Has the 3 year warranty improved sales?
Has the 3 year warranty improved sales?
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stormcloud

Original Poster:

39 posts

258 months

Monday 17th October 2005
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Or is it still a niche marque?

What are ppl's opinions on the future of TVR?

Are the finance options available for a new TVR as they would be for any other marque?

What are the build times for current TVR models?


thx.

jamster

488 posts

277 months

Tuesday 18th October 2005
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stormcloud said:
Or is it still a niche marque?

What are ppl's opinions on the future of TVR?

Are the finance options available for a new TVR as they would be for any other marque?

What are the build times for current TVR models?


thx.


To answer your questions:
1)No idea
2)Yes you'll get around 6%APR
3)Build times ie time to build your car is 3 weeks. The clock starts when the factory acknowledge your order. Prior to that it's how quick your dealer sorts their end out.
My new Sagaris will take 4 weeks in all after ordering from the dealer. Pretty quick!!!

CHeers
Jamster.

lundinoir

633 posts

254 months

Tuesday 18th October 2005
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jamster said:

stormcloud said:
Or is it still a niche marque?

What are ppl's opinions on the future of TVR?

Are the finance options available for a new TVR as they would be for any other marque?

What are the build times for current TVR models?


thx.



To answer your questions:
1)No idea
2)Yes you'll get around 6%APR
3)Build times ie time to build your car is 3 weeks. The clock starts when the factory acknowledge your order. Prior to that it's how quick your dealer sorts their end out.
My new Sagaris will take 4 weeks in all after ordering from the dealer. Pretty quick!!!

CHeers
Jamster.


Down to a 3/4 week build time? They've made some drastic improvements since spring/summer 2005 when it took 8 weeks to build my Tamora....

kipper_

103 posts

257 months

Tuesday 18th October 2005
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Saw an advert in the times at the weekend

Basically you can get a brand new 40k TVR for £400 a month

Based on £10k deposit

36 months at 6.6 apr

Ballon payment of 20K at the end

This is in line with most big manufacturers and if residuals hold well should allow for you to move onto your next new car at the ned of the 3 years with your old one as deposit (if you see what I mean).

£400 a month is certainly within my budget and I am by no means rich!

May be making a trip to my local dealer soon

Redtuscan

230 posts

275 months

Tuesday 18th October 2005
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So it's a £40,000.00 car.

You are putting £10,000.00 down as a deposit.

There is a balloon of £20,000.00 to be paid at the end of the 3 years.

So you are borrowing £10,000.00 and you are paying £400.00 per month for 36 months. A total of £14,400.00.

Your interest for borrowing £10,000.00 over 3 years will be £4,400.00!

_DeeJay_

5,057 posts

283 months

Tuesday 18th October 2005
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Redtuscan said:
So it's a £40,000.00 car.

You are putting £10,000.00 down as a deposit.

There is a balloon of £20,000.00 to be paid at the end of the 3 years.

So you are borrowing £10,000.00 and you are paying £400.00 per month for 36 months. A total of £14,400.00.

Your interest for borrowing £10,000.00 over 3 years will be £4,400.00!


Surely it's the (decreasing) interest on 10k, as you pay it off + the interest on 20,000 which is 4.4k?

You don't get anything for nothing, the loan of 20k included!

ntel

5,051 posts

269 months

Tuesday 18th October 2005
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The 3 year warranty certainly swayed my decision to buy a new Tuscan S6. Without it I would have probably gone for another RV8 Chim or Grif.

Don't know about the finance options but I ordered mine, and paid the deposit, on the 7th of August, I'm due to visit the factory this coming Thursday to see the car in final assembly, and the car is due for delivery, to the dealer, during the first week in November. 13 or 14 weeks then.

I CANT BLOODY WAIT MUCH LONGER!!!!!!!!!!

The bed wetting is now becoming a problem

flashgitindenial

823 posts

282 months

Wednesday 19th October 2005
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The three year warranty stopped me buying a boring 911.

stormcloud

Original Poster:

39 posts

258 months

Wednesday 19th October 2005
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The 3 year warranty seems to make the depreciation of a TVR somehow acceptable. I imagine it will be the best thing TVR have ever done for the sake of the marque. Can they afford it though? Will TVR still be around in 3 years time?

alans

3,771 posts

285 months

Wednesday 19th October 2005
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well the 3yr warranty was the final thing that made buying a new Sag feesible. Without that I don't think I would have done it.

Alan

kipper_

103 posts

257 months

Wednesday 19th October 2005
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With the three year warranty and new buying plans, I will indeed be changing my 2001 Tuscan for a brand new Tuscan convertible next year (dont see the point in buying before the winter).

£400 a month and a 3 year warranty is the same as leasing a BMW 3 series!!

Now what colour mmm....

rico

7,917 posts

284 months

Wednesday 19th October 2005
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From a future buyer's point of view, I'm a lot more tempted due to the 3 year warranty.

2,485 posts

298 months

Wednesday 19th October 2005
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I can see a load of pre owned TVR's hitting the used car market in 3 years time.