Thinking of buying? Rebuilds - diff. perspective
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Thinking about it, I've probably put off a few buyers with the polls, graphs, and stats. Here's an alternative way of looking at it:
If you bought a new Tuscan in 2000/2001, it looks like you'd have at least a 2 in 3 chance of needing a rebuild. The people that owned these cars had that done, and lived through that, bearing the brunt of the problems.
The simple fact that so many have now been rebuilt means that if you make the assumption that the finger follower/valve guide problem is now sorted (and TVR seems willing to admit they're no longer using the same parts), it now means you've got a better chance than ever before of getting one that's now totally sorted, at a "discount" price as there are still fears about the reliability from those that don't know the full story.
Whatever way you look at it (assuming the graph's trend is correct), the percentage of "good" cars out there now is higher than it's ever been, and the prices are lower than they've ever been.
>>> Edited by J_S_G on Friday 10th September 13:39
If you bought a new Tuscan in 2000/2001, it looks like you'd have at least a 2 in 3 chance of needing a rebuild. The people that owned these cars had that done, and lived through that, bearing the brunt of the problems.
The simple fact that so many have now been rebuilt means that if you make the assumption that the finger follower/valve guide problem is now sorted (and TVR seems willing to admit they're no longer using the same parts), it now means you've got a better chance than ever before of getting one that's now totally sorted, at a "discount" price as there are still fears about the reliability from those that don't know the full story.
Whatever way you look at it (assuming the graph's trend is correct), the percentage of "good" cars out there now is higher than it's ever been, and the prices are lower than they've ever been.
>>> Edited by J_S_G on Friday 10th September 13:39
Where is the proof that a rebuild stops it doing it again ?
rebuilds seem to happen around 10-15K.
There are very few on your survey 25-30k.
It maybe that they will need rebuilds every 15K miles.. who knows.
Certainly mine had one last year and yet it's not using alot of oil..may just need a service, but could be valve guides.
There are others that have had multiple rebuilds.
rebuilds seem to happen around 10-15K.
There are very few on your survey 25-30k.
It maybe that they will need rebuilds every 15K miles.. who knows.
Certainly mine had one last year and yet it's not using alot of oil..may just need a service, but could be valve guides.
There are others that have had multiple rebuilds.
I think the point is that if the car has been rebuilt fairly recently it should be ok as it will be using the newer components. The early rebuilds just seemed to replace dodgy followers with more dodgy ones so many had to be done again. Mine had 2 in the first 14k and then it's been ok for the last 11 or so.
have they devalued that much 
basil brush said:
I think the point is that if the car has been rebuilt fairly recently it should be ok as it will be using the newer components. The early rebuilds just seemed to replace dodgy followers with more dodgy ones so many had to be done again. Mine had 2 in the first 14k and then it's been ok for the last 11 or so.
yeh, for finger followers.
but valve guides wearing was not faulty parts to my knowledge, gaskets were not faulty parts... pistons coming out the side of engines were not faulty parts...
All I'm saying is that I don't think you can assume it'll be ok just cause it's had a rebuild. Maybe you've got better odds, but there are enuf cars which have had >1 rebuilt and too few cars covering too few miles since rebuilds to say for sure the engine will last.
imho.
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