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Scrooloose

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888 posts

245 months

Friday 23rd June 2006
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Went for a drive to Warwick in my XJR today and came back with a nice shiny 4.5 Cerb!!!

It seems to be completely up together - all the boxes were ticked.

The only question I have is that there seems to be a tiny bit of play in the steering. Is this normal?

My biggest smile of the day was when I came popping and banging up to a set of traffic lights and the lady in the car next to me just looked and shook her head despairingly.....

v8_oatz

381 posts

279 months

Friday 23rd June 2006
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Congrats on the purchase!
Nice to see another Cerb in this part of world!
How about some pics?!!

cossiemetro

1,092 posts

269 months

Friday 23rd June 2006
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can't beat a bit of popping and banging

SI-PEN

1,009 posts

266 months

Friday 23rd June 2006
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Yep, I prefer to Bang and pop all weekend!

ah...life's good.

C8 CDS

259 posts

244 months

Friday 23rd June 2006
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hi, we had play in our cerbies steering when we first brought it, but only noticed it once we got on to the motorway, ours were worn UJ's. We ordered the two UJ's from our local TVR garage and had them fitted at a by a friend who is a mechanic, and owns his own garage, he told us it was a really easy repair, and could of done it ourselves!! Hope this is all yours is, but I would get it checked just to be certain.
Chris

gbbird

5,197 posts

273 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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get it checked just in case. At low speeds the steering on a Cerb is not what you might call responsive, so after driving the Jag it may seem a bit different.

Scrooloose

Original Poster:

888 posts

245 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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It was this one - www.pistonheads.com/sales/82511.htm

and the pics really don't do it justice!!

The steering at slow speed isn't a problem, but i felt that at +125mph it was going to start weaving a little.....

satman

2,455 posts

275 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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Scrooloose said:
It was this one - www.pistonheads.com/sales/82511.htm

and the pics really don't do it justice!!

The steering at slow speed isn't a problem, but i felt that at +125mph it was going to start weaving a little.....


Its because of the colour....you'll soon learn that the BLUE ones are the best/fastest!














Congrats on the purchase!

Cyclone1

2,614 posts

275 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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Scrooloose said:
It was this one - www.pistonheads.com/sales/82511.htm

and the pics really don't do it justice!!

The steering at slow speed isn't a problem, but i felt that at +125mph it was going to start weaving a little.....


Good choice, superb colour combi..........and already tuned.

Jules.

C8 CDS

259 posts

244 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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Hi Andy nice car i will keep a look out for you.Chris

jagdpanther

19,633 posts

248 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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satman said:

Its because of the colour....you'll soon learn that the BLUE ones are the best/fastest!


I thought the fastest colour was the one matched to a ski boot??

Congrats on your new toy

marcus1970

1,217 posts

264 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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Scrooloose said:
It was this one - www.pistonheads.com/sales/82511.htm

and the pics really don't do it justice!!

The steering at slow speed isn't a problem, but i felt that at +125mph it was going to start weaving a little.....

Just out of interest, what's the nearest pub to you. I'll keep an eye out for 'The Purple Prowler'. Looks like you can play some of your beats too, as the stereo looks like its ok!
Hope it wasn't 125 on the way back from Ringwood!!! Speed cameras set up nearly every day down there !!!


Congrats
MB

TT Tim

4,168 posts

276 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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jagdpanther said:
satman said:

Its because of the colour....you'll soon learn that the BLUE ones are the best/fastest!


I thought the fastest colour was the one matched to a ski boot??

Congrats on your new toy


Oi! That's my car you're talking about. I'm not sure it's the quicket colour though as I didn't win the last TVRCC sprint I went on.

TT (Ski boot) Tim

jagdpanther

19,633 posts

248 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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TT Tim said:


Oi! That's my car you're talking about. I'm not sure it's the quicket colour though as I didn't win the last TVRCC sprint I went on.

TT (Ski boot) Tim


So YOU'RE the guy that owns the Skiboot...is it the very same one from the Top Gear TVR Story???

Would you mind posting (or emailing) me some pics of it? I absolutely love the colour (so does Mrs Jags)

C8 CDS

259 posts

244 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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were you cruising up to salisbury today in it?? My girlfriend was on her way back late afternoon and said she saw a nice colour cerbie!! Happy cruising

Edited by C8 CDS on Saturday 24th June 19:00

TT Tim

4,168 posts

276 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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jagdpanther said:
TT Tim said:


Oi! That's my car you're talking about. I'm not sure it's the quicket colour though as I didn't win the last TVRCC sprint I went on.

TT (Ski boot) Tim


So YOU'RE the guy that owns the Skiboot...is it the very same one from the Top Gear TVR Story???

Would you mind posting (or emailing) me some pics of it? I absolutely love the colour (so does Mrs Jags)


Yep, it's the car that was on the Top Gear TVR Story, I only found out myself recently!

Anyway, here are a few pics, and no, it wasn't me out and about today, mine's still sitting on the trailer after it's outling last week at Lydden Hill.







Feel like a real post whore now, and sorry for hijacking the thread.

Tim


Edited by TT Tim on Saturday 24th June 20:05

tdr

56 posts

257 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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Hi Scroo, a great buy, welcome to the club of smiling Cerb owners!

cossiemetro

1,092 posts

269 months

Saturday 24th June 2006
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nice pics

jagdpanther

19,633 posts

248 months

Sunday 25th June 2006
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TT Tim said:






You have to admit, the woman that chose the colour of that car had extremely good taste!!

Nice car Tim

Scrooloose

Original Poster:

888 posts

245 months

Sunday 25th June 2006
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C8 CDS said:
were you cruising up to salisbury today in it?? My girlfriend was on her way back late afternoon and said she saw a nice colour cerbie!! Happy cruising

Edited by C8 CDS on Saturday 24th June 19:00


Yep - that was me