Parking Chim on road. Wise?

[Slicker]

I would value some advice on how realistic it is to park a Chim on the road in a pretty dodgy area for car crime in central London. In your experience, how prone is a Chim to vandalism and theft (both of the car or cotents/radio? Does it help to have a hood or cover.

Am I simply nuts to even consider parking a TVR on the road in a dodgy area?

I would love to buy a Chim but have not solved the problem of where to keep it safely as there are no garages for rent in my area. So I am considering just keeping it on the road.

I would be very grateful for your advice. I have posted here about this once before but I am still agonising over the decision and would welcome some additional views, especially from those who actually keep their pride and joy on the road.

Thanks, Tom

[Slicker]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I am going through a process familiar too many of you. I know purchasing one is nuts and leaving it on the road is nuts, but when i read the posts here about big big grins, I just cannot resist.

OK, I am going to nvestigate buying one further...

I am going to start a new thread asking for advice on the most *secure* hood cover.

Thanks again, Tom

[Slicker]

I would just like to pay tribute to the people on this forum. I started this thread a year ago (10 Jan '02) when I was heading with wide-eyes towards first TVR ownership and needed some help Like many, I avidly read the entire sight and learnt so much about TVRs in the process

Sadly, I still don't have a TVR as my job at the time changed (I went abroad) And I stopped reading the site for a year as the prospect of a TVR receded.

Well I am coming back, and once again avidly reading the site to update myself. To my *immense* surprise, my original thread is still going and the answers in it are both helpful and very relevant.

Thanks you to you all. This is credit to this great community. It is worth buying a TVR just to be amongst you guys (The broad grin, that I hear so much about, helps too of course ).