Summer coming up, Chimaera - Should I?

[Maz]

Miss the Cerb it was an amazing machine.

Don't have enough spare cash for a Tuscan, so I'm thinking of getting a Chimaera for the summer.

Driven a 400 before and to be honest I wasn't too impressed.

What model should I be looking at and anything other than usual bits do I need to check out before purchasing?

Thanks

 

[Begbie]

Do it!!

 

[West]

Do it!!

 

[gt_junkie]

Do it!!

3rd'd!!!

Go for it!

Only wish i had this 'very difficult decision' to make myself!

gt

 

[Lashout_UK]

Buy a 6-speed Corvette instead, least it won't blow itself to pieces all the time or cost a fortune to run

 

[Lopéz]

You'll only keep it for a fortnight anyway so do what you like

 

[Cyanide]

Do it! But keep me away from it, I've been wanting to make sweet love to one since the first time I saw one

 

[Alex UK]

Go for it, just don't stick it in a hedge.

 

[Spie]

No.

 

[West]

No.

Spie has spoken.

 

[thepharcyde]

you've had a taste of death once......why not

 

[badbob]

Buy a Toyota instead. At least it'll do a 10 mile journey without breaking down, unlike the TVR.

 

[Lopéz]

No.

I believe you called Eyedot's TVR a "Glorified kit car"

Those were the days

 

[Apopcalyptic]

No.

TVR's are awful. Build quality, construction technique. Crap car.

The only good thing IMO is the exhaust note.

 

[mattpc]

if you have the money....

buy buy buy!

 

[mattpc]

TVR's are awful. Build quality, construction technique. Crap car.

The only good thing IMO is the exhaust note.

Nope fantastic cars and the model the OP is looking at is one of the better ones in terms of build and reliability.

 

[Apopcalyptic]

Nope fantastic cars and the model the OP is looking at is one of the better ones in terms of build and reliability.

I think 'fantastic cars' is a little bit strong.

And the dozen or so I've worked on over the past few years have had shocking build quality, and exceptionally poor quality OE parts.

 

[volospian]

Miss the Cerb it was an amazing machine.

Don't have enough spare cash for a Tuscan, so I'm thinking of getting a Chimaera for the summer.

Driven a 400 before and to be honest I wasn't too impressed.

What model should I be looking at and anything other than usual bits do I need to check out before purchasing?

Thanks

Don't bother. After a 4.5 cerb, the only Chim that would even vaguely hold your attention would be the 500, and even then it's very pedestrian by comparrison.

If you want a drop top trevor for summer fun, find yourself a decent Griff 500. I'd get one with PAS if I were you though. It does make life a little easier.

Alternatively, for summer breezes, I'd go for something more like this

 

[[TW]Fox]

As if anything posted in this thread will ANY bearing on your decision to buy or not

 

[helpimcrap]

i could answer but i dont think it would have any bearing... and when you do buy it, it will only last a couple of weeks before you sell it.