I've gone all curvy sir..
I've gone all curvy sir..
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matt-man

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2,667 posts

246 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Hey guys!

Just a quick post to say that I've dipped my toes into the dark and curvy side...BUT don't worry!! I vowed never to sell the wedge and I meant it!

Here is my sin... hehe





I'll get some pics of both out soon!

KKson

3,470 posts

152 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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All looks very ..... Modern!

mikebradford

3,122 posts

172 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Very nice
Love that they look even better in the flesh

celcius

704 posts

282 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Hi matt
Looks very nice sir

chapperssx

753 posts

198 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Great car Matt, I followed your thread on the dark side ! Have you done the Surrey Hills jaunt yet ?

beacon

1,144 posts

248 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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I did wonder, I think I saw this in a pic of your garage a month or so back.

Very nice and plz don't sell the Wedge it would be rude sonar

ElvisWedgely

2,715 posts

192 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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That is a lovely car. I've been considering jumping ship for a while now and I love the Tuscan. Ever since I set eyes on one, just up the road from me in a driveway when they first came out, I swore I'd get one, one day. That was after I worked out if it was parked forwards or backwards in the guys drivaway biggrin

Can you please briefly tell me about your Tuscan ownership experience. Is it as fun as a Wedge to own one? Is it loud enough? Is it frightfuly fast? Is it frightfuly unreliable? Some guidance would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Tony. TCB.

B@man

1,486 posts

231 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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chapperssx said:
Great car Matt, I followed your thread on the dark side ! Have you done the Surrey Hills jaunt yet ?
Hang on I thought THIS was the dark side ??

Nice BTW, Im not jealous at all...

Milky400

1,960 posts

205 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Very nice, do love that colour.

One thing I noticed when it was in the classifieds, was the seemingly grey/silver bit on the drivers side nose... What's that? Is it just camera trickery?

gmw9666

2,739 posts

227 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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love that colour.........same as my old Tuscan


gmw9666

2,739 posts

227 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Milky400 said:
Very nice, do love that colour.

One thing I noticed when it was in the classifieds, was the seemingly grey/silver bit on the drivers side nose... What's that? Is it just camera trickery?
its amourfend.......a type of plastic coating to protect the paint......you generally can only see it via a camera vs in the flesh

matt-man

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2,667 posts

246 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Thanks all!

I agreed to buy it about a month ago but as it was in Scotland i had to get up there to see it which with work and family commitments meant i had to wait...which was hard work!

Anyhow, i viewed it on saturday and agreed to buy it as she is a really very nice car. I viewed so many dogs on the way...such a shame to see how a lot of them are looked after (or not as the case is!)

I got her transported back on a flatbed rather than drive and i took it for the first drive last night - these pics are from the first drive.

First impressions are....AWESOME! Its had a lot of time and love from the previous owners and is very well set up. The Nitrons are great. Very different to the wedge, far more modern in almost every way but i wanted there to be a big difference in the two as im keeping both. Ill keep you posted smile

So, 50 miles into ownership, everything is good!

the stuff on the front is stone chip protector which is a colour, not clear. Its strange...it actually looks quite good in the flesh but depends what angle you catch it at. Ill get some proper pics up in the Tuscan forum soon but wanted to wave hello in here...i'm still a wedger!

matt-man

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2,667 posts

246 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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chapperssx said:
Great car Matt, I followed your thread on the dark side ! Have you done the Surrey Hills jaunt yet ?
Its this sunday...first TVR meet in it smile

Milky400

1,960 posts

205 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Thought as much, my car is Armourfended in clear and in certain pictures the doors look a different colour.

Well done Matt, enjoy they are an absolute dream to drive once you're use to it. Do be careful on the cold or damp roads. It will bite and it could end up messy. Evening may still be sunny but the roads soon get condensation on... Not teaching to suck eggs and all that.

matt-man

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2,667 posts

246 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Milky400 said:
Thought as much, my car is Armourfended in clear and in certain pictures the doors look a different colour.

Well done Matt, enjoy they are an absolute dream to drive once you're use to it. Do be careful on the cold or damp roads. It will bite and it could end up messy. Evening may still be sunny but the roads soon get condensation on... Not teaching to suck eggs and all that.
I will...damp is a menace...ive witnessed my dad making that mistake in his Ultima...light cars and torque with damp roads are scary!

GV

2,366 posts

251 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Nice one Matt. Always love hearing about the different experiences from a Wedge to another TVR....

adam quantrill

11,671 posts

269 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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A few big tubs of P40 and some sheets of marine ply and we can soon flatten out those curves for that "proper wedge look", at the expense of some weight of course...

Don't forget to change up when you need to overtake. (Yes, up, not down).

shake n bake

2,221 posts

234 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Great colour for the Tuscan, crystal topaz isn't it?

chapperssx

753 posts

198 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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shake n bake said:
Great colour for the Tuscan, crystal topaz isn't it?
Looks good on a wedge as well !! biggrin

matt-man

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2,667 posts

246 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Indeedy, crystal topaz. Its a lovely colour although looks so much better in the flesh than photos.

Ian-might take a lot of filler to make it a wedge!