£12,000 to spend Tvr chimera v 911

[Griffithy]

Baryonyx said:

Do they have a special following?

[soad]

Baryonyx said:

What a great shot.

[DonkeyApple]

Baryonyx said:

Were Griffiths expensive to buy new in comparison to other TVR'S ? Their values have always been very strong. Do they have a special following? They're probably my favourite TVR, it was always bombastic seeing a Griffith 500 roll by when out in Corbridge on a sunny day.

When I bought mine back in the early 90s they were a grand or two more than a Chimp.

But as others have said, they scared the MGB fanboys so fewer were made. And they are far superior. As shown by their values.

[900T-R]

DonkeyApple said:

When I bought mine back in the early 90s they were a grand or two more than a Chimp.

But as others have said, they scared the MGB fanboys so fewer were made. And they are far superior. As shown by their values.

Nah, they're just a not-quite there precursor to the mighty Chimaera where they were so pleased with themselves having lucked on a great front end that forgot to put similar curves in the rear, and sporting an even less confidence-inspiring suspension set up, a boot in which the roof panel doesn't really fit and fiddly heater controls.

As TVRs go, the Chimaera was the finished article - that's why it outsold any other TVR model 3:1 or more...

Edited by 900T-R on Wednesday 17th September 09:19

[DonkeyApple]

900T-R said:

DonkeyApple said:

When I bought mine back in the early 90s they were a grand or two more than a Chimp.

But as others have said, they scared the MGB fanboys so fewer were made. And they are far superior. As shown by their values.

Nah, they're just a not-quite there precursor to the mighty Chimaera where they were so pleased with themselves having lucked on a great front end that forgot to put similar curves in the rear, and sporting an even less confidence-inspiring suspension set up, a boot in which the roof panel doesn't really fit and fiddly heater controls.

As TVRs go, the Chimaera was the finished article - that's why it outsold any other TVR model 3:1 or more...

Edited by 900T-R on Wednesday 17th September 09:19

Now, as you well know, it outsold the Griff for the same reasons the base model of any manufacturer outsells the halo model. By appealing to the hoi poloi's inferior tastes and their smaller wallets.

[jamieduff1981]

DonkeyApple said:

900T-R said:

DonkeyApple said:

When I bought mine back in the early 90s they were a grand or two more than a Chimp.

But as others have said, they scared the MGB fanboys so fewer were made. And they are far superior. As shown by their values.

Nah, they're just a not-quite there precursor to the mighty Chimaera where they were so pleased with themselves having lucked on a great front end that forgot to put similar curves in the rear, and sporting an even less confidence-inspiring suspension set up, a boot in which the roof panel doesn't really fit and fiddly heater controls.

As TVRs go, the Chimaera was the finished article - that's why it outsold any other TVR model 3:1 or more...

Edited by 900T-R on Wednesday 17th September 09:19

Now, as you well know, it outsold the Griff for the same reasons the base model of any manufacturer outsells the halo model. By appealing to the hoi poloi's inferior tastes and their smaller wallets.

Nah nah nah. Both the Griff and Chim were just practises to work up to the ultimate wet-dream TVR

[DonkeyApple]

jamieduff1981 said:

DonkeyApple said:

900T-R said:

DonkeyApple said:

When I bought mine back in the early 90s they were a grand or two more than a Chimp.

But as others have said, they scared the MGB fanboys so fewer were made. And they are far superior. As shown by their values.

Nah, they're just a not-quite there precursor to the mighty Chimaera where they were so pleased with themselves having lucked on a great front end that forgot to put similar curves in the rear, and sporting an even less confidence-inspiring suspension set up, a boot in which the roof panel doesn't really fit and fiddly heater controls.

As TVRs go, the Chimaera was the finished article - that's why it outsold any other TVR model 3:1 or more...



Ah, the car that proved the IT contractor boom was one big sham. Bought by over priced IT specialists who then couldn't fix the basic electrics that went wrong.

Edited by 900T-R on Wednesday 17th September 09:19

Now, as you well know, it outsold the Griff for the same reasons the base model of any manufacturer outsells the halo model. By appealing to the hoi poloi's inferior tastes and their smaller wallets.

Nah nah nah. Both the Griff and Chim were just practises to work up to the ultimate wet-dream TVR

[TA14]

DonkeyApple said:

Ah, the car that proved the IT contractor boom was one big sham. Bought by over priced IT specialists who then couldn't fix the basic electrics that went wrong.

[jamieduff1981]

TA14 said:

DonkeyApple said:

Ah, the car that proved the IT contractor boom was one big sham. Bought by over priced IT specialists who then couldn't fix the basic electrics that went wrong.

Envy is an ugly thing isn't it?

[Baryonyx]

jamieduff1981 said:

Envy is an ugly thing isn't it?

Unlike all these TVR's. The Griffith still being the one I would buy if I were stupidly rich.

[soad]

Baryonyx said:

Unlike all these TVR's. The Griffith still being the one I would buy if I were stupidly rich.

I'd want at least three - Griff, Cerbera and a T350C. Actually, make it four! Add a Tuscan racer (running a full fat 4.5 AJP race engine)!

[blade7]

edward1 said:

When I bought my first TVR (a wedge ) I test drove a 944 turbo. On paper performance was similar and the porker felt alot more planted. But sitting in the porsche felt no more special than my company vectra,

So you sat in a 944 turbo sports seat, looked forward over the front flared wheel arches and in the mirrors at the flared rear arches and thought it compared to your Vectra I like TVR's, still think about buying one occasionally, but I'm not blind to their faults.

[TA14]

blade7 said:

edward1 said:

When I bought my first TVR (a wedge ) I test drove a 944 turbo. On paper performance was similar and the porker felt alot more planted. But sitting in the porsche felt no more special than my company vectra,

So you sat in a 944 turbo sports seat, looked forward over the front flared wheel arches and in the mirrors at the flared rear arches and thought it compared to your Vectra I like TVR's, still think about buying one occasionally, but I'm not blind to their faults.

I think that you sum up the problem with the 944 interior nicely there - you're interior description consists of a description of the exterior.

[silverback mike]

I had a 944 turbo prior to that various TVR's. I too felt the 944t wasn't special enough. It was clinically excellent but didn't really do it for me. I too recently looked at the 911/Chimaera route, looked at and tried both. Granted my budget which was similar to yours didn't stretch to a 996 turbo or top end Porkers, I think it was 996 C2's and a ropey C4.

I ended up with a Chimaera and haven't regretted it. would I change for a 996 turbo, maybe, but I'm happy with the TVR, it always makes me smile.

[bababoom]

Wow. One of the best colour combos ive seen to.

http://www.topmarques.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

[Baryonyx]

£23,000 and they haven't even bothered to replace the door speaker?

[-Pete-]

bababoom said:

Wow. One of the best colour combos ive seen to.
http://www.topmarques.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Where's 3581 miles from Ebbw Vale? Makes a test-drive a bit complicated... single fare to Mali, Libya, Turkey, Russia or Greenland. Possibly Nova Scotia?

http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.ht...

[Jasandjules]

bababoom said:

Wow. One of the best colour combos ive seen to.

http://www.topmarques.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

How odd, it claims a 0-60 of 4.8 seconds too

Get your first one in Starmist Green......

[DonkeyApple]

jamieduff1981 said:

TA14 said:

DonkeyApple said:

Ah, the car that proved the IT contractor boom was one big sham. Bought by over priced IT specialists who then couldn't fix the basic electrics that went wrong.

Envy is an ugly thing isn't it?

Like the average Chimp driver.

[TVRJAS]

Jasandjules said:

How odd, it claims a 0-60 of 4.8 seconds too

Oh know..... Here we go again

We have obviously never met then DonkeyApple... Brat Pitt's got nothing on me