Women driving Cerberas?
Discussion
Hello all, the wife really likes Cerberas and hates the car I have in the garage (A Bike powered Westy!) and so wants me to get rid of it, and she says if we got a Cerbera she would drive it now and again (handy as I am in the forces and go away a bit as you can imagine!!).
So the question is how would she fare in a Cerbera?
Lee
So the question is how would she fare in a Cerbera?
Lee
spitfire4v8 said:
Couple of ladies on ph drive cerbies .. amazon and arebrec I'm sure they will pop along and tell you there's nothing stopping you and your o/h enjoying a cerb 
I think as long she is aware of how fast the cerb can be and to be easy on the throttle........to begin with anyway
Shouldn't be a problem at all, lots of females drive cerberas, they're pussycats but can turn into tigers quite easily if treated wrong!!!!
I was almost frightened off driving the cerb when we first got ours, after hearing stories of them being unpredictable and death machines, that I would only drive it for short journeys, then took it to Brands for a trackday to see how it really handled.... its a great car to drive, makes me smile just thinking about it
My best mate is petite and has driven all my recent ones (2 cerbs, V8S, S2, 350i), no probs at all even though her recent cars are a bit more techie Q7, AMG and CLK.
Mind you, she also drove over one a few years back because her parking sensors were higher than my bonnet. Oh well, you can't have everything!
Mind you, she also drove over one a few years back because her parking sensors were higher than my bonnet. Oh well, you can't have everything!
TL and I used to own a Cerb between us. It's perfectly driveable as long as you respect it. I had problems reaching the pedals initially, but a set of Leven pedal extenders resolved that little issue. (I didn't have any problems reaching the pedals in the Griff I had before the Cerb, though. FWIW.)
As long as she's used to RWD, she'll be fine. She just needs to remember that there's a lot of power on tap.
As long as she's used to RWD, she'll be fine. She just needs to remember that there's a lot of power on tap.
I thought Miss P drove v.well on the day out when I was passenger....only on one occaision entering a corner (the r/h after the lights heading south on the A37 a couple of miles north of the Podimore (I think it is called) roundabout, did I think oh hey hot his is interesting, but the car just swooped round with aplomb.
Well the wife is 5ft 11" so reach should be OK and she used to drive the Chim we had (even though she complained the clutch was a 'bit heavy'!).
I guess we may have to go and see how she gets on, and then decide whether I want to get rid of a very fast, but very cheap to run car (with no comforts whatsoever - not even a windscreen!) for a very fast, VERY beautiful but more expensive car to run.....
Lee
I guess we may have to go and see how she gets on, and then decide whether I want to get rid of a very fast, but very cheap to run car (with no comforts whatsoever - not even a windscreen!) for a very fast, VERY beautiful but more expensive car to run.....
Lee
Chuggaboom said:
I thought Miss P drove v.well on the day out when I was passenger....only on one occaision entering a corner (the r/h after the lights heading south on the A37 a couple of miles north of the Podimore (I think it is called) roundabout, did I think oh hey hot his is interesting, but the car just swooped round with aplomb.
Why thank you sir!! I have to say that I was very nervous when I first started driving it, because there was so much of the car I couldn't see and everyone told me what a beast it was. However, once I got used to it and did a ride drive course to improve my confidence, I was fine.Edited by Miss Pitstop on Sunday 20th September 21:20
SGirl said:
TL and I used to own a Cerb between us. It's perfectly driveable as long as you respect it. I had problems reaching the pedals initially, but a set of Leven pedal extenders resolved that little issue. (I didn't have any problems reaching the pedals in the Griff I had before the Cerb, though. FWIW.)
As long as she's used to RWD, she'll be fine. She just needs to remember that there's a lot of power on tap.
As long as she's used to RWD, she'll be fine. She just needs to remember that there's a lot of power on tap.
Hi Sian. Your ex-cerb is still in good hands :-)Colin.
A guy in our region used to have a girl friend that was just under 5ft and she wore some of the highest heel shoes you have ever seen and she still managed to drive the Cerb with no problem, he had to have a word with her once though because as she dropped him off and when setting off nearly left all his tyre rubber on the road when she set off. 
Del 203 said:
leemarkadams said:
Women driving Cerberas....
I thought it was the norm 
well they wouldn't want to be seen with the chest wig and foil covered chocolate medallion that comes with the griff would they My misses doesn't even like passengering in mine as its too noisy and jiggly. Although she has driven it around the block when I first got it just to say she has and remains on the insurance should she change her mind
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