New owner

[greenm]

Hi all, have said hi to all on the Cerb forum but feel being such a special car a high to all owners of these special machines is well deserved, so here is my new beast that i have only driven for a week after I bought her from an avid TVR man, then as I live abroad am not back till later in September and cant wait to get back in her and see some of you guys on the road and make a meeting or two. I spend my time away looking at the pictures and smiling a lot at the memories I already have!

Thanks all and see you on the road

Edited by greenm on Tuesday 26th August 16:35

[Old Geezer]

Hi hope to meet you at the Surrey some time,


Here is my Cerbera, lounging at Le Mans this year!



If you want, I can take your car for a spin once a week while your away

Bit like a dog walker keep it happy and fit! only joking!

Steve

[dvpeace]

Welcome to the TVR world.....

It's tough looking at pictures when all you want to is drive.......

[so called]

Hi Greenm,
Congratulations, she looks great.
My Tuscan spends most of its time in Germany while I flit about between Germany, the US and the UK so I know the "looking at photo's and video's" frustration side of owning a TVR.

By the way, do you need anyone to house sit in the Caribean for you while your in the UK ?

[braders]

Great looking Cerb, welcome

[greenm]

Thanks all, its funny when you own a TVR everyone wants to look after it and when you live in the Caribbean how many friends you have?? Luckly my older brother has always dreamed about owning one so now keeps it in his garage takes it for a walk on a sunny day and polishes it for me while I am away so has a good home thanks. Can always do a deal on house sitting out here though and if not have some pretty good contacts if you fancy a holiday in the sun?? See you on the road end of next month!!

[Johno]

Old Geezer said:

Hi hope to meet you at the Surrey some time,


Here is my Cerbera, lounging at Le Mans this year!



If you want, I can take your car for a spin once a week while your away

Bit like a dog walker keep it happy and fit! only joking!

Steve

I've done a few miles on the continent with that Cerberra along with other friends . . . Nice car

Edited by Johno on Wednesday 27th August 17:00

[so called]

greenm said:

Thanks all, its funny when you own a TVR everyone wants to look after it and when you live in the Caribbean how many friends you have?? Luckly my older brother has always dreamed about owning one so now keeps it in his garage takes it for a walk on a sunny day and polishes it for me while I am away so has a good home thanks. Can always do a deal on house sitting out here though and if not have some pretty good contacts if you fancy a holiday in the sun?? See you on the road end of next month!!

Where are you next month roughly ? I'LL be the whole month in the US.

Edited by so called on Wednesday 27th August 17:46

[Byker28i]

Yum - red cerb. The best car & colour - well done

[Forthright MC]

Byker28i said:

Yum - red cerb. The best car & colour - well done

+1 one of my fave Cerbera combo's too

gorgeous looking example (Rosso Pearl?)
if it were me i dunno if i could spend any amount of time away from the car abroad!

Edited by Forthright MC on Wednesday 27th August 19:34

[Old Geezer]

Johno said:

Old Geezer said:

Hi hope to meet you at the Surrey some time,


Here is my Cerbera, lounging at Le Mans this year!



If you want, I can take your car for a spin once a week while your away

Bit like a dog walker keep it happy and fit! only joking!

Steve

I've done a few miles on the continent with that Cerberra along with other friends . . . Nice car

Edited by Johno on Wednesday 27th August 17:00

Johno

Did you know the original owner?
Any stories about the car would be good to hear!
Do you know where he left the baffles for the exhaust?

Steve

[greenm]

yes it was Bill Dries, he is on Piston heads "greengoblin" great guy and sure new how to look after a car, history was he had it made to his spec then had to sell it Family!! then bought it back and had it for the past few years and now more family and so became the lucky owner did a swap for my M3 plus cash of course and at least he has something not too slow the family can fit in. Not sure on any spare stuff think he would have given it to me if he had anything? Yea sur is tough being out here although its sunny and cant go for a drive? Its sports exaust. decatted, suspension all upgraded and drives like a dream and fast yikes scares the S----t out of me but love every moment.

[thegreengoblet]

greenm said:

yes it was Bill Dries, he is on Piston heads "greengoblin" great guy and sure new how to look after a car, history was he had it made to his spec then had to sell it Family!! then bought it back and had it for the past few years and now more family and so became the lucky owner did a swap for my M3 plus cash of course and at least he has something not too slow the family can fit in. Not sure on any spare stuff think he would have given it to me if he had anything? Yea sur is tough being out here although its sunny and cant go for a drive? Its sports exaust. decatted, suspension all upgraded and drives like a dream and fast yikes scares the S----t out of me but love every moment.

Glad you're enjoying the motor Michael
I still poke my head into the Tiv Forums from time to time to see how you're all doing. Although I miss my Cerb massively, I'm really starting to enjoy the M3 and starting to "get the M3 thing". She's an old girl but been well looked after - although I missed the sound of the Cerb so much, I had to have a Scorpion Exhaust fitted!! Anyway, hope to meet up with you again in the future.
Bill

[bobbins]

Old Geezer - this one was on my 'must see' list in February when it was for sale but I got waylaid by the one I ended up buying. Glad you're enjoying it.

[Old Geezer]

bobbins said:

Old Geezer - this one was on my 'must see' list in February when it was for sale but I got waylaid by the one I ended up buying. Glad you're enjoying it.

Hi Bobbin - Yes I do enjoy it very much!!

Was you going to travel all the way down to check it out?

It is going into APM next week for a suspension upgrade!

I suppose one of the problems with a one owner car is that he did not notice the gradual reduction in the shocks performance over the years.

As opposed to having many owners who may have upgrade as required.

Steve

[DonnyMac]

Old Geezer said:

It is going into APM next week for a suspension upgrade!

What are you putting on? Andy was talking to me about springy things last month.

[Old Geezer]

DonnyMac said:

Old Geezer said:

It is going into APM next week for a suspension upgrade!

What are you putting on? Andy was talking to me about springy things last month.

Hi Donny

I decided on Gaz Golds as a mid spec shock.
Got to be better than my knackerd originals!
I know Nitrons are suposed to be better, but I'm not!

But I'm hoping the GEO setup will also help keep it a bit straighter.
Gets very lively at the momnet!

Are you going to the Austec 14th Sep Sunday open day?
If we can both get on the Dyno, you can laugh at my lower numbers!

Steve

ETA the date

Edited by Old Geezer on Wednesday 3rd September 22:35

[DonnyMac]

Hiya,

Can't make the 14th - off to Silverstone for the Le Mans whatsit.

Anychance you can take me for a spin when you've done the shocks?

I'm not coming to Elstead this month (misses) maybe next?

D

[bobbins]

Old Geezer said:

bobbins said:

Old Geezer - this one was on my 'must see' list in February when it was for sale but I got waylaid by the one I ended up buying. Glad you're enjoying it.

Hi Bobbin - Yes I do enjoy it very much!!

Was you going to travel all the way down to check it out?

It is going into APM next week for a suspension upgrade!

I suppose one of the problems with a one owner car is that he did not notice the gradual reduction in the shocks performance over the years.

As opposed to having many owners who may have upgrade as required.

Steve

Hi Steve. As I recall it was for sale in Kent towards the end of January, or was it Surrey? If so I had a good chat with the guy who was selling it. The plate is what rings the bell - think rear pix showed it's got quite a big bore on the exhaust?

I did a fair bit of travelling in the 18 months I was looking for the right one so would have happily come down - but my head was turned by the one I ended up buying and there was another one I was mulling over too at the time, so never made it.

I've upgraded my shocks too (Bilsteins were shot and weeping so got Protechs on now - much tighter).

Keep enjoying it!