How many miles?
How many miles?
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lafr

Original Poster:

202 posts

276 months

Thursday 3rd November 2005
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Random question I know, but, I was just wondering what is the highest mileage anyone has seen on a chim?

LAFR

Size Nine Elm

5,167 posts

313 months

Thursday 3rd November 2005
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Do a search, thread has been around before, with a few mileages over 100k noted.

(Me, 39,999 and not counting).

t4ngo

384 posts

265 months

Thursday 3rd November 2005
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127k here

Phil Durn

68 posts

252 months

Thursday 3rd November 2005
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I've got a Wedge with 97,000 and a Chimaera with 49,000 totalling 146,000 does this count?

Gaffer

7,156 posts

306 months

Thursday 3rd November 2005
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My 99 Chim 4.5 is now at 60k.

She is my everyday car and is going strong, and TBH, I would rather have a high miler TVR that works, than a low miler one that is storing up problems for later on.

Claire

>> Edited by Gaffer on Thursday 3rd November 18:54

v8nrg

854 posts

272 months

Thursday 3rd November 2005
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I'm upto about 75K at the moment.

I did look at one with over 120K before buying mine though.

>> Edited by v8nrg on Thursday 3rd November 20:30

greeny

1,423 posts

288 months

Thursday 3rd November 2005
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95,000 miles for me, 40,000 by me in 3 years. Uses petrol and rubber but not much else

>> Edited by greeny on Thursday 3rd November 22:22

Ian_greaney

274 posts

257 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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75K, 13k in 6 months, daily driver! no-probs, Fab!

andy-w

1,987 posts

255 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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65k...i have put 4k on in the 4/5 months i have had it...boat load of problems but all sorted now, was chasing one problem but replaced loads before i got to the root of it!!! Now it purrs...sorry, roars, really well!!!!

mccrackenj

2,048 posts

255 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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I think I'm right in saying that the RO for Northern Ireland had something like 115k on his 96 4.5, but that was several months ago. Must be over 120k by now. The car seems to be all the better for it.

TVR Pablo

79 posts

255 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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60k on my '98 4.5, 12k in the last year or so in my tender care.

Lots of mid-life crisis parts to replace (starter motor, windscreen wiper motor, half the suspension, clutch release bearing, more electrics than I care to remember, rear screen). Now the cam's gone, so that's a good excuse to do the full head/induction/chip upgrade at the same time . Fingers crossed it then shouldn't need any big work for a long time...

Never breaks down though.

And definitely worth it!

LAFR

Original Poster:

202 posts

276 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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I guess I should have mentioned I have 46K on a 97P 500 and its time for a new cam
LAFR

schimg

1,923 posts

282 months

Monday 7th November 2005
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86k here,

usual consumables,tyres,oil,petrol and erm a chassis!

Steve.G.

chassis 33

6,194 posts

311 months

Monday 7th November 2005
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The racer has 123k befor it got put into 'retirement' from the road!

Regards
Iain