How long have you had it?

[raceboy]

So, that's it really, how long have you had your Chimaera?
Bought mine in July 1999 as a 5 year old '94' 4.0
It's seen a lot of changes, originally lived outside and was my only car but used as a weekend toy, then drafted into daily commuting duties, then lived out it's most recent years as a pampered garage queen.

[seeby]

Brought mine home 5 years 10 months ago . Much to wifeys dissamusment as to why I had wanted one for so long. Broke all the rules when buying ,saw it only in the rain, never test drove, never even sat in one before . Lucky its a "good un" and has been my spoilt P&J since

[Danblez]

2 weeks and 2 days. Best 2 weeks and 2 days of car ownership ever!

[macdeb]

Will be ten years this year for my Chimaera. Had a T350 for a year, two Griffs one for a year and the other for two. Can't see me ever changing it TBH

[ChilliWhizz]

Tad over 4 years, and 18k miles of all weather fun

[Tyre Tread]

Will be 9 years in May - Holy crap! Where did that go? Seems like a couple of years.

Still only done 50K miles but 5K of that was last year and I am determined to use it more.

Edited by Tyre Tread on Monday 26th January 14:17

[raceboy]

macdeb said:

Can't see me ever changing it TBH

With what I've spent over the years, engine rebuild, body off, suspension, lights, wheels.....etc, I thought the same until recently.

[PapaButch]

Since December 2013 ! Been on road for 7 months and off road for the rest, I am so close for it to be back on road, and i cant actually wait!!!

[raceboy]

Found this graph quite interesting (god that sounds sad)
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/tvr_chimaera
500ish Chimaera owners SORN their car over winter, one in six!
I've always kept mine running all year round.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Twenty years...

.....but it's not the same one

[Tyre Tread]

raceboy said:

Found this graph quite interesting (god that sounds sad)
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/tvr_chimaera
500ish Chimaera owners SORN their car over winter, one in six!
I've always kept mine running all year round.

It's not sad. For some people it makes sense.

Two years ago a friend shamed me into taxing mine for the full year as he convinced me I was missing out on all those lovely cold crisp days that I could have some hood down, heater on hooning.

During the 6 months the car was usually Sorn'd I kept a tally of the days when I could actually use it.
There were two. Yes, two days when I could have snatched a couple of drives during daylight without driving in poor weather.

Now, he had also kept tally and came up with more than 40. Howver, he forgor that since he doesn't work he counted the days when I was stuck in an office during daylight hours. He counted days when it was icy and days when it was wet. Since I don't enjoy driving the car when it wa icy and wet, I don't. So for me it makes sense to tak the car off the road during winter. It saves some expense. It saves me from risking taking the car out when perhaps it would be wise not to. It saves the car from a salt bath and it gives me something to look forward to during these horible winter times. It also means I'm more likely to get the maintenanace and upgrades done while its off the road.

[raceboy]

Tyre Tread said:

It's not sad. For some people it makes sense.

I was actually refering to the fact of finding a graph interesting, rather than SORNing a car sad.

[Tyre Tread]

raceboy said:

Tyre Tread said:

It's not sad. For some people it makes sense.

I was actually refering to the fact of finding a graph interesting, rather than SORNing a car sad.

Sorry, misunderstood!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Tyre Tread said:

raceboy said:

Tyre Tread said:

It's not sad. For some people it makes sense.

I was actually refering to the fact of finding a graph interesting, rather than SORNing a car sad.

Sorry, misunderstood!

But the sorning thing is also sad

[Tyre Tread]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Tyre Tread said:

raceboy said:

Tyre Tread said:

It's not sad. For some people it makes sense.

I was actually refering to the fact of finding a graph interesting, rather than SORNing a car sad.

Sorry, misunderstood!

But the sorning thing is also sad

Only insofar as I feel sad not being able to drive it until Spring when I shall be

[Discopotatoes]

I bought mine just over 10 years ago during a midlife crisis, which I'm still having!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Tyre Tread said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Tyre Tread said:

raceboy said:

Tyre Tread said:

It's not sad. For some people it makes sense.

I was actually refering to the fact of finding a graph interesting, rather than SORNing a car sad.

Sorry, misunderstood!

But the sorning thing is also sad

Only insofar as I feel sad not being able to drive it until Spring when I shall be

It must be hell when one of those crisp cold bright winter days crops up!!

[Sardonicus]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

It must be hell when one of those crisp cold bright winter days crops up!!

Dry maybe but your still firing rock salt all over the place, no thanks. Oh Yeh 10 years me a kind of superbike substitute.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Sardonicus said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

It must be hell when one of those crisp cold bright winter days crops up!!

Dry maybe but your still firing rock salt all over the place, no thanks. Oh Yeh 10 years me a kind of superbike substitute.

Ah well, each to their own

[Sardonicus]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Ah well, each to their own

Be boring if we were all the same

Edited by Sardonicus on Monday 26th January 20:36