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Discussion
I'm off to look at a Tuscan this weekend and whilst I'm still able to think with my head and not my heart, what should I look for apart from the usual stuff as I am ploughing through the paperwork.
Are there any obvious upgrade/recalls that should have been carried out and documented by a careful owner. I don't want to go into the engine thing as it's been done to death and I'm well aware of those issues, but I do hear of suspension changes and software changes etc and am a little ignorant of these
Any help would be appreciated as it's a shed load of cash for me to part with (I think my first house was cheaper!)
By the way, its a W reg car, I'm sure that makes a difference, it usually does...
Thanks in advance
DC
Are there any obvious upgrade/recalls that should have been carried out and documented by a careful owner. I don't want to go into the engine thing as it's been done to death and I'm well aware of those issues, but I do hear of suspension changes and software changes etc and am a little ignorant of these
Any help would be appreciated as it's a shed load of cash for me to part with (I think my first house was cheaper!)
By the way, its a W reg car, I'm sure that makes a difference, it usually does...
Thanks in advance
DC
I can think of a few important things off the top of my head :
Make sure it was the roof catch (at the front).
Make sure either the door opening buttons are on the radio pod, or it has the upgrade to stop the doors opening when the car is moving.
There was a suspension upright recall that affected some cars.
The suspension seemed to have been changed around the time the Tuscan S came out (April 2001 ?) but a "W" reg. will have the original spec.
If you join the Tuscan eGroup on Yahoo there is a list of things to check for + I think details of which cars were recalled for the suspension uprights.
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Andy.
Make sure it was the roof catch (at the front).
Make sure either the door opening buttons are on the radio pod, or it has the upgrade to stop the doors opening when the car is moving.
There was a suspension upright recall that affected some cars.
The suspension seemed to have been changed around the time the Tuscan S came out (April 2001 ?) but a "W" reg. will have the original spec.
If you join the Tuscan eGroup on Yahoo there is a list of things to check for + I think details of which cars were recalled for the suspension uprights.
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Andy.
Thanks for the info Andy, I'll check these out...
Incidently, I just tried to join the yahoo group and frankly it seems beyond me, simple as I am... (I shall try again later)
However it appears there is a Dai Capp already registered, so just in case there have been some dodgy posts, it wasn't me!!
Cheers
DC
Incidently, I just tried to join the yahoo group and frankly it seems beyond me, simple as I am... (I shall try again later)
However it appears there is a Dai Capp already registered, so just in case there have been some dodgy posts, it wasn't me!!
Cheers
DC
David,
I did a huge amount of research before buying my Tuscan, including reading all the messages in the Tuscan Owners Yahoo group. I put together an 11 page "Tuscan Checklist" of things to check on any Tuscan you are looking at buying - I don't claim it to be totally comprehensive, but it certainly covers all the common faults and I have tried to keep it up to date with new problems which have occurred on my car. Email me through my profile if you would like a copy.
I did a huge amount of research before buying my Tuscan, including reading all the messages in the Tuscan Owners Yahoo group. I put together an 11 page "Tuscan Checklist" of things to check on any Tuscan you are looking at buying - I don't claim it to be totally comprehensive, but it certainly covers all the common faults and I have tried to keep it up to date with new problems which have occurred on my car. Email me through my profile if you would like a copy.
TSS said: David,
I did a huge amount of research before buying my Tuscan, including reading all the messages in the Tuscan Owners Yahoo group. I put together an 11 page "Tuscan Checklist" of things to check on any Tuscan you are looking at buying - I don't claim it to be totally comprehensive, but it certainly covers all the common faults and I have tried to keep it up to date with new problems which have occurred on my car. Email me through my profile if you would like a copy.
Tom,
You have mail...
Many thanks
DC
just picked up mine last saturday (private sale brave boy!!!!) did lots of research and spoke to a few owners
my car is a earley 2000 car with all factory mods done (which is quite a few) check all paper work for evidence or check with previous owners if you fancy a chat e-mail me of thread to exchange numbers
my car is a earley 2000 car with all factory mods done (which is quite a few) check all paper work for evidence or check with previous owners if you fancy a chat e-mail me of thread to exchange numbers
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