Bought 400SE, sold 350i

[CHJ]

Very, very sad to see my trusty 350i drive off this morning. Bought by a nice chap from Kent - hopefully he will enjoy it as much as I did .

The plus side is that I bought a 400SE (with JE engine) a few weeks ago. Toyed with the idea of going into curvy TVR ownership earlier this summer, but soon came to my senses

Some pics ...







Chris

[mrzigazaga]

Nice upgrade mate...Hope the ole girl went to a good home..I bet you have an even bigger smile on your face now....Might see you at next years BBWF?..Cheers..Ziga

[Snow Mole]

Hi Chris
What a great car - never seen it as shiney
Look after the old girl.
Richard

[Campbell]

Nice colour that 400SE, nice lookng wedge....

[JMF894]

Looks fab. I really like that colour. Got any pics of the interior and engine bay? Showing my ignorance but what's a JE engine?

Jimbo

[Campbell]

JMF894 said:

Looks fab. I really like that colour. Got any pics of the interior and engine bay? Showing my ignorance but what's a JE engine?

Jimbo

JE stands for John Eales engine builder http://www.rover-v8.com/jeales/web.nsf/pages/000Ho... proberly the best v8 engine builder in the country.

Cambelt

[JMF894]

Thanks chap

[combine]

Mine was the only slightly curvy Tvr at the northants meet today , I feel sorry for the poor beggars really , they don't know what they're missing !

[P3trolhead]

Hi Chris, the 350i had a trouble free journey to Kent. She ran like a dream all the way!



She will be well loved and pampered in her new home

Thanks again
Steve

[CHJ]

Thanks for the various comments. Wedges are great.

P3trolhead said:

Hi Chris, the 350i had a trouble free journey to Kent. She ran like a dream all the way!



She will be well loved and pampered in her new home

Thanks again
Steve

Hi Steve,

Didn't expect you to have any problems at all, but glad to know the journey went well . I've posted off the V5 today.

Hopefully the Mrs liked it more than you were expecting, but if she didn't then I'm sure you will enjoy it anyway

Cheers,

Chris

[P3trolhead]

The mrs was fine once I had taken her down the pub in it!!

Many more of those trips to come

Your 400se looks good, let me know if you ever want to sell her


Steve

[Andy390]

P3trolhead said:

Hi Chris, the 350i had a trouble free journey to Kent. She ran like a dream all the way!

She will be well loved and pampered in her new home

Thanks again
Steve

Welcome to the nuthouse! glad to hear of another wedge in kent.
Andy NW kent

[Andy390]

P3trolhead said:

Hi Chris, the 350i had a trouble free journey to Kent. She ran like a dream all the way!

Bloody smartphone!


She will be well loved and pampered in her new home

Thanks again
Steve

Welcome to the nuthouse! glad to hear of another wedge in kent.
Andy NW Kent

Edited by Andy390 on Tuesday 11th October 15:42

[pjac67]

Great looking car Chris - your 350 didn't hang about...

No doubt see you on a run in the future.

[ric p]

What a great car - but I would say that. I owned it a few years ago, taking it to LM a couple of times. It is still the best sounding car that I have ever owned (that was pre-engine mods)and I still have a soft spot for the ultimate wedges. The chap you bought it from and I sold it to has done it proud.

[CHJ]

ric p said:

What a great car - but I would say that. I owned it a few years ago, taking it to LM a couple of times. It is still the best sounding car that I have ever owned (that was pre-engine mods)and I still have a soft spot for the ultimate wedges. The chap you bought it from and I sold it to has done it proud.

You might see the car around from time to time. The chap I bought it from collected it not that far from where I live (NW Dorset). Looks like you have had some nice motors in the garage since you sold it.

[ric p]

Hope so, I'm in Somerset but cannot remember where it went. I bought it from a chap who lived near Glasgow. In fact swapped it for my old Chimaera plus cash. If I had the space and permission from she-who-must-be-obeyed, I'd definitely have a 400/450SE in the garage just for the noise.
The current garage is just as fun but in different ways. None of the lazy V8 torque but the build quality is no better, to be honest.