Words just arnt enough
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UKBoB

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16,277 posts

294 months

Saturday 22nd January 2005
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WOOHOOO!!!! We picked the Cerb up from Dream Machines this morning, Mike Smith turned up at and kindly took some pics which will be posted as soon as I get them, Ive been out all day since!!

First impressions... Jumpin Jabberclackers!! Am I really buying that!! The cerb is utterly stunning! Every time I get out and look at her, Im amazed at the jaw dropping beauty of the car.

The ride is incredible (compared to a V8S) standard springs I think(?) but comparitively it feels as if its on rails Plenty smooth, very firm, obeys your every command (at the speeds I was driving anyway)

And the power, surely it cant be legal! You lot have all played aplenty, It didnt seem as if Id given it more than 1/10th of what it had on offer, but you can feel each and every one of those horses idling under your left foot (my feet and mind were blown away, backwards and then both ended up cris-crossed from the whole experience!)

I spent most of the day in second, winding up, easing off then grinning like a manman at the machine gun fire!! I insisted she be decatted before I picked her up, in conjunction with the sports pipes its music to my ears, and the ears of those within a mile or two I recon!! Not only does it pop and bang on demand, but it pops and bangs when you least expect it too! On gear changes, all the time, I wouldnt be suprised if it started popping and banging after having been put to bed for the night, its simply amazing



And the looks!!! Its almost embarassing to be inside the vehicle!! After popping and banging down in 2nd, we heard all kinds of exclamations "Look at that car!" "Woooooooooowwwww!" and "Its SOOOO loud!" as well as 350++ admiring glances (probably literally!!) one chap was even taking photos of us as we drove past

We've been in and out of pubs and places all day, so I got plenty of use from the black button!! (I love that button, its like a nipple, only better ) I found that you need to feed in some juice to bring the revs up to idle. Everything about the car is to love, and the occasional sonic boom on startup is certainly one of them!

Set off 3 alarms today without trying, and went through about 20-25 quids worth of fuel! Looking at the car is like having sex, second gear through town is the closest us males will come to multiple orgasms, and the loud pedal feels as if its hiding a world of sub/dom bondage and taboo! Im not into that stuff, not yet anyway

In a point score out of 10, I would give the car several hundred Everything is to like when it goes, I just hope it keeps on going. At least until I have recoved from the 24k price tag!

This is the car of my wildest wet dreams, I do have niggles but they dont belong on this thread! Thanks to PH owners old and new, Ive been reading this forum for many many years, and am happy to finally be a part of it!

gbbird

5,197 posts

273 months

Saturday 22nd January 2005
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Great stuff Rob Lets get some photos up soon

Hugh1

3,742 posts

270 months

Saturday 22nd January 2005
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Im very jelous, but deep down I know that even considering trying to finance a cerbera while at uni just isn't going to work!

I WILL get one, one day...

neilus

908 posts

311 months

Saturday 22nd January 2005
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So, you're pleased with it then?

Neil.

chippy wedge

87 posts

276 months

Saturday 22nd January 2005
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neilus said:
So, you're pleased with it then?

Neil.


...Nah, Rob just uses these threads to vent his sexual frustration

UKBoB

Original Poster:

16,277 posts

294 months

Saturday 22nd January 2005
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chippy wedge said:

neilus said:
So, you're pleased with it then?

Neil.



...Nah, Rob just uses these threads to vent his sexual frustration

chippy wedge

87 posts

276 months

Saturday 22nd January 2005
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UKBoB said:
I love that button, its like a nipple, only better )


If you are ever in the Essex area and want someone to tweek your nipple then let me know

hoover33

5,993 posts

271 months

Saturday 22nd January 2005
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All I can say is massive respect for thinking you can tame abeast like that after only driving for 6 months.....

I am still scared of the thaught of a Griff500..... so looking at 4l or 4.3s.....


All the best... but would love to meet this prolific poster

hugoagogo

23,437 posts

262 months

Saturday 22nd January 2005
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can i be the spoilsport who says that stupidly loud pipes are fun for a while but aren't big or clever. i bet everyone who hears it and doesn't see it says "bloody motorbikes!"

SXS 

2,068 posts

269 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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Congrat's Rob!

andy4200

5,125 posts

302 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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hugoagogo said:
can i be the spoilsport who says that stupidly loud pipes are fun for a while but aren't big or clever.



You can say it but I'm still having fun after 18 months.
Another plus is that my friends can hear me coming a few roads away so by the time I arrive and get out the car the kettle is already boiled and the tea made

edited for bad spelling

>> Edited by andy4200 on Sunday 23 January 08:32

UKBoB

Original Poster:

16,277 posts

294 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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hoover33 said:
All I can say is massive respect for thinking you can tame abeast like that after only driving for 6 months.....

I am still scared of the thaught of a Griff500..... so looking at 4l or 4.3s.....


All the best... but would love to meet this prolific poster


:Wavey: I know without a shadow of doubt I will never come anywhere near close to taming a cerb, bah - perish the very thought, with or without a whip and uprated leather dominatrix gear If Austec offered a cheaper remap option just for ultra smooth downtown running with free unlimited ultra mega bonus pops, Id opt for that and a lifetime of drving experience later I'd surely still feel light years away from needing for more power. I just have to win a shell 'free optimax for life' voucher and Im sorted

UKBoB

Original Poster:

16,277 posts

294 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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SXS said:
Congrat's Rob!




About the loud pipes. Never been into laying logs on my own doorstep, or within several streets. Had a maxxed up nova type race his own P&J up and down a road we lived in once, it grew rather tiresome A cerb would do the same to those whose ears didnt light up when V8s and TVRs rumbled by.

Whilst out and about though, and I dont mean to sound poserish (lest a do-gooder mistakenly bemuses that I nurture a poser streak within ) but a cerb is a thing of beauty, something most people admire, and sound is a part of that equation

edited to say: SXS, where did you dig up that chubby kid and why doesnt he appear in my quote?

>> Edited by UKBoB on Sunday 23 January 08:45

oldred

3,764 posts

267 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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UKBoB said:




edited to say: SXS, where did you dig up that chubby kid and why doesnt he appear in my quote?

>> Edited by UKBoB on Sunday 23 January 08:45

Never mind where did you dig him up, if he keeps on jumping about like that we will soon be burying him again!

UKbob

Original Poster:

16,277 posts

294 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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oldred said:

UKBoB said:




edited to say: SXS, where did you dig up that chubby kid and why doesnt he appear in my quote?

>> Edited by UKBoB on Sunday 23 January 08:45


Never mind where did you dig him up, if he keeps on jumping about like that we will soon be burying him again!
Its a classic animation

verminator

723 posts

261 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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Congrats on your cerb. Picked mine up 2 years ago
from D.M. Still get the same buz from it now.
Was out for a drive on sat morning. if i could
have found your thread fri night would have
popped into D.M. to meet you. ENJOY!!)

UKbob

Original Poster:

16,277 posts

294 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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verminator said:
Congrats on your cerb. Picked mine up 2 years ago
from D.M. Still get the same buz from it now.
Was out for a drive on sat morning. if i could
have found your thread fri night would have
popped into D.M. to meet you. ENJOY!!)
Cheers mate Enjoy is the only word I fear there may be problems with her though, but I £emotionally £detached myself before I even bought her (eyes wide open etc). I can imagine the same buzz being there after 2 years, the cerbera is one hell of a car!

yellow peril

5,131 posts

301 months

Sunday 23rd January 2005
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Well Rob.........
I can clearly see that you aren't enjoying Cerb ownership in the least....

Congratulations mate.......she sounds a beauty...

All I can say now is....





...//P//

UKBob

Original Poster:

16,277 posts

294 months

Monday 24th January 2005
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yellow peril said:
Well Rob.........
I can clearly see that you aren't enjoying Cerb ownership in the least....

Congratulations mate.......she sounds a beauty...

All I can say now is....





...//P//
Cheers Pauline Say hi to Ray for me The cerb is everything I hoped it would be and more

guydw

1,651 posts

312 months

Monday 24th January 2005
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Congratualtions.

Don't worry about feeling like you're not using the full power yet - this isn't the time of year to do that, spend lots of time getting used to it ( I reckon it takes at least 10k miles...).

Enjoy.