Should I shouldn't I - TVR v M3
Discussion
PuffsBack said:
A Cerbera should be experienced - its probably the most eccentric of TVR's
I never read car manuals - with the Cerbera I had to read the manual to find the Hazard lights!!
The Sagaris feels normal in comparison
Haha I’ve never owned a car manual either sounds like the buying a TVR is like taking on a new hobby not just a car. I never read car manuals - with the Cerbera I had to read the manual to find the Hazard lights!!
The Sagaris feels normal in comparison
A well tuned cerbera is quite something to drive. They look the business, go like the clappers and sound amazing. They might not be the fastest thing on the road but from the cabin, sitting a few inches off the road, it certainly feels like it. Mine makes me laugh out loud. They require/cost a fair amount in maintenance but for the blend of sense of occasion, performance, style and fun they are hard to beat. Go for it 
Evo clocked one at 3.9 to 60 and you’ll need to be a s
t hot driver in a TVR to replicate that, and that’s if the TVR could have ever really managed it in the first place. Not what’s published.
Having sold up and bought something else I wonder if the original performance figures were a bit shall we say “ambitious”.
t hot driver in a TVR to replicate that, and that’s if the TVR could have ever really managed it in the first place. Not what’s published. Having sold up and bought something else I wonder if the original performance figures were a bit shall we say “ambitious”.
Being honest a well driven Fiesta ST will give a Cerbera or my Sagaris a run for its money - your big rear engined TT ( sorry couldn't resist ) will disappear over the horizon
Electronics means cars can be driven so fast with so little effort. A TVR will be quick over a short distance but its mentally and physically draining. Soon rather than later chav boy will come sailing past in his hot hatch, traction control light blinking furiously
I have converted my mate above - after a sucession of M3's and M5's he now has a C63 AMG. And now he understands the AMG's like TVR's arn't really about going fast, their more for making noise, smoke and going sidewards!
sorry couldn't resist ) will disappear over the horizonElectronics means cars can be driven so fast with so little effort. A TVR will be quick over a short distance but its mentally and physically draining. Soon rather than later chav boy will come sailing past in his hot hatch, traction control light blinking furiously
I have converted my mate above - after a sucession of M3's and M5's he now has a C63 AMG. And now he understands the AMG's like TVR's arn't really about going fast, their more for making noise, smoke and going sidewards!
Edited by PuffsBack on Wednesday 17th January 18:45
I guess the deciding factor when choosing a car is what you want from it..
For me nearing fifty I love my Cerb it gives me the buzz I need..a sound that gives me goosebumps everytime I start it..and more importantly it turns heads without people thinking I'm a t***...
I loved my three door cossie but even 10 years ago I felt like people were laughing at a 30 something driving a fast Ford..
The TVR is a car like no other and will never be replicated no matter what the model you drive..
For me nearing fifty I love my Cerb it gives me the buzz I need..a sound that gives me goosebumps everytime I start it..and more importantly it turns heads without people thinking I'm a t***...
I loved my three door cossie but even 10 years ago I felt like people were laughing at a 30 something driving a fast Ford..
The TVR is a car like no other and will never be replicated no matter what the model you drive..
The only disappointing TVR I’ve ever owned was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I’ve ever sold because I was sick of throwing money at it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I ever owned that had that built in a shed quality about it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
My advice is based on one car, I wouldn’t entertain buying another to try and find if the car I had was a rogue. Mine was a mint 16k one owner car with full proper dealer history, i don’t believe it was a one off duffer.
My advice would be to do the sensible sane thing and buy the M3.
The only TVR I’ve ever sold because I was sick of throwing money at it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I ever owned that had that built in a shed quality about it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
My advice is based on one car, I wouldn’t entertain buying another to try and find if the car I had was a rogue. Mine was a mint 16k one owner car with full proper dealer history, i don’t believe it was a one off duffer.
My advice would be to do the sensible sane thing and buy the M3.
TVRMs said:
The only disappointing TVR I’ve ever owned was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I’ve ever sold because I was sick of throwing money at it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I ever owned that had that built in a shed quality about it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
My advice is based on one car, I wouldn’t entertain buying another to try and find if the car I had was a rogue. Mine was a mint 16k one owner car with full proper dealer history, i don’t believe it was a one off duffer.
My advice would be to do the sensible sane thing and buy the M3.
Let's face it...buying a TVR isn't for the sensible...😜😜The only TVR I’ve ever sold because I was sick of throwing money at it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I ever owned that had that built in a shed quality about it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
My advice is based on one car, I wouldn’t entertain buying another to try and find if the car I had was a rogue. Mine was a mint 16k one owner car with full proper dealer history, i don’t believe it was a one off duffer.
My advice would be to do the sensible sane thing and buy the M3.
skiworldbros said:
TVRMs said:
The only disappointing TVR I’ve ever owned was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I’ve ever sold because I was sick of throwing money at it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I ever owned that had that built in a shed quality about it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
My advice is based on one car, I wouldn’t entertain buying another to try and find if the car I had was a rogue. Mine was a mint 16k one owner car with full proper dealer history, i don’t believe it was a one off duffer.
My advice would be to do the sensible sane thing and buy the M3.
Let's face it...buying a TVR isn't for the sensible...????The only TVR I’ve ever sold because I was sick of throwing money at it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I ever owned that had that built in a shed quality about it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
My advice is based on one car, I wouldn’t entertain buying another to try and find if the car I had was a rogue. Mine was a mint 16k one owner car with full proper dealer history, i don’t believe it was a one off duffer.
My advice would be to do the sensible sane thing and buy the M3.
With Cerbera custodianship, like certain other things, if you're thinking about it, you're doing it wrong.
Fact find of course and be informed of the potential reality, but my advice is that you don't try to reason your way in to a Cerbera. Either it makes your insides quiver with excitement and you need to work out how you can afford to run one, or you let your sensible side buy a BMW.
The best piece of advice I can give you actually comes from a mate of mine, and it's to to ask yourself honestly whether or not you can afford to put aside £3k a year to run it. You might well not need to spend anything like that for several years, but you might, and one year it could smack you with a £10k engine build. It might not ever do that, but it still might.
It's a glorious assault on every sense. It shakes with the engine, smells of glue, petrol and leather, sounds like nothing else, goes like barely anything else, is very tactile to drive and I challenge you to ever walk back to it without stopping for a second as you get near it just to have a good look at it.
I can't think of another car I like more. But if you're just looking to see how quickly you can go for £20k and happened to see that advert, it might not be the car for you.
Fact find of course and be informed of the potential reality, but my advice is that you don't try to reason your way in to a Cerbera. Either it makes your insides quiver with excitement and you need to work out how you can afford to run one, or you let your sensible side buy a BMW.
The best piece of advice I can give you actually comes from a mate of mine, and it's to to ask yourself honestly whether or not you can afford to put aside £3k a year to run it. You might well not need to spend anything like that for several years, but you might, and one year it could smack you with a £10k engine build. It might not ever do that, but it still might.
It's a glorious assault on every sense. It shakes with the engine, smells of glue, petrol and leather, sounds like nothing else, goes like barely anything else, is very tactile to drive and I challenge you to ever walk back to it without stopping for a second as you get near it just to have a good look at it.
I can't think of another car I like more. But if you're just looking to see how quickly you can go for £20k and happened to see that advert, it might not be the car for you.
TVRMs said:
The only disappointing TVR I’ve ever owned was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I’ve ever sold because I was sick of throwing money at it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I ever owned that had that built in a shed quality about it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
My advice is based on one car, I wouldn’t entertain buying another to try and find if the car I had was a rogue. Mine was a mint 16k one owner car with full proper dealer history, i don’t believe it was a one off duffer.
My advice would be to do the sensible sane thing and buy the M3.
Exactly my Cerb experience, a 2000 4.5"LW", but my advice would be to instead buy the beautiful TamoraThe only TVR I’ve ever sold because I was sick of throwing money at it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I ever owned that had that built in a shed quality about it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
My advice is based on one car, I wouldn’t entertain buying another to try and find if the car I had was a rogue. Mine was a mint 16k one owner car with full proper dealer history, i don’t believe it was a one off duffer.
My advice would be to do the sensible sane thing and buy the M3.
NuddyRap said:
With Cerbera custodianship, like certain other things, if you're thinking about it, you're doing it wrong.
Fact find of course and be informed of the potential reality, but my advice is that you don't try to reason your way in to a Cerbera. Either it makes your insides quiver with excitement and you need to work out how you can afford to run one, or you let your sensible side buy a BMW.
The best piece of advice I can give you actually comes from a mate of mine, and it's to to ask yourself honestly whether or not you can afford to put aside £3k a year to run it. You might well not need to spend anything like that for several years, but you might, and one year it could smack you with a £10k engine build. It might not ever do that, but it still might.
It's a glorious assault on every sense. It shakes with the engine, smells of glue, petrol and leather, sounds like nothing else, goes like barely anything else, is very tactile to drive and I challenge you to ever walk back to it without stopping for a second as you get near it just to have a good look at it.
I can't think of another car I like more. But if you're just looking to see how quickly you can go for £20k and happened to see that advert, it might not be the car for you.
That’s exactly how I see it. A love affair with a dangerous, sexy, wild thing. Fact find of course and be informed of the potential reality, but my advice is that you don't try to reason your way in to a Cerbera. Either it makes your insides quiver with excitement and you need to work out how you can afford to run one, or you let your sensible side buy a BMW.
The best piece of advice I can give you actually comes from a mate of mine, and it's to to ask yourself honestly whether or not you can afford to put aside £3k a year to run it. You might well not need to spend anything like that for several years, but you might, and one year it could smack you with a £10k engine build. It might not ever do that, but it still might.
It's a glorious assault on every sense. It shakes with the engine, smells of glue, petrol and leather, sounds like nothing else, goes like barely anything else, is very tactile to drive and I challenge you to ever walk back to it without stopping for a second as you get near it just to have a good look at it.
I can't think of another car I like more. But if you're just looking to see how quickly you can go for £20k and happened to see that advert, it might not be the car for you.
If you don’t feel this attraction immediately, rather go the reasonable route.
TVRMs said:
The only disappointing TVR I’ve ever owned was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I’ve ever sold because I was sick of throwing money at it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I ever owned that had that built in a shed quality about it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
My advice is based on one car, I wouldn’t entertain buying another to try and find if the car I had was a rogue. Mine was a mint 16k one owner car with full proper dealer history, i don’t believe it was a one off duffer.
My advice would be to do the sensible sane thing and buy the M3.
Good job the rest of us haven't had that experience then! The only TVR I’ve ever sold because I was sick of throwing money at it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
The only TVR I ever owned that had that built in a shed quality about it was a 4.5 LW Cerb.
My advice is based on one car, I wouldn’t entertain buying another to try and find if the car I had was a rogue. Mine was a mint 16k one owner car with full proper dealer history, i don’t believe it was a one off duffer.
My advice would be to do the sensible sane thing and buy the M3.
M3 over a Cerb as a play thing.. Not a chance, and I am a BMW man. My Cerb has had it's niggles, and now some more major work (self inflicted preventative), but it has been more reliable than my BMW daily..
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