Jay Lenos garage and a Cerbera
Discussion
Mr Cerbera said:
Hey Team,
Just go to the garage and smile.
Just come in from talking to a chap from Australia who was passing my house and saw the Cerb out back. Just go to the garage and smile.
"I just had to ring the bell and ask if I could look round your Cerbera. Never seen one in person".
We stood in the cold and admired it for an hour. Enthusiasts
Mr Cerbera said:
Hey Team,
May I just suggest that you spend more of your time enjoying your TVRs (Whatever that may involve) and stop being wound up by Trolls.
They are negative scum who 'get off' on upsetting relatively calm environments.
The more you respond, the more their vindictive, odiuos minds are stimulated.
Just go to the garage and smile.
Lucy is troll dollMay I just suggest that you spend more of your time enjoying your TVRs (Whatever that may involve) and stop being wound up by Trolls.
They are negative scum who 'get off' on upsetting relatively calm environments.
The more you respond, the more their vindictive, odiuos minds are stimulated.
Just go to the garage and smile.
notaping said:
Just come in from talking to a chap from Australia who was passing my house and saw the Cerb out back.
"I just had to ring the bell and ask if I could look round your Cerbera. Never seen one in person".
We stood in the cold and admired it for an hour. Enthusiasts
Love this! "I just had to ring the bell and ask if I could look round your Cerbera. Never seen one in person".
We stood in the cold and admired it for an hour. Enthusiasts
porterpainter said:
LucyP said:
It's a kind offer, but no thanks. The last time I went round a circuit in a TVR as a passenger, Neill Anderson was driving, and it was a prototype Tuscan.
I don't really fancy ending up in the circuit medical centre after a trip round, in an old TVR, on budget tyres, designed for a Nissan Qashqai, with an amateur driving, when the passenger seat ejects, as someone rightly mentioned, probably because the factory just bolted it through the old fibreglass floor with bolts from B&Q. It's such a long uphill walk back to the paddock at Cadwell isn't it? It's no closer at Brands either. And I wouldn't feel safe at Oulton, because I might end up in the Countess of Chester hospital. They have had a few problems with a nurse called Letby recently, I think!
No worries, offer still stands if you change your mind.I don't really fancy ending up in the circuit medical centre after a trip round, in an old TVR, on budget tyres, designed for a Nissan Qashqai, with an amateur driving, when the passenger seat ejects, as someone rightly mentioned, probably because the factory just bolted it through the old fibreglass floor with bolts from B&Q. It's such a long uphill walk back to the paddock at Cadwell isn't it? It's no closer at Brands either. And I wouldn't feel safe at Oulton, because I might end up in the Countess of Chester hospital. They have had a few problems with a nurse called Letby recently, I think!
Ps - I always use premium part worn tyres. I usually get them from all the crashed TVRs at these trackdays, sometimes while the wrecks are still smouldering and their amateur driver owners are still in the medical centre
Byker28i said:
MarkwG said:
I like that idea, but mines tucked away for the winter - here's a photo visiting the Italian cousins last year.
Also, great Harrys Garage vid just landed, for those interested.
A bit of rain doesn't hurt themAlso, great Harrys Garage vid just landed, for those interested.
DuncanM said:
LucyP, your utter misery shines through on every post, and goes against the opinion of the actual people who own these cars. My Cerbera will have been with me for 20 years this May, and many owners come back, owning TVR, after TVR.
What drives you to make these posts?
That video is a joy, a Cerbera is worth the money just on looks alone imo.
But she is right. I love my Cerbera when it’s running well. Wouldn’t want one in a hot country or where there aren’t any proper specialists. What drives you to make these posts?
That video is a joy, a Cerbera is worth the money just on looks alone imo.
Gazzab said:
But she is right. I love my Cerbera when it’s running well. Wouldn’t want one in a hot country or where there aren’t any proper specialists.
Well we'll agree to disagree, not right about anything, and exposed as a bit of a rubbish troll, after an olive branch was held out to them. DuncanM said:
Gazzab said:
But she is right. I love my Cerbera when it’s running well. Wouldn’t want one in a hot country or where there aren’t any proper specialists.
Well we'll agree to disagree, not right about anything, and exposed as a bit of a rubbish troll, after an olive branch was held out to them. Gazzab said:
I don’t agree to disagree. I agree to agree albeit I love a bit of unconventional argument and disagreement. I love Cerberas. I am 25 years into ownership give or take. They are amazing but when it’s hot or it needs a mot or hot start or a traffic jam or it’s left for a few weeks etc etc.
I have some real-world data on this particular topic - I have imported a Cerbera to Connecticut in the US.
After patiently waiting for the 25-year rule to pass to allow import. In the first 100yds of being road legal, I had a Corvette do a quick 180 to give me thumbs up and at the first gas fill up a van driver came over to compliment the car.
People here love TVR from various games and know the brand pretty well.
Will the summer be pleasant .... windows down and go faster or get my Griff out if I really want to cook :-)
As for mechanicals - I approached a mechanic who worked on some very cool Japanese 90's cars who is willing to work on the car and is interested in learning about my cars ( I have other TVR's), we have called Dom (Powers) who has been great and read forums - plus my mechanic lets me wander in to join him when working on the car. I can usually order parts and get them in 48 hours - it's only a pond we have to cross!
The only downside ...... I miss the fun of passing another TVR, I may have to wait a long time to do that.
I am very happy the guys at TVR Garage are getting up and running.
After patiently waiting for the 25-year rule to pass to allow import. In the first 100yds of being road legal, I had a Corvette do a quick 180 to give me thumbs up and at the first gas fill up a van driver came over to compliment the car.
People here love TVR from various games and know the brand pretty well.
Will the summer be pleasant .... windows down and go faster or get my Griff out if I really want to cook :-)
As for mechanicals - I approached a mechanic who worked on some very cool Japanese 90's cars who is willing to work on the car and is interested in learning about my cars ( I have other TVR's), we have called Dom (Powers) who has been great and read forums - plus my mechanic lets me wander in to join him when working on the car. I can usually order parts and get them in 48 hours - it's only a pond we have to cross!
The only downside ...... I miss the fun of passing another TVR, I may have to wait a long time to do that.
I am very happy the guys at TVR Garage are getting up and running.
@TVRUSA
Hi and congratulations on your decision and have fun with it.
Your situation is not much different from ours on the European continent.
Here, too, it is extremely unlikely to meet another TVR and there are no specialist TVR workshops.
However, as you are doing, the TVRs can certainly be kept running with good mechanics.
My net for deciding to buy a TVR has always been the knowledge that help is close by in the form of Pistonheaders.
And I was never disappointed.
I always thought that the worst thing that could happen would be to fly in a specialist
or simply put the TVR in the living room as an art object.
In over 25 years, I have only sometimes put the TVR in my living room for a nice view during the hard winters.
All the best!
Hi and congratulations on your decision and have fun with it.
Your situation is not much different from ours on the European continent.
Here, too, it is extremely unlikely to meet another TVR and there are no specialist TVR workshops.
However, as you are doing, the TVRs can certainly be kept running with good mechanics.
My net for deciding to buy a TVR has always been the knowledge that help is close by in the form of Pistonheaders.
And I was never disappointed.
I always thought that the worst thing that could happen would be to fly in a specialist
or simply put the TVR in the living room as an art object.
In over 25 years, I have only sometimes put the TVR in my living room for a nice view during the hard winters.
All the best!
Griffithy said:
@TVRUSA
Hi and congratulations on your decision and have fun with it.
Your situation is not much different from ours on the European continent.
Here, too, it is extremely unlikely to meet another TVR and there are no specialist TVR workshops.
However, as you are doing, the TVRs can certainly be kept running with good mechanics.
My net for deciding to buy a TVR has always been the knowledge that help is close by in the form of Pistonheaders.
And I was never disappointed.
I always thought that the worst thing that could happen would be to fly in a specialist
or simply put the TVR in the living room as an art object.
In over 25 years, I have only sometimes put the TVR in my living room for a nice view during the hard winters.
All the best!
Great to see you guys from overseas appreciating & enjoying TVRs.Hi and congratulations on your decision and have fun with it.
Your situation is not much different from ours on the European continent.
Here, too, it is extremely unlikely to meet another TVR and there are no specialist TVR workshops.
However, as you are doing, the TVRs can certainly be kept running with good mechanics.
My net for deciding to buy a TVR has always been the knowledge that help is close by in the form of Pistonheaders.
And I was never disappointed.
I always thought that the worst thing that could happen would be to fly in a specialist
or simply put the TVR in the living room as an art object.
In over 25 years, I have only sometimes put the TVR in my living room for a nice view during the hard winters.
All the best!
You obviously have very discerning tastes.
Although there may not be many marque specialists in your countries, TVRs are not overly complicated machines and shouldn't pose too many problems.
Just drive them regularly and they'll reward with good reliability.
8Speed said:
TVRs are not overly complicated machines and shouldn't pose too many problems.
Yes butI can see a time when there are enough AJP8 Cerbs when it would make commercial sense to try to persuade Joolz to spend a week or so there with a rolling road ensuring that they are mapped to the max
As far as I'm aware no one else is doing remaps on the MBE
http://www.kitsandclassics.co.uk/tvr-cerbera-v8-tu...
ukkid35 said:
8Speed said:
TVRs are not overly complicated machines and shouldn't pose too many problems.
Yes butI can see a time when there are enough AJP8 Cerbs when it would make commercial sense to try to persuade Joolz to spend a week or so there with a rolling road ensuring that they are mapped to the max
As far as I'm aware no one else is doing remaps on the MBE
http://www.kitsandclassics.co.uk/tvr-cerbera-v8-tu...
Griffithy said:
LucyP said:
liability
Who cares A TVR owner
Remember the days of “busman's holidays” a wink is as good as a nudge even in this day and age.
If we still had Concorde I can almost see the days where Joolz and Dom could bump into eachother sharing flights over to Arizona earning even more than they do already.
Joking lol Dom has form, he learnt motorcycle engine tuning for a number of years working for Kawasaki in America as a youngster I seem to remember.
The futures bright for the brightest of us
Edited by Classic Chim on Saturday 2nd March 11:18
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