its arrived

[tovie]

Hi everyone just to let you know i picked up the new tuscan s verte today (moonracker black,with biscuit and magnolia hide) to early to say how she goes as i have only done 68 miles, will give it a good run over the weekend to get the first 1000 miles on the clock.I will post pics tommorrow if i find out how to do it. Just a quick question, the handbook says oil is changed at 1000 miles to carlube triple R 10W-40 Semi-Synthetic, then at 6000 miles to Carlube R 5W-40 Fully Synthetic. Why semi, then fully synthetic, i thought it would be the other way round.

[mactusc]

Wow !! that sounds a fantastic machine i look forward to the photos...

ENJOY......

[tussie]

While the engine is fully run in, you want the thicher, higher viscosity oil: the thin stuff is only for high revs and you want to probably change it more often too. Sticky is what you want at the start, runny comes later.

[the pits]

Mineral oil allows the engine to wear slightly which is necessary for proper running-in. Fully synthetic oil doesn't. Honda also do the same thing with their s2000. As with TVR they switch to synthetic oil after 6000 miles.

Out of interest I've heard of a T350 that was supplied with synthetic oil from new by mistake (!) it wasn't run in properly and had engine problems as a result. The running in thing is not to be taken lightly then!

[gazzab]

helps stop glazing of the bores.

[whitey]

photos?

[tovie]

i have managed to get a photo of the car on my profile, sorry for the delay but i am useless with this sort of thing if someone could put it up here that would be great. Thanks Gordon

>> Edited by tovie on Saturday 14th January 19:39

[NCE 61]

Looks very nice



It shows you in the formatting codes how to post a picture

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[rejn]

That looks fantastic, Tovie.

I was over at TVR centre on Saturday and saw your car wasn't around, so guessed you'd picked it up. I tried to haggle with Giles to get a decent discount, and he was having none of it, so I've ended up paying full whack (well, I got the standard 2005 TVR offer "S" offer, so not exactly full whack!).

[mactusc]

So the S verte doesnt have the rear whale tail spoiler...

[tovie]

mactusc said:

So the S verte doesnt have the rear whale tail spoiler...

they dont fit it as it makes to much noise with the roof down ., but i think you can have a bolt on one fitted at the factory.

[tovie]

rejn said:

That looks fantastic, Tovie. I was over at TVR centre on Saturday and saw your car wasn't around, so guessed you'd picked it up. I tried to haggle with Giles to get a decent discount, and he was having none of it, so I've ended up paying full whack (well, I got the standard 2005 TVR offer "S" offer, so not exactly full whack!).

I was lucky to get the deal i got, the car is fantastic, you will be over the moon with yours. they have improved these cars soooo much over the last few years.