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D 10ONY said:
I have a 2000 4ltr Tuscan with only about 29K miles on it. I am only the 2nd owner and have had it for the past 13 years. I haven't used it since the clutch went 7 years ago. Its now looking pretty poorly and I'm not sure what to do with it ? should I spend the money on respray , engine rebuild & clutch or break it ?which seems very cruel ?
Advice please ?
Jason
Hi Jason..PM sentAdvice please ?
Jason
An uncrashed Tuscan of any condition has got to be worth £10-12k going off what people have paid in the last year even assuming it needs an engine rebuild. Take it to Pete at Elmwood to do a basic inspection inc tappets, do the clutch, perishable lines, fluids flush then get it detailed and I wouldn't be surprised if it made north of £15k. Despite TVR owners knowing better, those new to the marque still value low miles and owners. Biggest cosmetic issue (although not too expensive to sort) would be a rotted interior. Paint condition I expect will be comensurate with miles & storage conditons but should detal out reasonably well.
Thanks for all of your input and advice people, I think I'm gonna get the clutch done put an MOT on it and get it down to Elmwood for them to pick over it and make a list of jobs to do. I'll have to do it a bit at a time coz its forking out the £10K at once thats been putting me off all this time.
D 10ONY said:
Thanks for all of your input and advice people, I think I'm gonna get the clutch done put an MOT on it and get it down to Elmwood for them to pick over it and make a list of jobs to do. I'll have to do it a bit at a time coz its forking out the £10K at once thats been putting me off all this time.
Elmwood can do the MOT even if you don't commit to a whole bunch of other stuff. The risk of putting it through a standard MOT station beforehand is they're not tuned into TVR foibles like handbrakes and it will definitely fail after that time stood still. Just outline to Toby & Clare what your constraints are and they'll do a honest job without ripping you off. Head mechanic Pete is ex-Mole Valley TVR and knows his stuff. Makes sense to ask for clutch, basic inspection & MOT then take it from there.Gassing Station | Tuscan | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff