Cheap Tuscan on Autotrader
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nobody important

Original Poster:

650 posts

254 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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X TVR Owner

7 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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Yeah then add £10k for engine rebuild as it is probably falling apart due to TVR's rubbish engine build quality topped with cheap internals.

Dirty Boy

14,858 posts

238 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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Even so, 11k then a rebuild at say 6k 17k for a sorted Tuscan with warranty is hardly rubbish?

Assuming it's not CatD/C

tuscan s

202 posts

253 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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X TVR Owner said:
Yeah then add £10k for engine rebuild as it is probably falling apart due to TVR's rubbish engine build quality topped with cheap internals.
Hi like the log in name, PLEAS go back to the troll village you cane from............

DavidLScott

1,048 posts

253 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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Miaouw!!! Yours was it?

Nice first post.

gremlin123

Original Poster:

650 posts

254 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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X TVR Owner said:
Yeah then add £10k for engine rebuild as it is probably falling apart due to TVR's rubbish engine build quality topped with cheap internals.
Thats a good point, the engine rebuild on my Tuscan cost £9000.

Gaffer

7,156 posts

306 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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X TVR Owner said:
Yeah then add £10k for engine rebuild as it is probably falling apart due to TVR's rubbish engine build quality topped with cheap internals.
roflrofl

Could have already had a rebuild...unless its your car then thats not a very good way of selling it, is it now..?

Bye Bye...wavey

Claire

X TVR Owner

7 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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Dirty Boy...

17k for any TVR is bad, when will you people realise they are CRAP, drive a real car that doesnt fall apart all the time, or need a rebuild after 30k and you will see, stop being die hard TVRies and accept that the TVR you have has the build quality of cars made 50 years ago, it will break down on you if it hasnt already and it will depreciate faster than the $.

This forum is full of people with TVR Problems.....why is that ?

V8 GRF

7,299 posts

239 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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X TVR Owner said:
This forum is full of people with TVR Problems.....why is that ?
For the same reason that the Porsche and BMW forums are filled with people with problems, it's because they're asking for help and the majority of people on here have helpful and constructive things to say.


tbdgriff500

1,647 posts

232 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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X TVR Owner said:
Dirty Boy...

17k for any TVR is bad, when will you people realise they are CRAP, drive a real car that doesnt fall apart all the time, or need a rebuild after 30k and you will see, stop being die hard TVRies and accept that the TVR you have has the build quality of cars made 50 years ago, it will break down on you if it hasnt already and it will depreciate faster than the $.

This forum is full of people with TVR Problems.....why is that ?
why did you buy one in the first place?
i have had ten glorius years from my griffs and would not buy anything else,
excellent value for money and little depreciation, you have had your opinion made clear but i don't think sgging of all tvrs across every tvr forum is going to win any favour on here,so go and bother the porker fans with this i am sure you will make loads of new friends over there !! GOOD BYE

Dirty Boy

14,858 posts

238 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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X TVR Owner said:
Dirty Boy...

17k for any TVR is bad, when will you people realise they are CRAP, drive a real car that doesnt fall apart all the time, or need a rebuild after 30k and you will see, stop being die hard TVRies and accept that the TVR you have has the build quality of cars made 50 years ago, it will break down on you if it hasnt already and it will depreciate faster than the $.

This forum is full of people with TVR Problems.....why is that ?
By the very nature of a forum, you'll only hear the problematic stories, as people don't tend to log on to say "My car didn't break down today".

If I wanted build quality i'd have bought a Porsche/Mercedes (although my boss has spent many £000s on his SL500 in the last 3 years)

You don't buy a TVR for build quality, you buy one because you love the way it looks, the way it sounds, the attention it gets and the individuality.


S5TVR

1,239 posts

262 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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X TVR Owner said:
drive a real car that doesnt fall apart all the time
Like what ? and the last time I looked TVR's were real cars - you know 4 wheels an engine etc. TVR's are like any other car, you need to do your homework before you buy and make sure you buy with your head and not with your heart and you won't go far wrong. Seems to me from your hot headed comment that you may have bought with your heart - oh dear !

newberry

511 posts

227 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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X TVR Owner said:
Dirty Boy...

17k for any TVR is bad, when will you people realise they are CRAP, drive a real car that doesnt fall apart all the time, or need a rebuild after 30k and you will see, stop being die hard TVRies and accept that the TVR you have has the build quality of cars made 50 years ago, it will break down on you if it hasnt already and it will depreciate faster than the $.

This forum is full of people with TVR Problems.....why is that ?
Why are you here then you nob sucking chimp? Go to anouther site. And notice you haven't said which car you drive.

RPE11Y

983 posts

290 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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X TVR Owner said:
Dirty Boy...

17k for any TVR is bad, when will you people realise they are CRAP, drive a real car that doesnt fall apart all the time, or need a rebuild after 30k and you will see, stop being die hard TVRies and accept that the TVR you have has the build quality of cars made 50 years ago, it will break down on you if it hasnt already and it will depreciate faster than the $.

This forum is full of people with TVR Problems.....why is that ?
Tw@t! Don't feed the troll, guys...

shep1001

4,620 posts

218 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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I remember this car from a couple of months ago when I was looking for Tuscans before getting a Tam. I think it's gotten cheaper as it needs to be sold to pay for the Hummer that you can see in the background IIRC - well that was what was on the last advert.

TVR Dan

281 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th October 2008
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1 thing to say 31,000 fantastic miles! AND no re-builds! ever! and its still the most fantastic car i have driven!

leemarkadams

858 posts

244 months

Thursday 23rd October 2008
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Any other thoughts on this................just wondering.......

TYU

91 posts

240 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Is it just me or should we not even BOTHER replying to any of the trash that's spouting out of
"X TVR Owner's" orifice? He's just the latest in a long line of people who have too much time on their
hands and completely miss the point of TVR's.

If you want a "Normal" car I completely agree with every word he has said.. you really can't argue with him.
The build quality is not great, the reliability is questionable at best, and the residual isn't wonderful (to put it mildly!).
But if you want a "Normal" car (and I include "common-as-s**t-and-NOT-that-great-to-drive" Porsche in that)then
why would you buy a TVR in the first place. I'm on my third, all brand new, and from the first time I set foot in
a dealership I was made aware of every single flaw. I test drove every car under the sun and came back to the
most flawed of the lot!!...

... because it felt special... it felt like I was driving the car.. not the other way round!

If you want all of the things that TVR aren't... DON'T BUY ONE! Simple as that... and why you're at it
listen to "Westlife" or "Daniel O'Donnell" they're very nice and normal.. they won't offend you!

Ballistic Banana

14,706 posts

296 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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X TVR owner is also an X PH user ..and has been for a while now

BB

900T-R

20,406 posts

286 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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TYU said:
and the residual isn't wonderful (to put it mildly!).
As a percentage of the purchase price, it's not bad at all really and in terms of ££ you've lost a lot less than someone who bought a £70K 911 at the same time...

Depreciation on new cars is close to free-fall these days, especially on expensive ones. It's by no means a TVR trait. For starters, it seems Soovy still has a fight on his hands getting more than £8K for his 996 (book value sixteen-and-a-half) wink .