should i keep my tuscan...forever?

[m3jappa]

I have a mk1 tuscan which has had the mandatory rebuild about 3 years or so ago (going bloody strong!) re spray (ok not in a standard colour) re trim, suspension etc etc.
its done about 65k on the clock (but probably had 3 engines or so its a good car, full history, no accident damage etc

however i just don't really use it, or infact really want to, when i do i really do love it, a trip to italy has spoilt motoring here tbh, our busy pot holed roads with mlms speed cameras and people doing 30 to save an extra 2mpg have finally driven me to despair. The italy trip reminded me why i love cars!

Anyway, i have been thinking of selling, putting some money with it, get a little loan and getting something like a 997 turbo.

But.....i have been thinking to myself why sell it, why not just keep it, its garaged, just use it for maybe a few hundred miles a year. i was thinking that in surely 30 years time a car like a tvr tuscan or intact any tvr still in one piece (which granted by then will need another refresh) will potentially be worth an awful lot of money? i suppose I'm asking is it worth keeping as an investment? in 20 or 30 years time i don't think mileage matters, what will matter is that its un damaged, serviced same owner for several decades etc. i would imagine keeping it long term like that would mean one day putting it back to an oe colour/spec etc.

any thoughts on this?

[m3jappa]

I almost can't see how in 20-30 years they won't be worth pretty serious money.

handmade british sportscar which may or may not exist still, no driver aids at all which even today is very unusual, classic unique shape which still looks fresh today, obviously very fast, even today ( some of the cars I've come up against in mine surprises me and them) I'm sure there are other plus points. tbh 795 isn't that much. how many will be left in 2050? its almost like saying how many of whatever car from 1975 are still about?

The only car that realistically appeals at the minute is the 997 turbo, remap and different suspension is meant to wake them up. If i keep my car id have to wait a bit longer until i could afford it. I just think it will be more useable on our terrible roads. That said I've not been in one let alone driven one.

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QBee said:

I've been in your car and seen the way you handle it - with consummate skill. You are actually one of the few TVR owners I have met who can really wring every last ounce out of your car's capability without mating it with the scenery.

thanks mate I do like to use it to it's ability.

But that is perhaps one problem with it and I'll explain with regard to the bloke saying I don't want to drive performance cars here.

I've been down to tuscany a couple of times and it basically woke me up to how bad our roads are, the minute your on French soil the roads become smooth and traffic free (generally) the Italian B roads are how B roads should be. Smooth, generally good visibility, lots of corners some long some basically hairpins. The warmth in the air heats the Tarmac up meaning there's some sensible heat in the tyres now. Confidence is inspired.

Back to the uk and it's B roads are (where I am anyway) a pretty much rutted mess, busy with traffic and police and speed cameras. Cold Tarmac most of the year round, bad visibility in the summer as the weeds grow about 6ft high on the verges.

The Tuscan is actually very capable, infact way more capable than myself and pretty much everyone out there. But due to the tram lining nature on a B road I have literally st myself so many times. Even the other day I came off a roundabout, gave it a little dig in second and was greeted with a huge dose of unexpected sideways which while fun isn't that clever really, I see how some people crash these cars! Interestingly on a warm day on a European B road I struggled to break traction at all

The want for something like a porsche turbo comes from not a lot more than crazy straight line performance and B road usability. I think buying the right one wouldn't lose a lot of money either. All that would worry me is along the lines of I had an evo 9 a few years back and it was so good it was actually boring. However now I understand that was geometry set up, as I've been told it should be easy to get them sideways (mine had the rs running gear etc).

That said I do love the Tuscan. I'm just curious if one day it will be worth a lot of money, and as such worth keeping hold of as opposed to selling to fund something else. Sadly because of general boredom on the road when I use it I sadly find myself not that bothered about cars nowadays which is sad because I have always been obsessed.

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FarmyardPants said:

Drive it on the continent more.

good call