Does anyone know anything...

Does anyone know anything...

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CanoeSniffer

Original Poster:

926 posts

86 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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... About the red 5 litre Chim at Glens? Seems to have been for sale forever, the price that could be had for... Well I can't understand how it's not been sold. Cat mark or not, it's a 5 litre Chim for barely into 5 figures!

What's the score?

bobfather

11,171 posts

254 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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Glen's reputation does get discussed regularly, I have no knowledge of the chap but I wouldn't buy anything of value from him

GR_TVR

712 posts

83 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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Thought you weren't after a bigger engine, Mike!

tongue out

black_potato

282 posts

238 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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If this is the "TVR GLEN" thats also infamous in Lotus circles I'd steer clear. Again I have not dealt with him my self but there is always a lot of discussion about him (and a few others) over on SELOC etc..

phazed

21,844 posts

203 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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Surely just a case of caveat emptor.

Keep that in mind and if the price is right it is probably just as good a car as you could find from a private seller, (and there are some dodgy private sellers around).

CanoeSniffer

Original Poster:

926 posts

86 months

Wednesday 17th January 2018
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GR_TVR said:
Thought you weren't after a bigger engine, Mike!

tongue out
Uhhhh asking for a friend, honest! whistle

To be fair it was just a genuine enquiry- seems mad that a 500 has sat around for that long at £11k

Squirrelofwoe

3,181 posts

175 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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I'm sure that was for sale back when I started looking for a Chim- it was quickly discounted for the same reasons above.

But then I think back to what yours was like when you first got it and it's clear we both have very different appetites to risk! hehewhistle

CanoeSniffer

Original Poster:

926 posts

86 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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Squirrelofwoe said:
But then I think back to what yours was like when you first got it and it's clear we both have very different appetites to risk! hehewhistle
No idea what you're on about Dave wink

GR_TVR

712 posts

83 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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CanoeSniffer said:
Uhhhh asking for a friend, honest! whistle

To be fair it was just a genuine enquiry- seems mad that a 500 has sat around for that long at £11k
Haha! Yes, I know what you mean. It was certainly there when I started looking a year or so ago.
I think initially it was a few k cheaper but still damaged and not repaired. Then it was repaired but not painted with a higher price...and now it's been painted and is a bit higher again.

I'm also surprised it hasn't gone though - either everyone is being cautious/speculating like we are, or it's a total dog!

LenChim

225 posts

154 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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If it TVR Glen I would not buy it. I bought a car from him he had it MOT'd for me before I collected it but it was not worth the paper it was written on. The headlight were rationally 90 deg out, the front dampers were duff one was bent the other had the top re-welded on or rather tacked, the horns were laying in the front as was the air cleaner, there was no pipe between the washer bottle and the bulkhead for the windscreen washer. Plus a 101 other there things wrong with it. Don't do it.

phillpot

17,105 posts

182 months

Thursday 18th January 2018
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Can you still get MOT's by post? ..... wink