Marcos TSO - did anyone actually buy one?

[Greenwich Ross]

Whilst lying on the sofa the other day contemplaying a rather indifferent hangover I chanced upon an eldery edition of Top Gear on Dave (where else) featuring, amongst other topics, a road test of the Marcos TSO. I think I may have seen this episode when it first came out and distinctly recall really liking this car!

So, a few years have passed and I was wondering whether anyone actually bought one and, if so, what's it like to live with?

Here's a old review http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/2046...

[chevronb37]

Saw one at Le Mans Classic a few weeks ago in one of the campsites. Not that that really answers your question.

[CraigW]

could be wrong but think Joust had one for a while, maybe check his posts.

[Munter]

CraigW said:

could be wrong but think Joust had one for a while, maybe check his posts.

Yep Joust had one. I saw it in the flesh. I remember a lot of induction noise for some reason.

[Podie]

Munter said:

CraigW said:

could be wrong but think Joust had one for a while, maybe check his posts.

Yep Joust had one. I saw it in the flesh. I remember a lot of induction noise for some reason.

Thought he had a TS500... didn't realise he had a TSO as well.

Someone on PH did buy one.

[Munter]

Podie said:

Munter said:

CraigW said:

could be wrong but think Joust had one for a while, maybe check his posts.

Yep Joust had one. I saw it in the flesh. I remember a lot of induction noise for some reason.

Thought he had a TS500... didn't realise he had a TSO as well.

Someone on PH did buy one.

Ah now you mention it I may have got the 2 mixed up...

[L100NYY]

Munter said:

Podie said:

Munter said:

CraigW said:

could be wrong but think Joust had one for a while, maybe check his posts.

Yep Joust had one. I saw it in the flesh. I remember a lot of induction noise for some reason.

Thought he had a TS500... didn't realise he had a TSO as well.

Someone on PH did buy one.

Ah now you mention it I may have got the 2 mixed up...

I thought he had a TSO?

Although according to this perhaps not ->

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/profile.asp?m...


I'm certain somebody on here had a TSO.

Edited by L100NYY on Monday 16th August 13:02

[Greenwich Ross]

This rather sounds like Marcos will soon be going out of business. Again.

Checked the classifieds; none there. Shame, really.

[Podie]

Greenwich Ross said:

This rather sounds like Marcos will soon be going out of business. Again.

Checked the classifieds; none there. Shame, really.

Marcos went pop a while back. S

[Greenwich Ross]

Podie said:

Greenwich Ross said:

This rather sounds like Marcos will soon be going out of business. Again.

Checked the classifieds; none there. Shame, really.

Marcos went pop a while back. S

So it would seem http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

Hmm, there's never a Russian billionaire handy when you need one...

[joust]

Sorry - bit late on this one - I blame PH search not working.

I had the TS500. Lovely to look at, not a bad drive, but.... it went back with all my money refunded.

J

[robsco]

joust said:

Sorry - bit late on this one - I blame PH search not working.

I had the TS500. Lovely to look at, not a bad drive, but.... it went back with all my money refunded.

J

What happened Joust?

[joust]

If it managed to drive 50 miles without something going wrong, it was a good day!

[Gad-Westy]

A real shame. It had all the right ingredients to fill a void that TVR had moved themselves away from.

[The Wookie]

Gad-Westy said:

A real shame. It had all the right ingredients to fill a void that TVR had moved themselves away from.

Including reliability from the sounds of it

Sorry cheap shot, but it had to be done

[tommobot]

I used to see a blue one on a regular basis, looked and sounded lovely. Never seen another one since though.

[anonymous-user]

I worked at Prodrive during the time Marcos was in the unit next door, and tbh, some of the er, "bodging" that went on, wasn't exactly becoming for a £50k car....... ;-(

[joust]

tommobot said:

I used to see a blue one on a regular basis, looked and sounded lovely. Never seen another one since though.

If it was the TS500, then there was only ever my blue one that was produced.

[joust]

Max_Torque said:

I worked at Prodrive during the time Marcos was in the unit next door, and tbh, some of the er, "bodging" that went on, wasn't exactly becoming for a £50k car....... ;-(

The heat soak protection (which never worked) was something to behold. Especially when half of it fell off on the motorway!

[Podie]

joust said:

tommobot said:

I used to see a blue one on a regular basis, looked and sounded lovely. Never seen another one since though.

If it was the TS500, then there was only ever my blue one that was produced.

I looked at a 250, but they honestly couldn't be bothered to take my money...