New Sagaris owner

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robsco

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7,822 posts

175 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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A boyhood dream you might say... John and Linda Simpson's old car, one of the lowest mileage Sags in the world I'd hasten to say. It was a tough decision to let both my Tuscan 2S and Griff 500 go, and a tough negotiation with the previous owner, but after much to'ing and fro'ing she's back home in the garage. I believe it's the only Spectraflair Grey Sag built, the mileage is just 5900 and the car is virtually faultless which is how it will remain.






Stu-nph26

1,984 posts

104 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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Absolutely stunning mate.

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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Hope you enjoy your time with the car Rob. smile

cerb4.5lee

30,184 posts

179 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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Congratulations Rob! thumbup

The Sagaris is my absolute favourite TVR and yours looks stunning! smokin

Enjoy it. smile

alex_gray255

6,313 posts

204 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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Welcome to the club! Enjoy!

Don1

15,936 posts

207 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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Massive congratulations - a beautiful thing.

Pursyluv

1,927 posts

173 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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Congrats Rob, seen this car in the flesh a few times, absolutely stunning.

I think the price hike in TVR’s over the last few years has put my Sag dream well out of reach, going to sell up after the Summer, time to move on I think frown

Moycie

536 posts

196 months

Sunday 7th July 2019
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Fantastic Rob! You will not regret it. I love mine. Every drive is an event!

Penelope Stopit

11,209 posts

108 months

Sunday 7th July 2019
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I'm having difficulty finding words good enough

Anyway, here's a WOW

Englishman

2,215 posts

209 months

Sunday 7th July 2019
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Nothing beats a Sag for involvement, on and off the track. 14 years and still happy! smile

GaryF

970 posts

252 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Congrats from me too - I hope you enjoy it after the sacrifice of selling the others. The spectraflair effect is quite amazing. Promise to drive it bit though smile

Like the last poster, I'm approaching fourteen years of ownership and still very happy with mine. I've managed 22k happy miles - not a lot, but a bit more than some.


PGNSagaris

2,926 posts

165 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Bravo.

That. Is. Magnificent.

Granturadriver

574 posts

260 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Stunning car in a stunning colour! Congrats!
Which colour combination is the interior?
And did you own this car in the past (you wrote „she's back home in the garage“)?

Penelope Stopit

11,209 posts

108 months

Thursday 11th July 2019
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I think the OP is too busy enjoying the car, no time for posting more here

PuffsBack

2,428 posts

224 months

Thursday 11th July 2019
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It does rather beg the question - why in the name of all things holy would anyone put their name down for a fish face Griffith when that was available to buy for similar cash!!

astonman

789 posts

209 months

Friday 12th July 2019
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I hope you paid atleastcoffee the 100k that I would have paid.tank

robsco

Original Poster:

7,822 posts

175 months

Saturday 13th July 2019
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Thanks for the well wishes all. I've had the car around a month now, it's done perhaps 150 miles or so. The car is getting to the point now where I feel she is best preserved and cherished as a low mileage, standard car. In the last couple of years I've done European road trips in my T350T and Tuscan respectively, if truth be told I don't think that the Sag will ever be used for such a thing. It's giving me as much enjoyment as the other cars did just by looking at it, cleaning it and being its custodian. Ideally I'd like to drive it more and not feel as guilty, but this is always the danger of buying such a low mileage car. Certainly had I bought a 25000 mile car, I'd be driving it a lot more.

On the plus side, the car is almost flawless in its condition, in all areas. The chassis looks to have never seen rain, the exterior has one small stone chip just above the PPF on the nose. The engine bay is absolutely factory standard and perfectly maintained, even the engine bay stickers have been replaced and look like new. The water rails have the slightest surface corrosion coming through, and perhaps the PAS bracket is a bit scabby. The seats have been retrimmed with double quilted white stitch; I'm not a fan of quilting normally, but the car is just so bloody nice it doesn't matter!

Penelope Stopit

11,209 posts

108 months

Saturday 13th July 2019
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Would you happen to know why the seats needed work on them?

robsco

Original Poster:

7,822 posts

175 months

Saturday 13th July 2019
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I'm not entirely sure, the car has the associated invoice in the file at around 3k miles. My hunch is that the car perhaps came supplied with the (inferior) Tuscan seats from new and these were installed afterwards, though I couldn't say for sure. The quilted stitching is also present below the removable cushion which is a nice touch.

ray von

2,913 posts

251 months

Saturday 13th July 2019
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robsco said:
I'm not entirely sure, the car has the associated invoice in the file at around 3k miles. My hunch is that the car perhaps came supplied with the (inferior) Tuscan seats from new and these were installed afterwards, though I couldn't say for sure. The quilted stitching is also present below the removable cushion which is a nice touch.
Yes that's what HHC told me when it was there iirc it was John Simpson who did it, he may be along to confirm it.
To be honest when the car was in the showroom it looked a meh colour but when it's outside it looks fantastic thumbup