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[willg54]

what a beauty I love the sound of TVR'S. If you want it looked after well give Dom Tricket at TVR power a call in Coventry.www.powersperformance.co.uk/contact

cheers! already been speaking to them a fair bit for advice

[AndyP]

My friend has a Tamora, scariest and most exciting car I've ever driven! Got to be paying attention when you open it up!

Can't beat the sound of a Rover V8 though

[John.]

I couldn't decide between the Cerb and Chim, so I ended up getting the first one in good condition and I could afford, so I ended up with a Chim!

I'd say you've ended up with a very good purchase, the Cerbera only ever had their V8(with flat plane crankshaft) and straight 6 lumps......both great engines but required the software and patience to properly tune at every service, and not for the home mechanic should(when!) things go wrong.
The Rover V8 lump is tried and tested and is easy to work on, as is the suspension and brakes(like most TVRs).
Where you might need help is for the interior and body stuff.....like when the actuator for the central locking fails and you need to replace it!?
The Cerbera is a very nice looking car though, if they'd made a smaller version using the Chimaera as a base with solid roof and Rover engine I think this would have sold extremely well.

[80Quattro]

I'd say you've ended up with a very good purchase, the Cerbera only ever had their V8(with flat plane crankshaft) and straight 6 lumps......both great engines but required the software and patience to properly tune at every service, and not for the home mechanic should(when!) things go wrong.
The Rover V8 lump is tried and tested and is easy to work on, as is the suspension and brakes(like most TVRs).
Where you might need help is for the interior and body stuff.....like when the actuator for the central locking fails and you need to replace it!?
The Cerbera is a very nice looking car though, if they'd made a smaller version using the Chimaera as a base with solid roof and Rover engine I think this would have sold extremely well.

Part of my attraction to the Cerbera was just how outrageous the AJP8 is, flat plane cranks are rare outside of exotic performance cars and the sound is unique, the performance and experience are something no other car I have driven comes close to. I love the Rover V8, but the AJP8 is in a different league, it has it's annoyances to work on, but I don't agree that it can't be maintained at home, a cheap laptop with R232 and download the software for free. Yes, it's expensive when things go wrong, but that really isn't often. From what I've read I think Peter Wheeler would agree with you on how the Cerbera should've been developed, the plan was always to recoup the development costs of the AJP8 by selling it to other manufactures, I'm not aware that they sold any, in fact the Cerbera didn't sell nearly as well as the Chimera either, but I'm very glad they made it the way they did, as it's those differences that make it what it is.