Cerbera new year resolutions

[Gazzab]

So with a year or two of pain I am hoping for a good 2013. Joolz is pretty much finished fixing the issues. So pre-supposing I have a succesful running-in I need to think about a new yr treat for it/him/her.
Anyone else got anything planned?
Maybe I'll go to Spa with the gang.
Maybe a big brake upgrade from joolz. Maybe a tune up remap from joolz. Maybe new mats. Maybe refit hids. Maybe to Brendan for some paint blemish repairs (fussy me).
Inspiration needed....

[C3BER]

Looks like its time for a new battery. Tried the charger and jumping off the land-rover but apart from shutting the windows whilst jumping its given up the ghost.

So that's my Xmas pressie and the resolution is simple...use more!

[bionicjim]

Mine is
1 Run in
2 try to clean the chassis
3 tidy the interior
4 full remap after run in
5 fit new shocks
6 do as many runs out as poss
Including the Europe
7any tunnel run that's going
Basically use the dam thing as much as poss

[gerradiuk]

Hopefully drive it before May if at all.

[robsco]

To buy another.

[m60ddy]

Firstly get a Cerbera, tick it arrives on Wednesday.
Pamper it for a few months and put it on the road.
Go to Chatsworth and meet as many owners as possible, put faces to names on here.
Le Man
Just use as Much as possible and have a great first year in a car I have wanted and saved for for 15 years.

[jamieduff1981]

1)Buy a well sorted one
2)Enjoy

I need to speak to my accountant today for Step 1)

[esso]

Drive it.........
1.Chatsworth (maybe)
2.Le-Mans 24 Hours (definitely)
3.Back-Home (Blackpool) - (definitely)
4....and as many other run as i can fit in !!!!

[Mark.]

robsco said:

To buy another.

As well as the Tuscan, or can't you get on with it?

[C3BER]

Tuscan = GAY

[gerradiuk]

robsco said:

To buy another.

Has your Cerbera been sold or do they still ahve it Robsco ?

[pmessling]

Hids for Xmas from the girlfriend
Joolz remap come march or around that time

And try to avoid taking it apart

[m60ddy]

gerradiuk said:

robsco said:

To buy another.

Has your Cerbera been sold or do they still ahve it Robsco ?

Sold and bought by me. It arrives at its new home on Wednesday.

[C3BER]

gerradiuk said:

Has your Cerbera been sold or do they still ahve it Robsco ?

Robs cerb is sold and now the poor fellow wants a 4.5.

[gerradiuk]

Not trying hi jack this ...But...Robsco would you mind giving a short evaluation of how the Tusc compares to the CerB?

Do yiu think you have given the Tusc a fair crack of the whip ?

[spongy]

Drive it more......and have some fun in it.

[ukkid35]

Of all the events I attended last year: Spa/Ring (Apr), Chatsworth, Zolder/Ring, Anglesy, Spa/Ring (Oct), plus various PH meets; by far the most entertaining was the TVR Netherlands Zolder weekend (I even won a prize!)

If you've never thought about going I hope you consider Zolder next year (check out the PH thread).

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&a...

[Tang Soo Tim]

Well I'm finally coming to the end of a long list of jobs to get mine sorted for next year ( thread to follow )
New year jobs are small bit of interior work and drive as much as possible ! It's a year I'm looking forward to

[scotty_d]

After my winter jobs a summer of fun and get it in to europe for one of the le-mans events and I hope chatsworth as well. And some north west scottish driveing tour if I can get some weather.

[robsco]

gerradiuk said:

Not trying hi jack this ...But...Robsco would you mind giving a short evaluation of how the Tusc compares to the CerB?

Do yiu think you have given the Tusc a fair crack of the whip ?

In response to you and others G, yes the Tuscan is a tricky little so and so to live with.

It's difficult to explain in many ways as the Tuscan is a "better" car in most respects. Firstly, the build quality is much superior to the Cerb's, though I suppose that varies from car to car. The controls are also far easier for day to day use; the steering is lighter, the gearbox is a little slicker, the brakes are miles better (in fact, they're the best brakes I've ever used) and the lights/wipers etc are almost as good as those on a normal car.

The engine, of course, is a difficult one to call. The Speed Six is a lot smoother, more agreeable round town etc. The AJP is a lumpy old hector by comparison. No offence meant here to the AJP police (as I would have classed myself a member of it back when I had the Cerb ), they are both devastatingly effective engines but in a different way. The Speed Six feels like a very high-powered, classic straight-six, the quintessential English sports car engine if you like. Almost like what you would expect a modern day E-Type to be powered by. Whereas the AJP feels cruder in the way it goes about its business, and more race-like, but still massively appealing. I honestly couldn't say which engine I prefer. For the record, the Tuscan feels quicker (and somewhat surprisingly, more eager from low revs).

It all sounds like good news for the Tuscan, but one thing that is blighting it at the moment is the frankly petrifying handling. Mine has GGPs, wheel spacers, geometry perfect and good tyres, but is an absolute animal at anything above 4/10ths. By this, I'm talking bumpsteer, tramlining, you name it. Driving on the inside lane of a motorway is a complete no-no as the car tugs on the wheel as it dips into the grooves made by lorries... It's something you wouldn't even notice in any other car, but to the Tuscan it is very unnerving, and this sort of behaviour affects it on any type of road bar a billard smooth one. Between myself and Track V Road, we are looking into some potential solutions which I will report back with later if anybody is interested.

Perhaps if these handling traits can be diluted if not completely eradicated, then the potential is there to fall in love with the Tuscan, but it's a case of how far one is willing to go before he admits defeat and goes back to what he knows and loves. Unfortunately, so far the Tuscan has frightened me far too much to make the experience enjoyable. The Cerb frightened, but it was a respectful fear rather than one of sheer terror, and therein lies the difference.