Sell or Restore

[coco79]

D 10ONY said:

I have a 2000 4ltr Tuscan with only about 29K miles on it. I am only the 2nd owner and have had it for the past 13 years. I haven't used it since the clutch went 7 years ago. Its now looking pretty poorly and I'm not sure what to do with it ? should I spend the money on respray , engine rebuild & clutch or break it ?which seems very cruel ?
Advice please ?

Jason

Hi Jason..PM sent

[Speed 3]

An uncrashed Tuscan of any condition has got to be worth £10-12k going off what people have paid in the last year even assuming it needs an engine rebuild. Take it to Pete at Elmwood to do a basic inspection inc tappets, do the clutch, perishable lines, fluids flush then get it detailed and I wouldn't be surprised if it made north of £15k. Despite TVR owners knowing better, those new to the marque still value low miles and owners. Biggest cosmetic issue (although not too expensive to sort) would be a rotted interior. Paint condition I expect will be comensurate with miles & storage conditons but should detal out reasonably well.

[nrick]

Will need an MOT, so fuel lines and brake lines should be checked. Need some new fuel as well

[D 10ONY]

Thanks for all of your input and advice people, I think I'm gonna get the clutch done put an MOT on it and get it down to Elmwood for them to pick over it and make a list of jobs to do. I'll have to do it a bit at a time coz its forking out the £10K at once thats been putting me off all this time.

[Topper_Harley]

Elmwood are listed on the TVR CC as offering 15% discount to members. Might be an idea to check before you commit

[nrick]

Good plan, if you need anything let us know and we'll try to help

[Speed 3]

D 10ONY said:

Thanks for all of your input and advice people, I think I'm gonna get the clutch done put an MOT on it and get it down to Elmwood for them to pick over it and make a list of jobs to do. I'll have to do it a bit at a time coz its forking out the £10K at once thats been putting me off all this time.

Elmwood can do the MOT even if you don't commit to a whole bunch of other stuff. The risk of putting it through a standard MOT station beforehand is they're not tuned into TVR foibles like handbrakes and it will definitely fail after that time stood still. Just outline to Toby & Clare what your constraints are and they'll do a honest job without ripping you off. Head mechanic Pete is ex-Mole Valley TVR and knows his stuff. Makes sense to ask for clutch, basic inspection & MOT then take it from there.

[JnP]

I'll gladly buy this burden off of you for 5k

[Seandev]

Jason, now you and the kids have had a reminder of how epic they sound, when I bumped into you over the weekend (at the Anchor, down near Wisley), surely that's made the decision for you!! ;-) You know you want to keep it.
Sean