Cat C & D Cerbies
Discussion
It depends on the individual car... any repair could have been a good or bad job. If they're actually admitting it then you know what to look for, which helps. However, there's no real saving at all - you may save £3k on a sale, but you'll lose £3k on resale, (probably) have to wait longer to sell it, and you'll always wonder if you're driving a death-trap.
Personally, I'd say that if you're worried about saving £3k on the initial capital, you should think again about owning one as the running costs'll be about that every year. Unless it's below £16k, there will be equally good/sorted Cerbs out there at the same price, only a few years older - something that any private plate'll disguise.
Don't I remember you making a similar post a good 6+ months ago asking about similar stuff?
Personally, I'd say that if you're worried about saving £3k on the initial capital, you should think again about owning one as the running costs'll be about that every year. Unless it's below £16k, there will be equally good/sorted Cerbs out there at the same price, only a few years older - something that any private plate'll disguise.
Don't I remember you making a similar post a good 6+ months ago asking about similar stuff?
Let me guess, Rosso Pearl 4.5 with light conversion? I had the same decision to make when offered a cheap Tuscan. I'd check that you can see pictures of the car with the damage and speak to the person who repaired it. If it's a sorted car then you're going to get a lot of car for your money. However, as already stated you'll also find it more difficult to sell.
Edited to add: You're previously asked the same question of other TVR's. All of the advise previously offered is equally applicable to Cerberas. However, if you want a budget TVR I'm not sure the Cerbie is the place to start. The Rover engined cars are cheaper to run and service. Unless you need the 2+2 I think I'd go for a Griff/Chimaera (and a non accident damaged one) for the same price as a cat c/d Cerbera.
>> Edited by _DJ_ on Sunday 7th December 00:13
Edited to add: You're previously asked the same question of other TVR's. All of the advise previously offered is equally applicable to Cerberas. However, if you want a budget TVR I'm not sure the Cerbie is the place to start. The Rover engined cars are cheaper to run and service. Unless you need the 2+2 I think I'd go for a Griff/Chimaera (and a non accident damaged one) for the same price as a cat c/d Cerbera.
>> Edited by _DJ_ on Sunday 7th December 00:13
julesby said:
Ive between 16-20k to spend and want to buy the best i can, the cerbie is not on this site its privately advertised. Ill think i buy a genuine one and save me the bother.
Good plan, you should be able to get a good one for that. This is probably going to sound like scaremongering (and I used to hate reading others giving this advice) but make sure you've got some cash in reserve for unexpected maintainence as well as servicing. A few people on here have recently bought Cerbies (me included) and have had to dip into the reserve to keep them on the road.
Good luck with your search
DJ
I'd have no probs buying a cat C car .. cat D cars however can be repaired by any old mupet without any post repair inspections ..
Cat C cars should have a report saying it's been inspected and passed, the inspections are very thorough and repaired cars which have passed the test are built to a higher std than TVR ever do .. I've seen some cat C cars that are real corkers .. however the bit about poor resale still applies to the general public and to make it raelly worthwhile it'd have to be ALOT cheaper than the current market rate ..
Cat C cars should have a report saying it's been inspected and passed, the inspections are very thorough and repaired cars which have passed the test are built to a higher std than TVR ever do .. I've seen some cat C cars that are real corkers .. however the bit about poor resale still applies to the general public and to make it raelly worthwhile it'd have to be ALOT cheaper than the current market rate ..
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