2012 Tuscan - Nice one Jason

[TVRinBFG]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3702521.htm

[Gazzab]

Nice :-)
Hope to see the new Raceproved sag soon...

[MrChips]

That's pretty much my perfect dream TVR

Mine goes up for it's new engine in a couple of weeks do I'll have to shield my eyes otherwise I may do something stupid!!!

[spartridge]

Now not surprisingly I like that very much.

That dash with dials on is a bit boring though

[Macey]

MrChips said:

That's pretty much my perfect dream TVR

Mine goes up for it's new engine in a couple of weeks do I'll have to shield my eyes otherwise I may do something stupid!!!

+1, I'm due to take mine to him at the end of March for bits and bobs to be done, wonder if my redundancy payment would allow me to bring that one home

[MrChips]

I do find it a bit odd that he didn't put the 4.3 in there. I'm thinking it must be something to do with the type approval to get it registered?

Just had my final quote through for the work on my car and it's not out of the question for me to trade in

On a separate note, there's soon to be a 12plate Tuscan joining our Blue Tuscans in Reading club!! (although it's orange I think we can let him in )

[Macey]

MrChips said:

I do find it a bit odd that he didn't put the 4.3 in there. I'm thinking it must be something to do with the type approval to get it registered?

Just had my final quote through for the work on my car and it's not out of the question for me to trade in

On a separate note, there's soon to be a 12plate Tuscan joining our Blue Tuscans in Reading club!! (although it's orange I think we can let him in )

Oh dear, how long was it before you got up off the floor once the figure was mentioned and are you going for the Airbox?

Orange 12 plate Tuscan? tell me more?

[Basil Brush]

Maybe a case of ocd, but I wish they'd get the exhaust cans level.

[Whitey]

They forgot to put a Tuscan S badge on it!!

[Andy Pandie]

no way, what an awful colour, not interested one bit

[T14HON]

Andy Pandie said:

no way, what an awful colour, not interested one bit

Better get your's re-painted then ... I'll be round with a tin of hammerite

[collingbroon]

I really wish i had a spare 50 odd grand.

[FUBAR]

So why couldn't TVR do this? With he option of an LS engined one for early £60k ish. New basic 911 is £80k now, so a modern, reliable, warranted TVR would sell at his price point?

[RedSpike66]

TVR were selling every Sagaris at a loss apparently - too much manual labour - hand built chassis, engine, and all that bodywork prep simply costs toooooo much. Sagaris should have been about £85k I was told to make a profit per car, and that is back in 2005 !!

I bet that is a very well put together car.

[Gazzab]

Are we mixing the cost of manufacture with the effectiveness of the TVR business? Surely with the right processes, salaries, materials, tools, people etc they could have at the very least reduced that loss?!

[RedSpike66]

Exactly - they needed big capital investment to significantly change and improve manufacturing efficiency (notwithstanding keeping creditors happy). Jason probably got the half finished Tuscan at very well less than half finished Tuscan value, and so could afford to do what he's done to it, including a handbuilt engine, and make a profit at £56k.

Well done Jason.

[plasticman]

By what method did they build the bodies and chassis for the other models ? The difference between building a sag and a T350 is small compared to the massive difference in selling price meaning they would be loosing on the whole range .

[Don1]

That is stunning. I guess the 4.3 didn't happen as they can sell it to the lucky owner later on?