New TVR owner

[Chas88]

I just picked up my first TVR this evening, it's a 1996 Chimaera 400. It's starmist green with sage leather interior and seems to be pretty much standard at the moment. Everything appears to be working as it should be although I'm sure I'll have some questions at some point. The V8 noise is excellent and the slightly detoured drive home was great. I've only got a couple of pictures of it so far as it's now tucked up in the garage, hopefully I'll get some more soon.

[BIGMIKE1]

Well done, I pick mine up next tuesday. Got rid of my chim 450 in 2006 and missed the noise ever since!

[Chilliman]

Hi Chas, Congrats mate !!!!

[madasafrog666]

Sold mine last week Bought a porsche boxter regreting every second. Great car but not a patch on the Chim. Now searching the adds again for the next one. Once you have had a TVR nothing is ever the same.

[lestershaw]

Which boxster did you buy, does it give you no fun?
Les

[portzi]

Chilliman said:

Hi Chas, Congrats mate !!!!

Same here nice car.

[big geoff]

Welcombe nice car nice size garage beter than a lotto win

[madasafrog666]

lestershaw said:

Which boxster did you buy, does it give you no fun?
Les

Great fun and almost as quick as the TVR, plus I now can floor it in the wet and the stability control takes over. Not as noisy also!!
I suppose my main "niggle" is I can no longer tinker with the engine as you have to take the car apart to find it!!
All in all a great car with all the mod cons that the Chim did not have, however I do miss the unpredictability of driving a TVR.

magasafrog

[madasafrog666]

Forgot to say its a 3.2 lt S

[Pacman1972]

madasafrog666 said:

Bought a porsche boxter

Couple of my friends bought a boxter, Toni & Guy, Maybe you know them

[EGB]

In your garage pic of your Chimp, I see a zimmer frame!. Does it fit in the boot or the passenger seat? ha ha. Must be the fastest zimmer in the UK. Keep it up.

[JonyTVR]

is chest hair of yours growing over your eyes now too? all I see is a lawn mower

[seeby]

Great choice of motor Chas Mines the same but red, Be careful Plod don,t see that plate

[9884booth]

Same colour as mine, just completed 4 years of ownership and that feeling just doesn't go away.....can't see me ever letting go

[Chas88]

EGB said:

In your garage pic of your Chimp, I see a zimmer frame!. Does it fit in the boot or the passenger seat? ha ha. Must be the fastest zimmer in the UK. Keep it up.

JonyTVR said:

is chest hair of yours growing over your eyes now too? all I see is a lawn mower

It is indeed a lawn mower, with rather trendy alloy wheels I must say.

[Nosh]

Welcome to the mad house!!!

And I love that colour !!

Nosh

[tonys]

Pacman1972 said:

madasafrog666 said:

Bought a porsche boxter

Couple of my friends bought a boxter, Toni & Guy, Maybe you know them

Toni & Guy?? I thought they bought a Griff