Whos got me wheels now ??

[bomb]

Balmoral Green Chimaera, recently purchased form HHC at Christmas......my previous car. Is the new owner a NEPH TWAT member ???? Hope its gone to a good home. Anyone here perhaps.??

[WildfireS3]

Sorry nobody that I know of. Wouldn't say no to a Chim though.

[tvrbob]

No not me either. You've got a limited audience in this forum. Should post this in 'Chimaera' forum.

[bomb]

tvrbob said:

No not me either. You've got a limited audience in this forum. Should post this in 'Chimaera' forum.

Aye, but the new owner is a local lad, so thought he may 'tune into' this new NE forum. Would be nice to see my old car on the n yorks run in a few weeks....

So how come all you guys 'wouldn't say no to a chimaera',but no one would buy it when it was for sale Typical eh!

[Byff]

We wouldn't say no to it if it was free - but if your asking cold hard cash for it, erm, sorry I've got about £2.60 on me - is that enough?

[MickC]

bomb said:

So how come all you guys 'wouldn't say no to a chimaera',but no one would buy it when it was for sale Typical eh!

Er, got one already, thanks.

[WD*]

Apparently my old car was spotted yesterday... which is clever since it was scrapped after being written off good style last august!

[tvrbob]

Three of the cars I have scrapped over the years are still registered and taxed. There's money in those old bent cars.

[blackal]

'wouldn't say no to a chimaera'?
The only phrase I have heard Bomb use is:
......'wouldn't say no to a beer'!

Unusual to see "scrapped" TVRs on the road - they usually rip the engines out of them to use as starter motors for AMGs

It's a car - not a pony! You're not meant to form a life-long bond with the thing, or the next owner! (unless it's a fit girlie)

[WD*]

tvrbob said:

Three of the cars I have scrapped over the years are still registered and taxed. There's money in those old bent cars.

But why?! It was a H reg 1.1 festa, already had been classed an 'uneconomical repair' when the previous owner had someone drive into it. There is no way this one could have been repaired and put back on the road, and I can't see what the benefit would be of using the plates!

[tvrbob]

I'm as shocked as you. One of these cars was recoverable. It was a 4yr old Clio that my son rolled. The one I struggle with is the 'B' reg Nova that I scrapped for my father-in-law. It was a complete wreck.

[WD*]

tvrbob said:

I'm as shocked as you. One of these cars was recoverable. It was a 4yr old Clio that my son rolled. The one I struggle with is the 'B' reg Nova that I scrapped for my father-in-law. It was a complete wreck.

somehow, i cant see how or WHY they would have put this back on the road!

[minimax]

tell me that that's a picture of the space saver....the tyres weren't really that small were they?

[WD*]

minimax said:

tell me that that's a picture of the space saver....the tyres weren't really that small were they?

they were the standard 13" ones... AFAIK, the same as what the corsa has on now coz i get them from the same place..

[bomb]

blackal said:

'wouldn't say no to a chimaera'? The only phrase I have heard Bomb use is: ......'wouldn't say no to a beer'! Unusual to see "scrapped" TVRs on the road - they usually rip the engines out of them to use as starter motors for AMGs It's a car - not a pony! You're not meant to form a life-long bond with the thing, or the next owner! (unless it's a fit girlie)

Saying 'no' to a beer is just down right rude !

Doesn't make you a bad person

Now that 'Atomic Chicken' have split, wotcha going to put in the back of the AMG ??

[blackal]

I'll probably fill the back with Bacardi and Barramundi wine and sell it on the council estates to alcoholic seafarers looking for a "fix".

If you are looking for a name for your "pony" How about "Dobbin"?

[minimax]

WD* said:

minimax said: tell me that that's a picture of the space saver....the tyres weren't really that small were they? they were the standard 13" ones... AFAIK, the same as what the corsa has on now coz i get them from the same place..

sorry I meant width...they look treacherously narrow...

[WD*]

minimax said:

WD* said: minimax said: tell me that that's a picture of the space saver....the tyres weren't really that small were they? they were the standard 13" ones... AFAIK, the same as what the corsa has on now coz i get them from the same place.. sorry I meant width...they look treacherously narrow...

Ah, I've just been reliably informed that they look thin because it wasn't actually inflated... two of the tyres were shredded, that one had popped and one was left intact...