FINALLY GETTING THIS

[cerbielee]

www.pistonheads.com/sales/162612.htm Hi all, after some time looking should be getting this car
Does anyone know this car? also with 59k does it seem a bit pricey? seems its had a lot spent on it though, colour looks almost black, any info would be great fellas,
Cheers

[Tangoed]

Looks like its been well looked after, but check it out and give it a run.

[mxi933]

cerbielee said:

www.pistonheads.com/sales/162612.htm Hi all, after some time looking should be getting this car
Does anyone know this car? also with 59k does it seem a bit pricey? seems its had a lot spent on it though, colour looks almost black, any info would be great fellas,
Cheers

you changed your mind about a Chimaera then?

[BLUETHUNDER]

A lot of car for that money.And its been looked after by a specialist.Needs to be about 6k more though

[cerbielee]

mxi933 said:

cerbielee said:

www.pistonheads.com/sales/162612.htm Hi all, after some time looking should be getting this car
Does anyone know this car? also with 59k does it seem a bit pricey? seems its had a lot spent on it though, colour looks almost black, any info would be great fellas,
Cheers

you changed your mind about a Chimaera then?

Cerb was always my first choice! 4 seats + 2 kids
chim 500 very close second due to much lower running costs and i think sound better? IMO.

[sam gamgee]

U tried putting a human in those back seats....?

[tvr_edd]

sam gamgee said:

U tried putting a human in those back seats....?

Yes I have had 3 year old nephew and 7 year old niece in the back, no problems and they are comfortable

[touching cloth]

Indeed, my rear seats see a lot of use. 5 year old and 3 year old, sure enough I wouldn't fit in the back but depends what the intended usage is; my children (whilst they might occasionally act in such a way as to contradict the fact) are human.

[sam gamgee]

touching cloth said:

Indeed, my rear seats see a lot of use. 5 year old and 3 year old, sure enough I wouldn't fit in the back but depends what the intended usage is; my children (whilst they might occasionally act in such a way as to contradict the fact) are human.

Was kidding, all!

Good reply...!

Dave.

[touching cloth]

Oh and to answer the original Q, mileage wouldn't scare me as such as it appears (from the ad) that it has been well cared for - prefer to see a car that has been able to rack up a reasonable mileage than one that has only 20k in 10 years, however I appreciate the dilemma and head always seems to want to scream "low mileage is better".

Edited by touching cloth on Sunday 13th May 13:55

[gazzab]

For another grand you get a 98/99 4.5 so arguably expensive car but it the condition and provenance are good then thats great. Is the rest of the chassis good?

[touching cloth]

Besides we are all too scared to say if we think it is overpriced since Jensena told us off for it last week

[BCA]

I'd be too tempted to stretch a bit further and look at this too:
www.pistonheads.com/sales/154169.htm
I think its Budaholics old Cerb? A 4.5 too...

As with all Cerbs this age, check the chassis as much as you possibly can, ideally getting it up onto a ramp. See Tyresmokes MOT thread - scary eh? Definately worth looking at.



Off topic:
Anyone else think this: www.pistonheads.com/sales/168070.htm is going a bit cheap?

[gazzab]

BCA said:

Off topic:
Anyone else think this: www.pistonheads.com/sales/168070.htm is going a bit cheap?

What is a full diagnostics check !!??? Strange - enough to put me off the car!

[tvr_edd]

BCA said:

Off topic:
Anyone else think this: www.pistonheads.com/sales/168070.htm is going a bit cheap?

I wouldn't sell my 2003 car for that

[cerbielee]

touching cloth said:

Oh and to answer the original Q, mileage wouldn't scare me as such as it appears (from the ad) that it has been well cared for - prefer to see a car that has been able to rack up a reasonable mileage than one that has only 20k in 10 years, however I appreciate the dilemma and head always seems to want to scream "low mileage is better".

Edited by touching cloth on Sunday 13th May 13:55

These are my thoughts too! the general feeling from reading threads on here is a rebuild approx every 50k. with that im thinking one will be due soon? how soon? who knows?
Lee

[jensena]

! wouldn't agree that "a rebuild every 50k" miles is normal. I would suggest that the AJP V8 is probably the strongest and most robust part of a Cerbera, so 50k miles wouldnt really put me off. Someone who has done that mileage would also have had to put right any of the 'niggly' problems that beset Cerberas, so the chances are it is a sorted car - go for it!

[gazzab]

Engines tire as they get older. A 50K engine will probably use more oil and produce less power than a refreshed engine. If a high power engine like a cerbs gets to 50 or 60K then I think that is a good thing. Not many will make it 60 - 100K without some engine work. IMHO

[BCA]

gazzab said:

Engines tire as they get older. A 50K engine will probably use more oil and produce less power than a refreshed engine. If a high power engine like a cerbs gets to 50 or 60K then I think that is a good thing. Not many will make it 60 - 100K without some engine work. IMHO

Shut up Gazza

Edited by BCA on Sunday 13th May 19:03

[gazzab]

Sorry - but it is just my opinion based on longish term ownership and sniffing round these parts and round the indies in the south.
The same applies to the rover V8 engines. The 500s tend to reach similiar miles as the AJPs.
To be honest I really dont think this is bad and a basic engine rebuild can be done for a reasonable sum.