The Cerbera Dream
Discussion
I dont suppose anyone has time to feed a few enthusiasm pellets, to inspire working/saving harder/faster?
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Bob
Why not buy mine, save me going through the pain that is ebay. That way you can find out for yourself just how fantastic Cerbera ownership is (and it is, well it would be if you bought my car
).
www.pistonheads.com/sales/detail.asp?i=29244&s=6
I'll even give you a small discount
D
Why not buy mine, save me going through the pain that is ebay. That way you can find out for yourself just how fantastic Cerbera ownership is (and it is, well it would be if you bought my car
). www.pistonheads.com/sales/detail.asp?i=29244&s=6
I'll even give you a small discount
D
The good thing about the chims/griffs and earlier models, was that - even when the factory stopped making them - due to the Rover/Ford support out there, they are generally very easy and cheap to maintain in comparison...
The cerbera - now a defunct model, quite a few things in there were TVR plastered together - even though the tiny bits here and there were sourced from god knows where.... and the engine is thiers.... so unless you got a good budget to keep her happy - you'll be wishing you never made the purchase when you get the bills for:
*Clutch master gone
*Clutch slave gone
*diff gone
*lsd broken
*UJ's gone
*injectors blocked
*radiator gone
*oil sump ripped off
*badger ripped half your glassfibre paper front off
*wasps somehow got into your headlights
*alloys buckled cos they were too soft
*backbox fell off
*cats rattling - need them fixed or new ones
*manifold cracked (rare)
*doors dont open and you cant get in - come on here and then ask for the NOW PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE thanks to a few mass emailers routine....
*bonnet catch fails and the bonnet takes off
*boot lid lock goes on the blink and the boot lid takes off
*interior starts coming loose
*steering wheels goes loose
*clunking noise here and there, oh well you ignore it
*rev meter dont work like it used to
*speedometer just flicks into action
*alternator belt for some unknown reason, just decides to rip off
*alternator goes on the blink - thanks to TVR's design of putting it right in there between the V...
*oh and the doors get locked again and you cant get in again!
*someone decides to come along and scrape her - dead into the glassfibre - bodywork job - not cheap!
*you've gone off on a weekend away, come back and the car dont open - battery has decided to go on the blink - even though it was a-ok...
*wheels started wasting more rubber on the inside rim... MOT failure and a new set of tyres needed - even though you only bought this pair a couple of months ago!
*shocks just went - thanks to joo, get a deal on AVO's or pay the extra and get some racing nitrons...
*that clunking noise you ignored earlier and blanked out of your mind, turned out to be pretty severe, your gearbox decided to come loose, and spin you out of control on the M25, causing a 15 car accident and you end up in a wheelchair for the rest of your life.
Anyway, if you can put up with all that and probably more, then go for it! you wont get anything other than a bull or stallion that will come close to what you'll feel in these babies - although a Porsche turbo gives you a good ride too, but not as raw as the good ole tivver.
Some Cobra replica's will give you an even bigger thrill, and will cost less...
Peace!
Ane may the last thing NEVER happen to anyone in our fold... sorry for the derranged negative pessemistic post - but hey - theres always a bad side to a good side - I thought ukbob should know that...
>> Edited by SXS on Tuesday 5th October 10:49
The cerbera - now a defunct model, quite a few things in there were TVR plastered together - even though the tiny bits here and there were sourced from god knows where.... and the engine is thiers.... so unless you got a good budget to keep her happy - you'll be wishing you never made the purchase when you get the bills for:
*Clutch master gone
*Clutch slave gone
*diff gone
*lsd broken
*UJ's gone
*injectors blocked
*radiator gone
*oil sump ripped off
*badger ripped half your glassfibre paper front off
*wasps somehow got into your headlights
*alloys buckled cos they were too soft
*backbox fell off
*cats rattling - need them fixed or new ones
*manifold cracked (rare)
*doors dont open and you cant get in - come on here and then ask for the NOW PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE thanks to a few mass emailers routine....
*bonnet catch fails and the bonnet takes off
*boot lid lock goes on the blink and the boot lid takes off
*interior starts coming loose
*steering wheels goes loose
*clunking noise here and there, oh well you ignore it
*rev meter dont work like it used to
*speedometer just flicks into action
*alternator belt for some unknown reason, just decides to rip off
*alternator goes on the blink - thanks to TVR's design of putting it right in there between the V...
*oh and the doors get locked again and you cant get in again!
*someone decides to come along and scrape her - dead into the glassfibre - bodywork job - not cheap!
*you've gone off on a weekend away, come back and the car dont open - battery has decided to go on the blink - even though it was a-ok...
*wheels started wasting more rubber on the inside rim... MOT failure and a new set of tyres needed - even though you only bought this pair a couple of months ago!
*shocks just went - thanks to joo, get a deal on AVO's or pay the extra and get some racing nitrons...
*that clunking noise you ignored earlier and blanked out of your mind, turned out to be pretty severe, your gearbox decided to come loose, and spin you out of control on the M25, causing a 15 car accident and you end up in a wheelchair for the rest of your life.
Anyway, if you can put up with all that and probably more, then go for it! you wont get anything other than a bull or stallion that will come close to what you'll feel in these babies - although a Porsche turbo gives you a good ride too, but not as raw as the good ole tivver.
Some Cobra replica's will give you an even bigger thrill, and will cost less...
Peace!
Ane may the last thing NEVER happen to anyone in our fold... sorry for the derranged negative pessemistic post - but hey - theres always a bad side to a good side - I thought ukbob should know that...
>> Edited by SXS on Tuesday 5th October 10:49
Hehe, yeah, but Automotive * ARRRRGGGGGHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRR 
(not again, not today, its the one day, for all the money spent on keeping you running smooth over winter and spring - please not now, not on my brothers wedding - please nooooo, you f'in b***h, how dare you let me down you money sponging good looking who*e! thats it, I'm letting you go and buying a Porsche!)
Got it?
(not again, not today, its the one day, for all the money spent on keeping you running smooth over winter and spring - please not now, not on my brothers wedding - please nooooo, you f'in b***h, how dare you let me down you money sponging good looking who*e! thats it, I'm letting you go and buying a Porsche!)
Got it?
I'm afraid I think thats a bit negative there SXS, you're gonna frighten anyone off ever going near a Cerb.
One other point is that Cobra replicas don't come close to a Cerb experience
Two totally different types of cars. The best Cobra replicas have american ford or chevy smallblock engines in. Very high torque but in comparison very low revving. Even the highly modified versions of these still seem to share this characteristic.
The cobra layout is all wrong, and so are the wheels which means it is very difficult to control round a corner at speed, let alone a track. It starts to run out of revs at about 4.5K which is just when the cerb starts to get going. Both will be going round a track using totally different parts of the rev range, totally different handling styles. Two more different cars you couldn't have picked.
Both fun though
One other point is that Cobra replicas don't come close to a Cerb experience
Two totally different types of cars. The best Cobra replicas have american ford or chevy smallblock engines in. Very high torque but in comparison very low revving. Even the highly modified versions of these still seem to share this characteristic.
The cobra layout is all wrong, and so are the wheels which means it is very difficult to control round a corner at speed, let alone a track. It starts to run out of revs at about 4.5K which is just when the cerb starts to get going. Both will be going round a track using totally different parts of the rev range, totally different handling styles. Two more different cars you couldn't have picked.
Both fun though
Yup, thats why I mentioned the Cobra, hehe.
Its a "bigger thrill" like I said earlier...
Of course, the Cerbera, Lambo, Fezza, Cobra, Porsche - all are different beasts - but I really believe that the Cobra is the biggest thrill - I mean 10 spare boxers required when you go for a bash in one of these, I'm only speaking from personal experience... I know not all replica's are the same... but the principle's the same - throw away all the safety gear and jump in a bucket with a powerful engine...
Its a "bigger thrill" like I said earlier...
Of course, the Cerbera, Lambo, Fezza, Cobra, Porsche - all are different beasts - but I really believe that the Cobra is the biggest thrill - I mean 10 spare boxers required when you go for a bash in one of these, I'm only speaking from personal experience... I know not all replica's are the same... but the principle's the same - throw away all the safety gear and jump in a bucket with a powerful engine...
I'm not biased for/against in anyway... just realistic - but I still love them... its all in the engine - forget the rest of the car - I can think of many cars out there which outclass our cerbs on design ie the new Aston! hehe (hi JSG)... but the engine in the cerb is a stonking piece of fun! all-be-it everything else around it falls off...
Would love to buy yours David but Im not there yet financially. High costs are not attractive, but I would be willing to pay 3k a year + fuel to own one though, when I can afford to buy one. This thread was supposed to be positive, to help me feel more enthusiastic about starting to save up for one 
re: design style, I cant think of many cars I like the look of more.
but Im not there yet financially. High costs are not attractive, but I would be willing to pay 3k a year + fuel to own one though, when I can afford to buy one. This thread was supposed to be positive, to help me feel more enthusiastic about starting to save up for one re: design style, I cant think of many cars I like the look of more.
It is a fantastic car to own. Really is one of the best looking cars around with its low profile and sleek curves. It doesn't so much shout "I'm fast" more "you know I'm quick so don't bother even trying" all wrapped up in a tailor made suit.
I've been fortunate enough to purchase a good one from a TVR franchised dealer (it can happen ). All that I've had to spend this year is for one service and that has included a 1000mile weekend trip to Germany and a trip to Le Mans.
Being cocooned with that great big arm rest of a transmission tunnel and WWII fighter pilot cockpit just makes you feel really smug. The fact you can tweak the right foot and be instantly jettisoned toward the horizon with a full English roar just adds to the smugness.
Despite reliability questions it is still worth owning one because when it does run properly it gives you heart palpitations from the shear excitement.
Unfortunately things such as marriage and an imminent house purchase bring you back to reality with a bump and I have had to put my pride and joy up for sale. But I genuinely believe I will own one again.
I've been fortunate enough to purchase a good one from a TVR franchised dealer (it can happen
). All that I've had to spend this year is for one service and that has included a 1000mile weekend trip to Germany and a trip to Le Mans. Being cocooned with that great big arm rest of a transmission tunnel and WWII fighter pilot cockpit just makes you feel really smug. The fact you can tweak the right foot and be instantly jettisoned toward the horizon with a full English roar just adds to the smugness.
Despite reliability questions it is still worth owning one because when it does run properly it gives you heart palpitations from the shear excitement.
Unfortunately things such as marriage and an imminent house purchase bring you back to reality with a bump and I have had to put my pride and joy up for sale. But I genuinely believe I will own one again.
Mine cost me a fortune - £13K in repairs and servicing but only 2K in depreciation over the 2 yrs.
Probably covered 10K miles in that time.
You buy with your heart - if you use your head then I guess the answer will be to not bother.
If you dont believe in 'you only live once' then I guess it isnt the correct car.
They arent a rich mans play thing anymoe ie they can be bought for 10K upwards. But you need to be reasonably flush to afford the running costs.
Probably covered 10K miles in that time.
You buy with your heart - if you use your head then I guess the answer will be to not bother.
If you dont believe in 'you only live once' then I guess it isnt the correct car.
They arent a rich mans play thing anymoe ie they can be bought for 10K upwards. But you need to be reasonably flush to afford the running costs.
Oh, and if you notice - most of those who are saying 'go for it' are selling thiers! hehe 
It doesnt always turn out to be a ball park figure of 3k a year.... thats only if she runs ok... wait till the heart aches pay you a visit... been there, wore the t-shirt... so have many others...
It doesnt always turn out to be a ball park figure of 3k a year.... thats only if she runs ok... wait till the heart aches pay you a visit... been there, wore the t-shirt... so have many others...
I've had mine nearly 5 years done 32k miles and in that time its cost me £500 above service costs. Got away lucky until last 5 weeks....£1300 on engine bits and taken to dealer today with clutch problems. I expect this to cost around £1k.
We cant expect to buy these toys, drive them the way they should be and not expect any pain.
I owe my baby and will not sell her!!!!!!!
We cant expect to buy these toys, drive them the way they should be and not expect any pain.
I owe my baby and will not sell her!!!!!!!
rather than things breaking or falling off. 
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