How overpriced is this - if at all?

[macky17]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/t...

Over the odds? I've seen and driven it and it is immaculate.

[BeillyNoy]

That's an absolute bargain.
It would be worth an extra few thou if it had black leather interior though....



Neil.

Edited to confess: I was having a bit of fun: I have a black Tuscan S, with black leather. Joking aside, that's a lot to pay for the "reassurance" of buying from (any) garage.

Edited by BeillyNoy on Sunday 21st April 10:49

[macky17]

It's just that this is £4k cheaper:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/t...

I know it has more miles but seems nice also...

[gutu12]

If condition of both is the same then 4K is a lot for a 6 month warranty.

But if you like it and YOU think it's worth it, then it's worth it.

I'd push for money off and a 12 mnth warranty too.

[Basil Brush]

At least 1 of them know the specs of the car!

It looks great but 15000 miles isn't much on a 2003 car. It's getting towards the magic 20k where issues, if they do exist, can start to show themselves.

[PuffsBack]

At Kerridges tomorrow morning so will take a look at it (best leave the chequebook at home)

[macky17]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm coming round to the idea that the private sale car maybe the one to pursue but would definitely value your opinion tomorrow.

[tvrtuscans]

I would go take a look at the private owner car. Ask
to see all the documentation...if its as good as its described
in the ad there should be masses of paperwork to go
with it. You could also phone Raceproved. I have
just bought a 4.5 Cerbera privately; my criteria were:

- Is the car the right spec/colour (yes 4.5/yes silver exterior/black/mulberry interior)
- Is the car immaculate (yes concourse car/full rebuild/show car...on TVR stand at NEC)
- What documentation comes with the car (yes ...pretty much every piece of paper/MOT's/Tax/discs/receipts bla bla)
- What's the owner like (is he/ she a nice chap/believable/honest...they point out the faults with the car also...Darren Field who owned and rebuilt my car is an absolute gem)

My son recently bought himself an M3 CSL privately...same criteria ...his car is faultless also...

Trust this helps. Good luck.

[macky17]

Yep, all good advice. I've purchased 2 different cars privately in my time that were >£35k so I'm not averse to the possibility.

There's another S also:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/t...

2001 and 35k miles but another £3.5k cheaper and also looks nice. I'm not sure about the interior but I like the grey paint.

The warranty on the Kerridges car doesn't cover engine failure - according to them, bad practice with warming the engine can knacker the followers in 3 weeks so they consider them wear and tear items. Even 12 months of that isn't worth much to me.

[swisstoni]

If it sells, not overpriced at all.

Sagaris became £50k because dealers started taking a punt and finding buyers.

Of course I'm preaching to the choir here, but I think TVRs in general are underpriced and that prices are bound to rise. Could be that Tuscans are next on the ladder.

[ratboiler]

Bought mine private, decided on the spec and the colours I did not want, placed an advert in the TVR club magazine and had 2 lovely cars come my way, one of which I got rob ingleby of the TVR club to check out and bought it.

[PuffsBack]

Kerridges have had a lot of interest in it. Rumor is it is very nearly sold

[Dischordant]

I'd definitely go for a cheaper one that has an engine rebuild than this - otherwise you're basically going to spend 25k+ then have at least another 6k on top of that pretty soon after. Why not buy one for 20k that has a rebuild instead?

[B17NNS]

macky17 said:

The warranty on the Kerridges car doesn't cover engine failure - according to them, bad practice with warming the engine can knacker the followers in 3 weeks so they consider them wear and tear items

so what's the point in buying from a dealer? Might as well take a punt privately.

Edited by B17NNS on Monday 22 April 00:25

[gutu12]

PuffsBack said:

Kerridges have had a lot of interest in it. Rumor is it is very nearly sold

That old chestnut

[PuffsBack]

gutu12 said:

That old chestnut

The rumor wasn't from Kerridges

[macky17]

Good luck to them, it's not going to be me.

[PuffsBack]

Nor me - despite lusting after it they made it pretty clear it was no longer for sale

[Robertjp]

macky17 said:

The warranty on the Kerridges car doesn't cover engine failure - according to them, bad practice with warming the engine can knacker the followers in 3 weeks so they consider them wear and tear items. Even 12 months of that isn't worth much to me.

Thats not on - its widely known that SP6 engines have material quality issues - to not cover engine failure in that context is just bullsh!t.

That said i would also struggle to believe that you could 'knacker' an engine in 3 weeks unless you were being a complete idiot!!

I would go elsewhere just based on that.

[macky17]

Kerridges have phoned me and informed me they have arranged cover with another warranty company who will cover the finger followers so fair enough - credit where it's due. I should also point out that they were extremely generous with their time and obviously very knowledgeable.

Edited by macky17 on Tuesday 23 April 17:54