"TVR 400 SE 1990 Moonraker Black/Magnolia (1990)"

"TVR 400 SE 1990 Moonraker Black/Magnolia (1990)"

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Benbay001

Original Poster:

5,794 posts

156 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Anyone know or has viewed this one?
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/t...

It just about falls into my budget, and its local.
Anyone know it?

Thank you.

ElvisWedgely

2,714 posts

164 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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No I don't know that one, but I do know of a really nice 4 litre Wedge with full history and well within your budget. Click on my name to see the picture.

Tony. TCB.

Benbay001

Original Poster:

5,794 posts

156 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Ive seen your car for sale.
Being a yoof i absolutely love the body kit of the 400SE.
Im not in a position to buy for another week anyway.
What part of London are you from. My mum lives near Guildford. Are you close to Guildford?
The rarity of your car appeals.

Benbay001

Original Poster:

5,794 posts

156 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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How about the blue 400se on ebay?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/191280586866?clk_rv...
Anyone know that one?

ElvisWedgely

2,714 posts

164 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Benbay001 said:
Ive seen your car for sale.
Being a yoof i absolutely love the body kit of the 400SE.
Im not in a position to buy for another week anyway.
What part of London are you from. My mum lives near Guildford. Are you close to Guildford?
The rarity of your car appeals.
Guildford is not very close distance wise, but driving down the M25 round London it's about half hour drive as I am just off the M25.

You won't be dissapointed with the car. It's a beast.

Tony. TCB.

Benbay001

Original Poster:

5,794 posts

156 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Cheers Tony.
I am definitely interested.
I may contact you at the end of the week or next weekend.

davej

15 posts

220 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Benbay001 said:
Anyone know or has viewed this one?
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/t...

It just about falls into my budget, and its local.
Anyone know it?

Thank you.
Ive seen it nice enough car has a few stress cracks as per usual has had engine work done and a clean chassis new stainless exhaust as well.
Weirdly im not keen on wedges in black or I would have had it

chj

763 posts

212 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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davej said:
Ive seen it nice enough car has a few stress cracks as per usual has had engine work done and a clean chassis new stainless exhaust as well.
Weirdly im not keen on wedges in black or I would have had it
Does it need a front end respray?

davej

15 posts

220 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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chj said:
Does it need a front end respray?
Personally I would want it sprayed to make perfect but every wedge is getting on now and nearly everyone ive seen needs these stress cracks sorting

Edited by davej on Saturday 16th August 14:53

Benbay001

Original Poster:

5,794 posts

156 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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davej said:
Ive seen it nice enough car has a few stress cracks as per usual has had engine work done and a clean chassis new stainless exhaust as well.
Weirdly im not keen on wedges in black or I would have had it
I contacted the owner. Its been sorn since being bought 2 years ago. Slightly worrying.
Or am i the only one that this causes concern to?

ElvisWedgely

2,714 posts

164 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Benbay001 said:
Cheers Tony.
I am definitely interested.
I may contact you at the end of the week or next weekend.
Contact me when you are ready. I'm in no hurry. Word of advice from a Wedge enthusiast and club member. Be weary of a Wedge that's been standing. I bought one once that had been off the road for a few years and it was a money pit. Things start to go wrong one by one as you start using it. My car is taxed, mot'd and reagularly used. It's been to many TVR meets this year including BBWF 2014.

Tony. TCB.



smash

2,062 posts

227 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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I saw Tony's car at Duxford and bodywork and interior very clean. (sorry - didn't crawl under it lol!)

matt-man

2,665 posts

218 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Stress cracks come back... I had mine deep cut and re-resined and some have already come back...

The body shop are going to do it again and go deeper but I don't think they will ever go and stay away...

All part of the charm! smile

rev-erend

21,404 posts

283 months

Sunday 17th August 2014
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The ad and price made it worth a look.

For the stress craps on mine around the headlights - I cut and chased the crack all the way through.. 2 layers of glassfibre on the underside and resin some chopped stands of mat in the cut I made .. no filler.. just build up with resin and flat off.

davej

15 posts

220 months

Sunday 17th August 2014
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They were nothing major ,mainly around the vent on the bonnet as I say its a twenty four year old car not new so you have to expect it

Benbay001

Original Poster:

5,794 posts

156 months

Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Did the thread get a hair cut? Bit disappointing if it did..

smash

2,062 posts

227 months

Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Wedge world is a small one - the owner probably contacted moderators as didn't like the cat D allegations as it is claimed to come up HPI clear - probably seen as naming and shaming. Truth doesn't enter into it, lol!

Edited by smash on Tuesday 19th August 07:03

hallsie

2,184 posts

219 months

Tuesday 19th August 2014
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If the car is a Cat 'D' then that's that!

To be honest, if its been done well like the blue 400 that came up last year, then it shouldn't be a problem!

The blue one went for less than 4k I think!!

Stu

matt-man

2,665 posts

218 months

Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Its a real shame when pretty small repairs on these cars end up with cat D's. Its really so expensive to fix fibreglass and lots of the "specialist reccomended insurance workshops" don't have a clue so end up quoting high,hence the cat d. Its only body remember,not structural as that's cat c.

The only problem is resale...its like mileage on a car, people IMHO spend too long worrying about it when with cars like tvrs you need to buy what you see not what the paperwork says.

Regardless, high mileage and cat d will always be cheaper to buy...but does mean they will need to be cheaper when you sell.

ElvisWedgely

2,714 posts

164 months

Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Benbay001 said:
Did the thread get a hair cut? Bit disappointing if it did..
The thread got a haircut without notice, apology or reason, probably because some people didn't like what they are reading. Obviously, freedom of speach is restricted on this forum even though from what I could see people were just stating past facts and events they had experienced in order to save fellow Wedgers grief about a car on sale with a dodgy past. I think, I too, like many others, will switch over to using the official TVR forum soon.

Tony. TCB.