£10k Cerb? How risky?

£10k Cerb? How risky?

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Spud1985

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516 posts

203 months

Thursday 9th June 2016
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£10k Cerb ..... http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C753502

A risk worth taking? Or money pit waiting to happen?

ukkid35

6,138 posts

172 months

Thursday 9th June 2016
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Can't find it on the auctioneers website but

I'd buy it for 10k if I were in the market. I quite like that colour, interior looks good, easy to swap the intake manifold for proper 4.5 (assuming you can find them). Full MOT is useful for the summer, and even has a Silverstone Performance exhaust (rather than the stupid sports tails). Would be good to see underneath first, but looks like a very promising project, assuming it only fetches £10k.

RFC1

1,107 posts

196 months

Thursday 9th June 2016
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Yeah, could be 7k or could be 15k, thats the *beauty* of an auction. You have got to wonder why the car is at an auction in the 1st place.

Sandy

gruffalo

7,509 posts

225 months

Thursday 9th June 2016
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£10K for a Cerbera, bite their hand off!

plasticman

897 posts

250 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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It is entirely possible that the reserve price is higher than the auction "estimate"

Firing order

93 posts

154 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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It's a cat d though could affect re sale if you sell

Twinkam

2,937 posts

94 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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Firing order said:
It's a cat d though could affect re sale if you sell
Most are at that price!

Firing order

93 posts

154 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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It also says new 4.5 engine but they don't sell new anymore possibly rebuilt

Tanguero

4,535 posts

200 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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With 4.2 induction...

m3coupe

1,104 posts

203 months

Friday 10th June 2016
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If you are interested in it, go in with eyes open, appreciate that you may have to spend money on it, get it for a good price and enjoy. If you want to buy something that is going to run flawlessly and need next to nothing spent on it, probably best stay away.

Also depends how much time you're able/willing to spend with a spanner in your hand.

Wolvesboy

597 posts

140 months

Saturday 11th June 2016
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I did similar.
Depends on two factors virtually covered already:
1) do you do your spannering or 2) do you have the cash to pay someone else to do your spannering?

I do my own, as I have always done and some jobs are easy with others painfully not so. I have had a roller coaster of a ride so far as it is gorgeous to drive but a pain when something goes wrong as it could be big or really petty! It is not something you can just get in and drive everyday without expecting it it to be looked after in return!

Depends what you want. I suggest driving one first and having a good think about how you would cope if it is laid up for a week or so getting repairs done. Do you have the space etc? I definitely factored these in before purchase as it will break at some point - they all do! However, if you can deal with this then go for it. I have never looked forward to driving a car as much, even for a 5 minute trip to the local shops!

Cerberaherts

1,651 posts

140 months

Saturday 11th June 2016
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Go in with your eyes wide open and be prepared to spend to get it right. I've had mine seven years now, and it still makes me laugh like a complete lunatic each and every time I drive it.......

Dr K

196 posts

214 months

Sunday 12th June 2016
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gruffalo

7,509 posts

225 months

Sunday 12th June 2016
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Or buy at £10K add value and end up with a £20K plus car and the warm glow to know you have saved/brought on back from the dead.

Latter gets my vote, these things need saving!


m3coupe

1,104 posts

203 months

Sunday 12th June 2016
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gruffalo said:
Or buy at £10K add value and end up with a £20K plus car and the warm glow to know you have saved/brought on back from the dead.

Latter gets my vote, these things need saving!
This.

jamieduff1981

8,022 posts

139 months

Monday 13th June 2016
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There really is a limit to how bad a Cerbera can get, but that limit, in terms of putting the car right, is a 5-figure number.

Cerberas are much more expensive to run than mass-produced cars long-term. The £2000/year over and above fuel etc is a good starting point.

As Gruffalo says, these cars all deserve good owners. Just don't stretch yourself for a £10k Cerbera and hope nothing more needs spent because Cerberas always want money spent.

Outl4w

697 posts

146 months

Monday 13th June 2016
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jamieduff1981 said:
There really is a limit to how bad a Cerbera can get, but that limit, in terms of putting the car right, is a 5-figure number.

Cerberas are much more expensive to run than mass-produced cars long-term. The £2000/year over and above fuel etc is a good starting point.

As Gruffalo says, these cars all deserve good owners. Just don't stretch yourself for a £10k Cerbera and hope nothing more needs spent because Cerberas always want money spent.
This really is sound advice. I bought a sub £10k car knowing it would need money spent and a lot fixed. This worked for me. The only difference is, I had the luxury of a great and very honest private owner (and member on here) who made me aware of everything up front. I bought at a low price, with my eyes open and spent a fair bit of cash straight away getting it to a good point.

That said, it was nowhere near as bad as it could have been and for that I'm thankful.

It is now mechanically sound, and really good shape. Nearly at 75k miles with a 6k service at Str8Six coming up, so at that point we will re evaluate what and when need to be done to the engine, although it still runs perfectly and does not miss a beat. Chassis is strong but will at some point need a total overhaul, all of which is factored into the running/owning of these fantastic and characterful cars.

If you have the means, then you should do it. I'm 2 years in and have not regretted it, not even once.

Good luck!

Edited by Outl4w on Monday 13th June 15:24

bilton_d

605 posts

265 months

Wednesday 15th June 2016
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I'm sure that Cerbera was up for sale on PH last year

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 15th June 2016
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There only appears to be 3 cars on sale, the rest of the auction is for books, militia, clocks/barometers, glassware, jewellery, antiques etc....might be a v good day to go.

The Mk II Jag looks nice too.

http://www.reemandansie.com/sale/84/?category=cars...

AnimalMother

1,295 posts

225 months

Friday 17th June 2016
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Its my old car (sold last year), for £10k Id consider it a bargain. Was in a sad state but I spent "£$%ing 100's of hours getting it half decent again. Its no minter, but Id bet there are a lot worse out there.

Rebuilt 4.5 engine, new carpets, seats re-upholstered here and there, new AP clutch, chassis had body on POR15 treatment and was decent, GAZ golds, Raceproven clutch slave, silvertone full system, alloy clock surround from PMessling, leven bits and bobs, final suspension geo and engine setup was by Ian at Trackvroad, etc, etc, etc



Edited by AnimalMother on Friday 17th June 17:06