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Mr Brush, I ran a very early Tuscan(no 32 if i remember rightly for a year until March 2002, I sold it in the end to return to a Griff 500 (due to the usual problems), at the time I could not get ANY main dealer in the south to purchase the car outright, although the general consensus on price was around £23000 ( the car had done 8000 miles, topaz paint air etc), bear in mind the car had cost new 18 month earlier £44000 !! the indpendents were offering nearer £20000.
I don't know how much prices have firmed up since then,I suspect they may have a little, due to the fact that the car in most respect is superior to a late Griff (IMHO) but early Tuscs ( w plate cars) now seem to be avaialble (after haggling) for arround £22-23000 privately, griffs seem to be worth £2-3000 more.
In summary a year on from when I sold mine (privately, thank god!) I would have thought that a 2000 car with a decent spec and colour would be worth between £19-23000 to a franchised dealer, more if you are p/exing up.
Hope this helps
I don't know how much prices have firmed up since then,I suspect they may have a little, due to the fact that the car in most respect is superior to a late Griff (IMHO) but early Tuscs ( w plate cars) now seem to be avaialble (after haggling) for arround £22-23000 privately, griffs seem to be worth £2-3000 more.
In summary a year on from when I sold mine (privately, thank god!) I would have thought that a 2000 car with a decent spec and colour would be worth between £19-23000 to a franchised dealer, more if you are p/exing up.
Hope this helps
Don't be hasty to sell on a good Tuscan for a low price. There seems to be a strong market for Tuscans at the moment and they are exchanging hands for decent money. Full TVRSH is vital.
Dealers try to make around £4000 on selling a Tuscan, so whatever you see on the showroom floor the same age/spec as yours, knock off £4000 for a rough guide. 18" alloys and AC are desirable options which gained popularity early in the Tuscan's life. Alot of V/W plates do not have A/C, but owners may have upgraded the wheels. If you are non-A/C and still on 16" alloys, they may offer you a little less - e.g. about £5,000 off windscreen ticket.
>> Edited by TUS 373 on Tuesday 29th April 15:48
Dealers try to make around £4000 on selling a Tuscan, so whatever you see on the showroom floor the same age/spec as yours, knock off £4000 for a rough guide. 18" alloys and AC are desirable options which gained popularity early in the Tuscan's life. Alot of V/W plates do not have A/C, but owners may have upgraded the wheels. If you are non-A/C and still on 16" alloys, they may offer you a little less - e.g. about £5,000 off windscreen ticket.
>> Edited by TUS 373 on Tuesday 29th April 15:48
Im with TUS373 on this one ( hello Bryan) there is a healthy demand for Tuscan at the moment and prices have firmed up and as bryan has said they are option sensetive the only guide you can get is via "Black book" on disk which values a 2000 W tusc with 10k at £c26k trade clean only by doing your homework and being cheeky will you get one for much cheaper.(ive still got misfire bryan waiting for warranty to change over)
Thanks for everyone's replies on this. I probably mislead you all a bit as I was actually looking at buying a car which was going to be sold back to the dealer if not to me. The car is a July 2000 with 15k miles and FTVRSH, aircon, 18" wheels and can be mine for £25.5k. Does this sound reasonable?
>> Edited by basil brush on Friday 2nd May 10:06
>> Edited by basil brush on Friday 2nd May 10:06
You can pay less but all early Tuscans with 15k miles need some work - you need to weigh this up against those little things that need attention(front end respray, tyres and a service - 2k easy) mine was a fair bit less than the price you quote but had a few bits and pieces needing work which I used as negotiating power...
raceboy said: Give James a ring he was looking for Tuscans at the weekend
edited because I'm a numpty he was actually after Griffs, Chimaeras, and Cerberas, probably still worth a ring though
>> Edited by raceboy on Tuesday 29th April 12:55
Steve
Cheers for the link, hope your car's all ready for Rockingham
>> Edited by jamer on Sunday 4th May 11:24
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