Anyone know this car?

[geresey]

T313AJF....anyone know it? Advertised on ph at a good price, not much detail in the ad but as a pic is at a tvr event, tbought id ask here....

[ianwayne]

From the gov.uk website, ccolour is beige (?). Just been MoT'd. The fact that it failed the MoT for corrosion at the front and then passed 3 days later, I would check that area carefully!

....TVR Vehicle model CHIMAERA
Date first used 19 June 1999
Fuel type Petrol
Colour Beige


MOT history of this vehicle:

Test date 18 March 2016
Expiry date 6 April 2017
Test Result Pass
Odometer reading 30,854 miles
MOT test number 9439 5283 8160
Advisory notice item(s) - small oil leak

Test date 15 March 2016
Test Result Fail
Odometer reading 30,854 miles
MOT test number 2902 4871 5035
Reason(s) for failure - nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b), offside front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings outrigger (6.1.B.2)

Advisory notice item(s) - offside rear Rear position lamp(s) slightly affected by the operation of another lamp affected by indicator (earth) (1.1.A.3f), small oil leak

[simonwedge]

Does the fact that it didn't cover any distance between the two test dates mean that it was left at the garage to sort the corrosion? Still seems somewhat strange though...

[ianwayne]

I don't think you can presume that. I've had a car fail the MoT, taken it away to fix it, returned it for a retest and the pass certificate has the same mileage. The mileage of the test failure is in the database and the tester probably doesn't bother to establish the new mileage.

[geresey]

Thanks....will check website, wonder if it passed at a different garage.....i.e. no work really done. Shame, as still up for sale. Also do nice lokking blue one in somerset now up for a similar price. Anyone on here selling this spring?

[N7GTX]

ianwayne said:

I don't think you can presume that. I've had a car fail the MoT, taken it away to fix it, returned it for a retest and the pass certificate has the same mileage. The mileage of the test failure is in the database and the tester probably doesn't bother to establish the new mileage.

Or the odometer isn't working which is not such a rare event.