Tamora/T350/Tuscan running costs?

[Edmundo2]

Hi All. Normally lurking on the Griff forum but wondered if anyone could give me a bit of advice. If I were to sell the Griff at end of year I could raise maybe £15/£16k to buy a speed 6 Tiv. I absolutely bloody love T350s but I think I'd be pushing it with my budget, ( do cars advertised for £17/£18k actually sell for quite a bit less? ), so I guess a Tamora, ( still undecided about the arse thing? ),or Tuscan might be more feasible. Any answers to the following would be appreciated,

Based on car being a toy doing sub 5k miles a year and purchased with engine rebuild already done,

1) Comparitive annual running costs of a T350/Tamora/Tuscan vs Griff 500, (not inc tax/insurance/fuel)

2) Limited miles insurance/Tax differences vs Griff, ( £270 insurance/£180ish tax )?

3) Other than engine rebuild what are the big jobs to look out for?

4) Re Tuscan 1's I hear people critcising them generally about steering/handling? Could anyone explain it's traits and whether it can be sorted?

Any other advice welcome,

Thanks

[LaserTam]

Edmundo2 said:

1) Comparitive annual running costs of a T350/Tamora/Tuscan vs Griff 500, (not inc tax/insurance/fuel)- For servicing, varies from between £350 and £650 depending on the service thats required. Then allow some more for other stuff- e.g. my throttle cable just snapped..

2) Limited miles insurance/Tax differences vs Griff, ( £270 insurance/£180ish tax )? For me difference between Chim and Tam for insurance was about another 50% again. 9 yr old 4.0 Chim and brand new Tam (in 05)

3) Other than engine rebuild what are the big jobs to look out for? Other than throttle cable twice, nothing wrong with mine in nearly 4 years.

4) Re Tuscan 1's I hear people critcising them generally about steering/handling? Could anyone explain it's traits and whether it can be sorted? Dont know about Tuscan, Tamora is fantastic to drive, handling far superior to my old Chim.

Any other advice welcome,

Thanks

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