Need A Vehicle Inspection

[Abo Bob]

Hi guys, my boss is looking at buying this car and we need to find a professional in Perth to inspect it before we fly over and waste our time.

Anyone got any ideas? I'd rather find someone better than NRMA if you know what I mean.

Thanks.

[Onthehunt]

swiss automotive in mosman park(ask for francois) specialise in those sort of cars and do heaps of ferraris etc and i think they service that particular car but they are usually 3-4 wks booked out in advance but if you call them and let them know probs squeeze you in.

[rev210]

Seen that car around a fair bit. You do get what you pay for with the TVR's , the engines aren't the best thing about them. A full service history and nothing less is what I'd be asking for.

This one looks better;

http://www.carpoint.com.au/used-car/TVR/CH...es/2238580.aspx

or this one if he wants something with very few kms and performance upgrades;

http://www.carpoint.com.au/used-car/TVR/CH.../csn393250.aspx

TVR's aren't cars you go buying on the 'budget' as they say.

[Abo Bob]

I have my suspicions about that yellow one. New engine and respray 2 years after manufacture says serious crash to me.

He's already looked at the silver one. He hasn't told me what he thinks about it except to ask me to find others for sale. I think maybe he thinks it's overpriced.

The green one does come with full service history and log books. 2 owners. 1st had it as one of a stable of about 8 cars, 2nd owner had every fluid replaced as well as the bushes and even did the timing belt despite only having very few k's on it which is probably a good sign.

Thanks guys.

[Sneeza]

Ken from Hyperdrive (SAUWA sponsor) does vehicle inspections - (08)9209 3100. He does a very thorough check with compression tests etc

Check this thread out

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=88247

[32vspecII]

would he know much about tvr's ?

what the hell is a tvr ? is it really fast or something ? cause its pretty ugly and expensive !

[rev210]

I have my suspicions about that yellow one. New engine and respray 2 years after manufacture says serious crash to me.

He's already looked at the silver one. He hasn't told me what he thinks about it except to ask me to find others for sale. I think maybe he thinks it's overpriced.

The green one does come with full service history and log books. 2 owners. 1st had it as one of a stable of about 8 cars, 2nd owner had every fluid replaced as well as the bushes and even did the timing belt despite only having very few k's on it which is probably a good sign.

Thanks guys.

Hi Abo Bob,

The silver one is priced right.

I think I remember the yellow one used to be blue (haltech etc), it was for sale at a higher amount ($80k), a year or so ago if it's the same car.Not to mention and it was a 5 litre too from memory. I would be inclined to ping an email asking if the car used to be blue and if it's a factory TVR 5.0.

You need to be very careful when buying a TVR interstate as there are several Monarch ones. No big deal if you are buying from your own state and you live in a state where you don't need to go over the pits for rego every year (like WA). But, if you need to re-register a car from an interstate purchase then it's a probelm. The only cars to look at are the personal import pommy ones. Unfortunately the places the Monarch ones are common are WA and SA, like I said no big deal if you live there but, if you live in NSW or Vic then it may prove a problem?

Arkon,

The TVR's are very fast, at 1000kg, they have space frame chassis and the base model 4.0 cerbera does this to the average pack of super cars. There is a higher power 4.2 and 5.0 version too.

[kidd]

LOL at tvr

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Anyway hope your boss is patient, funny buy as TVR went bust in december, and they are as reliable as marrying a h**ker.

would get a Elise or an Ariel Atom for the same thrills.