CAT C DAMAGED CERB F/S ON HERE ANYONE KNOW IT?

[T5GRF]

There is a Cat C damaged Cerbfor sale on here at the mo (Turquoise met), seem to remember it being for sale on here 6 months ago, anybody know it's history, where it was repaired etc?

[carl_w]

I know that whoever put that bonnet on it must have been blind

[raceboy]

Well when it was for sale last time I remember seeing the advert on Joolz's noticeboard, I don't know if he had anything to do with it, but I wouldn't have though Joolz would have an advert for a 'rough one' in his workshop
But that bonnet has go to de-value it because even if you like it when you come to sell it you've got to find someone else that does and is happy with the history
But the more I look at that bonnet the more it grows on me

[T5GRF]

thanks for the reply chaps, bonnet is a tricky one, i quite like it, but as you rightly point out, will somebody else when i come to sell it? will speak to joospeed to see if they remember it

[gazzab]

But for similiar money (maybe a grand more?) you can get a car with fsh and no cat c repairs and no strange mods that will be easier to sell on later.
But if you like 'modded' cars then it is tempting?

[GCerbera]

Car was advertised in June and sold last time with
18,800 on the clock.

Strangely classed as Cat D damage in the last advert?

Price has been dropped by 2K and the mileage has also
gone up by 1200.

Perhaps the deal fell through?

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

www.TVR-Cerbera.com

[T5GRF]

Thanks for the advice Graham

[M@H]

I 'd the look of this car last time I saw it advertised and I still do.. Mmmmmm..

[arcbeer]

If you look at the advertisers other items you'll see he put a wanted notice out for a Cerbera bonnet a couple of months ago.

Must admit it doesn't look that bad. Wonder what the running temp is.

[Jnr]

I think the vented bonnet looks great and it must help with keeping that V8 monster cool !!!

I don't think it looks out of place at all....


Jnr

[M@H]

Cat C is a fair old Smack though.. !

[carl_w]

Jnr said:

I think the vented bonnet looks great and it must help with keeping that V8 monster cool !!!

Well as the scoop is in front of the engine, it's supposed to work by the Bernoulli effect. Unless there's some smart ducting going on, I'm pretty sure all that'll happen is the air will come in the vent under the bumper and go straight out the bonnet vent. The only way I could see this working to extract hot air from the engine is if the vent under the front bumper was blocked off. Messing around with the airflow in the engine bay is a bad idea, IMHO.

[M@H]

Carl.. wouldn't that help in drawing air through the radiator anyway though.. ?

Cheers,
Matt.

[shpub]

I have a big scoop like that on the 520. What it does is allow the air to flow through the rad and out of the engine bay so that a very good air flow is achieved. In the 520's case it was too good and I had to virtually block off the rad to get the car upto working temperature. Similar designs were used for the GT40 and Lotus Elise.

[tweety]

Also the Tuscan racers use this method to get a good airflow through the rad.

Cheers Al.

[carl_w]

I don't know. I can just see the engine itself being sat in a load of stagnant hot air.

[alex200mph]

There is a dmaged but repaired 4.5 cerbera in the autotrader for 15,595 without any body mods and on spider alloys. R-reg and was also cat c. Looks to me on the surface to be better value than the advertised on here IMHO. If only I was in the market for buying a cerby!

Cheers
Alex

[gazzab]

Isnt cheap though really - I would think that my S reg 4.5 with 61K on it but with total engine rebuild, all extras, massive fsh, 1 prev owner (and known to lots of people on here) would be worth £18K max. I know what car I would rather buy (mine!).

[alex200mph]

Your right gaz. A car which has been written off but repaired should be signficantly cheaper than a normal straight car. I think that both the 4.5 I have mentioned above and the 4.2 are overpriced. But at the end of the day its down to the buyer and what somebody is willing to pay...

[shpub]

carl_w said:

I don't know. I can just see the engine itself being sat in a load of stagnant hot air.

To be 100% honest I have additional air flow that goes over the engine to stop the stagnation and a 3-4 inch gap at the back of the bonnet to allow this air to escape.

You are right that any mods need very very careful consideration.