Just putting down the deposit on my first Tuscan

[Seandev]

Just putting down the deposit on my first TVR, very excited and massively nervous at the same time! So I thought I'd put a post on here in case anyone knew the car. I was originally looking for a T350 but the draw of the removable roof became too much so a Tuscan it is, a 2005 MKII from TVR Mads in Yorkshire, CT05OCV (link below).

http://www.tvr-mads.co.uk/CT05OCV.html#

Does anyone have any previous experience of this car, previous owners, servicing and so on (seems to be mostly down south, which suits me being in Surrey myself, at Racing Green and Gatwick TVR)?

It's going in for a service mid week at X-Works in Lancashire so hopefully any niggles will get sorted then.

Any thought or experience of the car would be much appreciated. This will be my first TVR so I really don't want to buy a pup!!
Cheers,
Sean

[Seandev]

Portzi, I was planning to give the x-works guys a call tomorrow or Monday to get their view and find out how long it would take to book in an inspection, can they fit it in with the service next week for instance. As it's my first TVR I think it's probably a good plan to get an independent inspection done, even though they are already servicing it next week.

What do folks on here think and what sort of money are you looking at to get the inspection done? Obviously it'll be a lot less than the car cost, so probably better safe than sorry!

[Seandev]

Speed3, definitely up for a Surrey area meet if that get's set up.

[Seandev]

MrChips said:

Great choice

I'd hope that if they are servicing at anyway, that you could get an inspection done at the same time so maybe an hr or 2's labour max to give it a full once over and write up a report, definitely worth asking.

I'll give them a call tomorrow and see what they can do, but I know I'll feel better about the whole thing once I've had someone who knows what they're doing check it over.

Out of interest has anyone had any problems getting their cars through the MOT with a de-catted exhaust? Did you have to get the catalytic converters put back on for it to pass?

[Seandev]

Thanks for the servicing recommendation, Wokingham isn't too far away from me.

I'll try and make it to the meet on Tuesday, but I'm back at work on Monday after two weeks jury service so who knows what my week will look like! I won't pick up the car for a week or two anyway I expect so I'll definitely make the next one, assuming these are a monthly get together.

[Seandev]

Good to hear that James has such a good reputation, fingers, etc. still crossed for the service and inspection next week.