TVR Chim for sale on Dubizzle

[Ron Fellows]

Is this one Dan's?

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/201...

Pretty good price hope it goes to a good home.


Edited to add make that two of them for sale!

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/201...

Edited by Ron Fellows on Saturday 20th February 14:04

[Hitch78]

I love it, TVR owner in 'I spend a lot of money on this car' shocker!

Seriously though, it seems a little strange that both of the two TVR Chims in Dubai are for sale. Coincidence?

[Hitch78]

Now that blue Chim has been haunting me during the night. I've always wanted one and it's the kind of car I could keep for as long as I'm here but what is the market like for LHD TVRs if one was to buy it and then need to sell it at a later date?

As much as we all love them the pool of buyers must be quite small.

[dictys]

I think one of those has been for sale for at least a few months as I saw one on dubizzle back in December, as a person with previous experience of TVR and knowing the coditions out here I decided not to bother.

I must admit my search for a interesting classic as a daily drive has evaporated, the idea of sitting at the side of the road in 40+ does not appeal.

I'm now looking at a Challenger SRT for later in the year.

[Hitch78]

Talk about pissing on a man's chips!

You do have a serious point though, I was being a hopeless romantic.

[dictys]

Sorry,

However, a LHD drive TVR would be a good long time buy, as very very few were made. Furthermore, the market back in Europe would be quite big, I know quite a few people who live in monaco and other european locations who would love the idea of a LHD TVR.

[Targarama]

I'd love the blue one for the winter. I'm still waiting for my Oman resident docs though so can't own/register a car there yet.

[jezzaaa]

dictys said:

I think one of those has been for sale for at least a few months as I saw one on dubizzle back in December, as a person with previous experience of TVR and knowing the coditions out here I decided not to bother.

I must admit my search for a interesting classic as a daily drive has evaporated, the idea of sitting at the side of the road in 40+ does not appeal.

I'm now looking at a Challenger SRT for later in the year.

I owned two Chimaeras in the UK...a 400 and a 500. Never let me down once. And why should it? I know the concern of heat problems...but it's just a RangeRover engine...why would it be any less able to cope, given an appropriate cooling system upgrade...which I'm sure must have been done already? I can imagine the A/C system would be inadequate though!

Now if we were talking about a Cerbera/Tuscan/Tamora etc with the Speed 6 or AJP8 engines...then I might run away very fast!

[Targarama]

jezzaaa said:

dictys said:

I think one of those has been for sale for at least a few months as I saw one on dubizzle back in December, as a person with previous experience of TVR and knowing the coditions out here I decided not to bother.

I must admit my search for a interesting classic as a daily drive has evaporated, the idea of sitting at the side of the road in 40+ does not appeal.

I'm now looking at a Challenger SRT for later in the year.

I owned two Chimaeras in the UK...a 400 and a 500. Never let me down once. And why should it? I know the concern of heat problems...but it's just a RangeRover engine...why would it be any less able to cope, given an appropriate cooling system upgrade...which I'm sure must have been done already? I can imagine the A/C system would be inadequate though!

Now if we were talking about a Cerbera/Tuscan/Tamora etc with the Speed 6 or AJP8 engines...then I might run away very fast!

The problem is that the GRP body does not allow heat to dissipate much compared to steel.

Speed Six cars don't have such a heat issue, but we all know they take more looking after in other ways.

[Asterix]

Saw a blue Chim on Al Khail road last week. Looked in good nick.

[Harris_I]

jezzaaa said:

dictys said:

I think one of those has been for sale for at least a few months as I saw one on dubizzle back in December, as a person with previous experience of TVR and knowing the coditions out here I decided not to bother.

I must admit my search for a interesting classic as a daily drive has evaporated, the idea of sitting at the side of the road in 40+ does not appeal.

I'm now looking at a Challenger SRT for later in the year.

I owned two Chimaeras in the UK...a 400 and a 500. Never let me down once. And why should it? I know the concern of heat problems...but it's just a RangeRover engine...why would it be any less able to cope, given an appropriate cooling system upgrade...which I'm sure must have been done already? I can imagine the A/C system would be inadequate though!

Now if we were talking about a Cerbera/Tuscan/Tamora etc with the Speed 6 or AJP8 engines...then I might run away very fast!

A chap who used to run a Rover-engined Chimaera in autocross events out here used to break down regularly due to the heat. I don't actually recall one single event he managed to completed 4 laps. He tried one season and never came back.

[Gentleman Geoff]

jezzaaa said:

Now if we were talking about a Cerbera/Tuscan/Tamora etc with the Speed 6 or AJP8 engines...then I might run away very fast!

They do exist over here though...

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[dxbtiger]

Saw a silver convertible Chimera or Cerbera (i always get confused between the 2) in Media City today.

First one i have seen in the last 3 years, got me more excited than most exotics due to not having seen one for ages!

[Gentleman Geoff]

dxbtiger said:

Saw a silver convertible Chimera or Cerbera (i always get confused between the 2) in Media City today.

First one i have seen in the last 3 years, got me more excited than most exotics due to not having seen one for ages!

Convertible = Chimaera.
Coupe (2+2) = Cerbera.

Although they look fairly similar, I am led to believe they are two very different cars.

[Hitch78]

The Cerbera was my teenage bedroom wall poster favourite. Well, until my brother came home from uni with a cracking poster of Cameron Diaz for me!

[Hitch78]

The Cerbera was my teenage bedroom wall poster favourite. Well, until my brother came home from uni with a cracking poster of Cameron Diaz for me!

[Desert Dog]

This Chimaera just turned up in our workshop today:

[Chilli]

Hang on a minute DD.......you own/work in a garage???????
We might just become the bestest of buddies.

[Desert Dog]

Hi Chilli - I do own a garage... and you didn't want to know me before! :-)

You can find us via www.salukimotorsport.com - the website is (very) temporary at the moment until the new one is up and running. Drop by for a chat if you're in the area.

[Chilli]

Fantastic...Can you sort out my X5, without pulling me pants down?!