2005 Tuscan 2 for £27k
Discussion
Just been browsing the classifieds and saw this - http://pistonheads.com/sales/121566.h which seems an absolute bargain for the price, cheaper than some of their older Mk1 stock.
I may just be being a little suspicious but is anything likely to be wrong for this price? it's a seriously tempting deal otherwise.....
I may just be being a little suspicious but is anything likely to be wrong for this price? it's a seriously tempting deal otherwise.....
dvs_dave said:
That really is remarkably good value. I reckon it might have some history. Cat C or D would explain it?
Thats what I thought initially but as a dealer are they allowed to sell a cat d/c?
Also note it's a 3.6 rather than a 4.0 - does this make a lot of difference? Both performance wise and value wise?
Like I said on the Sagaris site how can this car be cheap. New it would have cost say 45k, take off the tax and this brings it down to a new net price of 38k. In February this car will be two years old and has lost 11k, that's 5.5k per year for the first two years. That's 29% of its value.
Whats wrong with that. The trouble is sellers have this vision of grandeur thinking a TVR is in some way exempt from depreciation like other sports cars.
Just think what the dealer bought it for 22k maybe !
Buying a new car is a long term relationship, If you sell within the first 3 years you will well and truly have your bum slapped.
Why people buy a new car then sell it so quick is a mystery. Three reasons spring to mind 1/ more money than sense
2/ Eyes bigger than their wallet, silly deposit, massive loan. Then reality kicks in with the running costs etc.
3/ unforeseen complications i.e. job loss
These prices are not cheap, that's all they are worth in the current British economy and it will get worse in 2007/2008 especially for the car industry
Whats wrong with that. The trouble is sellers have this vision of grandeur thinking a TVR is in some way exempt from depreciation like other sports cars.
Just think what the dealer bought it for 22k maybe !
Buying a new car is a long term relationship, If you sell within the first 3 years you will well and truly have your bum slapped.
Why people buy a new car then sell it so quick is a mystery. Three reasons spring to mind 1/ more money than sense
2/ Eyes bigger than their wallet, silly deposit, massive loan. Then reality kicks in with the running costs etc.
3/ unforeseen complications i.e. job loss
These prices are not cheap, that's all they are worth in the current British economy and it will get worse in 2007/2008 especially for the car industry
timmybob said:
zippee said:
it's a seriously tempting deal otherwise.....
Are you going to give them a call Tony? I'm sure you could convince the other half that it's a good move ('and at that price, we'd be silly not to buy it'). Happy to take her out for a spin in mine to help... Hiya Simon, I've been thinking about it but tempting as it is I really can't justify it just yet. I've got a few bits to pay out later this year and need to save my cash for that. I'm also hoping for a change in career that will mean a fairly sizeable salary drop for the short term so financing this is not really a good idea at present - which is a huge shame.
I'll probably wait until late this year and look at whats happened with T2 and Sag prices then.
hiya Zippee, you still tempted by a Tamora? if so i think you'd might like to see this little beauty i found earlier www.pistonheads.com/sales/105024.h 
Edited by forthright MC on Friday 5th January 17:57
YI8TVR said:
Like I said on the Sagaris site how can this car be cheap. New it would have cost say 45k, take off the tax and this brings it down to a new net price of 38k. In February this car will be two years old and has lost 11k, that's 5.5k per year for the first two years. That's 29% of its value.
Whats wrong with that. The trouble is sellers have this vision of grandeur thinking a TVR is in some way exempt from depreciation like other sports cars.
Just think what the dealer bought it for 22k maybe !
Buying a new car is a long term relationship, If you sell within the first 3 years you will well and truly have your bum slapped.
Why people buy a new car then sell it so quick is a mystery. Three reasons spring to mind 1/ more money than sense
2/ Eyes bigger than their wallet, silly deposit, massive loan. Then reality kicks in with the running costs etc.
3/ unforeseen complications i.e. job loss
These prices are not cheap, that's all they are worth in the current British economy and it will get worse in 2007/2008 especially for the car industry
Whats wrong with that. The trouble is sellers have this vision of grandeur thinking a TVR is in some way exempt from depreciation like other sports cars.
Just think what the dealer bought it for 22k maybe !
Buying a new car is a long term relationship, If you sell within the first 3 years you will well and truly have your bum slapped.
Why people buy a new car then sell it so quick is a mystery. Three reasons spring to mind 1/ more money than sense
2/ Eyes bigger than their wallet, silly deposit, massive loan. Then reality kicks in with the running costs etc.
3/ unforeseen complications i.e. job loss
These prices are not cheap, that's all they are worth in the current British economy and it will get worse in 2007/2008 especially for the car industry
So you think any dealer would sell a 2005 Mk2 Tusc with 10K miles for a grand less than a 2003 Mk1 with 15K miles?
Edited by GingerNinja on Friday 5th January 18:02
GingerNinja said:
YI8TVR said:
Like I said on the Sagaris site how can this car be cheap. New it would have cost say 45k, take off the tax and this brings it down to a new net price of 38k. In February this car will be two years old and has lost 11k, that's 5.5k per year for the first two years. That's 29% of its value.
Whats wrong with that. The trouble is sellers have this vision of grandeur thinking a TVR is in some way exempt from depreciation like other sports cars.
Just think what the dealer bought it for 22k maybe !
Buying a new car is a long term relationship, If you sell within the first 3 years you will well and truly have your bum slapped.
Why people buy a new car then sell it so quick is a mystery. Three reasons spring to mind 1/ more money than sense
2/ Eyes bigger than their wallet, silly deposit, massive loan. Then reality kicks in with the running costs etc.
3/ unforeseen complications i.e. job loss
These prices are not cheap, that's all they are worth in the current British economy and it will get worse in 2007/2008 especially for the car industry
Whats wrong with that. The trouble is sellers have this vision of grandeur thinking a TVR is in some way exempt from depreciation like other sports cars.
Just think what the dealer bought it for 22k maybe !
Buying a new car is a long term relationship, If you sell within the first 3 years you will well and truly have your bum slapped.
Why people buy a new car then sell it so quick is a mystery. Three reasons spring to mind 1/ more money than sense
2/ Eyes bigger than their wallet, silly deposit, massive loan. Then reality kicks in with the running costs etc.
3/ unforeseen complications i.e. job loss
These prices are not cheap, that's all they are worth in the current British economy and it will get worse in 2007/2008 especially for the car industry
So you think any dealer would sell a 2005 Mk2 Tusc with 10K miles for a grand less than a 2003 Mk1 with 15K miles?
Edited by GingerNinja on Friday 5th January 18:02
Your point is neither here nor there. Agreed it is rather odd that the same company is selling a car older for more but the 2003 mk1 for 28k is ridiculously over priced.
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