20 000 miles and onwards!

[andyvdg]

My car has recently passed 20,000 miles on the clock. As predicted the clutch broke (finger) shortly afterwards and the whole assembly was replaced £1000.

Apart from that it's been going a treat. I went to Bedford a week ago and tried the Toyos out in anger for the first time. They seemed pretty good to me, and as I've been happy with them on the road as well I think they'll be top of my shopping list next time I need tyres. If you're interested I have 235/40/18, 245/40/18 front / back, road pressures 24, 26 and I added 3 psi for that coolish track day.

I must say I'm amazed how well the car stood up. Since I've had the dethrottle chip fitted, my one engine bugbear which was a misfire between 6k and 7k at full throttle has disappared for good, and at this second visit to the Autodrome I really gave the brakes a good work out, for example braking very hard from about 150 down to 50 then 120 down to about 30 on one section of the track. No brake fade at all, which appeared to be a problem for quite a few other marques that day.

The one thing I find about the speed 6 in the Tuscan is that it never seems to be able to get warm enough driving on the road in the winter. You can't use a lot of right foot, and the cold air keeps the oil temperature down. This seems to result in slightly lumpy running. The blast round the track for a day has blown the cobwebs away so I have to recommend this as an important part of caring for your car. Come on, get out and use them!

Cheers,

Andy.

[Colin Gibson]

Andy what's this de-throttle chip thing
you mention all about as I also have a wicked
misfire around 6000 rpm?

Cheers Col.

[andyvdg]

See fish's explanation here :

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=6706&f=5&h=0&hw=misfire

A misfire could be caused by a number of things. This is an easy and cheap thing to try first. I had mine changed over just after a service because the car was behaving fine otherwise. Also I think the dealers are apprehensive on doing the diagnosis as they have to drive around with full throttle at 6000rpm+! I think the best thing is to get the new chip and try for a while to see if your problem goes away. If it fixes it you should see a day/night difference.

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

Andy.

[Colin Gibson]

Cheers Andy.

Col

[mcspreader]

Andy
I am worried.
My tusc has 6k on clock registered in apr 2000 eeeeeeeeeeek. The babe is goooooooooooooood but electrickery is now wibble.
Pod. wibblee.
Driver dooor/window wibleee.
BLEEP. allthe time.
It still kills porche fez etc.
I need group hug.
Low miles 2000 car still alive original bits.
Should I panic?

[matt_c]

Mine has done 21500 miles and drives extremely well. While I have had it, I have only replaced a damper. The clutch is still original (oh and so is the engine!).
Keep on rolling..

[Ianf]

I am on 36,000 miles now. Clutch feels fine...... EVERYTHING crossed!

[chim450]

2001 Y car, 22,000 miles, new clutch at 20,000. Just had nitrons put on (awesome, handles sooooo much better), needed a new lambda sensor as running rich.

[maranellouk]

chim450 said:

2001 Y car, 22,000 miles, new clutch at 20,000. Just had nitrons put on (awesome, handles sooooo much better), needed a new lambda sensor as running rich.

How much did the nitrons cost you (if you don't mind me asking)?

MARA

[chim450]

Got them from Joospeed. Cost just a touch over a thousand without fitting.

[beano500]

Ianf said:

I am on 36,000 miles now.

What about the car?

But that is mighty impressive - what's the highest we know about so far?

[andyvdg]

mcspreader said:

Andy I am worried. My tusc has 6k on clock registered in apr 2000 eeeeeeeeeeek. The babe is goooooooooooooood but electrickery is now wibble. Pod. wibblee. Driver dooor/window wibleee. BLEEP. allthe time. It still kills porche fez etc. I need group hug. Low miles 2000 car still alive original bits. Should I panic?

Have you got some sleep now ?

What's wrong with the electics ?
Wibblee pod - get the wheels rebalanced. Mine had this for two f***ing years - eventually it disappeared when I changed the tyres.
Driver/door wibleee - sounds like the door microswitch. It's a flakey design, but cheap to fix.
What's the BLEEP about ?

You can own a Tuscan and do one of two things :
1) Worry. Kill porche fez etc.
2) Kill porche fez etc.

Life's too short.

Cheers,

Andy.

P.S. Clutches either break @ 20000 or the slave cylinder seal (it's in the bell housing so same money as clutch replacement to fix) can go at 20000 miles. It's a bit like the Mumbles Pier. If you can't see it, it's raining. If you can, it's about to.....

Seriously, just bear it in mind rather than it being a 'cert.

[whitey]

andyvdg said:

P.S. Clutches either break @ 20000 or the slave cylinder seal (it's in the bell housing so same money as clutch replacement to fix) can go at 20000 miles. It's a bit like the Mumbles Pier. If you can't see it, it's raining. If you can, it's about to..... Seriously, just bear it in mind rather than it being a 'cert.

I think that statement is a bit sweeping Andy. There are plenty of Tuscans around with mileage in the high 20's to mid 30's without having to have needed a clutch replacement. Slave seals will probably have gone once during that period which costs circa £400 to fix which is a bit less than the cost of a clutch.

Cheers
Whitey

PS. At 17800 miles on my clutch I hope it makes it until the mid 30's

[blutusc]

Just seen a 2000W tuscan advertised in the trade which has done 42000 miles on its first engine!! SO THERE to all those tuscan doubters.... Simon

[Graham66]

Without wishing to put a downer on that, it may be the first engine, but has it had any rebuilds done? Advertising, don't you just love it, you can say one thing and imply another

hope this is an original no rebuilds engine though, that would be good to hear!!

My car has 38,000 miles on the clock now - but not the original engine, only 14,000 on this one

Graham

[andyvdg]

whitey said:

andyvdg said: P.S. Clutches either break @ 20000 or the slave cylinder seal (it's in the bell housing so same money as clutch replacement to fix) can go at 20000 miles. It's a bit like the Mumbles Pier. If you can't see it, it's raining. If you can, it's about to..... Seriously, just bear it in mind rather than it being a 'cert. I think that statement is a bit sweeping Andy.

Nothing "bit" about it - it was sweeping ! I tried to make up for it in the last sentence - obviously didn't work. You're right about the slave cylinder seal - I was thinking about labour not the parts involved. A full clutch assembly is of course more expensive.

Cheers,

Andy.

[mcspreader]

The BLEEP was not a substitute for foul language.
It bleeps nearly constantly. I suspect it thinks the door is open. No pod no diagnostic readout. I shall not use it until I can get it to Peninsula. Pod wibblee
is just that it has lost its senses. I feel some big bills coming on. Leaky shocks. Pod. Door sensor.
I feel Nitrons rising in Aries but what about AVOs? Anyone have any experience?

[blutusc]

Graham!

Dealer told me over the phone that it had not had any rebuilds.... ???!!! Can't say any more than that. Simon

[jigs]

Question is - is it a good or bad thing when a 42K 2000 Speed Six hasn't had any rebuilds? - a proper rebuild with the improved parts would be a reassurance.

[swilly]

Yeah, imagine the worry the owner would go through if the 42K Tuscan got to, say 100k or beyond, without a rebuild.

Best spend losts of dosh now, just in case.