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Clearly an undisclosed feature from TVR in order to help maintain residual values 
Where did you say the switch was? Sorry, not mocking, it's a pain when something goes wrong.
I took mine to the bodyshop today behind Hawthorns in Farnham, they checked it over to give a price, and then she wouldn't start, not even turnover... walked around the car scratching my head for 5 mins and tried again, started first time... uh? Operator error.... yeah yeah!
Where did you say the switch was? Sorry, not mocking, it's a pain when something goes wrong. I took mine to the bodyshop today behind Hawthorns in Farnham, they checked it over to give a price, and then she wouldn't start, not even turnover... walked around the car scratching my head for 5 mins and tried again, started first time... uh? Operator error.... yeah yeah!
I had the opposite problem a few weeks after I took delivery of my Chimaera last summer. I was in Oxford for a training course and one morning travelling between my hotel and the training centre I glanced at my speedo and it was off the scale (No I wasnt doing in excess of 180mph) The miles were piling on at a rapid rate of knots. The only time it went to zero mph was when I was at a standstill. Any forward movement and the needle shot up again. I reckon I added around 100 miles for a 20 mile journey. Fortunately It hasnt done it since.
Mine has done this twice. Both times it sorted itself out. One time the dealer removed it and fitted a new one. It didn't work. They replaced the "jammed" one and it was working again!
If it doesn't fix itself, taking it out and giving it a good shake might do the trick. Good job the dash is held in with quick release bolts eh Marshy?!
Team Central used to have a pile of these, literally, behind the service managers desk. Seemed mostly to be the magnolia ones, is this the case? Mine is.
>> Edited by philshort on Thursday 25th April 21:54
If it doesn't fix itself, taking it out and giving it a good shake might do the trick. Good job the dash is held in with quick release bolts eh Marshy?!
Team Central used to have a pile of these, literally, behind the service managers desk. Seemed mostly to be the magnolia ones, is this the case? Mine is.
>> Edited by philshort on Thursday 25th April 21:54
well it's finally sorted. And honestly I haven't used the car for mre than about 5 miles or so since April. Or thereabout. Honest.
Anyway... took dash out.. carefull carefull... removed speedo.. slowly.... took speedo perspex font off... steady.... gave the 29,999.9 odometer the lightest of touches... CLICK! Now reads 30,000. The lane here too wet to go out in car now, but getting Toyos fitted tomorrow morning, so will confirm the fix. Phew. Only took 3 hours
Regards
Ed
Anyway... took dash out.. carefull carefull... removed speedo.. slowly.... took speedo perspex font off... steady.... gave the 29,999.9 odometer the lightest of touches... CLICK! Now reads 30,000. The lane here too wet to go out in car now, but getting Toyos fitted tomorrow morning, so will confirm the fix. Phew. Only took 3 hours
Regards
Ed
hmmmm, this so reminds me of a Jeremy clarkson article some years ago in Top Gear "And then, of course, one day, with no warning, it stopped. I knew it would, because TVR's always do, but here's a strange thing. Instaed of just pushing it to the side of the road and going to Avis, I actually raised the bonnet and poked about. I cared enough to try and make that ailing Rover V8 better. Needless to say it failed, but after an hour shaded from the furiously hot sun, it came to life and ran faultlessly. Sure a Porsche wouldn't have stopped in the first place but if it had done, it sure as hell wouldn't have fixed itself"
I know it doesn't help much but it always makes me laugh
I know it doesn't help much but it always makes me laugh
My Chim500 stopped recording mileage at 30000 some time in August.Took it for a run last sunday after three weeks of inactivity and the buggers started working for no apparent reason (would have preffered about 12 months grace).
Apparently its a TVR designed modification to help Chims/Griffs re-gain good residuals.
Apparently its a TVR designed modification to help Chims/Griffs re-gain good residuals.
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