TVR Chimaera

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Advantages: Blistering Drive
Disadvantages: wet and unreliable

I have a 97 Chimaera 4.0 in Venetian Blue (grey) which is a fantastic car to drive. However, there are problems with them which anyone thinking of buying one should know. 1. They leak. A lot. If mine sits in the rain then the carpets get totally so ...

edhallciao 21.09.2000 · Read full review
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Review of TVR Chimaera 450

shall I or shant I

Advantages: The name
Disadvantages: Expensive for what you actually get!

Having overcome a huge reliability problem over the last decade or so, it seems that the little car plant in Blackpool is turning out some little jems. Having driven in a friends car only once, I was questioning how I could remorgage my house to raise the ...

shak_y2k 31.12.2000 · Read full review
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Review of TVR Chimaera 450

Roar Roar Roooooar

Advantages: Fast, noisy, and exclusive.
Disadvantages: Drinks fuel faster than William Hague drinks Beer.

The best thing about the TVR is that not only do people know when your about by the sight of the car, they also know your about by the noise of the car. Forget the politically correct quiet fuel economic cars of the new millenium, this is the beast of Bla ...

Malmsteen 09.08.2000 · Read full review
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Review of TVR Chimaera 450

The Definitive British Bruiser

Advantages: Shattering performance, classic style, one of the world's best interiors
Disadvantages: Persistent leaks, traction in the wet

Hi, my name is Steve and I'm an addict. I've had two of these - one au naturale and one with power steering. Both were wonderful. First, let's deal with some common misconceptions. Neither car ever broke down in a substantial way. Sure there were niggl ...

oz_steve 19.03.2004 · Read full review
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Review of TVR Chimaera 500

TVR Chimaera

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Handling

There’s no voodoo involved here, just a simple steel tube spaceframe chassis, covered in fibreglass and powered by a Rover V8. Three models are offered and even the base 4.0 litre can crack 0-60mph in less than five seconds. Not as stylish or curvaceous a ...

Antkeay 15.08.2000 · Read full review
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