everyday use

[bobby boy]

Could i use a cerb as i would my normal car.

[GCerbera]

Well I do ( athough I have my wife's car and a banger
as a back up. )

School runs, work trips to airports, days out,
meetings, it does it all for me.

However, you don't really want to be doing 15-20,000
miles per year in one due to the service costs.

Go create some weather...
Graham
TCR The Cerbera Register

www.TVR-Cerbera.com

[bobby boy]

I will probably only be doing 6k a year with my wifes car as a back up and my push bike just in case.

[Big T]

bobby boy said:

I will probably only be doing 6k a year

That's what I said but did 9K in 6 months!! You'll see bobby boy. I use it whenever it's dry and I'm sober.

Seriously though, you can use her as whatever you like as long as you look after her, treat her with respect and don't mind the costs involved for fuel, servicing, tyres etc etc..

[Byff]

I used mine all the time. No problems at all but I did have to know the location of all local optimax stations.

[bobby boy]

Would my local garage be able to fix the little niggles you all talk about.

[Pete Cash]

I use mine as my every day car & it has only stopped once in 2.5 years - that was on my drive when the clutch gave up on me. I use it in all weathers except snow, although you do need to take it a little steadier in the frost ! I think the regular use helps with the reliability. I cover about 6k per year so the fuel costs aren't too bad, but I've never needed to visit the local garage - the odd niggle that appears has always been able to wait until next service as there's never been anything serious ( touch wood !)

Go for it - it's worth it !

[Julian64]

I am a GP use the car every day for routine/emergency visits the lot. Seems okay

[gazzab]

bobby boy said:

Would my local garage be able to fix the little niggles you all talk about.

Yes if they are TVR AJP experts!

[ocean1]

I only have one car and thats my cerb. 5000miles in 5 months. No breakdowns, no failures to start. And mine is the dreaded early S6

Ocean1

[Big T]

ocean1 said:

No breakdowns, no failures to start, but 4 new engines Ocean1

Sorry Ocean1, you left yourself open chap

[Violent Violet]

More damage is done to these cars if they are only used weekends and polished!!. Run them hard and they return with pleasure all round.

[buster]

110% - Y E S - to using everyday -

Just be ready for the service bills which obviously grow with the miles.

Awesome cars tho!

[stag]

Use it

I do

[Muffleman]

This is great, I was just thinking the same thing !

I have a 3.0 X-Type Jag for work and a 300bhp MR2 Turbo for weekends, but I'd rather have just one car.

Can the Cerbera really be used in all weathers ? Snow, rain, etc. ?

And how bad will the servicingmaintenance costs be on 'say' 15000 miles per annum ?

Muchos grassiarse.



Matt

[bjwoods]

For an idea of routine servicing costs, look at Peninsula and Hawthorns both main dealers. And Fernhurst independant specialists.

I only mentioned those as I know they have the prices on their websites.

Not going to be cheap!!!

B

[ro_butler]

15000 miles a year?

IMHO don't go there. It will cost a fortune in servicing and petrol alone, and that is assuming nothing goes wrong. You can reasonably assume things like clutches will wear out making it even more expensive.

I agree with people saying if these cars are not used frequently they deteriorate, but only up to a point. Weekend only use is fine and will not ruin the car at all. Everyday use is too much IMHO especially if it involves loads of small journeys, which is not good for any car.

What you should also avoid is garaging the car for extended periods (eg for 3 months over the winter).

Rob.