Overweight chimaera - any ideas ?

[linleyw]

I noticed that my chimaera 500 chassis plate (driver's side under bonnet) reads GROSS WT 1270kgs - what's that all about, thought they were sub 1100 ?

What do your chassis plates read ?

it has heated seats, for which i can't find any button btw (any clues ?)and PAS but that doesnt make up 200kgs obviously....

[Dr Mike Oxgreen]

You're confusing curb weight and gross weight.

I'm surprised the gross weight is as low as that, actually. Two fat bloaters plus a weekend's luggage would possibly exceed that.

[linleyw]

thanks David - now I get it !!

[bigdods]

FWIW last time my Chim 450 was corner weighted the total came to 1076kg with 3/4 tank of fuel.

[linleyw]

thank you BigD... yours is bang on then

[walt762]

Heated seat button is under the dash on the other side of the steering column from the boot release I think, but since my car doesn't have it I am going on what is said on here.

[FatFreddy]

thanks Walt - will check there

[V8FROG]

last time i checked my car was only 980kg and it has aircon/pas that was with 1/4 tank

[neal1980]

V8FROG said:

last time i checked my car was only 980kg and it has aircon/pas that was with 1/4 tank

Well get it in the ramps quickly half the chassis must be missing

[V8FROG]

no heater,no spare tire,no much sound system....serious was pretty happy to see that number.now i want to see 300hp per ton.

neal1980 said:

Well get it in the ramps quickly half the chassis must be missing

[FatFreddy]

300hp/ton - we wish !!

going up to Power next month for a dyno run - we will see what sort of 500 they built for mine in '98 - and how much it has lost in 27000 miles - then we will see what can be done about it....