Honeymoon's over!
Discussion
Well, I suppose it had to come sooner or later, the first problem that is. After owning my Cerb for just over a month, according to Joo at TCS it appears that I need the diff removing and rebuilding. Every so often I get a huge banging noise from the back end, usually when turning slowly. Seems this is a problem with the hydratrack diff. I could try going sideways round bends but I guess that's a none too practical solution 
Downside...trying to find someone reasonably local who's good enough to do the job and no Cerb to play with for possibly a few weeks
Upside...phew, thanks for the warranty James
Downside...trying to find someone reasonably local who's good enough to do the job and no Cerb to play with for possibly a few weeks
Upside...phew, thanks for the warranty James
leemarkadams said:
It is not that, just the reliability.......are they really that bad?
As I have said before, really like them, but don't want to buy something that costs a fortune every few months, so perhaps a Chimera would be better?
Lee
As I have said before, really like them, but don't want to buy something that costs a fortune every few months, so perhaps a Chimera would be better?
Lee
Our diff has been on its way out for the past 20k miles, which havent exactly been light. To be honest, most of the problems with Cerbs pale into insignificance compared with the major component durability when driven properly.
I know alot of owners whos cars are driven VERY hard often, that just shrug it off. Sure, every now and again a fuse will go, a starter will fail, the car will refuse to open - but I cant actually think of that many cars that can take regular hard driving in the way that alot of us Cerb owners do and not really complain. Look after them, expect niggles, keep a side fund of £3k a year and you'll have one of the greatest cars on the planet that is actually suprisingly mechanically durable.
What you've got to remember is you can't expect mondeo service intervals with lamborghini performance.
If you read any of the glossy car mags whenever they've run a car with cerbera levels of performance they too have service bills running into hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds....
Then only way to run a car of this performance on a budget is to do the work yourself and even then it can get pretty pricey
Matt
If you read any of the glossy car mags whenever they've run a car with cerbera levels of performance they too have service bills running into hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds....
Then only way to run a car of this performance on a budget is to do the work yourself and even then it can get pretty pricey
Matt
most things can be done at home and save alot of money. StefT said:
Well, I suppose it had to come sooner or later, the first problem that is. After owning my Cerb for just over a month, according to Joo at TCS it appears that I need the diff removing and rebuilding. Every so often I get a huge banging noise from the back end, usually when turning slowly. Seems this is a problem with the hydratrack diff. I could try going sideways round bends but I guess that's a none too practical solution
Downside...trying to find someone reasonably local who's good enough to do the job and no Cerb to play with for possibly a few weeks
Upside...phew, thanks for the warranty James
Downside...trying to find someone reasonably local who's good enough to do the job and no Cerb to play with for possibly a few weeks
Upside...phew, thanks for the warranty James
Is Daventry too far?
If not try Steve Guglielmi, he will sort you out, but not rip you off. He looked after my old Cerbera and did a great job.
www.scaredstifff.com/
Collected Cerby this afternoon from PPC in Melton 
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Wasn't the diff after all. Two new drop-links and the car is totally transformed. All the banging, thumping, creaking and groaning has gone and as a bonus it seems that it's easier to get gears too! I know it's supposed to have firm suspension but now it doesn't ride like a plank either.
And to add the cherry on the cake, Mr Agger fixed it all under warranty. Happy birthday too James!
Top day
, (apart from having to rough it on public transport to get to Melton. I live about 30 miles from Melton...took 3and a half hours to get there on the trains 
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. Wasn't the diff after all. Two new drop-links and the car is totally transformed. All the banging, thumping, creaking and groaning has gone and as a bonus it seems that it's easier to get gears too! I know it's supposed to have firm suspension but now it doesn't ride like a plank either.
And to add the cherry on the cake, Mr Agger fixed it all under warranty. Happy birthday too James!
Top day
, (apart from having to rough it on public transport to get to Melton. I live about 30 miles from Melton...took 3and a half hours to get there on the trains )BLUETHUNDER said:
leemarkadams said:
The more I read about Cerberas, the more I am getting put off!!!
Lee
I think you are best sticking to a Chim.You really have got to be an enthusiast and be seriously in to them to want to own one.Lee
I agree totally - Mines been in the garge 3 weeks now waiting for parts - Any other car and I would be really annoyed and fed up up, and wanting to get rid of it. With the Cerb I'm just resigned to litlle glitches like this, I really miss it, and cant wait to get it back - it'll be expensive but the holiday in the Maldives will just have to wait till next year !!
BCA said:
leemarkadams said:
It is not that, just the reliability.......are they really that bad?
As I have said before, really like them, but don't want to buy something that costs a fortune every few months, so perhaps a Chimera would be better?
Lee
As I have said before, really like them, but don't want to buy something that costs a fortune every few months, so perhaps a Chimera would be better?
Lee
Our diff has been on its way out for the past 20k miles, which havent exactly been light. To be honest, most of the problems with Cerbs pale into insignificance compared with the major component durability when driven properly.
I know alot of owners whos cars are driven VERY hard often, that just shrug it off. Sure, every now and again a fuse will go, a starter will fail, the car will refuse to open - but I cant actually think of that many cars that can take regular hard driving in the way that alot of us Cerb owners do and not really complain. Look after them, expect niggles, keep a side fund of £3k a year and you'll have one of the greatest cars on the planet that is actually suprisingly mechanically durable.
Good man, well said, they do have niggles, but the main components do take a fair bit of punishment and thats what is important in a car with that amount of performance.
Mines half full of water at the moment and drying out the carpets, but what the hell, its still agiant killer of a car for the money.
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