Anybody know this car?

[MrLtic]

Any info would be greatly appreciated

http://pistonheads.com/sales/182954.htm

[Byker28i]

Hum - I quite like that...

Offer them £12K cash?

Edited by Byker28i on Thursday 21st June 16:39

[Cuban]

Appropriate number plate for a "finance repossession"

[ironictwist]

If i had the cash..i sooooo would

[BCA]

I like the interior...

I dont like the way the ad makes it sound like its been stored in a garage for 2 years instead of driven.

[JensenA]

It's a nice looking car, looks in good condition, and seems fairly priced. 2 years being stored isn't good, but I think the price reflects that. Like we keep saying on here, if you buy a Cerb always leave £3k in your piggy bank for the unexpected.
If it had been driven instead of being stored, we'd have people on here warning you that it would probably be needing a clutch soon, and that it had a lot of stone chips on the front.
It's in a good colour, has a tasteful full hide interior, so lets stop talking the prices down Guys!!

[ridds]

No service history though.... Will put off future buyers.

[DonnyMac]

ridds said:

No service history though.... Will put off future buyers.

After two years of history with a single owner I think it would be fine.

[JensenA]

ridds said:

No service history though.... Will put off future buyers.

I take your point. But it doesn't mean it [i]hasn't[i] been serviced. I can't see anyone having a Cerb and never getting it serviced. It's usually pretty simple finding a Cars history if you want to. Take a look at it, get it inspected, get in touch with the previous owner and find out it's history. Keep it for 2 years, get it sorted and serviced, build up the history and the early lack of paper history shouldn't be too much of an issue.
The weak points to watch on a car that has been stored are that the Rubber seals are prone to failure as they will have dried out brake and clutch (Master and slave) so factor that into your £3k contingency.

[MrLtic]

Thanks very much for the feedback guys, i will also be looking at this tomorrow

http://pistonheads.com/sales/180102.htm in case anybody knows the car let me know


i was looking to sell my S and spend a bit more money but the market is slow and cannot wait anymore, i need one now!!

i may also be looking at this http://pistonheads.com/sales/185700.htm since the seller will negotiate p/x my S

[DonnyMac]

MrLtic said:

http://pistonheads.com/sales/180102.htm

That seems very cheap.

Not interested in Oli's then?

Will you have it in time for the next Surrey meet?

Wooo, getting excited for you!

[Byker28i]

JensenA said:

ridds said:

No service history though.... Will put off future buyers.

I take your point. But it doesn't mean it [i]hasn't[i] been serviced. I can't see anyone having a Cerb and never getting it serviced. It's usually pretty simple finding a Cars history if you want to. Take a look at it, get it inspected, get in touch with the previous owner and find out it's history. Keep it for 2 years, get it sorted and serviced, build up the history and the early lack of paper history shouldn't be too much of an issue.
The weak points to watch on a car that has been stored are that the Rubber seals are prone to failure as they will have dried out brake and clutch (Master and slave) so factor that into your £3k contingency.

Exactly. Mine didn't have regular servicing in it's first 8 years of ownership as it was a retired businessmans's plaything. He had it serviced every 5 or 6k miles which may have been 18 months.

Then the previous owner had it for 18 months? and looked after it well. It wasn't a proper service history as such and I know it put off one buyer I spoke to - but their loss was my gain. It's been a brilliant car for me.

As Alan says - be prepared to spend a little on it, just in case, but with low mileage and not a bad looking car, hopefully you'll be lucky.

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

9k Jesus, Cerbs have become cheap as chips these days.

Great car for the money however like everyone else is saying, make sure you have some cash to run it properly. It should treat you well if you look after it.

[ridds]

Byker28i said:

JensenA said:

ridds said:

No service history though.... Will put off future buyers.

I take your point. But it doesn't mean it [i]hasn't[i] been serviced. I can't see anyone having a Cerb and never getting it serviced. It's usually pretty simple finding a Cars history if you want to. Take a look at it, get it inspected, get in touch with the previous owner and find out it's history. Keep it for 2 years, get it sorted and serviced, build up the history and the early lack of paper history shouldn't be too much of an issue.
The weak points to watch on a car that has been stored are that the Rubber seals are prone to failure as they will have dried out brake and clutch (Master and slave) so factor that into your £3k contingency.

Exactly. Mine didn't have regular servicing in it's first 8 years of ownership as it was a retired businessmans's plaything. He had it serviced every 5 or 6k miles which may have been 18 months.

Then the previous owner had it for 18 months? and looked after it well. It wasn't a proper service history as such and I know it put off one buyer I spoke to - but their loss was my gain. It's been a brilliant car for me.

As Alan says - be prepared to spend a little on it, just in case, but with low mileage and not a bad looking car, hopefully you'll be lucky.

Exactly, it will put off some people, typically those that on here say don't touch anything without S/H. I was merely pointing out that it will make it slightly harder to sell. Just like having an odd colour combination.

[JensenA]

Hows the Gear Box coming along Matt?

[MrLtic]

Thanks Guys, Don, i would like to have a look at oillys car but sine i havent sold the S yet, its way out of my budget

[Buffoon]

The black beastie gets my vote. If it needs some work it's a fair price, if not it's a bargain to be bagged

[baguaman]

i,ve been to see the dealer when i was looking for my cerb... he was an honest guy..tries to find very cheap cerbs...they are not always concours but normally they seem to be reliable...