Another new owner!
Another new owner!
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ridds

Original Poster:

8,372 posts

273 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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Yep did it, been desperate for a Cerb for ages and finally got one again!

It's and S plate 4.5. Purple interior. 32,000 miles. New clutch, starter, recent discs and pads, upright mod, 3 owners, blended pod lights at front.

Stealth69

85 posts

282 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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Congrats mate and welcome, very nice looking motor... enjoy

MikeyT

18,353 posts

300 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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I love the yellow Cerbs with the anthracite wheels ...

touchingcloth

11,706 posts

268 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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Was this the one on ebay a few days ago? Looked like a steal if it was, would have been very interested myself if I had not bought one (another ebay job) just a week earlier. Yellow with dark wheels is the b@llocks. Well done.

S.

ridds

Original Poster:

8,372 posts

273 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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It is, a little scrappy round the edges but on the whole a very solid car! Only real problem is the power steering has gone, expensive to fix if it is what I think it is but it's still driveable without it.

Didn't pay quite what it was up for on ebay either.... But lets keep that between us.

Saw it purely by chance, I'd been and added all Cerbs for sale on ebay to my watch list just to keep an eye on them. Logged on Thursday night to see the last 60 seconds of the auction. I emailed the guy out of pure chance saying that I would take it tomorrow at that price and luckily for me the woman who won pulled out (zero rated looser!). Drove up to Birmigham area to see it Saturday morning and handed over a deposit. Saw K1 CERB on the way home too, man his car sounds good!)

gbbird

5,197 posts

273 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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Welcome sir (for some reason i always thought you had a Cerbera anyway!)

Lovely looking motor, and the best colour if i may say so myself

ridds

Original Poster:

8,372 posts

273 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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I did have one last year (gazzab's old car) but it taught me a lesson a few weeks into ownership.

Shall be treating this one like a loaded gun.

gazzab

21,633 posts

311 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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Well done!!!
Pwr steering pump recond by TVR = £460.
Does engine have to come out to get to it?
If so 16 hrs labour.

carl_w

10,735 posts

287 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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Although joolz used to do a replacement for the power steering using an electric motor. I think it was the system from a Citroen C3. £500 instead of £1500, IIRC.

Toady1

1,622 posts

253 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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nice one, i saw that on ebay too! looked very nice in the pics! what part of sussex ru from? look out for me next week!lol! im driving to Hastings!

ridds

Original Poster:

8,372 posts

273 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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Will do the power steering pump myself I reckon. Shouldn't be a hard job.

If I can remove the heads and replace them on a V12 in a day that should be easy peasy.

Based on the East West border near the sea so not quite near Hastings.

gazzab

21,633 posts

311 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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I dont think you can rebuild the pwr steering pump yourself. TVR have a special tool (or something!). It is poss to get the parts and you MIGHT fix it but you could put it all back together and refit and then find that you didnt fix it afterall !?

njw 77

17,065 posts

267 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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ROFL, yellows are becoming common on the south coast Maybe the sun attratcs um

WTG Ridds, fine upstanding colour of a car sir

ridds

Original Poster:

8,372 posts

273 months

Sunday 4th December 2005
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he he, well I'll give it a try first I think. Our machine shop at work can make pretty much anything so hopefully they might be able to work some majic.

adetuono

7,626 posts

256 months

Monday 5th December 2005
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We could soon start our own Southern offshoot. The Proper Colour Cerbera Club

Toady1

1,622 posts

253 months

Monday 5th December 2005
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gazzab said:
I dont think you can rebuild the pwr steering pump yourself. TVR have a special tool (or something!). It is poss to get the parts and you MIGHT fix it but you could put it all back together and refit and then find that you didnt fix it afterall !?


ah well if you dont try you'll never know!

East West boarder? somewhere near worthing then? bit far for an easy spot then!lol!

gbbird

5,197 posts

273 months

Monday 5th December 2005
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Is it just me, but that photo makes it look a a Scalextrix car. Don't get me wrong - looks lovely

K1 CERB

579 posts

287 months

Tuesday 6th December 2005
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Top Marks ridds - looks a tasty car, mind you your 'daily hack' looks no slouch either. What a suprise to see you on the M1 too.

K1 CERB