Buying a Cerbera
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Hi all
im looking at buying a Cerbera and wanted a bit of advice on what to look out for and at what sort of milage to the engines have to be rebuilt? I dont really care about little bit of trouble here and there but dont fancy a rebuild straight away, always loved the sound and shape of the Cerb, and enjoy working on cars so i think a cerb is the way forward. Have seen a couple on this site and i am going to view one tomorrow, it has done 60K with full service history and is around £11500 does this sound ok, there is also a red one on e bay but has no history and milage cant be checked because there is no old MOT's or service history but its claimed to have done 24K on a p plate. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-CERBERA-4-2
thanks
Chris
im looking at buying a Cerbera and wanted a bit of advice on what to look out for and at what sort of milage to the engines have to be rebuilt? I dont really care about little bit of trouble here and there but dont fancy a rebuild straight away, always loved the sound and shape of the Cerb, and enjoy working on cars so i think a cerb is the way forward. Have seen a couple on this site and i am going to view one tomorrow, it has done 60K with full service history and is around £11500 does this sound ok, there is also a red one on e bay but has no history and milage cant be checked because there is no old MOT's or service history but its claimed to have done 24K on a p plate. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-CERBERA-4-2
thanks
Chris
Yu just need to go onto Cerb Ownership with your eyes wide open. If may be unfair to class the Cerbera as unreliable, but don't expect it to be as reliable as a Japanese or German car. The AJP V8 is actually a very strong race proved engine and is the least of your worries. If you buy a 'cheap' bargain, it can easily cost you a couple of grand to get sorted.
Despite the tumble in prices that make them affordable, there is no such thing as a 'cheap' Cerbera. You are buying a Race car tha has been modofied for the road, you need to buddget for about £3k a year running costs. A Quoted service price of £600 can easily rise to over a grand when they find all the little things that are wrong ad need fizing.
To own a Cerb and be happy with it, you need to be commited to it, and a genuine entusiast. If your just someone who fancies one becauses prices are cheap and you just fancy a Car that is fast and looks a bit different, then you could be in for a shock. Buy the best you can afford, well sorted, with history. Then if its not for you it will be a lot easier to sell on than a 'cheap' bargain.
Despite the tumble in prices that make them affordable, there is no such thing as a 'cheap' Cerbera. You are buying a Race car tha has been modofied for the road, you need to buddget for about £3k a year running costs. A Quoted service price of £600 can easily rise to over a grand when they find all the little things that are wrong ad need fizing.
To own a Cerb and be happy with it, you need to be commited to it, and a genuine entusiast. If your just someone who fancies one becauses prices are cheap and you just fancy a Car that is fast and looks a bit different, then you could be in for a shock. Buy the best you can afford, well sorted, with history. Then if its not for you it will be a lot easier to sell on than a 'cheap' bargain.
CJT1973 said:
No history - forget it! My advice is : spend some time reading this forum.
I agree, look at the history. However, expect things to go wrong. I also bought a fairly cheap Cerb but made sure that the major things were covered in the history, and made sure there were no accidents. Picked it up for 12.5k which was due to scraches and seals which needed changing. It was perfect for a while. Since its purchase I have needed to replace the rear brake pads, wiper motor and cooling system (pipes, thermos, sensor and rad). Other than that just std service items: expensive oil, spark plugs, oil filter. I've not yet taken it in for a service - to be more specific, an engine check but will do that some point soon. I don't know what the garage does in the service but you can be sure that things will go wrong dispite their best efforts.
Fantastic car!
Fantastic car!
jensena said:
Yu just need to go onto Cerb Ownership with your eyes wide open. If may be unfair to class the Cerbera as unreliable, but don't expect it to be as reliable as a Japanese or German car. The AJP V8 is actually a very strong race proved engine and is the least of your worries. If you buy a 'cheap' bargain, it can easily cost you a couple of grand to get sorted.
Despite the tumble in prices that make them affordable, there is no such thing as a 'cheap' Cerbera. You are buying a Race car tha has been modofied for the road, you need to buddget for about £3k a year running costs. A Quoted service price of £600 can easily rise to over a grand when they find all the little things that are wrong ad need fizing.
To own a Cerb and be happy with it, you need to be commited to it, and a genuine entusiast. If your just someone who fancies one becauses prices are cheap and you just fancy a Car that is fast and looks a bit different, then you could be in for a shock. Buy the best you can afford, well sorted, with history. Then if its not for you it will be a lot easier to sell on than a 'cheap' bargain.
Despite the tumble in prices that make them affordable, there is no such thing as a 'cheap' Cerbera. You are buying a Race car tha has been modofied for the road, you need to buddget for about £3k a year running costs. A Quoted service price of £600 can easily rise to over a grand when they find all the little things that are wrong ad need fizing.
To own a Cerb and be happy with it, you need to be commited to it, and a genuine entusiast. If your just someone who fancies one becauses prices are cheap and you just fancy a Car that is fast and looks a bit different, then you could be in for a shock. Buy the best you can afford, well sorted, with history. Then if its not for you it will be a lot easier to sell on than a 'cheap' bargain.
Good call!
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