What are the highest milage Tam's or T350's out there?

[speedyellow]

Just wondering what the high mileage cars are out there? Lots of low mileage always for sale...?

Would like to know if the high mileage suffer more of less problems???

I had a Cerb 4.5 that I did 32000 miles in 18 months and had far less issues than most people at the time seemed to and none with the engine..

Thanks all!

[icraigmy]

My Tamora (2002) has done 17600 miles and went through its service last week with no reported problems with the engine or clutch. It also has oil pressure sender unit mark 2 fitted which does not leak anymore. The only thing that has gone wrong with it is that it needed a new power steering mechanism (Renault part) fitted when I first purchased the car.

My confidence in the reliability of the TVR is growing by the day, touching wood ---- repeatibly :-)

[targarama]

There was a chap at the Snetterton track day whose T350 had done 39,000 miles (without rebuilds). His clutch went on the day - not bad for a Speed Six clutch either.

[alt]

Jan '02 Tamora (first customer car) now at 34,000 miles.
Blueprinted due to problems at 30,000 mile service.

[speedyellow]

Just wondering as it looks like I can get a mint 03 car for about £20K these days with about 10K miles and tvr used car warranty(which seems like a bargin, anyone know if the warranty is actually any real use?)and would like to use it everyday which would mean servicing etc I understand and I do about 12K miles a year so it would be under 25K miles in a years time, fingers crossed without an engine issue?

Oh and I've got a long drive to work (30/40 odd miles each way) so at least the car will get properly warm all the time?

[sideways mostly]

Sounds like a safe bargain-providing its been serviced properly and the driver respected the warming up procedure. King amazing value for money.

[guymarks]

My T350 has done 26,500 miles without a rebuild and is running better now than when I bought the car at 19k miles.

That said, the clutch went at 25k miles and she has been back to the dealer regularly to keep her growling.

Shameless plug - Its for sale for the bargain price of £21,500...! www.pistonheads.com/sales/69948.htm no warranty though I am afraid....

[holmsie]

speedyellow said:

anyone know if the warranty is actually any real use?

Just had a new radiator fitted under warranty (TVR used car warranty). Not sure how much that saved me, but i would guess a fair amount!!

[TurboTomato]

New alternator fitted under warranty for me (although I've only had the car 3 weeks so would have expected that anyway)

[NickP_Tam]

My Tam was first registered on 24th December 2002 (don't know why the guy couldn't wait a week to get a 2003 reg plate but there you go!)

Its now done over 28k miles - although the engine was fully rebuilt to 2006 engine spec a couple of months back... the dealer said this was the highest mileage Speed 6 engine they had seen that hadn't already had a rebuild...

Anyway, the warranty I had covered the head gasket and associated labour (roughly £1800). I paid £4900 for the rebuild on top of this. I thought it seemed silly to just replace the head gasket without changing all the dodgy components while the engine was out...

[scorcher]

I think you will find he would of had to of waited until 1st March before a 03 plate was issued!!!

[speedyellow]

So does anyone know if there were any significant improvements/modifications made to the T350C after Septemeber 2003 that I should be aware of?

Thanks all!

[XTR2Turbo]

sun visors to name one

[ficklefriend]

My Tam was first registered on 24th December 2002 (don't know why the guy couldn't wait a week to get a 2003 reg plate but there you go!)
NickP

HO HO HO What a wonderful Christmas ,I bet he stayed sober all day.
(wonder if it was gift wrapped)
fingers crossed there's a tam in my stocking this year
fick