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prestige

Original Poster:

32 posts

257 months

Friday 29th October 2004
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hi chaps i have got my car back, after its engine re build and true to their word henley heritage it was completed in less than 4 weeks {28 days}.

many thanks to richard{the service manager} for the grief he had to put up with from me
he kept me informed on the progress from coventry and yes the car came back 2 days early top man

also thanks for the advice from lots of you tvr ers
on what i should do cheers

plug

1,136 posts

254 months

Friday 29th October 2004
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Good news, I should be getting my speed six cerb back next week from Henley after a rebuild mine has been gone six weeks tommorrow. Who paid for the rebuild if you don't mind me asking.

GGT

2,016 posts

250 months

Friday 29th October 2004
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hope you have a great time now, a lot of people would have walked away, these cars are something else, enjoy.

prestige

Original Poster:

32 posts

257 months

Friday 29th October 2004
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plug said:
Good news, I should be getting my speed six cerb back next week from Henley after a rebuild mine has been gone six weeks tommorrow. Who paid for the rebuild if you don't mind me asking.

henley paid for it as i had just brought the car from them and it blew 4 days later,i have still a 12 month £5000 warranty from them.+ a warranty on the new rebuild from tvr.

bogie

16,786 posts

288 months

Friday 29th October 2004
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good news...what I dont understand is how Henley get yours done in 4 weeks, when ours has been there since June for a top end rebuild under warranty, and was due back this week...until we got a phone call saying 'sorry lots of people on hols - will be next week now'

Do Henley have better contacts up there than Castle TVR?

was your car under a factory warranty? I wonder if thats it (ours is an aftermarket one provided by the dealer)

Im about at my wits end...and so close to telling them they can keep it for good, going all legal on the finance company/dealer and swapping it for a Noble...at least Noble understand the words 'customer service' ! ...to buy a car for £32K, drive it 3 weeks then lose it for 3 months is unreal.

<sorry for rant - its been one of those weeks!>

plug

1,136 posts

254 months

Friday 29th October 2004
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Mine went after 3 1/2 months warranty have refused to pay so I am looking for Henley to pay.

prestige

Original Poster:

32 posts

257 months

Saturday 30th October 2004
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plug said:
Mine went after 3 1/2 months warranty have refused to pay so I am looking for Henley to pay.
sorry to hear about your problem mate i hope u get it sorted soon,possibley had it back after 4 weeks because i was about to get my money back as i owned the tuscan for 4 days when it blew

R666 TUS

1,052 posts

256 months

Saturday 30th October 2004
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Bogie has your's gone to the factory to be done
as they do seem to take a lot longer than the
car's that go to TVR power?(2 months for mine)

Col

plug

1,136 posts

254 months

Saturday 30th October 2004
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I was hoping the warraty co would pay so it took a couple of weeks for them to inspect the engine and come to a decision on whether they will pay or not. TVR Power rebuilt it last week it is now back at Henley and going back in the car next week so I hope to be in it at the weekend.

plug

1,136 posts

254 months

Saturday 30th October 2004
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R666 TUS said:
Bogie has your's gone to the factory to be done
as they do seem to take a lot longer than the
car's that go to TVR power?(2 months for mine)

Col

Henley told me that thee factory is very busy and that Power can turn them around quicker.

bogie

16,786 posts

288 months

Saturday 30th October 2004
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Yeah - mine is in the factory...been there since End June....oh well. Im on hols for 2 weeks next Sat so not even bothering picking it up next Sat even if its ready...will be end of November by the time I can get to it now.

To be honest Ive forgotton about driving it now...I might just let them keep it and get my money back...only had it for 3 weeks before it went back. Very pee'ed off at the moment and lost all confidence in it - I want to use the thing for 15K miles a year without worry. I seem to be able to manage this in my Elise OK (I do 30K miles a year across both cars), but if the Tuscan is going to need a 3 month holiday once a year every time the followers, then valve guides, then throttle bodies pack up I think It may have to get swapped for a Noble...at least they have a service centre 2 miles from my house thats allowed to work on the engines, when the inevitable happens

<very depressed at moment>

plug

1,136 posts

254 months

Saturday 30th October 2004
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I am sure when you get it back you will forget about all the problems and waiting,(for a while anyway) and enjoy driving it again I know I will. Mine is only used at weekends and somtimes in the evenings so I dont need to rely on it.

happy_harris

14 posts

250 months

Tuesday 2nd November 2004
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Bought my tuscan from them about 6months back - although a lot of problems - daily emails from me to them they have been excellent in fixing them as quickly as possible and keeping me informed - could do with a sofa and coffee machine in reception mind !

Lets hope the reliability improves with Mk2 which I think looks pretty good - against some of the comments around here.