Marcos TSO - did anyone actually buy one?

Marcos TSO - did anyone actually buy one?

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Greenwich Ross

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1,219 posts

172 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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Whilst lying on the sofa the other day contemplaying a rather indifferent hangover I chanced upon an eldery edition of Top Gear on Dave (where else) featuring, amongst other topics, a road test of the Marcos TSO. I think I may have seen this episode when it first came out and distinctly recall really liking this car!

So, a few years have passed and I was wondering whether anyone actually bought one and, if so, what's it like to live with?

Here's a old review http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/2046...

chevronb37

6,471 posts

185 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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Saw one at Le Mans Classic a few weeks ago in one of the campsites. Not that that really answers your question.

CraigW

12,248 posts

281 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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could be wrong but think Joust had one for a while, maybe check his posts.

Munter

31,319 posts

240 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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CraigW said:
could be wrong but think Joust had one for a while, maybe check his posts.
Yep Joust had one. I saw it in the flesh. I remember a lot of induction noise for some reason.

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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Munter said:
CraigW said:
could be wrong but think Joust had one for a while, maybe check his posts.
Yep Joust had one. I saw it in the flesh. I remember a lot of induction noise for some reason.
Thought he had a TS500... didn't realise he had a TSO as well.

Someone on PH did buy one.

Munter

31,319 posts

240 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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Podie said:
Munter said:
CraigW said:
could be wrong but think Joust had one for a while, maybe check his posts.
Yep Joust had one. I saw it in the flesh. I remember a lot of induction noise for some reason.
Thought he had a TS500... didn't realise he had a TSO as well.

Someone on PH did buy one.
Ah now you mention it I may have got the 2 mixed up... boxedin

L100NYY

35,075 posts

242 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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Munter said:
Podie said:
Munter said:
CraigW said:
could be wrong but think Joust had one for a while, maybe check his posts.
Yep Joust had one. I saw it in the flesh. I remember a lot of induction noise for some reason.
Thought he had a TS500... didn't realise he had a TSO as well.

Someone on PH did buy one.
Ah now you mention it I may have got the 2 mixed up... boxedin
I thought he had a TSO?

Although according to this perhaps not ->

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/profile.asp?m...


I'm certain somebody on here had a TSO.

Edited by L100NYY on Monday 16th August 13:02

Greenwich Ross

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1,219 posts

172 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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This rather sounds like Marcos will soon be going out of business. Again.

Checked the classifieds; none there. Shame, really.

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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Greenwich Ross said:
This rather sounds like Marcos will soon be going out of business. Again.

Checked the classifieds; none there. Shame, really.
Marcos went pop a while back. S

Greenwich Ross

Original Poster:

1,219 posts

172 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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Podie said:
Greenwich Ross said:
This rather sounds like Marcos will soon be going out of business. Again.

Checked the classifieds; none there. Shame, really.
Marcos went pop a while back. S
So it would seem http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

Hmm, there's never a Russian billionaire handy when you need one... scratchchin

joust

14,622 posts

258 months

Sunday 31st October 2010
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Sorry - bit late on this one - I blame PH search not working.

I had the TS500. Lovely to look at, not a bad drive, but.... it went back with all my money refunded.

J

robsco

7,822 posts

175 months

Sunday 31st October 2010
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joust said:
Sorry - bit late on this one - I blame PH search not working.

I had the TS500. Lovely to look at, not a bad drive, but.... it went back with all my money refunded.

J
What happened Joust?

joust

14,622 posts

258 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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If it managed to drive 50 miles without something going wrong, it was a good day!

Gad-Westy

14,521 posts

212 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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A real shame. It had all the right ingredients to fill a void that TVR had moved themselves away from.

The Wookie

13,909 posts

227 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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Gad-Westy said:
A real shame. It had all the right ingredients to fill a void that TVR had moved themselves away from.
Including reliability from the sounds of it hehe

Sorry cheap shot, but it had to be done

tommobot

641 posts

206 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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I used to see a blue one on a regular basis, looked and sounded lovely. Never seen another one since though.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 1st November 2010
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I worked at Prodrive during the time Marcos was in the unit next door, and tbh, some of the er, "bodging" that went on, wasn't exactly becoming for a £50k car....... ;-(

joust

14,622 posts

258 months

Tuesday 2nd November 2010
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tommobot said:
I used to see a blue one on a regular basis, looked and sounded lovely. Never seen another one since though.
If it was the TS500, then there was only ever my blue one that was produced.

joust

14,622 posts

258 months

Tuesday 2nd November 2010
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Max_Torque said:
I worked at Prodrive during the time Marcos was in the unit next door, and tbh, some of the er, "bodging" that went on, wasn't exactly becoming for a £50k car....... ;-(
The heat soak protection (which never worked) was something to behold. Especially when half of it fell off on the motorway!

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Tuesday 2nd November 2010
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joust said:
tommobot said:
I used to see a blue one on a regular basis, looked and sounded lovely. Never seen another one since though.
If it was the TS500, then there was only ever my blue one that was produced.
I looked at a 250, but they honestly couldn't be bothered to take my money...