RE: PH Fleet: TVR Chimaera and Mazda MX-5
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Garlick, after the last paragraph you got me here, shedding a tear... I just love old Holywood movies and how they built tension towards a relieving end.
Kerping a car "forever" is not given to many chaps, but exactly what I plan doing with the E30 that the missus has since she was 23 (15 years ago...)
Martin 480 Turbo
Kerping a car "forever" is not given to many chaps, but exactly what I plan doing with the E30 that the missus has since she was 23 (15 years ago...)
Martin 480 Turbo
Edited by Martin 480 Turbo on Thursday 11th April 18:36
Had my Chimp 10 years this month!
Bought it with my first bonus for £15k, probably worth £15k now- ok, it's had to have a new (bored to 5.4, upgraded internals) engine but aside from that been reliable.
I can't see myself getting rid of it. Aside from the emotional attachment, what could I get for the same money to match the blend of performance, practicality, style and of course the noise?
Lightweight, manual, analogue, styling unconstrained by legislation.
They truly do not make them like that anymore.
Like everybody else on here, I mourned the death of TVR, but looking back maybe it's not so bad- they could not sell cars like that today, so maybe best to quit on a high.
Bought it with my first bonus for £15k, probably worth £15k now- ok, it's had to have a new (bored to 5.4, upgraded internals) engine but aside from that been reliable.
I can't see myself getting rid of it. Aside from the emotional attachment, what could I get for the same money to match the blend of performance, practicality, style and of course the noise?
Lightweight, manual, analogue, styling unconstrained by legislation.
They truly do not make them like that anymore.
Like everybody else on here, I mourned the death of TVR, but looking back maybe it's not so bad- they could not sell cars like that today, so maybe best to quit on a high.
Martin 480 Turbo said:
Garlick, after the last paragraph you got me here, shedding a tear... I just love old Holywood movies and how they built tension towards a relieving end.
Kerping a car "forever" is not given to many chaps, but exactly what I plan doing with the E30 that the missus has since she was 23 (15 years ago...)
Martin 480 Turbo
It was a bit emotional...sorry! Kerping a car "forever" is not given to many chaps, but exactly what I plan doing with the E30 that the missus has since she was 23 (15 years ago...)
Martin 480 Turbo
Edited by Martin 480 Turbo on Thursday 11th April 18:36
Interesting point on pricing. Owners of all types of classic cars enjoy seeing rising prices for cars they own but sometimes I've seen threads from TVR owners exclaiming how much our cars are being advertised for, some seem to want them to always be cheap!
Even as a chap who wants to keep my car, I still think we'll see all TVRs appreciate nicely over the next 10 years. Surely proper classic status will beckon with reducing numbers and more cars being modified?
Even as a chap who wants to keep my car, I still think we'll see all TVRs appreciate nicely over the next 10 years. Surely proper classic status will beckon with reducing numbers and more cars being modified?
....and I thought it was just me!I celebrated becoming middle aged by buying a new Chimaera 500 in 1999 (had a couple of years with a Chim 400 as a 'warm-up' act). My wife said it was a TRT (testosterone replacement therapy) not a TVR. Anyway, like a puppy, it was not just for Xmas and as I enter the next phase of my life so has the car. Last year it had a major body-off chassis restoration and some engine work to get a bit nearer the optimistic BHP figures quoted by the factory. At long last my son became insurable to drive the car and now we can both enjoy the unique experience. Driving a Chimaera is an experience because it sounds wonderful, is comfortable and spacious by comparison with other 2 seat sports cars and attracts positive attention rather than the negative attention of certain other brands. You'll gather that mine is not for sale and that my son is looking forward to inheriting it when I can no longer get in it (hopefully after many more years albeit i would prefer him to pay for the next chassis rebuild!.
Mine is staying too. I have wanted a Chimaera since sitting in one at a Birmingham motor show in the 90s aged 18 or so and that has never changed.
It let me down for the first time in over a year of ownership last week but the satisfaction of mending it myself and being able to take it for a drive afterwards left a warm glow of satisfaction and contentment. It isn't perfect, but it is mine.
It let me down for the first time in over a year of ownership last week but the satisfaction of mending it myself and being able to take it for a drive afterwards left a warm glow of satisfaction and contentment. It isn't perfect, but it is mine.
killingjoker said:
I notice the difference with my mk2.
Placebo is an amazing thing.Super unleaded/vpower etc etc is an utter waste of money in an otherwise stock MX5/roadster/miata.
Now if it's been modified to the point of aftermarket ECUs and/or forced induction it's a completely different story.
Richyvrlimited said:
Placebo is an amazing thing.
Super unleaded/vpower etc etc is an utter waste of money in an otherwise stock MX5/roadster/miata.
Now if it's been modified to the point of aftermarket ECUs and/or forced induction it's a completely different story.
I notice the difference in my mk2. Do i need to repeat that again? Yawn. Super unleaded/vpower etc etc is an utter waste of money in an otherwise stock MX5/roadster/miata.
Now if it's been modified to the point of aftermarket ECUs and/or forced induction it's a completely different story.
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