911 converting to TVR

[tootingrich]

ok, so im selling my '79 911 and looking for something a bit newer and a change from a Porsche. Not knowing much about TVR owner ship except from the obvious rumours of unreliability which I'm hoping are exagerated, although based on some fact.

Can anyone give me a quick overview of the Chimera, what to buy, what not to, what to look for, common faults, annual running costs, engine rebuild costs etc ?

would be much appreciated.

Cheers
Richard

[cloggy]

Good choice, you can find all the information you need on the site below.
http://www.chimaerapages.com/

[LordGrover]

I think you'll do better here.

[WazzaL]

Biased opinion I think..

I prefer the Chim, and I don't even play golf!

Loads of info already on here. Do a search, you'll turn up loads on this...

As a conclusion: Condition, Condition, COndition.

[The Griffalo]

LordGrover said:

I think you'll do better here.

Absolutely

I went from a 996 to a Griff earlier this year and I don't regret it for a second.

[cloggy]

The Griffalo said:

LordGrover said:

I think you'll do better here.

Absolutely

I went from a 996 to a Griff earlier this year and I don't regret it for a second.

Apes.

[optimax sniffer]

Nah, you want a cerb

[Far Eastender]

I went from a 996 to a Cerb. The Porsche is an all round better car, but I much prefer the Cerb. It's a drivers car and has a lot more 'grunt'. I went for the S6, as I tend to do more long autobahn stuff than tracking.

You'll need GBP 2-3,000 a year for servicing and 'niggles', but if you keep on top of them, it's quite reliable, in spite of what you may hear.

[burriana]

The Griffalo said:

I went from a 996 to a Griff earlier this year and I don't regret it for a second.

I went from an '88 3.2 Carrera back to my second, and have to say very good Griff 500.

Knew I'd made a mistake even by the time I'd got it home. Have since sold the Griff but would love to have my old 911 back

[The Griffalo]

burriana said:

The Griffalo said:

I went from a 996 to a Griff earlier this year and I don't regret it for a second.

I went from an '88 3.2 Carrera back to my second, and have to say very good Griff 500.

Knew I'd made a mistake even by the time I'd got it home. Have since sold the Griff but would love to have my old 911 back

I'll be reminding you about this in the Griff forum