I still don't get the thinking behind two sporty soft tops that are both impractical and not that comfortable. I'd be flogging the Mazda and looking at old mercs in the bargain basement thread!

Chimaera is one of the most comfortable cars I've owned to be honest... and that includes jags, mercs beemers... and the boot is surprisingly large.. add the space behind the seats and there's plenty of room and comfort for a two week trip round Europland

come on that's a bridge too far. Comfier and more practical than a jag or a merc? Seriously?

[Graham]

Chilliman said:

Chimaera is one of the most comfortable cars I've owned to be honest... and that includes jags, mercs beemers... and the boot is surprisingly large.. add the space behind the seats and there's plenty of room and comfort for a two week trip round Europland

My chim is about the only car that doesnt give me back ache on a long run !! and I've had about half a dozen pc computers in it in one go !!


its also the most economical car I've ever had !!!

[Chilliman370bhp]

Blown2CV said:

Chilliman said:

0a said:

I still don't get the thinking behind two sporty soft tops that are both impractical and not that comfortable. I'd be flogging the Mazda and looking at old mercs in the bargain basement thread!

Chimaera is one of the most comfortable cars I've owned to be honest... and that includes jags, mercs beemers... and the boot is surprisingly large.. add the space behind the seats and there's plenty of room and comfort for a two week trip round Europland

come on that's a bridge too far. Comfier and more practical than a jag or a merc? Seriously?

I didn't actually say it was MORE comfortable or more practical... just that it's one of the most comfortable cars I've owned, or to put it in perspective, I can climb out of it quite refreshed and not knackered. Er, assuming it wasn't a country hoon And I didn't make any claim at all about it being more practical, I simply said the boot was surprisingly large...

I just didn't agree with the comment that said it was impractical and 'not that comfortable'

Sorry

ETA, excuse the silly 370bhp bit in the name we're just having a larf and some temporary name changes on a thread in the Chimaera forum...

[Raramuri]

V8Bart said:

Come on Garlick, you now have an underground car park and a TVR, GET THE BLOODY CAT's BACK OUT!!!!!!!

^^THIS - with audio/video link please!

[FerrousOxide]

canucklehead said:

why do Brits always call bicycles 'pushbikes'? pushing a bike is the last thing you would do with it - considering it is a far more reliable form of transport than most of our beloved internal-combustion-powered vehicles, it would be more appropriate to call cars 'pushcars' - as M. Garlick would apparently be able to attest.

Because a "bike" is often taken to mean a motorbike, and "bicycle" takes longer to say, I suspect...

[Riknos]

alex464 said:

Hi,
I was amazed to find that you found an auto-electrician to remove your old alarm and immobiliser for only £45! I have the same problem on my 1994 MB (retro-fitted immobiliser and only one rather flaky looking key left...)

Can you enlighten me as to where this very reasonable man can be found?

Cheers,

Alex

Alex. Fortunately for Garlick, the electrics on the MX-5 are a piece of pie, which is why it was so quick (and cheap) to fix.

You may not be so lucky I'm afraid!

Regarding the MX-5's immobiliser / brake caliper issue. Age related wear and tear. How many brand new Audi's have more issues than that in their first years? It's 15 years old, it's probably been 100% reliable for 14 of those!

[900T-R]

Blown2CV said:

come on that's a bridge too far. Comfier and more practical than a jag or a merc? Seriously?

Hmmm, I'd say the Chim treads a fine balance - I can do 800 miles on a day without tiring of it but unlike a big barge it doesn't threaten to send me to sleep on such drives...

[V8RX7]

Riknos said:

alex464 said:

Hi,
I was amazed to find that you found an auto-electrician to remove your old alarm and immobiliser for only £45! I have the same problem on my 1994 MB (retro-fitted immobiliser and only one rather flaky looking key left...)

Can you enlighten me as to where this very reasonable man can be found?

Cheers,

Alex

Alex. Fortunately for Garlick, the electrics on the MX-5 are a piece of pie, which is why it was so quick (and cheap) to fix.

You may not be so lucky I'm afraid!

Having removed many aftermarket alarms I'd be amazed if any couldn't be removed within an hour.

Usually the standard of fitting is awful, most can be bypassed in a few minutes (and that's without breaking anything)

99% will be wired into the ignition switch and the unit hidden above the drivers feet - all very obviously wrapped in black tape.