Tuscan as a (occasional) daily?

[OllyHill]

Hello,

I have a TVR Chimaera at the moment which I've had for a couple of years. Initially it was a second car for me but I enjoyed using it so much I sold my every day car and used the TVR - and it was all the better for it!
Only problem is my girlfriend hates driving it and finds it too heavy. Normally this wouldn't be too much of a problem as she has her own car, but I work away for lots of the year and would prefer the car to be driven rather than sitting in a garage for months.
We tried a Tuscan a couple of years ago and she loved it, so it's something I'm considering a change to.
I'd be looking up to 25k for a car, ideally one with a rebuild. What are your thoughts on using this car every day when I'm home? My commute is very short, but I can take the back roads and make it longer to let the car warm up - which I do in the Chim. I do have a garage but it is a couple of miles from the house. So the car would spend a lot of the time on the drive and would probably only get put in the garage when I know it's not going to be used for a few days.
My heart says to go for a Tuscan but my head says it won't be a good idea to use like this...
Really interested in any thoughts - especially from those who have used theirs all the time.
Thanks.

[Dischordant]

It's fine to use every day - just in wet weather you have to drive it even more carefully than a standard boring car so it isn't able to be experienced how it should be on those days. Personally I like the contrast of having a cheap and cheerful runabout for commute on rubbish days and the Tuscan on nicer days.

[chimyellow]

I find the Tuscan more comfortable on a longer run than my Chimaera (which I used to use as a daily driver)
BUT if you are someone that likes the roof down as much as possible and you have to carry something like a briefcase or laptop which you don't want on display all the time then it is a pain to keep getting the rear screen and roof out of the boot to carry anything out of site.

[Basil Brush]

I ran my Tuscan as my only car, living on the drive, for about 5 years or so. No problem at all as long as you keep up to the maintenance. Just make sure you get any water leaks sorted out if it's going to live out.

[OllyHill]

Thanks for the replies so far. Seems more encouraging than I'd have guessed.
Are there any other TVRs that are better suited to daily use - like a Tamora or T350? Still think I prefer the Tuscan as I like the looks over the Tamora and I do like the option of taking the roof off.
What's wind noise like with the roof in place? I've always found the Chim really noisy with the roof on where the airflow hits the front of the panel - and this is with a new roof so it fits as well as it can. Is the Tuscan going to be better on longer trips away?

[benny4x]

I find the Tuscan very comfortable even on a long journey if you have the standard pipes and are just cruising even the noise is acceptable the wind noise is good on mine but the roof does tend to squeak and creak quite a bit

[wongthecorrupter]

benny4x said:

I find the Tuscan very comfortable even on a long journey if you have the standard pipes and are just cruising even the noise is acceptable the wind noise is good on mine but the roof does tend to squeak and creak quite a bit

+ 1 my car is de catted and it still isn't loud on a long run. It just makes a cracking noise when on full chat