Cerbera help

[B4rnst4ble]

Hello all
Your cars are amazing and I want to join the club......
I am just starting to look at the Cerbera as an addition to the garage, and like everything the research and looking and learning is the part I enjoy, I won’t be rushing into anything until the right car comes along so have a few questions -
just wondering where’s best for info on the cars,
any good garages in the north ( West Yorkshire) but would be willing to travel for maintenance and do any do pre purchase inspection ? With my other cars I like to build up a rapport with a garage that I trust and recommendation is always the best starting point !
Oh and what’s best v8 or v6 ? I aren’t looking for silly amounts of power just something that sounds good, with a turn of pace.
I know they are hand built cars so expect some character in the way things work or don’t but are they generally reliable if looked after correctly
Any advice / info is welcome
Thanks in advance
M

[GT6k]

Welcome to the forum. Firstly, they all come with silly horsepower, that the whole point. I am not going to get involved with engines argument, if you can't see that 8 is better than 6 then it's not worth me commenting (i have a 4.5AJP).

I can't comment on West Yorks servicing as its the wrong end of the country from me but you do need to find a good garage that knows the cars. I just spent the weekend helicoiling threads in the cylinder head as a result of the antics of what is supposed to have been a professional job by a TVR servicing expert. The one thing i have learnt about Cerberas is that they are highly intolerant of ham-fisted maintenance.

My notes on buying and owning are here https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Good hunting.

[B4rnst4ble]

Thanks for the info gt nice car I will check out your thread, I have a A M V12vs in the garage so am used to the big hp and the British brute in a suit concept. I am familiar with the friendly banter of the v8 against a V12 on the A M forum so just wanted to know peoples opinions on the 6 as opposed to and 8 do they make a totally different car ?
Cheers
M

[Jhonno]

The SP6 power delivery is completely different, more linear. The AJP is more akin to an explosion of energy, and arguably more exciting for it. Plus it is the AJP and you could only get one of those in Cerb..

[Englishman]

Don't dismiss the S6. Autocar rated it a better car overall than the AJP versions:

[QBee]

Heath Briggs, at X-Works near Preston is one option for servicing and comes well recommended.
Hexham Horseless Carriages further north from you are also a TVR specialist.
They have a Speed 6 Cerbera on their showroom list, but I have no knowledge of their servicing skills.

[B4rnst4ble]

Thanks for the help thus far guys ! Happy hunting for me !

[Byker28i]

Englishman said:

Don't dismiss the S6. Autocar rated it a better car overall than the AJP versions:

It really depends on whats compared if we're honest.

AJP's from the factory bring the torque in at around 3K revs, produce around 350bhp and in traffic can be a pain in slow traffic because of this.
A good mapping takes all this away, brings the torque in early to make it feel like a lazy engine low down, but still with the madness later on.
4.2's are capable of a solid 380bhp, 4.5's around 420bhp when sorted, bearing in mind these cars are light.

Some Sp6 need rebuilds quite early, get one with a rebuild from a recognised person with warranty and you should be fine.
SP6 looks huge as an engine when next to an AJP

Either way, always warm up both fully before thrashing.

Condition is everything, it's easy to run up big bills. Best advice I had was to recognise it could cost £3k a year to run, so I put £250 a month away in savings.