chim 500 swap for a cerbie?
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I went from a griff 500 to a cerbera so the performance change will be the same as you'd get.
Amazing is the short answer.
The Cerbera (bear in mind I have a very, very early 4.2 so it is a lot more raw than the later cars, an of course much faster) is sooo much better than the griff, don't get me wrong my Griff was a great car and I loved it to bits but the Cerbera is so much faster, handling, stopping etc, etc are all better.
And with Nitrons.....
There are many horror stories of Cerbera ownership so go into it with your eyes open howevever there are some on here (me included) who have had no big bills, in fact in the 20 or so months I've had the Cerbera it has cost me less than the Griff did in any 20 month period in the six years I owned it.
Get a good indie, there is a bloke called Joolz, who hopefully knows more about Cerberas than he does about rock guitarists.
Or James Agger, or Offord or whoever.
If you have questions ask them here we are a helpful bunch.
D
Amazing is the short answer.
The Cerbera (bear in mind I have a very, very early 4.2 so it is a lot more raw than the later cars, an of course much faster) is sooo much better than the griff, don't get me wrong my Griff was a great car and I loved it to bits but the Cerbera is so much faster, handling, stopping etc, etc are all better.
And with Nitrons.....
There are many horror stories of Cerbera ownership so go into it with your eyes open howevever there are some on here (me included) who have had no big bills, in fact in the 20 or so months I've had the Cerbera it has cost me less than the Griff did in any 20 month period in the six years I owned it.
Get a good indie, there is a bloke called Joolz, who hopefully knows more about Cerberas than he does about rock guitarists.
Or James Agger, or Offord or whoever.
If you have questions ask them here we are a helpful bunch.
D
jessica,
I have also just made a transition from Griff 500 to Cerb 4.5.
I have to agree with davidd. I got my cerb on saturday and just love it
. The ride, speed, brakes are all far superior to the griff.
I have tried to describe it to some people... and all I can say is that it is a more mature drive. Not in a old fuddy duddy way, but more of a sorted, composed way... if that makes any sence.
As for indies, I always use Andy @ APM for servicing work.
Lake
I have also just made a transition from Griff 500 to Cerb 4.5.
I have to agree with davidd. I got my cerb on saturday and just love it
. The ride, speed, brakes are all far superior to the griff. I have tried to describe it to some people... and all I can say is that it is a more mature drive. Not in a old fuddy duddy way, but more of a sorted, composed way... if that makes any sence.
As for indies, I always use Andy @ APM for servicing work.
Lake
DustyC said:Check the Griff ads in a few weeks for the DustyC's trading up to Cerbera...
I have to agree with davidd. I got my cerb on saturday and just love it
Lake
Hence why I dont want a ride in it for a couple of years!
GCerbera said:
lake said:
I have to agree with davidd. I got my cerb on saturday and just love it
Lake
Hence why I dont want a ride in it for a couple of years!
Check the Griff ads in a few weeks for the DustyC's trading up to Cerbera...
I'll attempt to convert him at Le Mans this year, I'm sure we can sort out a passenger ride
jessica said:
I have owned my Chim 500 for a year now and feel I am getting itchy feet.
Itchy feet already??? I can't ever imagine parting company with Trev...my 'love affair' with him is still deliciously satisfying and exciting!
I'm going to hang on to this one for a while yet! 
However, should a drop-dead gorgeous Tuscan catch my eye... 
You'll miss going topless and that V8 growl
Anyway, good luck with your next choice, Jess. IMO you can't go wrong with any TVR
cosmoschick said:
I have owned my Chim 500 for a year now and feel I am getting itchy feet.
I can't ever imagine parting company with Trev...my 'love affair' with him is still deliciously satisfying and exciting!
You'll miss going topless and that V8 growl
Anyway, good luck with your next choice, Jess. IMO you can't go wrong with any TVR
It's the topless bit i am not sure I can live without.......Roz
Perhaps If I win the lottery this evening I can own them both....
DustyC said:
I have to agree with davidd. I got my cerb on saturday and just love it
Lake
Hence why I dont want a ride in it for a couple of years!
Well if YOU start looking now by the time you have found the right one it will be a least 2006
Miss my 500 Griff in some respects - but the stability of the Cerb at high speed is much better than the Griff and generally feels more planted under all circumstances. I don't think you will notice much difference in acceleration up to 60 as they are both bloody quick but from then on Cerb just takes off and really high speeds are very easy to achieve. Cerb is less fatiguing on the driver in my opinion also. I dont believe the Cerb sounds as good under hard acceleration imho and I'll miss cruising with the top down.
I had a chim 500 for a day as a hire car. I found the chim felt like it has a lot more grunt in the lower revs but then ran out of puff.
Comparison wise getting back in my Cerbera I felt like I had stepped into a luxury saloon. The Cerbera's power steering, lack of wind noise, smoothness of the engine and constant pull all felt more refined than the Chim. Yet it is still a hooligan once you've pressed that loud pedal all the way to the floor (something I did in the Chim and then the accelerator caught on the carpet leaving it at full throttle )
Comparison wise getting back in my Cerbera I felt like I had stepped into a luxury saloon. The Cerbera's power steering, lack of wind noise, smoothness of the engine and constant pull all felt more refined than the Chim. Yet it is still a hooligan once you've pressed that loud pedal all the way to the floor (something I did in the Chim and then the accelerator caught on the carpet leaving it at full throttle
)arcbeer said:
I had a chim 500 for a day as a hire car. I found the chim felt like it has a lot more grunt in the lower revs but then ran out of puff.
Comparison wise getting back in my Cerbera I felt like I had stepped into a luxury saloon. The Cerbera's power steering, lack of wind noise, smoothness of the engine and constant pull all felt more refined than the Chim. Yet it is still a hooligan once you've pressed that loud pedal all the way to the floor (something I did in the Chim and then the accelerator caught on the carpet leaving it at full throttle
Oh dear you guys not selling the Cerbie to me.....I like the rawness of it(Chim500).even if it not quite as grrrrhhh as the Griffie.....
Perhaps I will be patient and stick with Trevvie 5 litre.
Buster4.2 said:
Oh dear you guys not selling the Cerbie to me.....I like the rawness of it(Chim500).even if it not quite as grrrrhhh as the Griffie.....
Perhaps I will be patient and stick with Trevvie 5 litre.
Try an original 4.2 Cerbera if you like raw!!
They're also very exciting (if you consider the doubt regarding when you have to replace the clutch/cams exciting). I think that a test drive is in order to finally decide which car is for you!
My Cerbera is more polished than the griff in some respects but a lot more raw in others..
For instance.
Starting, going quickly, handling and stopping it does far better than the Griff.
Sounding like a deep, throbbing V8 it does not do as well as the Griff.
Sounding like a stuka dive bomber on a mission to drop bombs on the ducati engine dept where they happen to be running all the engines at 9000 rpm, the Cerbera makes a much better job of.
The word to describe the Cerbera is frantic, if that is what you want, it also does a very good job of being a proper car.
Of course you cannot take the roof off, but I really don't care anymore.
D.
For instance.
Starting, going quickly, handling and stopping it does far better than the Griff.
Sounding like a deep, throbbing V8 it does not do as well as the Griff.
Sounding like a stuka dive bomber on a mission to drop bombs on the ducati engine dept where they happen to be running all the engines at 9000 rpm, the Cerbera makes a much better job of.
The word to describe the Cerbera is frantic, if that is what you want, it also does a very good job of being a proper car.
Of course you cannot take the roof off, but I really don't care anymore.
D.
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