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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 December 2014, 15:03:46
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The car was literally located in the middle of nowhere and took some finding.
Did I buy it?......NO.
£3950 was far to much too pay for this car.
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae183/janbowles/P1010615.jpg)
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae183/janbowles/P1010614.jpg)
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae183/janbowles/P1010617.jpg)
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae183/janbowles/P1010624.jpg)
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae183/janbowles/P1010623.jpg)
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae183/janbowles/P1010622.jpg)
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae183/janbowles/P1010621.jpg)
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae183/janbowles/P1010618.jpg)
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae183/janbowles/P1010619.jpg)
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae183/janbowles/P1010620.jpg)
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I'd take the house, though. :y Would have to try some to annoy the neighbours there!
Come on, then. What were the snags?
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Nice location. ;D
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Would like to live out that way , lovely house :) Car dont look too bad , did you make him offer :-\
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I'd take the house, though. :y Would have to try some to annoy the neighbours there!
Come on, then. What were the snags?
A blank piece of paper that said no more than ........Chassis welding £300.
Engine wouldn't rev over 3000 rpm....along with a persistent 'whine' from inside the cabin. Fuel pump...injectors???. Tickover extremely lumpy almost to the point of cutting out.
Tatty body and interior. Fibreglass 'crazed' in quite a few places.
Blowing exhaust.
All tyres below 2mm depth.
Oil pressure 50psi.......Low, I think.
MOT expired in March 2014 with a long list of advisories.
Bonnet wouldn't open fully.
Battery slow to turn over engine.
Generally unloved.
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Would like to live out that way , lovely house :) Car dont look too bad , did you make him offer :-\
No.....but I left him a contact number.
Sub £2000 and it might be worth a punt.
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I'd take the house, though. :y Would have to try some to annoy the neighbours there!
Come on, then. What were the snags?
A blank piece of paper that said no more than ........Chassis welding £300.
Engine wouldn't rev over 3000 rpm....along with a persistent 'whine' from inside the cabin. Fuel pump...injectors???. Tickover extremely lumpy almost to the point of cutting out.
Tatty body and interior. Fibreglass 'crazed' in quite a few places.
Blowing exhaust.
All tyres below 2mm depth.
Oil pressure 50psi.......Low, I think.
MOT expired in March 2014 with along list of advisories.
Bonnet wouldn't open fully.
Battery slow to turn over engine.
Generally unloved.
Doh (http://www.agetec.org/debate/wp-content/facepalm-smiley-gif-548.gif) Money pit then , best stick to Omega's ;D
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I'd take the house, though. :y Would have to try some to annoy the neighbours there!
Come on, then. What were the snags?
A blank piece of paper that said no more than ........Chassis welding £300.
Engine wouldn't rev over 3000 rpm....along with a persistent 'whine' from inside the cabin. Fuel pump...injectors???. Tickover extremely lumpy almost to the point of cutting out.
Tatty body and interior. Fibreglass 'crazed' in quite a few places.
Blowing exhaust.
All tyres below 2mm depth.
Oil pressure 50psi.......Low, I think.
MOT expired in March 2014 with a long list of advisories.
Bonnet wouldn't open fully.
Battery slow to turn over engine.
Generally unloved.
That was my first thought when I saw the pictures,if he can't be assed to clean it what about the rest.
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Fek the TVR.... I want that house!!!!!!!!
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I'd take the house, though. :y Would have to try some to annoy the neighbours there!
Come on, then. What were the snags?
A blank piece of paper that said no more than ........Chassis welding £300.
Engine wouldn't rev over 3000 rpm....along with a persistent 'whine' from inside the cabin. Fuel pump...injectors???. Tickover extremely lumpy almost to the point of cutting out.
Tatty body and interior. Fibreglass 'crazed' in quite a few places.
Blowing exhaust.
All tyres below 2mm depth.
Oil pressure 50psi.......Low, I think.
MOT expired in March 2014 with a long list of advisories.
Bonnet wouldn't open fully.
Battery slow to turn over engine.
Generally unloved.
Sounds fairly typical TVR to me. Oh, and 50 PSI is fine. :y
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Fek the TVR.... I want that house!!!!!!!!
The pictures don't do the location justice, Mr Bear.
It was stunning.
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Yep, 50 psi is good!
that must have been about the only hill for bloody miles around your way
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Was thinking that about the geography too ::)
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Tried ringing, Doctor Opti. If you're still interested, I've managed to get the bonnet to fully open. That being the case I think it's worth a bit more. Shall we say £4150 cash? :y
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Yep, 50 psi is good!
that must have been about the only hill for bloody miles around your way
We are fortunate to own a humble rural retreat in deepest Wales. Mainly used for holidays.
We were not so destitute in the eighties and nineties as we are now.
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Yep, 50 psi is good!
that must have been about the only hill for bloody miles around your way
We are fortunate to own a humble rural retreat in deepest Wales. Mainly used for holidays.
We were not so destitute in the eighties and nineties as we are now.
must be this place eh Opti
http://www.castlewales.com/caernarf02.jpg ;D ;D ;D
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Yep, 50 psi is good!
that must have been about the only hill for bloody miles around your way
We are fortunate to own a humble rural retreat in deepest Wales. Mainly used for holidays.
We were not so destitute in the eighties and nineties as we are now.
must be this place eh Opti
http://www.castlewales.com/caernarf02.jpg ;D ;D ;D
We also own a small tropical island in the Seychelles....... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Nah.....just kidding about that bit. ;D ;D
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This
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Scimitar-Turbo-SS1-ti-Nissan-1-8-Turbo-TR7-/231402957739?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35e0b0ebab (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Scimitar-Turbo-SS1-ti-Nissan-1-8-Turbo-TR7-/231402957739?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35e0b0ebab)
was £2500, galv chassis new paint, and will run rings round the TVR.
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This
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Scimitar-Turbo-SS1-ti-Nissan-1-8-Turbo-TR7-/231402957739?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35e0b0ebab (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Scimitar-Turbo-SS1-ti-Nissan-1-8-Turbo-TR7-/231402957739?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35e0b0ebab)
was £2500, galv chassis new paint, and will run rings round the TVR.
I do actually rate these cars.....and it was certainly far better made and more reliable than the equivalent TVR of it's day.
If only it looked more appealing.
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Here go Opti
knock yerself out
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Scimitar-GTE-AUTO/251727266874?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D28111%26meid%3D92463b10bd4e43e8a9adbd9659c9a8b9%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D11472%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D231402957739
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Here go Opti
knock yerself out
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Scimitar-GTE-AUTO/251727266874?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D28111%26meid%3D92463b10bd4e43e8a9adbd9659c9a8b9%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D11472%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D231402957739
This Scimitar really highlights how overpriced the TVR is.
I always did like the Scimitar, Henry.
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Here go Opti
knock yerself out
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Scimitar-GTE-AUTO/251727266874?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D28111%26meid%3D92463b10bd4e43e8a9adbd9659c9a8b9%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D11472%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D231402957739
That looks quite nice, if you like that sort of thing :y
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Here go Opti
knock yerself out
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Scimitar-GTE-AUTO/251727266874?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D28111%26meid%3D92463b10bd4e43e8a9adbd9659c9a8b9%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D11472%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D231402957739
That looks quite nice, if you like that sort of thing :y
Yep, like that. An affordable, usable classic! :y
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Here go Opti
knock yerself out
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Scimitar-GTE-AUTO/251727266874?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D28111%26meid%3D92463b10bd4e43e8a9adbd9659c9a8b9%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D11472%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D231402957739
That looks quite nice, if you like that sort of thing :y
And only a couple of bags of sand :y
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lots of Scimitars with Rover V8 engines now, and a few with a certain quad cam v6 you may know,
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With those pictures I thought I was about to watch an episode of 'Location Location Location'............... ;D ;D