Cerbera Priced to sell
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Derestrictor,
It has been said many times before but the 4.2's are very little different from the 4.5's. There is basically nothing in it below 100mph.
There have been a few owners who have dynoed their cerbs and the 4.5's gave a bit more power but with a large variation between individual cars.
My advice with cerbs is always the same, worry more about the individual car than wether it is 4.2 or 4.5.
Get a good one and you will be rewarded with a wonderful motoring experience, get a bad one and you will probably hate TVR forever.
Rob.
It has been said many times before but the 4.2's are very little different from the 4.5's. There is basically nothing in it below 100mph.
There have been a few owners who have dynoed their cerbs and the 4.5's gave a bit more power but with a large variation between individual cars.
My advice with cerbs is always the same, worry more about the individual car than wether it is 4.2 or 4.5.
Get a good one and you will be rewarded with a wonderful motoring experience, get a bad one and you will probably hate TVR forever.
Rob.
jeremyc said:
You realise you are always welcome to a ride to reignite that passion, don't you.
...Dibble, babble, more profusive sweat, jabber, groan with thoughts of a perverse Cerbriatic nature...
Where dost thou inhabit, JC? I just get the shivers at the concept of revisting Cerby Central...
BTW; I quite empathize with the views above about 'all Cerbies are variable;' one of the guys who used to try and keep mine road bound always mentioned that 'one of the fastest' they serviced that they were aware of was, funnily enough, a 4.2! - Maybe it was an over zealously bored block and was in fact a 4.7 or even a 5.1 - it has been known!
I was watching my thoroughly sad 'last day of Cerby' home vid last night; the sheer drama of the rosso pearlescence was pure, visual rapture; the war cry of
it's thorougly pollutant twin tail guns visceral in a 'viking landing at Lindisfarne with a Celtic arrow up his jacksie' kinda way; and that interior - the best ever? Abso-sodding-lutely! I wept openly (again) and promised myself the story had more chapters yet to be written.
Since coming on PH I'm convinced by some of our learned racing fanatics that a Cerby CAN be transmogrified into an even more snarling, venom-spitting hound of hell than it was ever designed to be.
One just needs the vehicle and a suitably diseased brain. Come to daddy...
Sunny Surrey, but I have been known to travel long distances just to be able to get in some driving....
Derestrictor said:Where dost thou inhabit, JC? I just get the shivers at the concept of revisting Cerby Central...
Email me through my profile. Get yourself to BTaP (if you haven't already booked); I imagine there'll be a fair number of ride swaps going on before the event and on the Sunday afterwards!
>> Edited by jeremyc on Thursday 17th October 11:37
Derestrictor - Sorry for the delay in responding, bleedin work getting in the way of decent PH time, mine well body and paintwork 8 1/2 out of 10, interior the same and mechanic's well top notch. Around town it is very pleasant to drive especially with the uprated clutch, much lighter and no leg muscles like a russian female shot putter. My girlfriend uses it sometimes for commuting to work etc but only when she has caught me off guard when asking for the keys !!!!
Anyway power aside she say's the clutch pressure is not too different from her Fieasta and as her confidence grows so are the speeds, she is a very good driver so no worries. She loves it and even though a leggy very feminine blonde she is very keen to get on the overalls under the car and start on the winter projects we have lined up, now that is dedication, what a girl !!! Anyway on that point I can confirm the car is not rocket science, OK great engine and has lots of bits on it (to use the technical terms) but as with any mechanic's, approach it logically with the right tools and you can do the work yourself. I will be making notes during the rebuild and if all goes well will circulate on completion to help PHers,
>> Edited by AOVCERB on Thursday 17th October 13:45
Anyway power aside she say's the clutch pressure is not too different from her Fieasta and as her confidence grows so are the speeds, she is a very good driver so no worries. She loves it and even though a leggy very feminine blonde she is very keen to get on the overalls under the car and start on the winter projects we have lined up, now that is dedication, what a girl !!! Anyway on that point I can confirm the car is not rocket science, OK great engine and has lots of bits on it (to use the technical terms) but as with any mechanic's, approach it logically with the right tools and you can do the work yourself. I will be making notes during the rebuild and if all goes well will circulate on completion to help PHers,
>> Edited by AOVCERB on Thursday 17th October 13:45
Having tinkered with the Cerb, i find it easier to work on than most cars. I havent touched the engine, but brakes, suspension steering etc are better engineered, and easier to change than on most cars.
Rear drive shaft was replaced in 40 minutes, which was a relief when TVR quoted £400 +
A good idea is to find out who makes the relevant parts, as most TVR parts are sourced from other manufacturers, and available at a saving.
>> Edited by simond001 on Thursday 17th October 15:36
Rear drive shaft was replaced in 40 minutes, which was a relief when TVR quoted £400 +
A good idea is to find out who makes the relevant parts, as most TVR parts are sourced from other manufacturers, and available at a saving.
>> Edited by simond001 on Thursday 17th October 15:36
I pay about £30 ph for my Cerb to be worked on. Last bill for oil change, (Tappets foc), fixed a couple of small things, fixed a coolant leak and refilled the coolant and was about £100 all in inc vat. Not bad I say.
I couldnt afford to run the car through a dealer - not at up to £65ph and they take longer than my indie man.
I couldnt afford to run the car through a dealer - not at up to £65ph and they take longer than my indie man.
Thanks for your inputs.
I'm glad Simon has confirmed what I have been always thinking: they are not too difficult to work on, and people can save quite much money doing the basic maintenance themselves.
I guess the only conditions in favour of me buying a Cerb one day will be:
1) The possibility to buy parts out of the official network,
2) The engine CAN be looked after easily by any able car mechanic: I really don't see myself driving the car to a british dealer every 6 months...
...Ted, you wouldn't organize some BTaP every 6 months, would you?! 
I'm glad Simon has confirmed what I have been always thinking: they are not too difficult to work on, and people can save quite much money doing the basic maintenance themselves.
I guess the only conditions in favour of me buying a Cerb one day will be:
1) The possibility to buy parts out of the official network,
2) The engine CAN be looked after easily by any able car mechanic: I really don't see myself driving the car to a british dealer every 6 months...
...Ted, you wouldn't organize some BTaP every 6 months, would you?! 
Hi all.
Since I started this thread I have had a closer look at the car I mentioned. It is a very clean example with only a few minor stone chips , the rest of the car , inside and out is very good indeed and it drives very well. I went with the guys from the garage to deliver the car to the new owner. I followed in a Mitsi evo 5 - the Cerbera destroyed the Evo across the board - now before some of you say so what , this Evo had had some serious work done on the engine in terms of BHP output. The guy driving the Evo could not believe it.
Nice one , and all for under £15,000 - by a dealer!!!
SPS
>> Edited by sps on Friday 18th October 09:02
Since I started this thread I have had a closer look at the car I mentioned. It is a very clean example with only a few minor stone chips , the rest of the car , inside and out is very good indeed and it drives very well. I went with the guys from the garage to deliver the car to the new owner. I followed in a Mitsi evo 5 - the Cerbera destroyed the Evo across the board - now before some of you say so what , this Evo had had some serious work done on the engine in terms of BHP output. The guy driving the Evo could not believe it.
Nice one , and all for under £15,000 - by a dealer!!!
SPS
>> Edited by sps on Friday 18th October 09:02
sps said: Hi all.
Since I started this thread I have had a closer look at the car I mentioned. It is a very clean example with on a few minor stone chips , the rest of the car , inside and out is very good indeed and it drives very well. I went with the guys from the garage to deliver the car to the new owner. I followed in a Mitsi evo 5 - the Cerbera destroyed the Evo across the board - now before some of you say so what , this Evo had had some serious work done on the engine in terms of BHP output. The guy driving the Evo could not believe it.
Nice one , and all for under £15,000 - by a dealer!!!
SPS
Bloody hell!
<-- wife.
ches said: This discussion has probably contributed to knocking another couple of K of the resale price of Cerberas.
I doubt it, if we talk up what brilliant value they are (which is true, even at £20k a decent oldish cerbera is fantastic value if you can afford to run it) then demand will increase and values will firm up.
Then again I might be talking bollocks
D.
davidd said:
I doubt it, if we talk up what brilliant value they are (which is true, even at £20k a decent oldish cerbera is fantastic value if you can afford to run it) then demand will increase and values will firm up.
davidd I agree, even at 20K they represent astonishing value, some people are paying significantly more though. As for talking them up, it seems more fashionable to rubbish them on reliability grounds. Even though owners are prepared to live with that it will do nothing to stop values sliding. I for one want a car that is not only exciting to drive but holds it's value well so I get a good feeling when I sell, which I surely will one day.
Then again I might be talking bollocks
>> Edited by ches on Friday 18th October 18:18
I doubt it, if we talk up what brilliant value they are (which is true, even at £20k a decent oldish cerbera is fantastic value if you can afford to run it) then demand will increase and values will firm up.
davidd I agree, even at 20K they represent astonishing value, some people are paying significantly more though. As for talking them up, it seems more fashionable to rubbish them on reliability grounds. Even though owners are prepared to live with that it will do nothing to stop values sliding. I for one want a car that is not only exciting to drive but holds it's value well so I get a good feeling when I sell, which I surely will one day.
Then again I might be talking bollocks
>> Edited by ches on Friday 18th October 18:18
I think the Cerb is as reliable, if not more so, than most "proper" cars. Give most things Japanese the acceleration that we enjoy, and they need as much, if not more attention.
I'm tired of hearing about reliability, when it always seems that my mates Ferrari is ussually in the garage, and his previous Porsche was towed back to Germany twice.
TVR's are great VFM, relaible, and fun. what more could we want!
I'm tired of hearing about reliability, when it always seems that my mates Ferrari is ussually in the garage, and his previous Porsche was towed back to Germany twice.
TVR's are great VFM, relaible, and fun. what more could we want!
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