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Hi,
Is there anyone out there who has regularly driven the following TVR models Cerbera T350 Sagaris and would be able to tell me which model would be best for driving all year round. I am thinking of buying a TVR in around 18 months but I intend to use it most days. This is likely to be the last car I ever buy I tend to keep my cars a long time.
My budget would be around £25 to £30k. I would be looking to get the most recent model car I could, with the thought that any early problems should have been sorted by then. Is this the case or am I deluding myself?
What in your opinion would be the relative pros and cons of a T350 or Sagaris over the Cerbera. Also, I have concerns about my driving abilities for such a car. The last fast car I had was an RS2000 in 1980 since then I have owned various pre war cars and newer A to B sheds, nothing fast, although I do drive a white van these days!!!!.
Any advice would be most welcome.
Nick
Is there anyone out there who has regularly driven the following TVR models Cerbera T350 Sagaris and would be able to tell me which model would be best for driving all year round. I am thinking of buying a TVR in around 18 months but I intend to use it most days. This is likely to be the last car I ever buy I tend to keep my cars a long time.
My budget would be around £25 to £30k. I would be looking to get the most recent model car I could, with the thought that any early problems should have been sorted by then. Is this the case or am I deluding myself?
What in your opinion would be the relative pros and cons of a T350 or Sagaris over the Cerbera. Also, I have concerns about my driving abilities for such a car. The last fast car I had was an RS2000 in 1980 since then I have owned various pre war cars and newer A to B sheds, nothing fast, although I do drive a white van these days!!!!.
Any advice would be most welcome.
Nick
Hi Nick, welcome to PH.
Can't help with advice on these models, I've got a Griffith, but generally, see below.
I'd advise you get down to your local TVRCC meet, talk to owners, blag a ride, talk to James Agger (Jamer on here), join the TVRCC.
As for driving the car when you get it, I'd strongly suggest you invest in some training, I've done two and a half days Ride/Drive and learnt loads. These are seriously quick cars, until you've got the hang of them, drive like you have the Sword of Damacles hanging over your head.
Mannings, the TVRCC official insurer won't touch you until you have (IIRC) 5000 miles of 200bhp RWD experience. We're now with Pearts and very satisfied.
Can't help with advice on these models, I've got a Griffith, but generally, see below.
I'd advise you get down to your local TVRCC meet, talk to owners, blag a ride, talk to James Agger (Jamer on here), join the TVRCC.
As for driving the car when you get it, I'd strongly suggest you invest in some training, I've done two and a half days Ride/Drive and learnt loads. These are seriously quick cars, until you've got the hang of them, drive like you have the Sword of Damacles hanging over your head.
Mannings, the TVRCC official insurer won't touch you until you have (IIRC) 5000 miles of 200bhp RWD experience. We're now with Pearts and very satisfied.
You should be able to get a good T350 for that price, and if you can find one with maybe 2 years of the TVR 3 year warranty left, then you're laughing. T350 will be practical for your everyday use with reasonable size hatch / boot area, and all the advantages of a more modern TVR.
Prob worth posting on the Tamora / T350 / Sagaris forum for opinions of owners who use their T350 daily.
Don't overlook the Tamora if you would like the ability to go topless as well - basically the same car as the T350, and they're generally a bit cheaper!
Prob worth posting on the Tamora / T350 / Sagaris forum for opinions of owners who use their T350 daily.
Don't overlook the Tamora if you would like the ability to go topless as well - basically the same car as the T350, and they're generally a bit cheaper!
I've now been a TVR T350C owner for approx 5 months and just under 4K miles. I would say some aspects of the 350 take getting used to if you've not had recent or significant RWD experience. I have had fairly good though not recent use of tail happy LSD RWD (last being a tuned and tweaked Dolly sprint) which helped a bit. I would also say you need good exposure to excessive hp too, jap superbike exposure might help there. Following on from my RWD days I moved onto turbo 4x4 of 200+bhp, exposure to these help but not as much as you'd think as they tend to be a bit too safe when compared to a recent TVR (any TVR). One of the keys things a TVR has is the directness /sensitivity of the steering and this is probably unique to TVRs /Race cars and others of that ilk, I doubt porsche/bmw or other mass produced drives are comparable as they probably/tend to have numpty safety built in (esp if they sell to USA :libel laws being what they are ;-).
This is of course all my own opinion and yours may vary (considerably).
PS the thrill of throttle induced oversteer is one of the best things driving a car. not that i'm a drift expert. This is probably opposed to the scary situtation that throttle off oversteer is! :-0. Not had that yet in my Tiv, hopefully wont either.
PS in some ways driving in wet conditions is more fun as the grip limits of T350 are then low enough to be found,you just have to make sure they are found where you expect them to be and not blundered through like bull in a china shop.
PPS if your hot shoe exposure is all recent fwd hot hatches, its a probably a steep curve as they are so safe and forgiving everyone can feel like an expert in them.
This is of course all my own opinion and yours may vary (considerably).
PS the thrill of throttle induced oversteer is one of the best things driving a car. not that i'm a drift expert. This is probably opposed to the scary situtation that throttle off oversteer is! :-0. Not had that yet in my Tiv, hopefully wont either.
PS in some ways driving in wet conditions is more fun as the grip limits of T350 are then low enough to be found,you just have to make sure they are found where you expect them to be and not blundered through like bull in a china shop.
PPS if your hot shoe exposure is all recent fwd hot hatches, its a probably a steep curve as they are so safe and forgiving everyone can feel like an expert in them.
Guy,
That's right George Brough was mainly known for building Brough Superiors the "Rolls Royce" of motorbikes. He also built a few cars and I am lucky enough to be the custodian of a 1935 8 cylinder car, which in my opinion was a bit like a TVR of the 1930's. Large powerful straight eight American engine, faster than the equivalent contempories such as Bentley, but 1/3 of the price and British.
Nick
That's right George Brough was mainly known for building Brough Superiors the "Rolls Royce" of motorbikes. He also built a few cars and I am lucky enough to be the custodian of a 1935 8 cylinder car, which in my opinion was a bit like a TVR of the 1930's. Large powerful straight eight American engine, faster than the equivalent contempories such as Bentley, but 1/3 of the price and British.
Nick
hello mate, welcome to PH.
for your budget you could get a well sorted, mint 4.5 Cerbie for a fiver under 20K. take a look at Offords website they've currently got a green one for 19,495 its a beauty.
a good Tuscan is worth a look too, but as others here have said post on the other forums and try to drive a broad range of models one may suit you better than another.
good luck pal!
for your budget you could get a well sorted, mint 4.5 Cerbie for a fiver under 20K. take a look at Offords website they've currently got a green one for 19,495 its a beauty.
a good Tuscan is worth a look too, but as others here have said post on the other forums and try to drive a broad range of models one may suit you better than another.
good luck pal!
I'd say a T350 will suite you down to the ground : I plan on running mine thru the winter as my daily driver. The only problem so far has been the girlfriend griping about it not really being a daily car : too low, impracticle, not that much luggage stace for shopping..
May be I need to change..
Girlfriend
May be I need to change..
Girlfriend
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