Cerbera or T350?

[Makem]

Left with a real dilema. Having driven both im still completely 50/50. Have owned a chimera in the past and wanting to get back into the fold.
Points going for each car:

Cerbera-Feels like my old chimera did as obviously roughly from the same era. It is just so brutal you gotta love it and i think defines the hayday of TVR. Its got a V8!

T350-Feels more like a proper car and does drive better. So close to going for the cerbera but everytime i see them they look so damn good i end up sitting on the fence again

Price wise they are roughly the same ball park. There are worse dilemas in life i suppose

[WorAl]

But this is what you are going to be looking at most of the time.





Now what would you rather? that above or

Edited by WorAl on Thursday 28th January 09:25

[Zippee]

WorAl said:

Now what would you rather? that above or

Edited by WorAl on Thursday 28th January 09:25

He mentioned a T350 not Porsche!

[Chris71]

Legend has it that a Cerbera is an awful lot more likely to turn round and try and kill you, but I haven't driven one to comment. I have, however, sat in both (get me!) and I'd say the T350 is a far from dull place to be. Personally I think I prefer it to the Cerb. For me, there's no contest on external appearance either - one has a classic GT profile, the other looks like a stretched Chimaera with a hardtop on.

It'd be a massive understatement to explain that I wouldn't say no to either though...

[WorAl]

I must state here that I was joking about the interior being dull on the T350.........but the cerb is far superior.

[Zippee]

WorAl said:

I must state here that I was joking about the interior being dull on the T350.........but the cerb is far superior.

I had guessed. The cerbs interior though (in the right colour) is the nicest that TVR put into any of their cars!

[jonesy]

hmmm...





or....

[Chris71]

jonesy said:

hmmm...

That does bear an uncanny likeness.

[FUBAR]

jonesy said:

hmmm...





or....

Timeless elegance or something from Halfords?

[Gazzab]

A later Cerb will steer as well as a T350 pretty much.

[Mark UB]

Gazzab said:

A later Cerb will steer as well as a T350 pretty much.

Both cars factory standard the T350 would run rings around a Cerb(apart from straight line stuff), though it doesn't cost much to get the Cerb set up and then it would run rings around the factory T350

The Cerbs have to be the worst set up cars to come out of the factory.

IMHO

[Makem]

Which do you guys reckon will hold its value best?

[Zippee]

Makem said:

Which do you guys reckon will hold its value best?

Hard to call IMHO, Cerbs have actually seemed to have gone up in value and the 350s are also pretty static. The rarity of the T350 (only 380 or so built) will certainly keep the prices strong but then again the Cerbs also have a very loyal following.

[Gazzab]

Mark UB said:

Gazzab said:

A later Cerb will steer as well as a T350 pretty much.

Both cars factory standard the T350 would run rings around a Cerb(apart from straight line stuff), though it doesn't cost much to get the Cerb set up and then it would run rings around the factory T350

The Cerbs have to be the worst set up cars to come out of the factory.

IMHO

Agreed - a late Cerb with Nitrons is great. The steering rack geo is different on the later ones, certainly on the 4.5RRs. So that combined with Nitrons means it drives very well.

[900T-R]

Mark UB said:

Gazzab said:

A later Cerb will steer as well as a T350 pretty much.

The Cerbs have to be the worst set up cars to come out of the factory.

IMHO

Except for Mk1 Tuscans, that is...

[stimshady]

a very repected dealer was telling me that Cerb's are the most expensive of all the TVRs to run and maintain...

[Hoady]

Zippee said:

WorAl said:

I must state here that I was joking about the interior being dull on the T350.........but the cerb is far superior.

I had guessed. The cerbs interior though (in the right colour) is the nicest that TVR put into any of their cars!

A bit 'conventional' though, isn't it? I mean, the rev counter goes clockwise! Pfff!

[Chris71]

Gazzab said:

Mark UB said:

Gazzab said:

A later Cerb will steer as well as a T350 pretty much.

Both cars factory standard the T350 would run rings around a Cerb(apart from straight line stuff), though it doesn't cost much to get the Cerb set up and then it would run rings around the factory T350

The Cerbs have to be the worst set up cars to come out of the factory.

IMHO

Agreed - a late Cerb with Nitrons is great. The steering rack geo is different on the later ones, certainly on the 4.5RRs. So that combined with Nitrons means it drives very well.

Don't say that - everyone will want one! I thought it was some sort of owners' pact to project the idea that the Cerb applies instant death to anyone driving it hard?

[WorAl]

Chris71 said:

Gazzab said:

Mark UB said:

Gazzab said:

A later Cerb will steer as well as a T350 pretty much.

Both cars factory standard the T350 would run rings around a Cerb(apart from straight line stuff), though it doesn't cost much to get the Cerb set up and then it would run rings around the factory T350

The Cerbs have to be the worst set up cars to come out of the factory.

IMHO

Agreed - a late Cerb with Nitrons is great. The steering rack geo is different on the later ones, certainly on the 4.5RRs. So that combined with Nitrons means it drives very well.

Don't say that - everyone will want one! I thought it was some sort of owners' pact to project the idea that the Cerb applies instant death to anyone driving it hard?

Thats so we can't sell them when the OH demands it.

Harumph, look at that no one will buy it

[peteA]

I have a Cerb and have been in a friends 'tuned' T350...both excellent but have very different characters.

I would suggest you drive as many examples of each as you can and make your own mind up which suits you best...?

My Cerb costs me more to run that my Chim but not sure how it compares running cost wise with a SP6/T car...?

Buy one of each!