New owner joining the fold.
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Hello all.
Looking forward to collecting my new Tuscan, hopefully in time for the BNG. It is a lovely example in BMW Estoril Blue, 1 owner from new and 28k miles. My current 1997 4.2 Cerbera is making way for it, so I'm all too familiar with the TVR foibles! The car will be provided by the best boys in the business, Track V Road, so I'm hoping to have many happy miles in the old girl.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4059928.htm
One question I could do with answering is this... Can somebody identify the exact name of the colour of the carpets photographed below? The ones in mine are currently grey, but have been sun and/or heat damaged as per usual, so she'll be getting a full recarpeting prior to collection. I think I'm decided on this colour here with Portland binding to match the seats, but feel free to add any ideas if anyone has another suggestion.
Thanks.
Looking forward to collecting my new Tuscan, hopefully in time for the BNG. It is a lovely example in BMW Estoril Blue, 1 owner from new and 28k miles. My current 1997 4.2 Cerbera is making way for it, so I'm all too familiar with the TVR foibles! The car will be provided by the best boys in the business, Track V Road, so I'm hoping to have many happy miles in the old girl.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4059928.htm
One question I could do with answering is this... Can somebody identify the exact name of the colour of the carpets photographed below? The ones in mine are currently grey, but have been sun and/or heat damaged as per usual, so she'll be getting a full recarpeting prior to collection. I think I'm decided on this colour here with Portland binding to match the seats, but feel free to add any ideas if anyone has another suggestion.
Thanks.
Congratulations and welcome...
I made the same transition, cerby 4.5 to Tuscan.
I find the Tuscan more practical and more flexible believe it or not. Nothing to do with how refined the engine is etc but just the physical size of things....Tuscan is smaller, smaller doors easier to get in and out of, roof comes off, can just relax in a Tuscan but i always used to get out of the Cerby tired...
Anyway, great looking car, enjoy
I made the same transition, cerby 4.5 to Tuscan.
I find the Tuscan more practical and more flexible believe it or not. Nothing to do with how refined the engine is etc but just the physical size of things....Tuscan is smaller, smaller doors easier to get in and out of, roof comes off, can just relax in a Tuscan but i always used to get out of the Cerby tired...
Anyway, great looking car, enjoy
Hi Robert, thanks for the welcome. Strange, I got the impression that the Tuscan was a bigger car, despite the shorter wheelbase and 2 seats. It just looks more bulbous. I'm looking forward to spending some time with the car and comparing how living with each car differs. Immediately the Tuscan feels better finished inside, everything feels more modern etc. The engine also seems more urgent, although that could be more to do with my familiarity with the Cerbera's power delivery. I understand what you mean about the Cerb, they do test you physically when driving. After a run of more than a few hours or a couple of hundred miles, the first thing I end up doing usually is having a nap. 
The first phase of the Tuscan process is underway. She's gone to the trimmer today for the new carpets fitting in the above colour (Oxford Blue). Should look the bees knees when complete.
The first phase of the Tuscan process is underway. She's gone to the trimmer today for the new carpets fitting in the above colour (Oxford Blue). Should look the bees knees when complete.
that is a fantastic tuscan and drives like a dream, i always said that all tuscans should have been built like that one, i re-painted it a few years ago and was left with us on a sale or return policy, the owner was quite happy for us to use it and i had it for most of the summer of 08, there was 26000 miles on it and drove like new, a really stunning car that the owner decided to keep in 09 and used regular until it came back into our possesion in 10, the speedo hadnt been working for a while so we fixed that and a quick polish brought it back to stunning condition, im sure the carpets are oxford blue and the car has never had an engine re-build, we looked after it since 2006 and im sure we have the original bill of sale, we will of course pass it on
Tricky to say really, as they're both completely different cars. The Tuscan is certainly the easier of the two to drive and live with. Little things like proper heaters, brighter headlights, better windscreen wipers, improved build quality, and all the things we take for granted in the "dailys". The Tuscan also feels quicker, and rather surprisingly, feels marginally more urgent from lower revs. That said, I'm torn. For all the Cerbera's flaws (of which it has many), it had an indescribable something which I can't put my finger on. The fact that a 100 mile drive in the Cerb left me tired out and aching almost added to its appeal in a strange sense.
The last drive in the Cerbera was an 80 mile journey to collect the Tuscan. During it, I had no windscreen wipers as the motor had burnt out, and it was pissing it down. Through the motorway speed limits, the Rain-X did its job just fine. Through the average 50 zones, there I was, hanging out of the window with a waterblade every 30 seconds to clear my view. And that kind of sums the Cerb up for me. It was never ever a boring car, and although the bloody thing had me pulling my hair out sometimes, everything we did, we did together somehow.
Not sure whether the bond will be so strong with the Tuscan, but only time will tell...
The last drive in the Cerbera was an 80 mile journey to collect the Tuscan. During it, I had no windscreen wipers as the motor had burnt out, and it was pissing it down. Through the motorway speed limits, the Rain-X did its job just fine. Through the average 50 zones, there I was, hanging out of the window with a waterblade every 30 seconds to clear my view. And that kind of sums the Cerb up for me. It was never ever a boring car, and although the bloody thing had me pulling my hair out sometimes, everything we did, we did together somehow.
Not sure whether the bond will be so strong with the Tuscan, but only time will tell...
Cockey, I'm actually quite keen on the orange indicators on this car, but who knows. Interesting you mention the expense of the side repeaters... Aren't they only MK3 Fiesta? As for the fronts, they're just military Land Rover reverse lights like the Cerb, about 25 quid for the pair.
Edited by robsco on Wednesday 10th October 19:22
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