Where Have All The Taimars Gone???

[Andy Allenton]

Hi all,

I've been looking for a classic car on & off for far too long now. At last the stars have aligned & I can go ahead. I really fancy a Taimar (room for our dog in the back, practicality etc.) There doesn't seem to have been many for sale over the last few months. Perhaps it's because they're so good & owners don't like selling them - who knows???
If anyone's thinking of shifting one with a decent chassis I'd love to hear from you.

Cheers

[Andy Allenton]

C'mon TR4man, less negativity please! I needed to play the 'practicality' card to get my wife more onside...

[Andy Allenton]

Andrew Gray said:

Hi Andy they do come up
It depends on your budget i speak to many who have been looking and they want a car but at prices 5 to 10 years out of date.
The best cars have had £1000s spent on them the worst cars need £1000s spending on them.
There is one for sale here in Kent thats had a full mechanical restoration chassis engine etc and the rest preserved so a nice example
Search Goldmember on here its not advertised at present but he would sell i believe
If its a Bargain your after you may have a very long wait however compared to other marques even the cars at top prices are bargains IMOP
Andrew

Thanks for your insights, Andrew. I tried to email Goldmember but the email address registered to his PH account isn't valid any more.
I'm unlikely to get a total bargain, and can't stretch to £17K for the gorgeously restored one. I'll keep looking - no rush...(until summer).

[Andy Allenton]

Well, thanks again for all your comments, including possible leads. Looks like my classic car budget isn't enough at this stage for a Taimar so I'll rethink what I can get for under £10K.

Cheers,

Andy

[Andy Allenton]

stockpie said:

Seems to be more 3000Ms than Taimars around for £7-12k, including my own. Could always drop the dog in via the sunroof !

Just to make my search harder, I don't want a sunroof (to leak and make extra noise)! Mind you, I read once that a sunroof was necessary to stop the windscreen leaking when the body flexes due to cabin pressure!