Hello everyone!

[harryK]

Hello everybody,

I just signed up on the forum. I am researching the past 2-3 months about TVR and thinking about placing an order for a Tuscan S MK2 Convertible. I 've been reading all of your posts with great respect so I can become more familiar with the car itself since (and this will sound a bit crazy to most of you) I have only seen one Tuscan MK1 in person and have never driven any TVR

The reason for that is that I am writing to you from Athens, Greece where TVR is an unknown brand and unfortunately we do not have any dealers. I have a great respect for cars from the UK. My family owns a Range Rover MK3 and has owned the two previous generations as well. So that motivated me in trying to find more about TVR.

I contacted the factory and they gave me a list of the dealers in the UK that could help me out if I wanted to place an order and have been talking actively with Silverstone TVR which have been very helpful in providing me with information on the Tuscan S MK2 Conv.

Anyway I just wanted to say hello to everyone

Harry K.

[bjwoods]

I really hate to say this -

But I would recommend not buying one. How would you get it serviced, I'd be quite nervous in this country if my closest dealer was a hundred miles away, not thousands.

It can be done, I've heard of Griff's Chims, in Cyprus, Greece, etc, but they are a bit easier to maintain RV8 vs S6 engine to maintain for a local mechanic.

Then again, maybe this forum is getting paranoid, this could be a new thread starting an excuse to slag off TVR. Which would be a shame.

B

>> Edited by bjwoods on Friday 21st January 10:29

[Plotloss]

Theres a PH'er in Spain with a Tuscan S. Cant remember his name though.

I think a Factory Tech goes over and services it, cant be sure though...

[anonymous-user]

Hi Harry.

There's a big opportunity for you to become the TVR agent in Athens here Harry. No local dealership? Set your own up! There should be no shortage of trained mechanics who fancy a couple of years in the sun of Athens helping you to get it going. A little beach house in Vouliagmeni and all the Retzina they can drink and it'll be a done deal.

The Tuscan is a fantastic car Harry but I personally would not buy one and ship it to a country where there is no dealer back up whatsoever.

[lady topaz]

Hiya and welcome,
Sorry to say but I agree with Barry and others. A Tusc is possibly not the best of animals to consider so far from dealer support. How would you get it serviced?
Certainly if you are intent on this course of action, you really must get a drive in one first. That goes for any TVR you are considering. Something you wont be short of on here is help and advice.
Good luck.

Di

>> Edited by lady topaz on Friday 21st January 10:44

[Bob the Planner]

If you really want one that much - do it ! I'm sure you will find some way of getting it serviced, even if it is a trip to Germany.

I think a rover engined car would not require the same amount of expertise to service and may be easier to get a competent mechanic to work on. There would still be the issue of TVR only parts but I'm sure that you would be able to get them shipped out.

Good luck with your purchase.

Bob

[andyvdg]

I'm sure you could work around the distance to your nearest service place (Germany ?). I would be more concerned about how the car deals with the heat - it doesn't get very hot over here in the UK! Having said the MKII has supposed to have had hot weather testing in Australia. Also it might be worth getting in contact with the owner in Spain who posts on here - it sounds like a similar situation to yours.

www.pistonheads.com/members/showProfile.asp?memberId=23872

Cheers,

Andy.

[Turbo100]

I brought my 2000 Tuscan to Australia two years ago. It has no problems with the heat - 40 degrees C on many summer a day with the air conditioning running full bore. It hasn't gone bang, and for goodness sakes it's an engine, not a time travel machine. Most competent mechanics can work out how it all goes together, the factory are so helpful, and it takes three days to get parts here from the UK (Less VAT I may add)...why wouldn't you buy one and take it anywhere in the world, it's the most entertaining car there is and you should own one!!!!!

[harryK]

Thank you for your replies

The Service issue is a serious one indeed and its No 1 in my not-to-buy-the-tvr list... As far as I know the closest dealer is in Italy. Of course this does not mean its close. Oil change though should be pretty easy to be done.

I wanted also to ask what is the service program for the new MK2 (I am assuming is the same as MK1). How often is an oil change and a main service required?

On the other hand, I am not planning using it as a daily driver so this compensates a little bit

I would also like to take the opportunity and thank Steve @ Silverstone TVR for being so helpful and fast.

Thank you once again,

Harry K.

PS. Everyone is invited to come this summer for vacation over here! Fun Guranteed

[NCE 61]

Service intervals are as follows:-

1K miles oil & filter change + valve clearence checks.

After that

6K miles/12 months for oil change service.

Then

12K miles/24 months oil change/valve clearence service.

If you ask maybe they could send the mechanic to you rather than you take the car to them.

Nick

[diver]

Hi Harry

I'm not the guy (Phillip Leslie) mentioned earlier in this thread but I also run a Tuscan in southern Spain, 600 miles and a 24 hour ferry crossing from my nearest dealer. It's not the nightmare some seem to imagine.

Turbo100 is absolutely right, any skilled mechanic can work on it once you've shown them how to get the bonnet off. The only reason to bring a TVR engineer over to do servicing is because you need the diagnostic software on a laptop computer. The factory will sell you the software but I was told that you can't just have a CD-Rom, you have to buy it already installed on the computer and therefore they want £3,000 for it!!!

Just make sure your air-con is working well before you leave the UK, mine wasn't and I nearly melted on the drive across Spain!