Show Us Your Motors!
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Chimera
the 5L one
and in the rare colour, like this one :
https://www.encycarpedia.com/tvr/99-chimaera-500-convertible
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its gorgeous 
Quite an affordable and obtainable dream. Save up and get one. Highly recommend it. They cost a fair bit to maintain, but they don't really go down in value.
That's the issue, a few years ago cerberas were going for 10-12k. They're out of my price range now for a 2nd motor unfortunately
I love that colour!
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yeah i do , its really nice in the flesh
Good choice of colour. I had a blue 5l Chim 20 years ago. Unfortunately it was written off when someone went through a red light. Apparently it was repaired and is still on the road. Just a shame I can't remember the reg.
Hi there
Spotted the usual stunning R8 V10 in the Asda car park and as always parked next to it, the only difference this time I grabbed a photo.
Hard to believe the Aston is worth nearly £10,000 more than was paid for it and prices on the manuals which mine is seem to be somewhat exploding, done a couple of thousand miles in it in the past year and it truly is a wonderful car to drive once you have adjusted to its heavy controls but they are full of feel, just recently had a major service and MOT, given clean bill of health and feedback from specialist of one of the best they have driven, but its been pampered.
The V8V is truly a beautiful timeless classic looking car that in the future will be far more sought after than the newer better AMG power car.
Also it is great to see an R8 in such an amazing colour, really do wish there was more red, yellow and other brightly coloured R8's around, such beautiful cars to look out and so many just come in drab boring colours.
Spotted the usual stunning R8 V10 in the Asda car park and as always parked next to it, the only difference this time I grabbed a photo.
Hard to believe the Aston is worth nearly £10,000 more than was paid for it and prices on the manuals which mine is seem to be somewhat exploding, done a couple of thousand miles in it in the past year and it truly is a wonderful car to drive once you have adjusted to its heavy controls but they are full of feel, just recently had a major service and MOT, given clean bill of health and feedback from specialist of one of the best they have driven, but its been pampered.
The V8V is truly a beautiful timeless classic looking car that in the future will be far more sought after than the newer better AMG power car.
Also it is great to see an R8 in such an amazing colour, really do wish there was more red, yellow and other brightly coloured R8's around, such beautiful cars to look out and so many just come in drab boring colours.
Nice parking
Haha they were still parked there when we returned, he is a member of staff in Asda, so is always parked in the far corners of the car park out the way and I always go and park next to it, but always with plenty of distance away, it is a stunning example.
I've only been away from the UK for a few years but Asda staff didn't drive supercars when I was thereHaha they were still parked there when we returned, he is a member of staff in Asda, so is always parked in the far corners of the car park out the way and I always go and park next to it, but always with plenty of distance away, it is a stunning example.
. I'm guessing he's not a regular checkout guy but still pretty impressiveI've only been away from the UK for a few years but Asda staff didn't drive supercars when I was there
No idea, but as it is always parked there so one assumes he works there as its not abandoned.
I am sure a management position pays well or maybe its just his dream car and that is his priority over anything else.
I've seen similar, guess it depends on your priorities. I think store manager etc is into 50k mark surely. When I was 18 and worked in a retail shop the manager was driving a brand new Jag too and that was a 60k or so car. She was on 42k if I remember right.
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Maybe he just got a load of bitcoin
The wonders of modern car finance 
they literally throw everything at you now for zero deposit (but hefty APR!) & low monthly payments. But if your sensible & do the math you see why the dealer is making some serious money out of it & in a few years (or sooner if the finance overstretches you) you wake up & understand how much you need to find to ever own the car at the end of the contract & how much its actually costing you over the lifetime of the contract
they literally throw everything at you now for zero deposit (but hefty APR!) & low monthly payments. But if your sensible & do the math you see why the dealer is making some serious money out of it & in a few years (or sooner if the finance overstretches you) you wake up & understand how much you need to find to ever own the car at the end of the contract & how much its actually costing you over the lifetime of the contract The wonders of modern car finance
Really don't think you can buy supercars with zero deposit, normally to get into a 60k plus car, you need some deposit and on a 100k plus car you need a decent deposit, I could be wrong but no sound financial advisor would ever advice financing should a high value vehicle without protecting yourself and to protect yourself from potentially owing the finance company money if you handed back the vehicle means giving a decent size deposit.
So its more likely BTC purchased or just someone who has saved up and dropped a large deposit or paid outright, or has a decent side business.
Not the end of world if your car has shot up though. All cars are moving up some more so than others, Porsche world is going crazy.