TVR Tuscan or Porsche 996 911?????

[TVRGareth]

Ok folks

what would you buy, A Tuscan or a 911?

Has anybody owned both cars before?

I have been looking at both cars & understand both have issues, Tuscan a hell of a lot more, but wondered if anybody had any views?

Cheers

Gareth

[falkster]

The 996 won't have many issues, most of them would have happened earlier in its life if at all.
I'd always love the TVR but the worry of spending half my time waiting for the RAC instead of enjoying owning the car would put me off!!

[FreeLitres]

Looking at your user name, I think you already know the answer!

TVR

[theironduke]

You really need to ask...

[Jw Vw]

FreeLitres said:

Looking at your user name, I think you already know the answer!

TVR

This.

[johnpeat]

If it was going to be a daily driver, I'd buy the Porsche - otherwise the TVR as it's rarer and far more 'special' in my book.

Otherwise you're comparing a high-tech production car against a hand-made specialist car which seems a bit unfair.

Both will need deep pockets to run properly - both could hit your wallet pretty hard.

The TVR is more likely to strand you, perhaps, but it all depends on the specific car, it's history and how you maintain it really.

A poorly chosen Porsche could easily bankrupt you and leave you on the hard shoulder at least as often...

[TVRGareth]

Thanks for the replies

I was speaking to a 996 owner the other day who said he had to have an engine rebuild & had a similar failure on his previous porker.

I thinking it could be the Tuscan tho...........

[theironduke]

Ok mine is a simple Tiv with a donkey engine but I have run my Chim as a daily and had no issues, just laps it up. And made my commute bearable.

While I have never owned a 996 I have owned a very late 944 S2 and it just felt annodyne and souless...I know if I could afford to run a Tuscan as a daily I would. Do it NOW, for within the near future just owning such cars will be impossible....I fear

[soad]

Tuscan - more special, looks and sounds better too. Buy one with recently rebuilt engine?

[V6Alfisti]

Tuscan absolutely, I haven't driven one but the sound/looks will no doubt make up for any small imperfections.

The 911 966 is tedious/dull to drive, I thought this was the 911 experience until I drove a 993 and realised what everyone raved about, the 996 is nowhere near imo!.

[RodMod]

I have a Tuscan and use of a 996 c4 , If I had to give one up it would be the porker just not as fun. Yes yes we all know the 911 is more pratucal less likely to brake down and all that but smiles per mile the tiv wins hands down every time.

And when I am in the porker people dont sometimes like to let me out of a junction but always welcome to in the Tuscan

Rod.

[lionrampant]

How big are you balls sir?

[judas]

I had a Tuscan several years ago, until the engine went pop Early this year I was looking at getting a 996, but decided on a Boxster S instead (same engine, more or less). Two months ago the engine in that went bang

So, all in all, it's pot luck.

That said, if it was me I'd go for the Tuscan and I plan to get another myself in a year or two

Some people are just incapable of learning from past mistakes...

[Daniel1]

Tuscan - engines can go pop in any car. Id just mentally prepare myself for it first and have some sort of fund ready to fix it properly.

[DuncanM]

What about a Cerbera with the AJP8?

The AJP8 has been typically more reliable than the Speed 6 cars.

[rb5er]

Its a no brainer. TVR

[Zanderman]

I had this exact choice a couple of years ago and went for the 911. For me it was a much better choice.

Far less likely to explode, felt more special (sorry just did, could be that I had always wanted a 911....) and was needed for work so more practical. Wish to god I had never sold it tbh........

I think the Tuscan will be an itch I will eventually have to scratch but would definitely be a weekend fun car.

[falkster]

judas said:

I had a Tuscan several years ago, until the engine went pop Early this year I was looking at getting a 996, but decided on a Boxster S instead (same engine, more or less). Two months ago the engine in that went bang

What happened to the engine mate?

[judas]

falkster said:

judas said:

I had a Tuscan several years ago, until the engine went pop Early this year I was looking at getting a 996, but decided on a Boxster S instead (same engine, more or less). Two months ago the engine in that went bang

What happened to the engine mate?

The Tuscan or the Boxster?

The Tuscan blew it's head gasket and wrecked the head and block .

The Boxster engine blew a core plug and cracked a head. It's not as common as the RMS & IMS problems, but it does happen...

[wackojacko]

Tuscan, just make sure you buy one that has been rebuilt.... also get everything inspected etc it may cost you a couple of hundred quid in inspections but if you buy a bad one you will realise that a couple of hundred quid intially wouldn't have been a bad idear.