Griffith & Chimaera Workshop Notes
Discussion
Being sold on ebay here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-GRIFFITH-AND-CHIMAER...
Guys, if you want this for novelty value buy it but pay no more than £5 for it.
I paid £40 and it is money down the drain.
This is an excerpt from the Introduction
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Introduction
It would probably have been more accurate to call this the Griffith/Chimaera Scrapbook. It is no
more than a collection of hints, tips and gossip - mostly technical, but not exclusively so - which you
might find interesting if you are buying, selling or maintaining one of these models. Its is not
a workshop manual and most of the contributors (including myself) are amateurs where cars are
concerned. If you can't decide whether the information and advice here is correct (and especially
whether it is safe) please consult someone who can. There is no copyright and neither I nor the
contributors make any claims for the accuracy of the contents.
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Most of the information in the notes has come from monitoring the TVR Internet Mailing List and
Sprint, and from a few chats with dealers
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That last statement, by the author himself, is completely and utterly true.
It is nothing more than a bunch of quotes from Sprint and emails, which you probably already know or can easily pick up from here.
It was copyright free and distributed free and still has the compilers details in the Introduction.
I believe this guy has the original document and is simply reprinting what was available free and making money from it.
Please spend your money on sweets for the kids, or a chew for the dog. But not on this.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-GRIFFITH-AND-CHIMAER...
Guys, if you want this for novelty value buy it but pay no more than £5 for it.
I paid £40 and it is money down the drain.
This is an excerpt from the Introduction
+++
Introduction
It would probably have been more accurate to call this the Griffith/Chimaera Scrapbook. It is no
more than a collection of hints, tips and gossip - mostly technical, but not exclusively so - which you
might find interesting if you are buying, selling or maintaining one of these models. Its is not
a workshop manual and most of the contributors (including myself) are amateurs where cars are
concerned. If you can't decide whether the information and advice here is correct (and especially
whether it is safe) please consult someone who can. There is no copyright and neither I nor the
contributors make any claims for the accuracy of the contents.
....
Most of the information in the notes has come from monitoring the TVR Internet Mailing List and
Sprint, and from a few chats with dealers
++++
That last statement, by the author himself, is completely and utterly true.
It is nothing more than a bunch of quotes from Sprint and emails, which you probably already know or can easily pick up from here.
It was copyright free and distributed free and still has the compilers details in the Introduction.
I believe this guy has the original document and is simply reprinting what was available free and making money from it.
Please spend your money on sweets for the kids, or a chew for the dog. But not on this.
Download for free from here:
http://www.geocities.ws/pbtn6/wsncont.htm
Was what we used before Prof Heath's bible.
http://www.geocities.ws/pbtn6/wsncont.htm
Was what we used before Prof Heath's bible.
.............. sorry couldn't resist 
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RichB said:
Could this rigged? I don't know enough about eBay to understand if its possible.
Yes it could. It's called "shill bidding" and involves the seller getting a friend to bid up to a certain amount before stopping. The worst that can happen is that the accomplice wins the the item, leaves positive feedback without actually receiving the item.It is a bit of a coincidence that the last 3-4 of these I have been watching all reached approx £40. I just wasn't prepared to pay that much so I kept on watching the next one hoping it would be cheaper.
Of course it may just be genuine bids too.
g8ape said:
Thanks for this!!! I bid on this item also and was outbid then offered it for £45 when the auction closed.
I thought it seemed fishy.
I was offered one for £21 (my max bid), I foolishly took up the offer, and as above when arrived found it to be a home produced set of comments and trivia, most of which can be found for free or in the Steve Heath book. Steer clear of this shylock, he's making a packet out of running off copies of trivia!!I thought it seemed fishy.
For my part I was offered the item after the sale ended, si I can't raise it as a Paypal dispute. And I've chalked it up as a lesson learned now.
I could potentially report him for shill bidding, which i certainly suspect him of, though that's about all.
I mainly raised it so nobody else gets ripped off by this sh!t.
I could potentially report him for shill bidding, which i certainly suspect him of, though that's about all.
I mainly raised it so nobody else gets ripped off by this sh!t.
Edited by Barreti on Monday 27th May 17:57
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