Is this the norm???

[Zanshin]

Hi all,

I am soon to be the proud owner of my first TVR. Its a Chimp 500 and as its the first one I have owned I spent the last 4-5 months watching the classifieds/forums/autotrader etc and find myself scrutinising everything I see.

On this particular Chimp I am purchasing I have noticed that the Speedometer as a digital lcd where it records the mileage and not analogue as I have been told they all were.

I understand that I may never find a Trev that is like for like as they are all handmade and built to the original owners spec, but is there anyone else out there that as a 400/450/500 with this type of speedo and are they more reliable at recording than the analogue one?

[swanny71]

The later ones had a digital odometer - my old Griff was a 2000, X reg and had one

[SpecB]

My 2000 W 450 has a digital odometer.

[Malcster]

Yep - my 2000 W Chim has a digi-read out.

I think this came as part of the late 90's facelift - along with the cerb rear/front.

[M@H]

you haven't bought the one off ebay with the roughly sprayed chassis have you..?

[macdeb]

My '94 Griff had a digital mileometer [as did my 2000 griff and present 2000 Chimaera]and for some reason the '94 clocked up 1 mile whenever the ignition was turned on or off so backing the car out of the garage, washing it and putting it away clocked up 4 miles!! Don't worry about it.

[Zanshin]

M@H said:

you haven't bought the one off ebay with the roughly sprayed chassis have you..?

Now I am begining to worry! I have put a deposit down to pick the car up this Saturday. Have you seen this car before? I saw the car last week and went over it as best I could. The dealer said that the present owner had had the chassis treated!

Advice greatly apprieciated!!

[M@H]

Zanshin said:

Now I am begining to worry! I have put a deposit down to pick the car up this Saturday. Have you seen this car before? I saw the car last week and went over it as best I could. The dealer said that the present owner had had the chassis treated!

Advice greatly apprieciated!!

See other thread.

[Zanshin]

M@H said:

See other thread.

Ho M&H

Yep I read that this morning, and got some advice from Alexdaredevilz and will be contacting Mr Badger probably tomorrow to discuss further!!