Discussion
After considerable meditation on the matter I've concluded that, bottom line, I need both a Lotus and a convertible.
However current prices for V12 Vantages are beginning to throw a mighty spanner in the works. I think the V12 Vantage is now the only truly exotic contemporary supercar that offers a modicum of value for money.
So here's the dilemma.
Keep the Tuscan and get an Evora S or keep the Elise and get a V12 Vantage?
I know the Tuscan would be a tad quicker in a straight line than the Evora S but that route offers an exceptionally tactile and capable everyday car.
However current prices for V12 Vantages are beginning to throw a mighty spanner in the works. I think the V12 Vantage is now the only truly exotic contemporary supercar that offers a modicum of value for money.
So here's the dilemma.
Keep the Tuscan and get an Evora S or keep the Elise and get a V12 Vantage?
I know the Tuscan would be a tad quicker in a straight line than the Evora S but that route offers an exceptionally tactile and capable everyday car.
michael gould said:
get rid of your plastic cars and don't buy another one 
Shaky ground when you consider how the Vantage is made!However, out of the two pairings, V12V and Elise will be the one to last. Different enough types of vehicle to cover many bases. The Evora and Tuscan aren't IMO.
Scratch the Lotus itch IF their proposed model strategy comes off in the next 5yrs. We may get a couple more good value supercars at that point. May...
So, to be sure that I am clear on this.
You can have an Aston Martin (whilst keeping a Lotus Elise), and you don't know if you should do it or not?
So, what you are saying is that you can have an Aston Martin but wonder if you should get one?
Essentially then, should you buy an Aston or not? When you can have one?
Sorry, I am struggling with this here, what is the question again!?!?!?
You can have an Aston Martin (whilst keeping a Lotus Elise), and you don't know if you should do it or not?
So, what you are saying is that you can have an Aston Martin but wonder if you should get one?
Essentially then, should you buy an Aston or not? When you can have one?
Sorry, I am struggling with this here, what is the question again!?!?!?
Nice to have Aston and Tuscan, especially as your Tuscan is a Mk3 (as mine is),only 26 of em made and only ten of them 4.0S models apparently.
I Had a Elise as well but got rid of it in the summer.
There was a guy wanted a Mk3 in charcoal which i understand yours is,I pointed him your way, Did he get in touch?
Nice garage froggie. And I like the painted tyres on the Tuscan. Nice touch.
Hang on a minute Tuscan and V12 Vantage wasn't an option! Being frank the Elise's value wouldn't put much of a dent in the V12Vantage price so the Tuscan would have to go for the V12V option.
No I never heard from anyone re the Tuscan. Mine (to my shame) only has a little over 3000 miles on it since I moved abroad, it doesn't get the use it deserves. So I won't be parting with it cheaply... especially with a V12 Vantage to fund!
My tusc also has the Sparco seats, does that make it the one and only Tuscan 3.5?
Hang on a minute Tuscan and V12 Vantage wasn't an option! Being frank the Elise's value wouldn't put much of a dent in the V12Vantage price so the Tuscan would have to go for the V12V option.
No I never heard from anyone re the Tuscan. Mine (to my shame) only has a little over 3000 miles on it since I moved abroad, it doesn't get the use it deserves. So I won't be parting with it cheaply... especially with a V12 Vantage to fund!
My tusc also has the Sparco seats, does that make it the one and only Tuscan 3.5?
The pits if you go to the Tuscan forum and read the postd "A strange tuscan request please help" about 2 or 3 pages back, the guy was adamant he Wanting a black wavey dash mk3. He started the thread and his tell number is on his profile.. Good luck hope it puts you on your way to V12 Vantage Just drive one youll know what to do.
The thread has some of the mk3 owners and car colors on it, guess yours should be the only black one, were the seats factory fitted? std seats are some thing id upgrade on a tuscan.
I baught my Tuscan to run a while then chop up and modify but with TVRs situation i moth balled her with 11 miles on it. and baught a Z4MC to use instead, but saw the Vanquish (v12) when collecting the bmw fell in love and baught that as well.
I can understand your Tuscan being a lump towards the Vantage, Have you seen how mutch mk3s are bringing i was well impresed.
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The thread has some of the mk3 owners and car colors on it, guess yours should be the only black one, were the seats factory fitted? std seats are some thing id upgrade on a tuscan.
I baught my Tuscan to run a while then chop up and modify but with TVRs situation i moth balled her with 11 miles on it. and baught a Z4MC to use instead, but saw the Vanquish (v12) when collecting the bmw fell in love and baught that as well.
I can understand your Tuscan being a lump towards the Vantage, Have you seen how mutch mk3s are bringing i was well impresed.
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You're not helping bogie!
Yes my sparco seats were factory fitted back when they had nothing to do up there, I had the interior retrimmed with full leather and sparco seats fitted before I took delivery.
I'm actually very attached to the Tuscan, they literally don't make cars like that anymore and I will never find one like it again, having owned it since new. But it could easily be worth £25k more than the Elise making the difference of looking for around £60k for a V12v as opposed to something like £85k.
That's a nice gallardo spyder plus keeping both elise and Tuscan!
Yes my sparco seats were factory fitted back when they had nothing to do up there, I had the interior retrimmed with full leather and sparco seats fitted before I took delivery.
I'm actually very attached to the Tuscan, they literally don't make cars like that anymore and I will never find one like it again, having owned it since new. But it could easily be worth £25k more than the Elise making the difference of looking for around £60k for a V12v as opposed to something like £85k.
That's a nice gallardo spyder plus keeping both elise and Tuscan!
Edited by The Pits on Friday 26th November 14:06
do you know what, i swore after my last tuscan(had 2 of them) i would never have another.a whole myriad of problems on my mk2 s caused me to genuinely hate the car.absence definately makes the heart grow fonder as the old saying goes and i must admit to hankering after another(or a sagaris) to have as a weekend blaster.my ideal garage now would be to chop my v8v in for a db9 and add a tiv as a toy.hope this next trading year is a good one!!
tuscaneer said:
do you know what, i swore after my last tuscan(had 2 of them) i would never have another.a whole myriad of problems on my mk2 s caused me to genuinely hate the car.absence definately makes the heart grow fonder as the old saying goes and i must admit to hankering after another(or a sagaris) to have as a weekend blaster.my ideal garage now would be to chop my v8v in for a db9 and add a tiv as a toy.hope this next trading year is a good one!!
TVRs and AMs just go together in my view. I appreciate that my humble Chim 400 isn't in the same league as your Tuscan 2, but I had the good fortune 
to buy a V12V last summer. Kept the Chim, but wondered if i would aways go for the AM when heading out? They are very different drives, and both great fun in their own way. The AM is such an amazing drive, soooo much power and poise too. Truly an amazing, amazing experience. The TVR is a delight, aways has been. I find it hard to express the difference between the two to friends who ask "which do you prefer?" The TVR is somehow simpler, more straightforward. No driver aids (the V12V without aids?
), and all the better for it. And for the record, I've had the Chim for 10 years, and never had a problem with it.I love 'em both. Dearly. They're both keepers.
Edited by AMArchie on Saturday 27th November 00:05
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