Taimar

[cmr2payne]

I have been offered a Taimar, what are these like and does anyone have a website with info about them.

are they reliableish ??

[njhucker]

I have a Taimar.
Is it reliable?. No differnt to any other 1970's car.
Fit electronic ignition, an electric fuel pump, keep the battery fully charged, and service regularly and it will be reliable.
They are great cars, but do not compare with a modern car, although the performance makes them great fun.
I have been working on mine now for 2 years, but if I was buying another I would pay more and buy one which had been suject to a full resto. It is more fun driving them than retstoring them.
Details of mine and the work done is at the bottom of the following page:
www.tvrcc-south-wales.co.uk/nh.asp

Nigel Hucker

[davidy]

I had a Taimar for 12 years, did over 40,000 miles (about 3,000+ on circuit days!), drove it to Holland, France, Germany, etc, NEVER failed to get to a destination on the same day that I started. Called the AA out twice in that period of time, once the fault mysteroously cleared (hot start issue) and the other time was for a wheel coming off on the M4 (aftermarket spacer issue!). Had a fewother 'minor' breakdowns that I fixed myself (mostly related to wiring/earths)

If you stay on top of the maintenance and are prepared to like with the quirks, then get it.

davidy