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mb450

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429 posts

228 months

Thursday 15th October 2015
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Chim through the mot today. All fine except wipers - swapped and immediately checked. Another 12 months - WOOT

Hedgehopper

1,542 posts

273 months

Thursday 15th October 2015
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Well done, but check this out............

http://good-garage-guide.honestjohn.co.uk/mot/tvr/...

Griff does equally well.

Somewhere on the page it highlights what in particular causes a fail. Hazard warning light switches, suspension arms and steering are the main culprits.

Just shows that TVR owners look after their cars better than the more common everyday vehicles.

mb450

Original Poster:

429 posts

228 months

Thursday 15th October 2015
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Interesting! We have 4 cars in the household the moment and the chimaera costs the least to maintain and is the most reliable.

Rangerover 4.6 Vogue (1999) 167k miles
Mercedes c220 AMG sport plus (2012) 20k miles
CL55 AMG Kompressor (2003 aka money pit) 50k miles
And the Chim 450 (1999) 70k miles