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Ok chaps take a look at this and tell me what you think http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170908647095?ssPageName=...
Chaps,
I think this is a plain 350i.
I have had a 350i and now own a 390 SE.
No comparison especially with the performance
My 390 would eat my old 350i for breakfast and then just fart and burp !
My genuine 390 has a different bonnet, under tray spoiler, Oz Alloys (now with proper TVR log centre caps), front air dams etc. etc.
My baby :-
I think this is a plain 350i.
I have had a 350i and now own a 390 SE.
No comparison especially with the performance
My 390 would eat my old 350i for breakfast and then just fart and burp ! My genuine 390 has a different bonnet, under tray spoiler, Oz Alloys (now with proper TVR log centre caps), front air dams etc. etc.
My baby :-
Hi Mark,
Yeah, you're right mate. Hopefully start sorting a few things soon
Out of curiosity I e-mailed the seller Steve and got this reply :-
hi. as far as i know its an original 390se log book says 3947cc richard thorpe of wedge automotive knew of the car before my puchase in year 2000 as 390se as far as i know the engine size has not been increased, it has power steering and electric mirrors which would be unusual on a 350se but at the end of the day who knows............thanks for your enquiry. steve.
hi, this is the chassis number......check it out......SA9DH35P5HBO19353 good luck.....steve.
So sounds genuine and all that, maybe it is a 350se (my 350i had elec mirrors and power steering though ???
Yeah, you're right mate. Hopefully start sorting a few things soon
Out of curiosity I e-mailed the seller Steve and got this reply :-
hi. as far as i know its an original 390se log book says 3947cc richard thorpe of wedge automotive knew of the car before my puchase in year 2000 as 390se as far as i know the engine size has not been increased, it has power steering and electric mirrors which would be unusual on a 350se but at the end of the day who knows............thanks for your enquiry. steve.
hi, this is the chassis number......check it out......SA9DH35P5HBO19353 good luck.....steve.
So sounds genuine and all that, maybe it is a 350se (my 350i had elec mirrors and power steering though ???
Not anything like a 390SE!
That's a 350i.It may have a 3.9L fitted, but it definitely didn't come with it. 390's are completely different in body shape.
Anyway, the log book will NOT say 3948, it will say 3498cc (a la standard Rover V8), as all wedges were registered as 3.5L due to type-approval red tape, whether they were 350's or 450's.
And it 'aint a 350SE as they were only made at the end of Wedge production G/H/(J?) Reg.
A little concerned that he's trying to pass it off as a 390??
Andy
That's a 350i.It may have a 3.9L fitted, but it definitely didn't come with it. 390's are completely different in body shape.
Anyway, the log book will NOT say 3948, it will say 3498cc (a la standard Rover V8), as all wedges were registered as 3.5L due to type-approval red tape, whether they were 350's or 450's.
And it 'aint a 350SE as they were only made at the end of Wedge production G/H/(J?) Reg.
A little concerned that he's trying to pass it off as a 390??
Andy
Edited by Andy390 on Thursday 13th September 22:19
maston said:
Chaps,
I think this is a plain 350i.
I have had a 350i and now own a 390 SE.
No comparison especially with the performance My 390 would eat my old 350i for breakfast and then just fart and burp !
My genuine 390 has a different bonnet, under tray spoiler, Oz Alloys (now with proper TVR log centre caps), front air dams etc. etc.
My baby :-
Good to see another car in oceanic blue!! How many are there?? I've seen two 390's before and my 400se in this colour...I've never seen another 400 shape- mine can't be the only one surely?!I think this is a plain 350i.
I have had a 350i and now own a 390 SE.
No comparison especially with the performance
My 390 would eat my old 350i for breakfast and then just fart and burp ! My genuine 390 has a different bonnet, under tray spoiler, Oz Alloys (now with proper TVR log centre caps), front air dams etc. etc.
My baby :-
I don't think it's a 350SE as it's too early being a 1987. The 350SE's were made at the end of the line for the 350i so it would have to be a late 89,90 or 91. I used to own a 350SE and mine was a 1990. Therefore it's either a plain 350i with a modified engine or it is a 390SE with a modified body.
Tony. TCB.
Tony. TCB.
matt-man said:
Good to see another car in oceanic blue!! How many are there?? I've seen two 390's before and my 400se in this colour...I've never seen another 400 shape- mine can't be the only one surely?!
Matt-man, Is it oceanic blue, thanks mate, I have been trying to find out the name of the colour and thought (and having been quoting to piant suppliers etc.) it was blue essence ?Regards
Ian
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