Who's got the highest recorded milage Chimaera
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As tittle really, Mines a wee infant at 65,000 miles and only 16 years old,
Any spec will do including re built cars etc, just what's the record going to be,,,
100,000,,,,,,, 130,000 miles maybe, who can lay claim to a well proven car.
Intermittent rain in the air so I must find something to do in between drives
This should be good for a laugh
Any spec will do including re built cars etc, just what's the record going to be,,,
100,000,,,,,,, 130,000 miles maybe, who can lay claim to a well proven car.
Intermittent rain in the air so I must find something to do in between drives
This should be good for a laugh
It's one of the bast aspects of a RV8 powered Tvr, it's one of the many parts we know plenty about and have good evidence as to its usable life.
I suppose everytime you upgrade these cars it's like taking it back to new, as their all old now each time you do something your giving that part of the car a new lease of life,, bit like a heart transplant.
Onwards and upwards
I suppose everytime you upgrade these cars it's like taking it back to new, as their all old now each time you do something your giving that part of the car a new lease of life,, bit like a heart transplant.
Onwards and upwards
The thing is these are a form of SUPER car so I'd rather be putting our cars up against other sports cars.
The engine being used in a Landie isn't exactly spinning up quite like it does in our cars so I'd have thought we exibit different wear patterns, and old Landie as I like to call em potters along at steady revs, were always reminding ourselves of the power etc,
A complete guess but I bet these cars fair favourably up against many other sports cars of a similar age and value.
Tough old girls we have here
The engine being used in a Landie isn't exactly spinning up quite like it does in our cars so I'd have thought we exibit different wear patterns, and old Landie as I like to call em potters along at steady revs, were always reminding ourselves of the power etc,
A complete guess but I bet these cars fair favourably up against many other sports cars of a similar age and value.
Tough old girls we have here
Richard 858 said:
Yes Dave but it's not your post, it's Alun's .................just saying!
So just watch it Dave,,
I'm sure you've answered your own point Dave, we know how long these engines last in the old log pullers but I've not known one of them thrash the engine in quite the same way as we do, I have the odd concern over the fact we often run the engine in such a neutral position, hardly pulling anything, a bit like running an engine at high revs with little load on it,as when it's in neutral, surely a little load is actually good for keeping vibration down,
The RV8's used in our cars are tuned more, well mine is, higher compression etc, more heat in engine bay to deal with, bigger cams = more Swarf
Can we really use the Landie examples as a barometer?
I'm just trying to get a more balanced view of what Tvr really is,,
Such bad press, negativity etc etc, you and me know we have the best car pound for pound on the market Dave
I've removed a serious amount of reliably issues from my car with the addition of an aftermarket Ecu and wiring harness,,,,,
Trouble is I'm still paranoid it'll break,,, just years of thinking one way is even now hard to dismiss,
Reading about these great cars clocking up serious milage is just what I need
Anyway I enjoy your input tremendously Dave so carry on old bean
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