Want to sell me a Chim 450 ?

[thegreatdogwood]

Looking to buy a 2000 or later facelift Chim 450 with fsh and max 50,000 miles. Must be in great shape with a well looked after chassis !

[thegreatdogwood]

Still looking

[coetzeeh]

Wallis and son in Cambridgeshire have a metallic blue/magnolia 450 on the floor. It has PS with 39k miles.

Try them on 01223263911.

[macdeb]

You don't say what price range. That might narrow things still further.

[thegreatdogwood]

macdeb said:

You don't say what price range. That might narrow things still further.

Fair point. I don't really have a price range in that I am just looking to pay a fair amount for the right car and have more than sufficient funds if I see something that I want.

It seems to me that the fairly priced good examples have all sold and there are a number of lesser examples which have sat around for the past 3 months at what appears to be a big ticket price. Appreciate you buy on condition, but prices of £16-19K for 2000 models with nearly 50k on the clock and fairly basic spec look to me like cars that you would struggle to get more than £12k back on if you sold on and should be prices for low mileage (25-30k) immaculate 2001/2002 450's through dealers. When I started looking, one of the first cars I saw advertised here but sadly sold was a 2000 V reg 450 in a good colour, with aircon, cherished plate, FTVRSH and some useful mods for £12k which looked a great little buy to me.

Lots of variables at play here so would reiterate just looking to pay a fair price for one of the late models, with sound chassis and properly maintained. Here are some honest looking cars I would have considered even though some are slightly older, but will give you an idea;


http://www.tvr-car-club.co.uk/classifieds/classified_detail.asp?ad_id=17218 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/307201.htm 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/186277.htm 

Edited by thegreatdogwood on Sunday 30th December 20:11

[ray_von]

thegreatdogwood said:

macdeb said:

You don't say what price range. That might narrow things still further.

Fair point. I don't really have a price range in that I am just looking to pay a fair amount for the right car and have more than sufficient funds if I see something that I want.

It seems to me that the fairly priced good examples have all sold and there are a number of lesser examples which have sat around for the past 3 months at what appears to be a big ticket price. Appreciate you buy on condition, but prices of £16-19K for 2000 models with nearly 50k on the clock and fairly basic spec look to me like cars that you would struggle to get more than £12k back on if you sold on and should be prices for low mileage (25-30k) immaculate 2001/2002 450's through dealers. When I started looking, one of the first cars I saw advertised here but sadly sold was a 2000 V reg 450 in a good colour, with aircon, cherished plate, FTVRSH and some useful mods for £12k which looked a great little buy to me.

Lots of variables at play here so would reiterate just looking to pay a fair price for one of the late models, with sound chassis and properly maintained. Here are some honest looking cars I would have considered even though some are slightly older, but will give you an idea;


http://www.tvr-car-club.co.uk/classifieds/classified_detail.asp?ad_id=17218 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/307201.htm 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/186277.htm 

Edited by thegreatdogwood on Sunday 30th December 20:11

I must stop reading threads like these. Makes me realise more and more I just gave mine away