Thoughts please
Thoughts please
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davemac250

Original Poster:

4,499 posts

234 months

Tuesday 19th April 2011
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

I've contacted the seller and he has given me a bit more info than contained in the listing.

Car has a tear to the rear screen.

Service history is sketchy - he has had it serviced to mileage and last given what I would call a full service at Offords at 24k - at his purchase.

Since then it has been serviced by a local garage.

Does anyone know the car? Seller states he is a memeber of the TVRCC, but given the 3k mileage over 8 years I doubt it got out much.

The bodywork doesn't bother me, that I can fix.

He has been vague on the chasis, saying his mechanic gave it a clean bill of health and it passed an MOT.

Ideally, I'd pop along for a look, and tried last weekend but didn't get time/opportunity.

Won't be back in UK till after the listing ends.

TVR Beaver

2,874 posts

209 months

Tuesday 19th April 2011
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Say's it's been ended.. has it sold??

5.0ltr

2,834 posts

228 months

Tuesday 19th April 2011
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Seller has ended sale?

davemac250

Original Poster:

4,499 posts

234 months

Tuesday 19th April 2011
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Bloody hell.

9.20 it was up and running......

Oh well, perhaps he sold it.


Mr MoJo

4,698 posts

245 months

Tuesday 19th April 2011
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It's still there when I click the link scratchchin

Maybe its come back again !!

davemac250

Original Poster:

4,499 posts

234 months

Tuesday 19th April 2011
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Listing is there.

Bidding has been pulled.

Have emailed the seller, no response.


Milky400

1,960 posts

207 months

Tuesday 19th April 2011
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Looks a bit rough, and seller wasn't aware it was a insurance write off!!!!! surely 8 years ago he would have paid a fair few quid for it, would you not have hpi checked it then?

Might just be me and my nervous twitch wobble but i would steer clear if it hasn't sold

davemac250

Original Poster:

4,499 posts

234 months

Tuesday 19th April 2011
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Agreed.

To an extent.

£5,500 plus a bit of work makes a cheap 500.

(A lot of work screws this!)

The bodywork is something I'd be happy to do myself.

Which leaves chassis and engine.

Engine - yep am happy with 75% of things that could need doing, the other 25% I'd be payinmg for.

Chassis - Hmmm. My welding days are a long way behind me and i wasn't that great in the first place! (More blobs that Noels House Party!)

gutu12

606 posts

305 months

Tuesday 19th April 2011
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It looks like a stray. A pedigree maybe but still a stray. You have a chance to save the poor thing by giving it a good home.biggrin

griffdude

1,926 posts

277 months

Tuesday 19th April 2011
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A cheap way into a 500 for sure. Even with the insurance history, it would make a good basis for a project.