C1RBE goes to Belgium....

C1RBE goes to Belgium....

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longbow

Original Poster:

1,610 posts

234 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Well folks my Cerb has sold and will shortly be going home with its new Belgian owner Claude (Milka2700). It will be heart wrenching to see her drive off, but Claude is a true Cerb and TVR enthusiast, having owned 3 Cerbs before, and I know it will be very well looked after. The whole experience of Cerb ownership has been fantastic. The car is epic however this forum and the collective input from other owners over the years made possible much of my own tinkering - without it I would have been truly stuck on many occasions. The reason for selling is that I'll be emigrating to Canada in the next 12-24 months and as much as I wanted to take the Cerb with me I felt it was just too much of a risk to ship the car over with no precedent of Cerbs having made it through the various safety tests. No doubt I'll keep lurking on here and offering advice where I can, but to all those I've met and conversed with over the last 10 years or so, a massive thankyou and byebye

spitfire4v8

3,990 posts

180 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Best wishes Windsor ! Hopefully once settled in canada you will buy something special to drive around in smile

FUBAR

17,062 posts

237 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Wow, another of the Old Guard gone frown

Good luck for the future smile

bobbins

1,409 posts

206 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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byebye

NilsP

389 posts

116 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Best of luck Longbow!
I look forward to seeing your Cerb here in Belgium!
Maybe offer him a swap for those wheels! biggrin

Demondad

474 posts

214 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Great looking car which I considered. New owner is going to enjoy that's for sure. Thanks for your good posts too which have helped me.

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Good luck in Canada !

Hope to see your car at the next TVRCC Belgium tour !

Mad Mark

2,345 posts

231 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Best of luck in Canada :-)

FUBAR said:
Wow, another of the Old Guard gone frown

Good luck for the future smile
Very few of us left frown

TVRinBFG

1,457 posts

283 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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longbow - I think there's a business importing TVRs into Canada......

jeremyc

23,335 posts

283 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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longbow said:
The reason for selling is that I'll be emigrating to Canada in the next 12-24 months and as much as I wanted to take the Cerb with me I felt it was just too much of a risk to ship the car over with no precedent of Cerbs having made it through the various safety tests.
Too late now, but Faisal had his Cerbera in San Francisco back in 2000. smile


Cerbera-Golden Gate Bridge by faisalkhan, on Flickr

longbow

Original Poster:

1,610 posts

234 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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TVRinBFG said:
longbow - I think there's a business importing TVRs into Canada......
James, I totally agree. I have done some research, and cars over 15 years can be imported subject to meeting some fairly basic tests. There are a handful of TVRs in Canada at present, but mainly the older ones such as Griff and earlier. The early Cerbs have just tipped over the 15 year limit and therefore 'could' be imported, and the Tuscans are currently just about to. I would love to test the market - maybe when I move I might look into it! Of course there is the import duties to consider too and shipping costs, which would price them into quite a competitive market.

I was in Vancouver last week and although it is quite an affluent area I think a Cerb/Tuscan would be highly desirable, if not just for rarity and presence. I genuinely lost count of the number of C63 AMGs that drove past during the 4 days I was there - they do sound very good though. On the drive to Whistler (amazing road by the way from Vancouver to Whistler - smooth wide winding roads with a Pacific view) I was passed by a convoy of an R8, F430, GT-R and SLS AMG Black. At a guess I would say all the drivers were in their mid 20's. Perhaps if I'd been in the Cerb (as oppose to the Corrola hire car) I might have tagged along lol.

longbow

Original Poster:

1,610 posts

234 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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spitfire4v8 said:
Best wishes Windsor ! Hopefully once settled in canada you will buy something special to drive around in smile
Thanks Joolz. I'm thinking I'll finally treat my self to a C6 Z06. They are good value over there, left hand drive and sound very good with cams and headers!

Byker28i

58,831 posts

216 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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FUBAR said:
Wow, another of the Old Guard gone frown

Good luck for the future smile
Ditto, no one ever launched a cerbera as fast as longbow., so you'll definitely be missed.

Flatplane8

1,486 posts

261 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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Adios Windsor! Thanks for the loan of those injectors about 10 years ago! ( Simon, yellow Cerb, formerly of Finchampstead, now in Suffolk )

Cyclone1

2,600 posts

245 months

Sunday 12th October 2014
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Ah Windsor, it will be a sad day indeed, but at least you know it has gone to another enthusiast.

Mine eventually went to Holland and as far as I know is still there. Would love to see it again.

Enjoy the Z06!!!

Jules

darreni

3,759 posts

269 months

Sunday 12th October 2014
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HI Windsor, I hope you are well mate.

I feel your pain in letting it go, here are a couple of pics from 10 years ago when you collected the car (my wife was in tears seeing it drive off!)




longbow

Original Poster:

1,610 posts

234 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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Darren, hope all is well. That pic brings back memories!! I look so much younger though eek

Well, the deed is done. Unfortunately my last drive this morning to Heathrow was tainted by heavy rain combined with the wipers deciding not to work! I'm hoping to hear later today that Claude got back home to Belgium ok without the car throwing any tantrums. Who knows, maybe the next owner can resurrect this thread when C1RBE changes hands again....





Bon voyage C1RBE!

Milka2700

2 posts

114 months

Monday 27th October 2014
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Hi Windsor,

The trip back to Belgium was great, C1RBE is a fantastic car, and by far the best Cerbie I have had so far! Francois and I both needed to find back our marks, but once getting used to the car, it was only sheer pleasure for both of us! Throttle response, engine sound, sharp handling and incredible brakes make feel every other car sluggish and asleep! Bad weather after our come back prevented us from driving further here in Belgium, but maybe this week we can find some time for her, I will then send you some pictures of C1RBE at her new home!))
Thanks again for everything! Claude & François

NilsP

389 posts

116 months

Monday 27th October 2014
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Milka2700 said:
Hi Windsor,

The trip back to Belgium was great, C1RBE is a fantastic car, and by far the best Cerbie I have had so far! Francois and I both needed to find back our marks, but once getting used to the car, it was only sheer pleasure for both of us! Throttle response, engine sound, sharp handling and incredible brakes make feel every other car sluggish and asleep! Bad weather after our come back prevented us from driving further here in Belgium, but maybe this week we can find some time for her, I will then send you some pictures of C1RBE at her new home!))
Thanks again for everything! Claude & François
Nice to see another Cerb in Belgium!
Hope I run in to you once. Where are you from?

Milka2700

2 posts

114 months

Tuesday 28th October 2014
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I am from Liège smile
But Belgium is small... smilesmile