Cerbera 4.5LW vs Sagaris ownership costs
Discussion
I have owned my cerbera now for 7 years and the costs have been £2K - £3K per year. Sometimes more when I have upgrades done. Just lately though she has been rather poorly. More so in the last 10 months than in the whole of the 7 years of ownership. The time it has taken to get fixed has been a real pain. I use her as a daily commute and the inconvenience has become unaceptable. I am considering an alternative and the only real players would be a Z06/Z07, RS5 or a Sagaris. My question is would a Sagaris be more reliable and have less running costs? Many Thanks
Paul McHenry said:
I have owned my cerbera now for 7 years and the costs have been £2K - £3K per year. Sometimes more when I have upgrades done. Just lately though she has been rather poorly. More so in the last 10 months than in the whole of the 7 years of ownership. The time it has taken to get fixed has been a real pain. I use her as a daily commute and the inconvenience has become unaceptable. I am considering an alternative and the only real players would be a Z06/Z07, RS5 or a Sagaris. My question is would a Sagaris be more reliable and have less running costs? Many Thanks
In my experience the Sagaris will be more reliable and less expensive to run.In 3rd year of Sag ownership. First year had usual spate of new TVR niggles largely down to quality control all fixed under warrenty. Since then two services and one unscheluded trip to the garage to fix a non-opening passenger door (another electical problem). Averaging less than £1K pa garage costs, plus normal running costs.
V800MPH said:
Hi John- if my cerb was that reliable i would still have her!!!
Hi JamesHope you got you teething problems solved ?
I was thinking mate, you bought a Cerbera then TVR went tits up
you bought a TSO then Marcos went tits up
Can you buy something from the Father land next please
Had a Cerb last year and cost me a fortune to run and upgrade. Got a 14 month old Saggy a year ago and never looked back. Much cheaper and loads more reliable.
Ok it's a newer car, it should be! but I just got sick of fixing them little niggles every week. And this car handles a lot better.
Ok it's a newer car, it should be! but I just got sick of fixing them little niggles every week. And this car handles a lot better.
Thanks Guys. I was beginning to think nobody had owned both or the post wasn't interesting.
Each time mine has gone in to be fixed, it has taken longer and longer to source the parts. And everytime I pick it up, I tell myself I should sell now before the parts dry up and i am left stuck. I ask the owner of the indie each time whether I should jump ship now and save myself the gloom. And everytime he tells me not to because more and more suppliers are producing parts for the cerbera. I assume because of the number of cars produced there is a high demand for parts.
My question therefore is because there are only a 100 or so Sags produced is there a parts supply issue? If i jump, I do not want to be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. The cost of a sag vs what mine is now worth would be a scary thought.
Each time mine has gone in to be fixed, it has taken longer and longer to source the parts. And everytime I pick it up, I tell myself I should sell now before the parts dry up and i am left stuck. I ask the owner of the indie each time whether I should jump ship now and save myself the gloom. And everytime he tells me not to because more and more suppliers are producing parts for the cerbera. I assume because of the number of cars produced there is a high demand for parts.
My question therefore is because there are only a 100 or so Sags produced is there a parts supply issue? If i jump, I do not want to be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. The cost of a sag vs what mine is now worth would be a scary thought.
Paul McHenry said:
Thanks Guys. I was beginning to think nobody had owned both or the post wasn't interesting.
Each time mine has gone in to be fixed, it has taken longer and longer to source the parts. And everytime I pick it up, I tell myself I should sell now before the parts dry up and i am left stuck. I ask the owner of the indie each time whether I should jump ship now and save myself the gloom. And everytime he tells me not to because more and more suppliers are producing parts for the cerbera. I assume because of the number of cars produced there is a high demand for parts.
My question therefore is because there are only a 100 or so Sags produced is there a parts supply issue? If i jump, I do not want to be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. The cost of a sag vs what mine is now worth would be a scary thought.
Most parts on the Sagaris are shared with the T350 and Tamora (apart from body mouldings and some suspension bits obviously). Plus the engine is shared with all Speed Six cars. It isn't any more special than a Tuscan 4.0L engine.Each time mine has gone in to be fixed, it has taken longer and longer to source the parts. And everytime I pick it up, I tell myself I should sell now before the parts dry up and i am left stuck. I ask the owner of the indie each time whether I should jump ship now and save myself the gloom. And everytime he tells me not to because more and more suppliers are producing parts for the cerbera. I assume because of the number of cars produced there is a high demand for parts.
My question therefore is because there are only a 100 or so Sags produced is there a parts supply issue? If i jump, I do not want to be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. The cost of a sag vs what mine is now worth would be a scary thought.
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