Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
whatever mate, you're obviously so shallow minded about car's. you think vauxhall is a porsche or something 
get over yourself, you idiot.
If ud asked me that 2years ago i wouldve said yes.
But ever since i left the vauxhall fold after owning them for 6years,i now know how shite they are.Jap or German is the way forward IMHO.JapCrap rules.
However ask the same question on the MK3OC and u will get a yes from them.They all think mk3s are the bestest cars ever made.
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Ben G
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my dad's had various fords over a 25 year span and never had any major problems.
it's how you drive it and if you maintain it, just like any other car...
anyway, this is a topic about a tvr tuscan, and if you want to keep insulting me about an orange car, go ahead, but it will just end in ian showing his face 
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
my dad's had various fords over a 25 year span and never had any major problems.
it's how you drive it and if you maintain it, just like any other car...
anyway, this is a topic about a tvr tuscan, and if you want to keep insulting me about an orange car, go ahead, but it will just end in ian showing his face
Buddy im just winding ur ticket,u seem to be biting so just chill out .Were all here for a laugh and a bit banter.
I dont dis-like fords.Theres actually a few id like to own 1day.The new ST Focus's are pretty minted.Not in orange tho 
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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Originally posted by Robbo
Only TVR with a V12 is the Speed 6 IIRC!!
The earlier Tuscans had a 3.6 making 360bhp IIRC and the Tuscan 2's have a 4.2 putting out 400bhp IIRC
4.0 im sure, and a speed 6 was a tuscan too, your thinking of a speed 12 
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tom_simes
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One of the guys I know from Birmingham drove a T350C as his daily driver, clocked up over 30k a year and it never broke down on him.
Granted, he only had it 18 months, but thats 45k. I was very impressed with its reliability.
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Robbo
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Yes of course I am , it was all that talk of 6's lol Speed 6 is just a tarted up Tuscan... Speed 12 is a mentalist
And yes you are right, Sagaris/Tuscan 2 are 4.0 straight 6!
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
my dad's had various fords over a 25 year span and never had any major problems.
it's how you drive it and if you maintain it, just like any other car...
anyway, this is a topic about a tvr tuscan, and if you want to keep insulting me about an orange car, go ahead, but it will just end in ian showing his face
Buddy im just winding ur ticket,u seem to be biting so just chill out .Were all here for a laugh and a bit banter.
I dont dis-like fords.Theres actually a few id like to own 1day.The new ST Focus's are pretty minted.Not in orange tho
shut up the pair of u batty boys 
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Robbo
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Mmmmmm 
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
But how does he afford to use that as a daily driver??TVRs break down non stop.Theres no way he uses that daily.
Whats the view out the front window like on these??The cerberas are shite u cant see jack shit.
I said that to him actually, and he said he's never had a single problem with it. I mean when I saw daily driver I don't mean he does 100's of miles a day, he said he only does about 6000 a year but it's just that he doesn't have a 2nd car as most TVR owners would!
I thought it was pretty shit actually, but it's a TVR so you can let it slide
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Originally posted by Robbo
Only TVR with a V12 is the Speed 6 IIRC!!
The earlier Tuscans had a 3.6 making 360bhp IIRC and the Tuscan 2's have a 4.2 putting out 400bhp IIRC
Shares the same e ngine as the Sagaris and a few custom made last model T350C's
Oh
He said it was fitted with a newer engine (V12) as they used to use V8's. Maybe I heard wrong as he was telling me the entire TVR history at the time
I know he said it was a 4 litre that's for sure.
Ears are still ringing 
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
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TVR redid all the old engines because the head gaskets kept going on them and they were constant problems. Maybe he meant he got a newer one.
[Edited on 19-05-2008 by Butler]
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Skylined
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fastest car i've been in is a TVR T350
immense
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Robbo
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No V8s at all mate and as said, the only V12 was in the Cerbera Speed 12
Tuscan 2s are 4l straight sixes 
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notts.pirate
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Registered: 19th Feb 08
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my mates missus' mum used to have one in the deep cherry red colour, went round one night to have a butchers before she sold it, sat in the garage with the engine on tickover and me stabbing the throttle like a little kid
[Edited on 19-05-2008 by notts.pirate]
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antnee
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I know someone with a T350, had it for almost a year, as far as im aware he's not had any problems with it. He uses it as advertising for his company when he's flying around circuits on track days! (he was at trax last year for anyone that went)
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myke
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I aspire to own a cerbera one day.
wont be for a while yet mind
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Robbo
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Later T350Cs, the Sagaris and most Tuscan 2s are all Russian TVRs so in theory they should also be more reliable
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Nick-S
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no tuscan had a v12 or v8 and the only tvr with a v12 was the speed 12 not speed 6
tuscans all had stright 6s
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Gareth
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Bloke at the local shop has a sagaris on an 06 plate.
Stunning car sounds absolutely awsome!
Said he has had a few problems with it though. Not really what you want if your spending 50-60k on a motor!
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Graham88
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True, but that's what comes with owning a TVR I guess!
Does anybody know where the name TVR came from?
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Robbo
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Is it not to do with Trevor?
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T21SVJ
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a nice chap called trevor 
the tuscan one came with a stright 6 4.0 engine, where as the tuscan 2 came with a 3.6 stright 6 engine which is the new style engine.
my dad has one his has never broken down once hes had two of the them, only thing whats gone wrong is a cat and rear shocks.
[Edited on 20-05-2008 by t8ssj]
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Cole
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a friend of mine used to own one had it 9 months went back the garage 9 times final straw was when the mileage reset itself back to 0 lol went out in it a few times one tiem thecarpet under tha dash fell out such shite build quality
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Oh yeah im jelous.
U have a bright orange car......to me that means u have a small willy and need all the attention u can get.
Fuck You 
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Robbo
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t8 I think yo uhave that wrong way round... the 4 litre is the newer one that the sagaris has IIRC
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mattk
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I think hes right????
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