Newbie here

[Hillery69]

Hi

I am looking into buying a 4.5 Cerb and have been looking back through the forum to try and get some of my questions answered. Two things I would like to know is what year did they start putting speakers into the doors and when did they start putting the Tuscan style seats in.

Cheers
Ian

[njw 77]

Bloody hell H, if they are the only two questions you have about buying a Cerb, you really have done alot of background work (or not enough! LOL)

Cant help you with either, but a month into ownership, my mouth still hurts from the smile (and the ears bleed after 25 minutes <g>

Buy a yellow one

Nick W.

Be Loud, Be Proud, Be Yellow

[davidd]

They always had speakers in the doors, the very early (we call them classic) Cerberas (you know the really fast ones ) had a strange yet crap speaker setup with ickle tweeters in the doors, they are crap. I think they changed to normal door speakers somtime in 97

D

[newguy]

I can help!

Speed 6's come with the Tuscan style seats and I believe that they have been an option on the 4.2 & 4.5 for a while.

After 2001, they became standard across the range - yippee!

Absolutly no idea about the speakers though.

[GCerbera]

I think it was actually for the 2000 models that the seats were changed.

[FourWheelDrift]

GCerbera said:

I think it was actually for the 2000 models that the seats were changed.

Coincided with the LW model and new headlights didn't it?

[Hillery69]

Thanks for the replys. I currently drive an RX7 which has cost me quite a bit of money That is why I have researched a lot into the Cerb. The only thing that is putting me off getting a Cerb is the engine problems it has and having to get it rebuilt. I have had enough of that with the RX!

[kojak69]

FourWheelDrift.

Noticed you've now got a Chim. Where's the helicopter?

[GCerbera]

FourWheelDrift said:

GCerbera said: I think it was actually for the 2000 models that the seats were changed. Coincided with the LW model and new headlights didn't it?

Indeed, the official line is:

For the 2000 model year, lights, A pillars, roofline and seats were changed
and lightweight bonnet, doors and bootlid were introduced on the Cerbera 4.5

[FourWheelDrift]

kojak69 said:

FourWheelDrift. Noticed you've now got a Chim. Where's the helicopter?

Only just bought the Chimaera, fancied a bit of open top motoring.
The chopper is still for sale here, why are you interested? www.michaelwheatley.com/as355n.htm
I've decided to get my head down on work and save for something historic instead. We all need our little goals in life.

[kojak69]

FourWheelDrift said:

kojak69 said: FourWheelDrift. Noticed you've now got a Chim. Where's the helicopter? Only just bought the Chimaera, fancied a bit of open top motoring. The chopper is still for sale here, why are you interested? www.michaelwheatley.com/as355n.htm I've decided to get my head down on work and save for something historic instead. We all need our little goals in life.

I have enough on funding the cerb...never mind a chopper.


Sorry for hijacking the thread.

[gbbird]

njw 77 said:

Buy a yellow one Be Loud, Be Proud, Be Yellow

Could'nt agree more

[Tatlow]

Oh nooooo, not this one again!!?!!

Ok, here goes BUY A BLUE ONE!!!!!!

[plug]

PURPLE

[gbbird]

I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow too.

[Julian64]

njw 77 said:

Bloody hell H, if they are the only two questions you have about buying a Cerb, you really have done alot of background work (or not enough! LOL) Cant help you with either, but a month into ownership, my mouth still hurts from the smile (and the ears bleed after 25 minutes <g> Buy a yellow one Nick W. Be Loud, Be Proud, Be Yellow

Isn't this a gay pride slogan?

[njw 77]

Well, I do work in Brighton Julian, but nah. Thats more ....

Be Loud, Be Proud, Be Flipflop Rainbow with pink wing mirrors RSE

[whatever]

Hillery69 said:

the engine problems it has and having to get it rebuilt.

I think this is largely dependent on which type of engine it is, when it was manufactured and, importantly, how its original running-in and subsequent warm-ups have been done.

That said, I don't hear of anything bad of the AJP8 suggesting widespread problems from people who work on them.

[wokkadriver]

Under no circumstances buy a green one.....



Mine's the only one I know!!

[trooper1212]

wokkadriver said:

Under no circumstances buy a green one..... Mine's the only one I know!!

I suspect you'll know a couple more soon