RE: The Brave Pill | TVR Tuscan Speed Six

[Jhonno]

Don Roque said:

macky17 said:

Beg to differ:

Black with silver wheels doesn't look too bad but this black on black scheme rather kills the drama of the styling.

Black on black is never a good combo.

[Court_S]

I love these. Admittedly I’ve never owned or driven one but they look fabulous and have aged really well. They were stunning when they were first released and they’re still stunning today. Make a good noise too.

[WhyTwo]

I hope that's not the same black Tuscan Mk1 I put through a hedge on the side of the M3 in 2008! Maybe it polished out better than I thought it would

[dhutch]

WhyTwo said:

I hope that's not the same black Tuscan Mk1 I put through a hedge on the side of the M3 in 2008! Maybe it polished out better than I thought it would

Ouch.

[Steamer]

dhutch said:

WhyTwo said:

I hope that's not the same black Tuscan Mk1 I put through a hedge on the side of the M3 in 2008! Maybe it polished out better than I thought it would

Ouch.

Holy crap - are you posting from 'the other side'!?

So althought it looks like a mangled pile of fiber and metal - it stood up quite well then?

[WhyTwo]

Steamer said:

Holy crap - are you posting from 'the other side'!?

So although it looks like a mangled pile of fiber and metal - it stood up quite well then?

Luckily I walked out with cuts and bruises and made it to Le Mans the following w/e, albeit not in a TVR . The cockpit was remarkably straight, although I'm glad there wasn't a passenger with me as that's the side that took the initial impact and was much worse than the drivers side. TBF it looks worse than it would look if it were a 'normal' car as the fibreglass just disintegrates on impact.

For the record, I was 'tagged' on the nearside rear by a donut in a Vectra - he pulled into lane 3, without checking his mirrors, as I was passing him. Span me across all 3 lanes of the motorway. After a protracted case that got to the day before court, he conceded that it was his fault (his passenger had already provided a statement backing up my version of events) and he was found to be 100% at fault. His insurance paid out with a small compensation amount that covered the cost of the service, new tyres etc that had been done 2 days previously to the crash!

[WhyTwo]

dvs_dave said:

m4tti said:

On modern roads the handling sucks. The suspension geometry is awful.

The bottoms arm need relocating, that’s why some people have fabricated their own.

People will argue “it’s all fine”.. but against anything modern they’re pedestrian.

Edited by m4tti on Saturday 29th June 23:44

Only if you have a very very early one which were rubbish. Anything after 2001 with the revised geo and they’re sweet as a nut....especially with nitrons.

Either that, or you don’t know how to drive properly.

The handling on my 2001 was shocking, always felt like it was trying to throw me in the hedge. The front spacers helped but it was still as twitchy as hell. Next project was to upgrade to Nitrons, but I sold it and bought a 2004 Cerbera.

The handling is night and day. The Cerbera is planted and, dare I say it, (touches wood) predictable. It is such a better car to drive. That said I miss my Tuscan, despite the handling issues, I loved that car (the second one, not the 1st one that I wrote off - see above!)

Edited by WhyTwo on Friday 5th July 11:45

[mwstewart]

The marker/history wouldn't worry me one bit. They are relatively agricultural things underneath (which for me is part of the charm) so I just wouldn't mind that it had been crashed. It would be easier to relax in it and give it a good thrashing when the mood takes.