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The car has definitely been exported. Interesting every bolt with access to road mud etc has been "welded" with corrosion needing it to be angle ground to remove the nut. I presume this type of corrosion is due to salt on the roads.Have just ground off the R/H rear rubber bumper bolts ready to fit a new secondhand bumper obtained from E-Bay.I replace every bolt with stainless steel, there is not a great price difference. We don't see this type of corrosion in Perth Aust.
Simon, yes you were a previous owner, thanks for the good work you did.
Thanks for the MOT info.
Simon, yes you were a previous owner, thanks for the good work you did.
Thanks for the MOT info.
"I presume this type of corrosion is due to salt on the roads"
i think not....every "older" car from UK looks like that:
roads are often wet and muddy, most owners never think on power-washing the underside of the car nor the enginebay. also the quality of the material used by tvr or lotus is very poor. also the knwoledge of the garages is often very poor.
car-care in uk is often limited to polishing the paint and that´s it. if its too dirty for cleaning a backyard 600pound respray will do it. if it brakes down, than it will be repaired, periodic preventive maintenance-->mostly nil.
"all show and no substance" i would call it. i know most people will now start to argue with me, but thats my experience with 20years "british cars".
e.g.: why a non-UK TVR Griffith, Cerbera, Chimeara does not suffer from the typical outtrigger problem after 6-8years from date of 1st registration, even without ever being waxoyled????
i think not....every "older" car from UK looks like that:
roads are often wet and muddy, most owners never think on power-washing the underside of the car nor the enginebay. also the quality of the material used by tvr or lotus is very poor. also the knwoledge of the garages is often very poor.
car-care in uk is often limited to polishing the paint and that´s it. if its too dirty for cleaning a backyard 600pound respray will do it. if it brakes down, than it will be repaired, periodic preventive maintenance-->mostly nil.
"all show and no substance" i would call it. i know most people will now start to argue with me, but thats my experience with 20years "british cars".
e.g.: why a non-UK TVR Griffith, Cerbera, Chimeara does not suffer from the typical outtrigger problem after 6-8years from date of 1st registration, even without ever being waxoyled????
Edited by GinG15 on Sunday 1st April 19:56
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