Tuscan MK 1
“Having owned a lovely TVR Chimaera 450 for some 3 years, I found myself suddenly hankering for a change . I have always loved the curves of the Tuscan MK1 and spent many nights reading all I could about the pros and cons of Tuscan ownership.
Having set myself a budget I set about looking for the right car in the classifieds. Although there were plenty on offer, nothing really caught my eye other than a lovely mango orange Tuscan being offered by another well known TVR dealer. Unfortunately too much dithering on my part meant the car was snapped up before I made the decision to go and view.
A year went by and I started to look again, this time however I was looking for a TVR T350 .
Shmoo place down in Devon had such a car and enquiries were made. Unfortunately once again timing wasn’t on my side and by the time I could arrange a trip to Devon the car had been sold.
I mentioned to Ross at the Devon location that should he know of another car coming in to please let me know. A few days passed and Ross contacted me to say “I don’t suppose you would be interested in a Mk 1 Tuscan by any chance”? Ed Gibson at the Leicester office had a 2004 Tuscan Mk 1 coming in which was said to be in immaculate condition… if Interested – Ed would contact me. Appetite duly whetted….
I wasted no time and was on the phone to Ed pronto. Within a very short space of time Ed had emailed a series of high resolution pictures which showed the car to look every bit as good as described. We discussed my part exchanging the Chimaera and a fair deal was struck, subject of course to my liking the Tuscan and Ed approving the Chimaera.
Two days later I arrived to meet Ed at the Leicester office and was immediately impressed by both the presentation of the Tuscan and Ed’s genuine enthusiasm for the vehicle.
There was no great over the top sales pitch from Ed, just great honest friendly advice and all the time needed to look around the car and take it for a spin. Well a short drive later and following a nice cup of coffee, biscuits and plenty of banter the deal was done.
I’ve now had the car 6 months and still have that eager anticipation for every drive, the Tuscan is a fabulous car and receives plenty of attention just as Ed said it would.
Ed and I still keep in touch, I can honestly say to anyone looking for a TVR or in fact any car that Shmoo are advertising, don’t hesitate to call Ed…. you won’t regret it.”
Stuart.