Looking to buy an s1

[mikea4tdi]

Having just sold most of my kit car project I need something to fill my garage with,with the left over after paying of my credit card!

I have wanted a S for ages.
I have two options,
Buy one that needs a lot of work including chassis lift. I'm fine with welding so not a problem it will just take time and £s

Or buy one of the cheaper S's for around £1500 have seen one or two that apparantly don't need welding but need a new window and rear screen and are a little tatty on the inside and out of MOT.

I know I havent got big money to spend, my limiting factor is not being able to do body work resprays. Everything else I can work on.

Any thoughts

Mike

[spivvy]

what about this one ?



http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

[Barkychoc]

Take a look at Ray S's car in the classifieds - the £2500 one in Lincs. He's changed a few cosmetic bits including the seats which may not be to everyone's taste but much more importantly he's done a body off and the chassis is sorted. There's photos of the body off linked to the ad. Low mileage too.

The cosmetic bits are easy to swap, you could drive it away and enjoy it immediately and change any bits you don't like later.
He's only selling to help his daughter buy a house.

Chris

[mikea4tdi]

yeh thats one of the ones I'm looking at.
I'm tempted to go for it and do a full body off and replace what needs replacing in one go.
That way I'll have a good chassis that should last another 5-10 years.

What do people think to black as a colour?

Mike

[Chris71]

When I was looking this time last year the S1s and 2s offered phenomenally good value. They were disproportionately cheaper than the S3s (and S3Cs) for a car which actually feels very similar behind wheel.

Good luck, just watch out for manky chassis or outriggers.

[spivvy]

mikea4tdi said:

yeh thats one of the ones I'm looking at.
I'm tempted to go for it and do a full body off and replace what needs replacing in one go.
That way I'll have a good chassis that should last another 5-10 years.

What do people think to black as a colour?

Mike

i have one in moonraker black stunning when the light catches it
http://www.tvrs3.co.uk/

[Kentish]

Barkychoc said:

Take a look at Ray S's car in the classifieds - the £2500 one in Lincs. He's changed a few cosmetic bits including the seats which may not be to everyone's taste but much more importantly he's done a body off and the chassis is sorted. There's photos of the body off linked to the ad. Low mileage too.

The cosmetic bits are easy to swap, you could drive it away and enjoy it immediately and change any bits you don't like later.
He's only selling to help his daughter buy a house.

Chris

I'm interested in Ray's car and spoke to him about it the other day but didn't get his phone number, I'd like to go and see it on Friday and have emailed him about doing so and I'm likely to buy but he's not replied to my email so I think he may have sold it now.

[Barkychoc]

I think I have Ray's number at home if so I'll PM it to you. Chris

[Kentish]

Barkychoc said:

I think I have Ray's number at home if so I'll PM it to you. Chris

Lovely, thanks Chris!

I do wonder whether it has sold now b/c Ray called me really quickly after I enquired on Sunday but I've not heard from him since trying to get in touch again.

He's a long way away from where I'm located so I'd like to check he still has it before setting out

[Kentish]

Barkychoc said:

I think I have Ray's number at home if so I'll PM it to you. Chris

Thanks Chris!

Ray called me as I was leaving work

[Dave_M]

Ray's car is very nice. Did you see it?

[jimed]

... or more to the point - what did you think and did you buy it??
Jim

[Kentish]

I'm a 9 hour round trip from Ray so he offered to email some more photos last Tues before going to see his S but not heard from him since then and I'm back at work tomorrow

[Barkychoc]

I think Rays car is still for sale.

Here's another at the other end of the scale - sure looks nice if you cover up the price.

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/TVR/...

[Barkychoc]

This might make a good project

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-TVR-290-S-GREEN-S3C_W0Q...

[martym]

Barkychoc said:

I think Rays car is still for sale.

Here's another at the other end of the scale - sure looks nice if you cover up the price.

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/TVR/...

I have seen this S4 & it is very nice! small cut in center console trim let it down imo. Starting to thing I should have paid bit extra & got it...... colour put me off.

[Barkychoc]

Just because its a late very low mileage one doesn't mean it can't break down!
Mileage that low not necessarily a good thing IMO.