Whats all this about then

[harry1972m]

Glad to see that my S3 is now worth several times more than I paid for it and is one of only 250 left in the world !!!!!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-TVR-290-S-GREEN_W0QQitemZ4583904811QQcategoryZ108780QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Wildfire]

And apparently it's become a V8S

[SS2.]

£17,500

Mine is now up for grabs at the bargain knock-down price of only £15,000....

[harry1972m]

Yeh,
I noticed the engine size too.

p.s.
Mine is up for £14K now

[V8Smith]

Its a V8S, you can tell by the bonnet and its a 4ltr. There is something suspicious about this as it says 'reluctant sale' yet he doesnt know its a V8S and not a 290s?! Still very high what ever the engine size, dont hold much luck for any of you but keep pushing those values up

[GreenV8S]

Surely the 290 S is taken straight off the V5 and doesn't imply any ignorance by the seller. It's clear he does know it's a 4.0, and there's nothing about the car or advert to imply it's anything but a straight forward V8S. Might take issue on the price, but apart from that I don't see anything wrong here.

[V8Smith]

GreenV8S said:

Surely the 290 S is taken straight off the V5 and doesn't imply any ignorance by the seller. It's clear he does know it's a 4.0, and there's nothing about the car or advert to imply it's anything but a straight forward V8S. Might take issue on the price, but apart from that I don't see anything wrong here.

I hear what you are saying Pete, but even if your car had 290s, as many still do, on the V5 would you advertise it as a 290S?? Of course not! Call me suspicious, but hes implying hes had the car a long time, so he should know its called a V8S or maybe he really is a complete numpty that thinks its a 4ltr 290s and is worth £18K+...... I will watch the auction with interest, I have sent him a message askiing to go and have a look, so will let you know.

Mike

[GreenV8S]

V8Smith said:

I hear what you are saying Pete, but even if your car had 290s, as many still do, on the V5 would you advertise it as a 290S??

Maybe. I've spoken to people who were convinced that the Griffith/Chimaera 500 models were called that because they produced 500 bhp. On that basis a 290 S has got to be a lot better than the 'cooking' 240 bhp version hasn't it?